The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

an ARM chips can be installed on IoT sensors that communicate to a server where an NVIDIA card is used to perform machine learning on the data). While this decision was very smart on the business side because the major headset manufacturers were already building their hands tracking solutions (e.g. Image by Sony).

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AR Insider

JANUARY 18, 2021

Sony unveils a new virtual concert experience at CES. The product increases and improves upon haptic feedback, form factor, and hand tracking to enable a user’s feeling of shapes, textures, and resistance in VR. Snap acquires Streetcred, a location data startup. For audio, the product uses built-in headphones.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

Developers continue to have fun with Oculus Quest hands tracking! A new week, a new sheer of demos exploiting Oculus Quest hands tracking! A demo made by the creator of Holoception, that mixes portals and hands tracking. And this time, you will finally be able to download one of them. News worth a mention.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 6, 2019

It includes some of its data and takeaways. Picking up where we left off last week , how does the latest round of consumer VR survey data align with what we’re seeing in the broader market? It’s new to the market as this report is being written (survey data were fielded before its market launch). iPhone Moment.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

All these data together make me a bit skeptical about the capabilities of this company: developing such kind of a high-quality headset requires a lot of expertise, while the company is very small and features no known expert in the field. Sony will give PS4 camera adapters for PS5 for free.

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JANUARY 9, 2023

Hand tracking. Eye tracking. Therefore, the AnjaXR device keeps a user’s or business’ data secure and private while also facilitating easy log-ins that increase employee accessibility and improves onboarding sessions. The device contains the following specifications: A 2880 × 2880 display resolution.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 28, 2022

Road To VR reported about Manus VR’s new Quantum Metagloves with very precise hand tracking for enterprise use (cost: $9000). Upload reported that Sony showcased PlayStation to some selected partners , but no one could speak about what he/she has seen. It can train a model 6–7x faster than the previous data center GPU.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Jesse Joudrey, Chief Technology Officer, VRChat , said in a statement, “The VIVE Ultimate Tracker is a fantastic solution for those seeking an extremely flexible and standalone layer of full-body tracking in social VR. Users can also turn on and off hand tracking right from the VIVE menu for added usability.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2023

Hands-tracking is also supported. From a first hands-on someone was able to have with the device, seems that the prototype is solid, but the battery life is a bit short (30 minutes). The 1200 nits of the display also make sure the visuals are very bright.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

A word of caution: this is the analysis group that was sorely mistaken on their 2016 sales predictions (thanks for that, you so-called “Super” Data). PSVR’S SALES NUMBERS REVEALED AS A PLEASANT SURPRISE TO SONY. VIVE SHOWS US SOME USER DATA FROM CHINA. QUALCOMM’S REFERENCE VR HEADSET ADDS HAND TRACKING AND MORE.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment) PlayStation VR 2 has been launched This has been the week of PSVR2. Sony Interactive Entertainment has started shipping the headset , and many people in the community started sharing pictures of them using this new device. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 15, 2020

Image by Sony, from Road To VR). Sony announces PS5, it supports PSVR. With an online livestream of around 1 hour, Sony has finally unveiled the design of the PlayStation 5. But Sony has confirmed that while we wait for it, the PS5 will be able to work with the current PSVR device. I hope you’ll enjoy it…. SSD (8–9 GB/s).

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2021

It is the home country of Sony, so PlayStation VR and Meta itself have clearly expressed its interest in penetrating the market. Vive Focus 3 , instead, has just released a new version of the runtime that dramatically improves hands tracking , making it able to track properly also hands that are moving very fast.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

PlayStation VR 2 Logo (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Of course, the object must be in the FOV of the cameras of the headset to be tracked, even if HTC says that the tracking can somewhat continue also when this condition is not true (i guess using just IMU data). Now let’s dig into the best news!

