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The XR Week Peek (2023.08.28): Quest 3 unboxing leaked, Samsung+Google headset situation is blurry, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The unboxing shows that the device has a very simple packaging, which includes both the headset and the controllers. This confirms that the headset is going to ship with controllers and that there is no charging station in the original box. More info Is Apple working on the Vision Pro since 2007?

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Five Reasons to Buy XR Eye & Hand Tracking Tools in 2022

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Even in 2007, when Apple announced the first iPhone, Steve Jobs was keen to get rid of the stylus for touchscreen management, arguing separate controllers and devices make using technology more cumbersome. Not to mention, controllers and other devices can make the interaction less immersive too. Better Comfort and Security.

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How VR is Changing the Way We Think About Therapy

VRScout

Virtual Iraq VRET was developed from 2005-2007 as an answer to the military’s problem at USC’s Institute for Creative Technologies. In VR, the patient is fully emotionally immersed in the traumatic situation while physically remaining in a safe, controlled setting.

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The New Age of Learning Science with Virtual Reality: A Literature Review

ARVR

The research thus far creates a foundation for the most effective use of virtual reality as an educational tool. Chen, Yang, Shjen, and Jeng (2007) examined how desktop virtual environments provided opportunities for students to interact with and manipulate objects while learning about orbital patterns of the planets. Rutten et al.’s

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Exclusive: Here’s How Fantastic Contraption VR Devs Generated More Than $1 Million

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

It released with the launch of the HTC Vive in early 2016 and Facebook’s Oculus Touch controllers for Rift late in the year. They recall demos of Owlchemy’s Job Simulator, Google’s Tilt Brush and Valve’s early robot demo, each of which made excellent use of those hand controls. Embracing New Tools.

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Tech Giants Prime AR’s Headworn Era

AR Insider

I n 2007, Apple unveiled the iPhone. In 2017, Apple released software called ARKit, which includes tools for software makers to determine how far away an object or wall is, if the phone is moving, or identify limbs in a human body, among other functions. by Kif Leswing, CNBC.

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Design Sprints at Leap Motion: A Playground of 3D User Interfaces

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As mainstream VR/AR input continues to evolve – from the early days of gaze-only input to wand-style controllers and fully articulated hand tracking – so too are the virtual user interfaces we interact with. Concept: A Playset, Not A Control Board. What kinds of 3D UIs would you like to see, touch, and create with these tools?