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MAY 28, 2024

Google’s XR studio Owlchemy Labs today launched Job Simulator (2016) and its sequel Vacation Simulator (2019) on Vision Pro, respectively priced at $20 and $30 on the App Store. Consequently, this has also allowed the studio to bring a hand-tracking mode to the Quest versions too.

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AUGUST 15, 2023

improves the headset's controller-free hand tracking quality, specifically reducing jitter and improving accuracy and stability. I tried out hand tracking in the home environment on the new OS version and found this to be true, though the latency still feels significantly higher than Meta's hand tracking on Quest.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

It even had support for eye tracking, which we now know was through a partnership with none other than SMI. However, there was one thing that was missing, hand tracking. In fact, Intel was already demoing hand tracking this year at CES with their Project Alloy prototype.

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Road to VR

MARCH 10, 2017

Qualcomm has debuted an updated version of their VR Headset Reference Design now with Leap Motion’s new 180-degree hand-tracking to bring gesture control to mobile VR headsets. The new headset and Leap Motion tracking module was shown off during last week’s GDC 2017.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2020

This past December, Oculus introduced native hand-tracking functionality for the Oculus Quest, offering users the chance to navigate the Oculus Home interface with their bare hands as opposed to the Touch controllers. At the time of writing, official hand tracking support extends solely to the Oculus Home interface.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Owlchemy Labs, the Google-owned VR studio, announced it’s bringing the chart-topping VR games Job Simulator (2016) and its sequel Vacation Simulator (2019) to Apple Vision Pro. Whatever the case, it’s clear the studio is continuing its mission to release its most popular VR games on every headset possible.

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MAY 28, 2024

Both titles fully support hand tracking – a first for Job Simulator – which launches on Apple Vision Pro at the same time the feature is added to the game on Quest headsets. Vacation Simulator is a larger title, Owlchemy's follow up to its 2016 original, which added more expansive levels and some additional gameplay concepts.

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JULY 6, 2021

Originally released back in 2016 on PC VR headsets before arriving on Oculus Quest in 2019, Waltz of the Wizard has you casting a variety of unique spells using natural movements designed to immerse you in the game’s dark fantasy world. Image Credit: Aldin. For more information visit here. Feature Image Credit: Aldin.

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MAY 29, 2024

There are skirmish and story modes to the tactical rogue-like real-time strategy title, which has been in development since 2016. Originally built for the HTC Vive and its wand controllers, recent releases on Quest added hand tracking and voice commands and White Noise Games tells us Quest 3 is likely to be the area of focus still.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 27, 2021

While the Touch controllers offer the best experience in terms of accuracy, Meta has been working hard to improve the Quest’s built-in hand-tracking capabilities. This technology allows you to interact with the Quest user interface and select games and apps using your own two hands; no controllers required.

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Road to VR

MAY 18, 2020

Guardian, first released on the 2016-era Oculus Rift, lets users define their playspace before jumping into VR, making it less likely to smack walls, or break TVs or furniture. With the release of Quest and Rift S, users were able to visually define that area, making the setup process much more simple.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Oculus today introduced Quest, the consumer version of the ‘Project Santa Cruz’ headset that the company first revealed way back in 2016. The headset is high-end standalone, meaning it doesn’t rely on a PC, but still manages to include the positional head and hand tracking that makes high-end headsets so immersive.

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Cats and VR

MAY 21, 2016

CatsAndVR had the chance to learn more about Cerevrum the company as well as Cerevrum the game during XTECH 2016. Check out not only the screenshots but also the super cute stickers that they gave out during XTech 2016, I grabbed a few so I can give away to readers. Cerevrum the game left an interesting impression on me.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Cas and Chary VR is a YouTube channel hosted by Netherland-based duo Casandra Vuong and Chary Keijzer who have been documenting their VR journeys since 2016. Hand-tracking, controllers. AR + Hand-tracking. I tried an AR color passthrough demo that showed off the hand tracking. Cas & Chary Present.

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MARCH 25, 2022

First announced back in 2016, Snap Inc.’s Another Lens had me interacting with an AR art project using the device’s built-in hand-tracking capabilities. Unfortunately, hand-tracking isn’t the only limitation I found with the device.

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JUNE 23, 2022

Although we were hoping to hear more about hand-tracking or controllers (emphasis on the plural), going back to the old reliable controller style, which we’ve seen as early as 2016, makes a good deal of sense: blindly clicking on a smartphone when immersed in VR isn’t the most intuitive way for newcomers.

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JUNE 11, 2018

Leap Motion builds the leading markerless hand-tracking technology, and today the company revealed a update which they claim brings major improvements “across the board.” ” 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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OCTOBER 22, 2023

Last year VRChat added controller-free hand tracking support on Quest. Pico 4 also supports hand tracking, and ByteDance has been improving it with software updates recently, so it's possible this will be a supported input method on Pico 4 too. Pico is no newcomer to VR – it revealed its first headset in 2016.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

When Oculus Touch launched in late 2016, it ushered in a new era of consumer VR by introducing hand presence: the sensation that your own.

