VRScout

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Based on videos provided by BrianMp16, the VR mod appears to support 6DoF head-tracking and at least some degree of motion controls. You can play the entirety of the legendary campaign from start to finish, all from an immersive first-person perspective.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Practically untouched from its original head-tracked input scheme, the game marks a soft reset in XR game development as developers assess how to approach Vision Pro’s lack of controllers. Proton Pulse , originally created for the Oculus Rift DK1 development kit in 2013, has been re-released on Apple Vision Pro this week.

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Slashgear

MARCH 18, 2021

This wearable head-mounted display (HMD) included an array of features, including but not limited to wireless functionality, antenna, optical subsystem, IMU sensors, a dedicated processor (or processors), onboard memory, functioning operating system, applications, games, a head tracking module, and an eye … Continue reading.

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Digital Trends

AUGUST 24, 2021

Apple's $549 AirPods Max have new competition: Yamaha's $500 YH-L700A offer ANC, transparency, and built-in head-tracking sensors, just like Apple's cans.

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Digital Trends

JANUARY 5, 2022

Apple's automatic audio switching and head-tracking spatial audio are its coolest headphone technologies. Google plans to do the same for Android.

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ARPost

AUGUST 25, 2022

Inputs include a touchpad, head-tracking, and full voice control. The headset also comes loaded with onboard speakers, noise-canceling microphones, and an HD camera capable of taking photographs or streaming video. All of this is in a lightweight form factor designed for all-day use by “deskless workers.”.

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Road to VR

JULY 9, 2021

While the app doesn’t add core VR functionality like hand-tracking, for many games it adds head-tracking, stereoscopy, and other tweaks that make non-VR games playable inside the headset. VorpX has a huge range of options allowing players to tweak games to feel right in VR, but this can be an involved process.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 8, 2021

In a video posted to Reddit this week, user classified39 shows off a custom mod that allows them to view a 360 virtual image complete with head tracking inside of Minecraft using Immersive Portals and Computercraft. But what about playing VR in Minecraft ? Immersive Portals + Computercraft Pt. 3: Did I just invent VR in Minecraft?

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Digital Trends

AUGUST 7, 2022

LG's Tone Free T90Q bring head-tracking spatial audio to both iOS and Android users alike, breaking Apple's monopoly on the immersive listening feature.

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Next Reality AR

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Similar to the Lenses for people and cats, the Lens for dogs recognizes when dogs appear in the camera view and affixes AR effects to their heads, tracking the dogs. Don't Miss: Snapchat Virtually Restores London's Big Ben with Holiday-Themed, Location-Based AR Lens Snapchat let users open this AR Lens present early on Christmas Eve.

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ARPost

APRIL 22, 2020

High-resolution imagery and low-latency head-tracking brought people into a virtual environment. They called it New World Banking. Oculus Rift powered the virtual experience. It let consumers discover Hatton’s banking solutions in a fun and engaging way. Additionally, a leap motion 3D controller enabled them to interact with it.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 4, 2022

Tracking system : 6DOF, camera based inside-out head tracking. Here’s the full spec sheet Shiftall has shared so far: Display : 1.3inch OLED microdisplay 5.2K (2,560 × 2,560 per eye), 10bit HDR / 120Hz. Weight : Approx. 250g (8.8oz) – Without cable. Processor : Snapdragon XR1 platform.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The studio also added support for Tobii and TrackIR head-tracking cameras, letting gamers with traditional monitors use head gestures to look around the battlefield in what promises to inch somewhat closer the benefits of actual VR headsets.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 14, 2019

According to the demo video (linked below), the unnamed “R&D prototype” looks to include both 6DOF head-tracking as well as hand-tracking, and appear to be a standalone unit similar to Microsoft HoloLens.

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Upload VR

MARCH 16, 2023

More also needs to be learned PlayStation VR2’s tracking system before we can say more about the potential of using PSVR 2 for PC VR gaming. Open source efforts like Monado are working on computer vision-based hand and head tracking for VR headsets.

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Road to VR

JUNE 6, 2022

This will pair well with the existing spatial audio capabilities of Apple products; especially when used with AirPods which can track the movement of your head for a head-tracked spatial audio experience.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

First introduced back in 2016 as Project Santa Cruz, the Quest brings full head and hand tracking to world of standalone headsets, something not yet available in similar offerings like the Lenovo Mirage Solo or Vive Focus (which both offer positional head tracking but not positional hand tracking).

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Doc-Ok

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Most attempts to answer it fall back on technical aspects, such as stereoscopy, head tracking, etc., 4:36 — Handling user movement, or: why head tracking is necessary. 5:45 — Embedded (real) video showing head tracking in action. 6:25 — How head-mounted VR simulates real-world vision.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Tracking & Input. The headset supports 6DOF head-tracking and users can pair an Android phone to be used as a 3DOF controller (head-based pointing can be used as a fallback). Hand-tracking won’t be supported at launch, though it may come in a future update. Image courtesy HTC.

