Road to VR

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Exiii , a Japan-based startup working in VR haptics, is starting a free rental program across the US and Japan that will let developers go hands-on with the company’s latest haptic developer kit, EXOS Wrist DK2 , for up to six months, free of charge. ‘EXOS for Hackers’ applications are now open.

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JANUARY 8, 2018

Tactical Haptics is debuting it's newly developed reconfigurable haptic controllers and new game content at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). And as expected with our haptic controllers, the player can feel the heft of each piece of the turret as well as the snap as the turret pieces are assembled into place (see image).

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VRScout

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Since that debut, BeBop Sensors has been working non-stop on its enterprise-friendly haptic technology. Featuring a unique open palm design, the gloves are breathable and can be cleaned more easily than other haptic gloves. The post Smart Fabric Technology Brings Touch Haptics To The Oculus Quest appeared first on VRScout.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 8, 2018

Tactical Haptics’ newly developed haptic controller prototype uses mechanical sockets that allow them to be mated in different configurations on-the-fly, in order to match a particular virtual interaction more closely than standard VR motion controllers. Image courtesy Tactical Haptics. Image courtesy Tactical Haptics.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 19, 2019

HaptX, a producer of haptic VR gloves, today announced it’s secured $12 million in its Series A financing round. Founded in 2012 (then known as AxonVR), HaptX has been focused on creating haptic gloves for use in VR, training, and robotics. HaptX will be showing off its latest work in haptics at CES in January 2020.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 9, 2018

Here’s a roundup of news from ‘day zero’ of CES 2018, served in bitesize chunks. Intel’s tiny VR-capable PC, Tactical Haptics’ reconfigurable controller, NextVR updates, TPCast Plus, HTC Vive Pro, and Xiaomi’s re-branded Oculus Go. Tactical Haptics’ Reconfigurable Controller. Image courtesy Tactical Haptics.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 12, 2018

Welcome to our third day of CES 2018 coverage: Viveport gets VR previews, we go hands-on with Tactical Haptics’ latest prototype, Vive Pro to come with ‘refreshed’ controllers but not ‘Knuckles’, and TPCast brings wireless tech to Windows Mixed Reality. Viveport Receives Radical Redesign.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 11, 2018

This week at CES 2018, Tactical Haptics debuted a new prototype of their haptic VR controller which allows the devices to attach and detach on the fly in several different poses for different types of gameplay. It’s a compelling sensation that goes far beyond mere rumble haptics. Reactive Grip. DIY Inspiration.

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Road to VR

APRIL 24, 2018

VRLA 2018 returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center May 4-5, featuring hundreds of immersive tech demos, educational session, presentations and groundbreaking product launches from the most innovative technology companies shaping our world today. Road to VR readers can save 15% on passes to VRLA 2018 using code Road_VRLA at registration.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 10, 2019

In a new exclusive interview with Wired , the company further revealed that not only is PlayStation 5 slated to arrive holiday season 2020, but that an improved gamepad with better haptic feedback and “adaptive triggers” will come along with it. SEE ALSO Sony Announces 4.2 Million PlayStation VR Units Sold.

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VRScout

APRIL 13, 2018

The Mezo interactive art installation that will be the centerpiece of the show floor at VRLA 2018. Additional expo highlights include Xtrematic’s extreme sports simulator, bHaptics’ full-body haptic suit, Bioflight’s VR medical training simulations and Phasespace’s large-scale motion capture system.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 18, 2018

MIRAISENS is Japan-based haptics company which is developing what they call 3DHaptics technology. I got a chance to try their latest demo this week at VRS 2018, which is able to achieve unique directional haptic feedback from a handheld device using relatively simple hardware.

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

is an R&D lab company that provides technology solutions for new form factors, haptics and develops new ways to connect electronic devices. At this moment is the largest shareholder in Titan Haptics. What is Titan Haptics? Titan haptics use just one moving part that allows the user to move an object and feel actual controls.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Beat Games announced that PlayStation VR users should expect the PSVR version of the hit indie VR rhythm game Beat Saber (2018) to arrive sometime later this year. — Jaroslav Beck (@Sqeepo) September 3, 2018. While you wait, check out our Beat Saber Early Access review here for the skinny on what makes Beat Saber tick.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 22, 2018

It is a Korean company producing haptic devices for virtual reality. Its main product is a haptic vest, but it also sells haptic arm bands and haptic headset covers. The haptic system works thanks to a lot of tiny vibrating motors installed in all parts of the vest. That’s powerful.

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Upload VR

MAY 17, 2024

Developed by Wolf & Wood, The Exorcist: Legion VR was originally released episodically across 2017 and 2018. In the announcement blog , Fun Train states this port features "groundbreaking enhancements including all-new haptics," though it's unclear if that's referring to the PSVR 2 headset, Sense controllers or both.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

As with every big event, I’m writing a post to try to summarize the most important news that have come out from the GDC 2018 … so that if you have lost something, you just need to read this post to get in par with the rest of the world. — Benjamin Lang (@benz145) March 23, 2018. So, are you ready? Let’s start!

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VRScout

MARCH 20, 2018

The future of haptic feedback is looking bright. 2018 is shaping up to be the year of haptic feedback. Earlier this month Microsoft showcased their latest ‘Haptic Link’ technology, creating a brand new solution for the realistic sensation of tension and pressure whilst immersed in VR.