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

More info (Ready At Dawn shuts down Echo VR) More info (Meta CTO on Echo VR shutdown decision) More info (John Carmack comments the news) More info (An editorial from a Echo VR community manager) Meta’s financials are improving, but at what cost… Meta has released its financial data for its past quarters and the situation is slowly getting better.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

If you make some calculations using these data, the result is that Meta has probably sold 9–10M Quest 2 units until now. So creating new devices that young kids may like (the Quest 2) and that have an independent store (Quest Store) and where Meta can perform all the data tracking that it wants, seems the ideal scenario.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Image by Sony). Sony believes in VR, and we definitely believe at some point in the future, VR will represent a meaningful component of interactive entertainment. So, PSVR2 probably won’t launch before 2022 : Sony can afford that also because it has no competition in the console VR space , so there is no need to rush.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

My favorite ones have been: Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed that the next PSVR headset will be called PSVR 2 and will feature 2K x 2K per eye, up to 120 Hz framerate, and 110° FOV. It will be the first consumer headset with eye-tracking and foveated rendering, and also the first one to feature haptics directly on the headset.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2023

Since this is a concept, we have no data about the price and expected release date. It is also the most interesting because it introduces features like eye tracking, hand tracking, and especially a 2280×2280 per-eye resolution display that makes it compelling for professional use.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2023

It was potentially the big game changer for Crystal, with reported improvements to rendering performance and optical comfort, together with the supply of eye data for applications like VR Chat. It is also very useful in commercial and enterprise work, where it provides biometric data allowing for actionable insights into user behavior.

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Upload VR

AUGUST 15, 2023

Oculus Go, Quest, Rift S, Quest 2 and even Sony's PlayStation VR2 headsets all use a bulkier fresnel lenses. When lined up with reports from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman and data mined from Quest firmware, that figure points toward an on-paper resolution of 2064×2208 per eye for Quest 3.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

First of all, we have some more info on the micro OLED displays: Sony started selling them in Japan, so we have some more specs: they have 4K resolution, 90Hz framerate, a high luminance, and the capability of reproducing a very wide color range. This seems a great result to me.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 23, 2020

Content is the king, and Facebook knows it needs great content of its own to fight Microsoft, Sony, and the other big brands for the domination of the VR sector. Hands tracking on Quest gets always more interest. You can now insert an AR element at an exact position in the world, like for instance a landmark. Image by Nreal).

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2016

Head mounted display: With expansion to at home devices came the transition away from an arcade cabinet to setups a little closer to what you’ll see coming from the Big Three (Oculus, HTC, and Sony). Haptic gloves: Similar to the gloves attached to the cabinet, the at home version exoskeleton design brings hand tracking and touch to VR.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 26, 2022

It was first widely shipped in PlayStation VR, and Sony still uses it for PSVR 2. Pro Controllers & Hand Tracking. Quest Pro also supports controller-free hand tracking. The reliability and stability are noticeably improved from the mainline Quests, likely due to the higher resolution tracking cameras.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

PSVR 2 may have inside-out tracking. This week Sony has showcased the new DualShock controller for the PS5, dubbed DualSens. It looks very satisfying, and there is also a playable demo; The very famous PushMatrix has made a video on his Quest where he… grates his own hand :O. If you grab it on Steam, it will be yours forever!

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2020

Sony Playstation. Sony was the only VR big player present at the show. Sony has also unveiled the name of the new PlayStation. This is the exclusive footage of the graphic designer designing PS5’s logo: Jokes apart, compliments to Sony for this great result. Image from Road To VR).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 25, 2022

A pair of “Sony type NP-BX1” compatible Li-Ion batteries and a USB charging cradle cost less than £20. These are a common “Sony type” called BXP-01 used in many digital cameras. Pimax also mentions using a higher specification IMU with a faster data capture rate. Tracking ring of the controllers (Image provided by Rob Cole).

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 3, 2023

More info (Full body tracking algorithm) More info (Full body tracking algorithm — some explanations about the project) Sony Mocopi launches in the United States Finally, we have some more news about Mocopi , the small body tracking kit that Sony has created for vTubers.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2022

edge detection); Eye-tracking sensors (accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer); A battery system ; A 5Ghz radio communication antenna to make the lens communicate with an external unit; An ARM0 processor , that acts as a “traffic cop” for the data. Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). News worth a mention. Other news.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Of course, he’s not going to abandon ads, so Meta will still also be about data collection. Sony is reported to launch a mobile VR headset. According to Xperia Blog, Sony is going to launch a mobile VR headset working out of Sony phones. Ultraleap releases Gemini hands-tracking runtime.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 25, 2022

This was the final big surprise of the event: Sony Pictures and Meta, in partnership with nDreams, will bring the famous franchise to virtual reality. Meta releases hands tracking 2.0 Meta has just released the v2 of its hand tracking system for Quest. I’ll keep you posted about my findings. Learn more. Learn more.

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