diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/ViewFrustum.h b/libraries/shared/src/ViewFrustum.h
index 9c80538e60..672ad74d36 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/ViewFrustum.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/ViewFrustum.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const int NUM_FRUSTUM_CORNERS = 8;
 const int NUM_FRUSTUM_PLANES = 6;
 
 const float DEFAULT_CENTER_SPHERE_RADIUS = 3.0f;
-const float DEFAULT_FIELD_OF_VIEW_DEGREES = 45.0f;
+const float DEFAULT_FIELD_OF_VIEW_DEGREES = 55.0f;
 const float DEFAULT_ASPECT_RATIO = 16.0f/9.0f;
 const float DEFAULT_NEAR_CLIP = 0.08f;
 const float DEFAULT_FAR_CLIP = 16384.0f;
diff --git a/scripts/system/libraries/WebTablet.js b/scripts/system/libraries/WebTablet.js
index 3e5f487695..0adf182321 100644
--- a/scripts/system/libraries/WebTablet.js
+++ b/scripts/system/libraries/WebTablet.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ var Y_AXIS = {x: 0, y: 1, z: 0};
 var X_AXIS = {x: 1, y: 0, z: 0};
 var DEFAULT_DPI = 31;
 var DEFAULT_WIDTH = 0.4375;
-var DEFAULT_VERTICAL_FIELD_OF_VIEW = 45; // degrees
+var DEFAULT_VERTICAL_FIELD_OF_VIEW = 55; // degrees
 var SENSOR_TO_ROOM_MATRIX = -2;
 var CAMERA_MATRIX = -7;
 var ROT_Y_180 = {x: 0.0, y: 1.0, z: 0, w: 0};