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VRScout

JANUARY 11, 2022

2018 ), pleasant odors (Keshavarz et al. The recently-announced PlayStation VR2 , for example, is confirmed to have built-in headset-based haptics. Image Credit: Mara Kaufeld, Katharina De Coninck, Jennifer Schmidt, Heiko Hecht. “Other studies have shown that mechanical stimulation of the mastoid region (Weech et al.

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VRScout

MARCH 27, 2021

By employing a unique combination of haptic technology and hardware-agnostic software, Fundamental Surgery is able to deliver a genuine sense of touch when performing key surgical actions, interacting with specific medical tools, and operating on different tissue variants.

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Peter Graham

AUGUST 20, 2019

While that might be a long way off, if you want full-body haptic feedback then Teslasuit is one of the few products to make that reality seem ever closer. The collaboration will allow licensees to take advantage of Teslasuit’s features, integrating full-body haptic feedback and physical sensation into their projects.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Survios, the studio behind VR titles The Walking Dead: Onslaught (2020) , Creed: Rise to Glory (2018) , and Raw Data (2017), has secured another round of financing to the tune of $16.7 Grant to Build Full-body Haptics for VR & Telepresence Robots. The news was first reported by Venture Beat. SEE ALSO HaptX Secures $1.5M

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HaptX

DECEMBER 20, 2018

At HaptX, our team is celebrating a milestone-filled 2018. Weeks later, we traveled to Park City, Utah to debut our HaptX Glove prototype at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. This new industrial-grade system offers the most realistic haptics experience to date. The software that powers our haptics.

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JUNE 2, 2017

Estimated delivery is in March 2018. Early bird backers will be able to get a Hapto for $129 plus shipping costs, while the standard edition goes for $149. The retail price, meanwhile, will be $249. Tagged with: Hapto Facebook Twitter Reddit More.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 3, 2018

This is the promise of HaptX , a haptic technology company, that has unveiled their HaptX Gloves Development Kit. The HaptX Gloves Development Kit makes its worldwide debut October 3, 2018 at the Future of Storytelling Summit in New York City and the GeekWire Summit in Seattle.

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Next Reality AR

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

In the waning days of October, at the Innovation Tokyo 2018 conference, attendees got their hands on some of the new augmented reality experiences that Niantic is working on through its Real World Platform. The spatial audio AR experience was made possible via open-ear directional.

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APRIL 22, 2024

A headset "fully optimized for gaming with support for all kinds of different peripherals and haptics." Meta's new strategy and securing multiple major companies already could be a major blow to Google's ambitions in the space, especially given Lenovo was Google's original partner for its previous VR platform Daydream back in 2018.

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HaptX

JULY 2, 2018

With this proliferation of digital touch and haptic technology, a new form of interaction has emerged: mediated touch. IN-TOUCH , a five-year project based at University College London’s Knowledge Lab , is dedicated to studying the social aspects of this world of haptic and digital touch technology. Touch is no exception.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 20, 2018

Vive China President Alvin Wang Graylin on stage today at WCVRI 2018 in Nanchang, the capital of China’s Jiangxi province. Other companies like Leap Motion have developed similar technologies, employing computer vision processing to understand the position and movement of a user’s hands without any special gloves or attachments.

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Road to VR

APRIL 25, 2024

Lenovo Mirage Solo from 2018 | Photo by Road to VR There is a possible redemption arc in the making, although it’s anyone’s guess if Google can use it to leverage Android to serve XR as broadly as Meta aims to do with Horizon OS, which is a modified version of Android in itself. .

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

The motors and weight are also used to create haptic feedback emulating the kick of shooting a gun. So cool, #HTC haptic control at #freakend pic.twitter.com/RulZjTjfkb. JavierCantonFerrero (@jcant0n) February 10, 2018.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In 2018, an exhibit called Touching Masterpieces was staged in the National Gallery in Prague. They used haptic VR to help visually impaired individuals see famous detailed artwork by feeling around it. ?. And for people with disability, it provides a way for experiencing activities they may not be able to enjoy in real life.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 4, 2022

Acquired by Panasonic in 2018, Shiftall focuses primarily on niche consumer devices, many of which feel like contenders for SkyMall. Kopin says in a prior announcement for its first all-plastic ‘P95’ pancake optics, that when paired with its own Kopin’s 1.3 inch 2,560 × 2,560 microOLED it can provide around a 95-degree FOV.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Joining Cix at Vi is engineer Eugene Nadyrshin, who designed a VR glove with haptic feedback back in 2018, and product designer Marcus Kane, who has experience with consumer electronics and previously produced renders of Quest Pro and Quest 3 before they were announced based on leaked CAD schematics.

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Delight XR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

In 2018, all-new stand-alone devices are coming, and upgrades to the current generation will be released. Price (Updated January 2018). April 2018. October 2018. November 2018. Don’t be limited. Check out our article for what comes next. Click on any VR Headset to learn more. November 2015. November 2016.

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HaptX

JANUARY 9, 2018

At HaptX, we periodically speak to leading experts in haptic technology, its history, and its applications. Archer, recently curated a special issue in the journal New Media & Society focused on haptics, which is now available for purchase through Sage Journals. A History of Haptics: The Birth of a New Language.

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ARVR

OCTOBER 11, 2022

million people living in Hawaii on January 13, 2018. Virtual reality isn’t just about smacking glowing orbs with haptic-enabled lightsabers. The Morning You Wake (to the end of the world) Meta Quest VR app is based on a true story. That above text message was the reality for the 1.4 Do the things we can’t do in real life.

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