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SIGGRAPH 2017: Optitrack Reveals Tracking Puck For Full-Body VR Immersion

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When I tried the latest installation of The VOID earlier this year in Utah I encountered what I think is likely the pinnacle of immersion possible in 2017, with one major limit. If you go through the Ghostbusters virtual world with other people their bodies might not be represented in the correct positions.

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From Orion to Mobile VR: Leap Motion in 2016

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2016 was a landmark year for virtual reality, but 2017 will be nothing short of surreal. Click To Tweet Leap Motion goes mobile. Our team will be at CES January 5-8 with our Leap Motion Mobile Platform reference design. Stay tuned for more updates in 2017. The future of #VR is mobile.

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10 Projects That Have Us Excited About the Next Generation of VR & AR

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The larger field of view will make the virtual world feel much more encompassing and immersive. Leap Motion North Star. Image courtesy Leap Motion. The world of AR is poised and waiting for its breakout headset. The company first revealed the headset all the way back at the end of 2016.

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My predictions for augmented reality in 2019

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More or less AR in 2018 has gone as I predicted in 2017. Magic Leap. Me, wearing a Magic Leap One. The most important news has been for sure the launch of the Magic Leap One. Leap Motion. You may ask why I’m adding Leap Motion here. Leap Motion, as I have said, has not a solid situation.

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Augmented reality is reaching a mature state according to Gartner

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I have also noticed that actually there is still something AR-related in the hype cycle, and it is the AR cloud , the system to create a complete worldwide mapping between the real and the virtual world. Header image by Leap Motion). Considering that companies like 6d.ai

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Best VR Headsets in 2018

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Standalone virtual reality headsets are an all-in-one device that can power virtual reality on their own, with no computer or phone needed. In December 2017, IDEALENS officially launched the third generation of VR all-in-one HMD IDEALENS K3 basic and VR education scheme at the Education Equipment Exhibition in China.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.03.23): Half-Life: Alyx launches, Oculus Del Mar leaked, PS5 revealed and more!

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But it was too early and there was no clear applications for them, if not for some makers or enterprise projects, and so the project was shut down in 2017. He has set a shooting game in his apartment, and in it he can also use his real table as a prop in the game , moving it in the real and virtual world together.

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