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Hand & Finger Tracking Coming Soon To The HTC Vive Pro

VRScout

HTC revealed the devices exciting tracking capabilities during their time at last weeks 2018 World Conference on VR Industry in Nanchang, China. Developer tools for this new functionality will be open to registered Viveport developers soon. Those looking to get involved early can register for a developer kit here.

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HTC Plans to Bring Hand & Finger Tracking to Vive Pro

Road to VR

Back in April HTC launched new tools to help developers take advantage of the Vive Pro’s largely unused front-facing cameras. Vive China President Alvin Wang Graylin on stage today at WCVRI 2018 in Nanchang, the capital of China’s Jiangxi province. HTC also indicates that the capability can track individual finger movements too.

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My predictions for augmented reality in 2019

The Ghost Howls

Jokes apart, what has happened in AR in 2018… and what can you expect to happen in 2019? Augmented Reality in 2018. More or less AR in 2018 has gone as I predicted in 2017. 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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‘Where Thoughts Go’ is an Anonymous, Immersive Social Network for Reflecting on the Human Experience

Road to VR

Supporting all major VR platforms, the app will launch as an experimental experience in early 2018. Simple interactivity with the orbs is possible with motion control; the experience will support all major VR hardware, but is likely to feel most engaging when used with the Leap Motion hand tracking system.

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Best VR Headsets 2018/2019

Delight XR

In 2018, all-new stand-alone devices are coming, and upgrades to the current generation will be released. Price (Updated January 2018). Fortunately, the PC can be tested for compatibility before the purchase via a SteamVR Performance Test application or HTCs ViveCheck tool. April 2018. Motion Controller.

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Augmented reality is reaching a mature state according to Gartner

The Ghost Howls

This news comes one year later than a similar one regarding Virtual Reality : in a popular post of mine of 2018, I highlighted how in that year VR had disappeared from the Gartner Hype Cycle (the curve showing the current maturity status of all emerging technologies). Header image by Leap Motion).

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The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.12.09): Qualcomm XR2 defines the future of XR, Magic Leap having tragic sales, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

Some weeks ago, the CFO and the executive John Gaeta have left the company, and now we learn that i n 2018 two high profile members like Sundar Pichai and Paul Jacobs have left its board as well. I’m afraid that many passionate people will lose the ability of using this tool for free. More info (Adobe acquires Medium?—?Road Upload VR).