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MAY 8, 2024

Details are light still, but placing a Marvel fan at the center of a multiversal story with hand tracking certainly sounds intriguing.

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APRIL 27, 2023

Divr Labs Divr Labs was founded in 2016 and its arenas are currently available in three locations: Prague, London, and Stockholm. Divr Labs decided to forgo props or guns, opting instead for hand tracking. In my case, I really enjoyed the hand tracking aspect of the experience.

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MAY 16, 2024

Offering gameplay that capitalizes on VR's physicality, Masters of Light puts hand-tracked pseudo-fitness at the heart of this gaming experience. Despite offering innovative combat mechanics that focus on using hand tracking, Masters of Light is, at its core, an unapologetically simple wave shooter.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Oculus Touch controllers were just announced to ship late in 2016. With an emphasis on active experiences and the success of tracked controllers, keyboard and mouse input has become virtually nonexistent. This has led many teams to developing gloves or other wearable devices that will track the motions of the hand in real time.

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Road to VR

MAY 30, 2022

Earlier this month, a report from The Information alleged that Apple showed off a host of AR/VR prototypes to its board as far back as 2016. N301 may pack a dozen cameras for room-scale tracking, hand-tracking, eye-tracking, and passthrough AR. N301 could cost around $3,000.

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APRIL 20, 2018

Keiichi Matsuda went from being a dystopian filmmaker to becoming the Vice President of Design at hand-tracking company Leap Motion. By default it will be a tethered AR HMD with a 180° x 180° hand-tracking volume. — Kent Bye VoicesOfVR (@kentbye) April 9, 2018. Augmented City 3D – August 20, 2010.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

HoloLens visionary Alex Kipman took to the stage in Barcelona to introduce HoloLens 2 which addresses many of the key criticisms of the original headset: field of view, comfort, and hand-tracking. HoloLens 2 also brings hand-tracking which goes much further than the coarse gesture control in the original headset.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Last year VRChat added controller-free hand tracking support on Quest. Pico 4 also supports hand tracking, and ByteDance has been improving it with software updates recently, but VRChat on Pico 4 requires controllers for now. Pico is no newcomer to VR – it revealed its first headset in 2016.

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Road to VR

MARCH 13, 2023

The report maintains Apple CEO Tim Cook is the principal force pushing the device’s launch forward this year, which has apparently been a source of tension since as far back as early 2016. No 3.5mm and possible no support for non-AirPod BT headphones.

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JULY 23, 2023

The former was first released for the HTC Vive in 2016, but has since made its way over to almost every other major VR platform, including Quest and both PSVR headsets. Most recently, the studio has been demonstrating its work on designing for hand tracking as a primary input method.

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Road to VR

MARCH 30, 2023

It was said Apple CEO Tim Cook was a leading force in pushing the device’s launch this year, something that’s reportedly been a source of tension between the Apple chief and the industrial design team since the company began efforts in 2016. No 3.5mm and possible no support for non-AirPod BT headphones.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Owlchemy Labs, the studio behind Job Simulator (2016) and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality (2017) , tweeted out that they’ve recently received what they call “the newest member of [their] VR HMD family.” ” We've been eagerly awaiting this moment to share with you all.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Launched just six months ago, Rift S replaced the original 2016-era Rift as the company’s only high-end PC VR headset, and was positioned as the only way to play the platform’s PC VR titles. SEE ALSO PC Tethering on Quest is a Huge Upgrade, Making Rift S a Tough Sell. .

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FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Eiche joined Owlchemy in late 2015 as a producer before the 2016 launch of Job Simulator, one of VR’s most well-known and highest selling titles. All our tech is insanely re-usable,” co-founder Alex Schwartz told us in 2016 of the hundreds of hours needed to build the simulation subsystems in their games. “We

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Voices of VR

MAY 29, 2024

the Epic Games Launcher doesn’t work) and current features include fully immersive mode, hand tracking / gesture recognition, forward and deferred rendering." To have the current features working it still requires a source build of Unreal Engine 5.4 (the This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Since the debut of the HoloLens back in 2016, the company has been meticulously combing over massive amounts of feedback to better understand where the AR device succeeded, and more importantly, where it failed. Image Credit: The United States Patent and Trademark Office. One of the biggest issues users had was with the devices size.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 7, 2022

Cas and Chary VR is a YouTube channel hosted by Netherland-based duo Casandra Vuong and Chary Keijzer who have been documenting their VR journeys since 2016. Phone as controller, hand-tracking. For example, hand tracking is also functional, but there aren’t a lot of apps to use it with so I couldn’t try it yet.

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DECEMBER 31, 2016

2016 was a landmark year for virtual reality, but 2017 will be nothing short of surreal. Here are the top 10 stories from our blog in 2016. Orion: next-generation hand tracking for VR. Interacting with digital content on a physical level starts with the human hand. The future of #VR is mobile. Inverse ). .”

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