Road to VR

MARCH 16, 2020

HTC’s Vive Cosmos Elite headset is set to ship on the 18th and we’ve been testing the unit to bring you a full review. HTC also plans to also sell the ‘External Tracking Faceplate’ separately so that Cosmos users have the option to upgrade.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 23, 2022

According to the company, the added latency for wireless communication is just 3ms. Zero Latency ditches backpack PCs in its VR arcade to use Vive Focus 3. Thanks to the leak reported by around ten insiders, the online magazine has been able to cast a light on some unknown details about the headset. Other news. Learn more.

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ARVR

JULY 29, 2021

During the last few years, web developers have tried to integrate virtual reality experiences on websites, starting in 2016 with the first WebVR API, but leaving aside the important segment of augmented reality, which is why WebXR was born. Trending AR VR Articles: 1.How How VR could bring transhumanism to the masses 2. ExpiCulture?

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Road to VR

JANUARY 29, 2018

Wireless solutions such as TPCast are already available for the Vive and Rift, and the announcement of an official Vive Wireless Adaptor from HTC at CES 2018 indicates further momentum in this area , but the backpack PC still has valid use cases. Every backpack PC incorporates a power outlet for the Vive next to the other ports.

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Road to VR

JUNE 15, 2016

At E3 2016 I got to see the latest prototype version of Gloveone, a haptic motion input glove designed for virtual reality. The latency of the input was also quite impressive. The prototype now uses its own tracking system which in early testing seems impressively robust.

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Road to VR

APRIL 10, 2018

From that point, the company began investigating tracking mechanisms, and we got our first look in early 2016 where a waist-harness, connected by a pole to a device above, would physically detect the movement of the user, and then use their direction to calculate the counteractive movements.

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VRScout

JULY 19, 2016

Superdata, a market research company, continues to downgrade its 2016 virtual reality sales projections ; beginning the year at $5.1 Here’s some market data that does exist, all of which is relevant to 2016: According to Develop , 80% of consumers are unaware of VR. VR Consumption, 2016. million units in 2016.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

While Valve Software is working on improved base stations for its innovative lighthouse tracking system used by the HTC Vive, we haven’t heard a definitive answer one way or the other about whether the technology might one day be extensible to cover very large regions. “In 2016, we probably sold 400 to 500 systems in VR tracking.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

R1 Chip For Ultra Low Latency To fuse the input from all these cameras, sensors, and microphones together, Apple developed a custom chip called R1. The gap between the pixels is just 7.5 microns, which should mean no "screen door effect" of any sort.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 10, 2016

At GDC, Manus VR strapped an HTC Vive controller to the back of my wrist, and it gave a lot more consistent tracking of the location of my hands as a result; I didn’t have to worry about keeping my hands within my field of view like I do with optically tracked solutions like Leap Motion. LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF VR PODCAST.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 16, 2019

I got a chance to try out the software at CES 2019, getting a full demo of the VR side of Mobile Connect using a HTC Vive Pro and a pair of Android smartphones—one for my far-flung contact, and the other for me, which normally sits tight in my pocket so I can keep my notification anxiety in check.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

The company went on to raise an $11 million Series A investment in 2016 , and now plans to open pre-orders for their first headset, the FOVE 0, starting on November 2nd. A lower refresh rate means more latency and less smooth motion inside the headset. You’ll of course note the zero in the headset’s name. Weight: 520g.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Thanks to the support of HTC, Rob is experimenting with Vive Trackers , and is very eager to tell you everything about his experiments with them, in a series of two very detailed posts. The post finishes also with the little surprise of an interview with HTC’s Shen Ye. HTC Vive Trackers (Image by Rob Cole). Introduction.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Disclaimer: HTC provided three of their Vive Tracker 3.0 What is an HTC Vive Tracker? Whilst the first part of this article looked at the history of the HTC Vive Tracker and its three different versions, the second part will focus on some practical experiments with the latest HTC Vive Tracker 3.0. HTC Vive Tracker 3.0

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Road to VR

MARCH 24, 2017

Today’s most immersive virtual reality systems, like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, rely on a bothersome tether to send power and high fidelity imagery to the headset at low latency. But everyone agrees a dangling cable is not only annoying, it’s an immersion detractor. 264 or similar chip solutions.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 23, 2016

In Feb 2016 our force feedback unit was successfully batch manufactured and then assembled into Dexmo. In June 2016, we finished multiple Unity Demos to demonstrate what Dexmo is capable of. Arguably, that next advance will probably involve input. We filed several patents to protect the IP as well.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 31, 2016

So, for me, there’s a set of technological things that feel further off in terms of what you might call “high-end AR” compared to what we are seeing in a “high-end VR” experience like an HTC Vive. The post Top Investors Discuss VR and AR Strategies and Opportunites at IMMERSE 2016 appeared first on Road to VR.

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Peter Graham

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Like many reboots, this launch isn’t going to be purely about putting a glossy finish on the previous Soul Axiom as the videogame was only released in 2016. The videogame does also suffer with the odd technical issue, a little bit of latency here and there. Mostly though it was the play/pause ability which became a nuisance.