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Road to VR

MARCH 15, 2018

The Mirage Solo will have to compete with the soon-to-launch Oculus Go standalone headset, which lacks positional head tracking, but is also half the cost of the Solo’s purported $400 price point. The post Lenovo Mirage Solo Standalone VR Headset Reportedly Launching May 11th for $400 appeared first on Road to VR.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 24, 2021

Going deeper on Boeing’s AR deployment, it let technicians move through multiple instruction prompts using voice commands, Google Glass gestural taps and a head-tracking interface. Cognitive Load. Voice commands could also summon a particular sequence of schematic instructions.

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Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2018

The release of the Lumin SDK confirms that the Magic Leap One will include eye-tracking, as Unreal points out among the various headset capabilities supported by the engine: Head tracking. Eye tracking. Gesture and hand tracking. 6DOF hand controller (Totem) tracking. Room scanning and meshing.

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Road to VR

MARCH 22, 2018

Magic Leap Specs and ‘Lumin’ SDK details that are known thus far: Head tracking. Eye tracking. Gesture and hand tracking. 6DOF hand controller (Totem) tracking. Photo: Road to VR. Room scanning and meshing. Spatialized audio. Microphone input. Vulkan and OpenGL support.

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VRScout

MAY 22, 2017

The VR experience is enhanced by Positron’s Voyager platform, featuring guided 360-degree motion control, head-tracked 3D audio and haptic integration—allowing you to experience the world of The Mummy in an entirely new way.

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Road to VR

MAY 18, 2023

Image courtesy Sightful Sightful says Spacetop uses a pair of customized Nreal Light AR goggles with 6DOF head-tracking, a 53° field-of-view, and 1,920 × 1,080 resolution per-eye. Spacetop has a sort of dock in which to stow the glasses, and a ‘lid’, allowing the entire unit to be portable.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 31, 2023

VRCs avoid sickness by reviewing refresh rates, head-tracked graphics, render scaling, headset positional tracking, multiple locomotion styles, and head-tracked user interfaces (UI). Meta Platforms ensures that each of its officially distributed Quest experiences passes a series of virtual reality checks (VRC).

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Road to VR

JANUARY 9, 2023

Inside-out head-tracking feels pretty good and is surely ‘good enough’, though the instantaneous rotational latency doesn’t feel as tight as Meta’s bar-setting inside-out solution. Photo by Road to VR.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 10, 2017

From the gameplay footage shown above, it’s clear this isn’t just a head tracking port but is instead fully articulated VR game. Guns are tracked to motion controllers, you can duck down behind cover, and even use your hands to revive downed teammates.

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Road to VR

JUNE 25, 2016

The latest release of Dolphin VR, an impressive Nintendo Gamecube emulator that ads VR functionality to games, adds support for Oculus’ consumer headset the CV1 so now you can play Metroid Prime in VR, with head tracking and have it look better than ever. Version 5.0 of Dolphin VR has now been released and it adds Oculus SDK 1.3

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VRScout

DECEMBER 27, 2016

The gameplay is tight, the head-tracking is responsive, and the multiplayer is impressively stable. “We As you gain experience you’ll earn XP and badges which are then available to view in your garage. These serve as trophies, marking important milestones on your road to racing fame and glory.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

We were quite fond of the game when it released last October, calling it a “demanding” experience that a “lot of hardcore gamers will be pining for” though we took issue with the camera and head-tracked controls. It sounds like the adjustments made here could improve upon the original experience, though.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Users with high-bandwidth Internet will be able to take part in Jaunt’s travel, sports, music, film, and horror experiences in the same hi-res, low-latency head-tracking mode as Oculus Rift and HTC Vive—the highest existing quality for engagement—making an excellent introduction for new and established users alike.

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Peter Graham

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The platform can support up to 7 seven cameras, two internal, one for each eye for eye-tracking and four external cameras, two RGB cameras for MR experiences and two for head tracking. The reference design can use Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) via a 5G connection, or on a nearby PC using a 60-GHz wireless connection.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

This is why they created the Waves NX head tracker. At first, I didn’t understand the point of having head tracking audio, but after they put the headphones on me, I got the weirdest vibe. If you want to try it yourself, Waves has a web demo which uses your webcam for head tracking audio. It disturbed me.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 6, 2020

Tracking – Inside-out 6DOF Head tracking and Guardian System?. Resolution – 3,840 × 2,160@75Hz, PPI: 818?, inch x 1 VR TFT. FOV – 101 degree?Fresnel? IPD – Adaptive, 55mm – 71mm?. Controllers – 6DOF haptic controllers?. Connections – USB-C 3.0 Extendable 3.5mm Power DC Jack.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

The demo is of a virtual avatar, standing in front of two virtual mirrors, demonstrating how much more relatable the character shown in the right hand mirror (showing eye tracking enabled) than the left (sans eye tracking).

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Upload VR

AUGUST 15, 2023

Hand tracking on Pico is still marked as experimental though, so that may change in future. Pico says the headset's positional tracking has also been improved, "alleviating issues with slight head tracking jitter in dark and spacious scenes or when the head is still".

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