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Vive Trackers Experiments – Part 2: Setup, Props, and Full Body Virtual Reality

The Ghost Howls

The image above, clearly an homage to the legendary Unity Cube , demonstrates the position and orientation of optical sensors across different surfaces of the object… this would ensure that sensors are always available as the object is turned or moved. Image by Rob Cole). Attaching the Vive Tracker. Image provided by Rob Cole).

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Websites to Become Metaverse Hubs, Unity Says

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

During the opening ceremony of this year’s Augmented World Expo (AWE 2022), Unity Chief Executive John Riccitiello took the stage to discuss emerging Metaverse services. ” Paul also expressed how successful Metaverse services should exist as a cross-platform extended reality (XR) service.

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Top 50 Asian Virtual Reality-Augmented Reality Leaders,Evangelists, Investors & Influencers

XROM

Most people know Xu due to his dispute with American virtual reality company Magic Leap. The company was later acquired by Google in 2010. Tipatat Chennavasin Is General Partner of the Venture Reality Fund investing in early stage VR, AR, AI and 5G companies. However, in June 2020, a U.S. 12- Tipatat Chennavasin.

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Leap Motion Releases Major Tracking Update and New Demos to Show It Off

Road to VR

Founded in 2010, Leap Motion released its initial product (today called the ‘ Leap Motion Controller ‘) in 2012, a desktop-focused peripheral which offered markerless hand-tracking. ” The upgraded tracking and improved developer tools are available in beta today on Windows , alongside three new demos to try it out for yourself.

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XR Technology at AWE and the Auggies: Exclusive Content From Ori Inbar

ARPost

The Auggie Awards started in 2010. We’ve given out around 150 Auggies, so you can see that the kind of people that won in 2010 and 2020 are very different,” Inbar said in a phone interview. “ Unity – a cross-platform AR tool that probably needs no more introduction. A History of the Auggies According to Orin Inbar.

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Made in Europe: 5 European XR startups at the service of art that you should know about.

ARVR

Virtual reality is one of the technologies with the greatest potential that spans across different fields such as training, education and medicine, among others. Virtual reality is an excellent tool for cultural institutions, for it offers an innovative and different experience: the total immersion in the exhibition.

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Gemba, a corporate VR training platform used by Coca-Cola and Pfizer, raises $18M

TechCrunch VR

Gemba , an enterprise-focused virtual reality (VR) training startup used by some of the world’s biggest companies, has raised $18 million in a Series A round of funding. ” All participants have a corresponding avatar, and they can join from pretty much anywhere they wish, including their office or home living room.