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VR Geeks

OCTOBER 9, 2021

We’ve compiled a list of our top five favorites for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Software support in racing simulations was a headache from mid-2014 to early 2016, when the Rift DK2 was effectively the sole hardware choice. The HTC Vive was released on April 5th, 2016, a week after the Oculus Rift for consumers.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 8, 2020

First launching as a free demo on Steam back in 2016, Panoptic puts you in the shoes of a giant ‘Overseer’ in VR, giving you the laser power of the Panopticon which lets you temporarily focus your light to incinerate a suspected enemy. Thanks to Steam Remote Play , you can also challenge your friends online.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 20, 2016

Cockpit-based driving games tend to transfer well, but in the case of Driveclub, conversion from a 30 FPS graphical showcase to a low-latency VR experience would have required serious attention. See Also: ‘iRacing’ to Expand VR Support to HTC Vive in September Update.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Oculus and HTC had been holding details surrounding Rift and Vive launch windows close to the chest, probably because they had delays to announce and need to nail down new plans. First, HTC delays the Vive until April 2016, with plans to show an updated developer kit at CES in January. January 2016. February 2016.

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VRWorld

JUNE 7, 2016

In our team, we now love the (HTC) Vive and we’re certain Oculus will catch up. TH: What we do on the data side is a fairly complex manner but still simple enough to enter the broadcast pipeline where latency is the key. It doesn’t matter if you have HTC Vive or an Oculus Rift. Your experience will be smooth in our service.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

During the beautifully choreographed introduction to Marvel’s Deadpool (2016) , every object in the scene is rendered by a computer instead of filmed. This process introduces ‘latency’, which is the time it takes to update frames with new user input taken into account. Let’s look at latency first.

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VeeR VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Price ranges from $60 to $100, which is rather affordable, compared with Oculus Rift or HTC Vive. HTC Vive ($499). Released in April 2016, HTC Vive is one of the most premium VR headsets on the market with a relatively high price if $799. The Gear VR headset has 101 degrees of FOV and weighs 345 g.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 2, 2017

One of the more intriguing is Nolo, an add-on which promises to add both positional ‘room scale’ head and motion controllers to your Android powered virtual reality headset with latency quoted at less than 20ms.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 21, 2020

We have also to consider that in 2019, most of VR companies (Valve, Oculus, HTC, etc…) have already launched their devices, and given that VR headsets have usually a lifecycle of 2-3 years, I’m not expecting them to announce something new next year. HTC will focus more on the enterprise market. 5G is not a magic bullet.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

HTC and Valve do this with their Vive controllers that are super low latency and extremely accurate and Oculus does this with their touch controllers and their extremely natural ergonomics. This system is essentially an upgrade over the Snapdragon 820 developer kit that Qualcomm launched at IFA 2016.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Together with connection reliability, the Client updates included much improved inside-out tracking, local dimming, lighthouse mode, audio latency adjustment, bug fixes, and other important features. Arguably the most important update, and something long awaited by the non-Beta community, was the activation of eye tracking.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 9, 2020

As a company, Pico has been pretty cognizant about weight distribution in the past with its 2016-era Neo headset, which cleverly housed the battery in a Nintendo-style tethered gamepad, so it’s nice to see the company is still focused on keeping one of the heaviest pieces of a standalone VR headset in good balance.

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VRWorld

APRIL 30, 2017

“ The first quarter was another record quarter, coming off a record 2016. “ HTC Vive ecosystem expands with eye tracking. . “ HTC Vive ecosystem expands with eye tracking. The module is called the aGlass and it will be available for “limited pre-order sales” next month, according to HTC.

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JANUARY 14, 2017

I ended up at Valve Software running their hardware department, putting the team together that created the HTC Vive. Jeri, at Valve they did have that sort of choice point, and they chose to do Steam VR and get behind the HTC Vive. GB: Is it a tradeoff against what you’d call latency, maybe? Your project was spun out, basically.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

We heard from Alvin Wang Graylin from HTC talking about 2021 and beyond. You have HTC in China dominating the Chinese market with their headsets. They bought a product called Vuforia back from Qualcomm, I believe in 2016 or 2017. Alex: Near zero latency. What was your biggest challenge? Anyway, they bought the product.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

We heard from Alvin Wang Graylin from HTC talking about 2021 and beyond. You have HTC in China dominating the Chinese market with their headsets. They bought a product called Vuforia back from Qualcomm, I believe in 2016 or 2017. Alex: Near zero latency. What was your biggest challenge? Anyway, they bought the product.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

We heard from Alvin Wang Graylin from HTC talking about 2021 and beyond. You have HTC in China dominating the Chinese market with their headsets. They bought a product called Vuforia back from Qualcomm, I believe in 2016 or 2017. Alex: Near zero latency. What was your biggest challenge? Anyway, they bought the product.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In the near field, Quest even uses positional tracking so that your head can translate through this reprojected view before the next camera frame is even available to minimize perceived latency. The streaming quality is excellent and the latency feels lower than any wireless remote desktop I’ve ever tried.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 5, 2016

October 13, 2016. On the other hand, the rotational tracking latency is spot on and feels every bit as good as the Rift and Vive. They still work well enough for intuitive motion gaming, but don’t have the same impressive accuracy that we’ve seen with the HTC Vive or Oculus Touch controllers. Specs & Perfromance.

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