VRScout

MARCH 20, 2019

Combined with the eye-tracking capability of the HTC Vive Pro Eye, this additional module could deliver a new method of facial tracking functionality for the Vive ecosystem. The post GDC 2019: HTC Announces Lip-Tracking Dev Kit For Vive Pro appeared first on VRScout.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 7, 2019

But if we compare it with the other premium headsets on the market (like XTAL, StarVR or Varjo ), we notice that it lacks a very important feature: eye tracking. It will launch in the second quarter of 2019 as a separate headset from all the ones that HTC has already on the market.

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Road to VR

MARCH 29, 2019

HTC Vive Pro Eye, the enterprise-focused VR headset with integrated eye-tracking, has officially undergone testing by the FCC. Vive Pro Eye’s unique FCC ID is 2Q29200, while the original Vive Pro is 2Q29100, suggesting that it’s in the same device lineage.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2019

And as I promised you, I’m sharing with you all my impressions , so you will feel as if you were here with me… Today I will talk with you about the WCVRI event, the RealMax AR glasses and the Droolon F1 eye tracking accessory! This signs seems to say: 2019 World Conference on NO VR INDUSTRY. Is it really important?

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

While HoloLens 2 purportedly boasts a 2-3 our battery life and a 70 degree field of view —two times larger than the previous HoloLens—Microsoft’s onstage demo revealed a few more improved capabilities attested to the device, namely its hand-tracking, voice input, and eye-tracking.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

A few months later, the game came to PC VR and then it was available at launch for the original Oculus Quest in 2019. Not only is the headset a huge leap in terms of power, visuals and display technology, but it also includes in-headset haptics and eye tracking capabilities as well.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

It’s the beginning of 2019, and this means that this is that time of the year when we all make predictions for this year in AR and VR! Jokes apart, what has happened in AR in 2018… and what can you expect to happen in 2019? Predictions for Augmented Reality in 2019. Let’s see how AR can evolve in 2019!

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2019

Yesterday, I have dressed as a fortune teller and I have given you my predictions for augmented reality in 2019. And how it will be in 2019? It’s 2019. And the fact that Zuckerberg sees Quest as the last device of the first generation of devices, means that Facebook too considers 2019 a turning point for VR.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Agarawala and Lee demonstrated some new features coming to Spatial , among which are more lifelike avatars thanks to HoloLens 2’s improved hand-tracking and newly introduced eye-tracking. We’re here at MWC 2019 in Barcelona, so check back soon for breaking news, previews, and all things AR/VR.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2019

The MWC 2019 in Barcelona has finished some days ago. In my opinion, there are 3-4 pieces of news that are really worth a mention and I’m going to tell you about them in this post so that reading it you will have a clear picture of what has happened at MWC 2019 for what concerns XR. So, ready for this short roundup of mine?

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VRScout

JULY 2, 2019

Kicking-off July 28th at the Los Angeles Convention Center, SIGGRAPH 2019 will feature the largest offering of immersive programming since the conference’s creation back in 1973. If what we’ve seen this year is where we’re at now, I can only imagine where we’ll be in 20 years,” adds SIGGRAPH 2019 VR Theater Director Maxwell Planck. “As

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ARPost

JANUARY 15, 2020

With the new year upon us, let’s take a look at the VR headsets that caught our attention in 2019. Due largely to the next-level software, including eye-tracking, the Plus eclipsed its colleague and VIVE discontinued the standard Focus. How about human-eye resolution, 20-20 eye tracking, and a heart-stopping refresh rate?

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VRScout

AUGUST 3, 2021

A microlens-array light field display mounted to the front of the headset allows those out of headset to view a 3D rendered model of the users’ eyes brought to life in real-time thanks to built-in eye-tracking technology.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2019

Me at VEC 2019. The SDK will support eye-tracked foveation and fixed foveation (like the one of Oculus Go); The Vive Focus will soon have finger tracking : for every hand, you will be able to have something similar to what Leap Motion offers. These has been crazy days. And that’s it for now!

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Tech Trends VR

JANUARY 11, 2019

Pimax unveiled prototypes of intuitive controllers and high-resolution, broad Field of View bundles in Las Vegas this week at CES 2019. Pimax over-delivered at CES 2019 with its Leap Motion bundle featuring 8K VR headset with built-in speakers, 200° FOV and optional eye tracking Click To Tweet.

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VRScout

JUNE 6, 2019

Professional-grade VR eye-tracking for $1,599. HTC announced today their Vive Pro Eye VR headset is now available for purchase in North America through Vive.com and select retailers. tracking with the inclusion of precision eye-tracking functionality, opening up a new realm of possibilities for enterprise VR.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Abrash listed a dozen technological breakthroughs necessary to achieve this goal, including haptics, hand-tracking, eye-tracking, and computer vision just to name a few. During Facebook Connect 2019, Abrash showed how Codec Avatars looked using realistic facial tracking. Image Credit: Facebook (Meta).

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VRScout

APRIL 1, 2020

As people flock online during quarantine we now find ourselves experimenting with new platforms, pushing immersive technologies to the limits, and collaborating in new ways; from eye-tracking technology and facial tracking to biometrics and brain-control interfaces. Eye-Tracking .

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OCTOBER 28, 2023

The Information's Wayne Ma cites "people with direct knowledge of the matter" as saying that Apple is discussing using the face and eye tracking sensors on Vision Pro to "measure a person’s facial expressions, using them to detect depression, anxiety, stress or post-traumatic stress disorder".

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Road to VR

AUGUST 5, 2022

Ever since the original Quest launched in 2019, the platform has only ever allowed recording in a 1:1 aspect ratio—the same as image below. Eye-tracking and “Natural Facial Expressions” seem to have their own software toggles. Image courtesy deliciouspotato2. Image courtesy deliciouspotato2.

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Upload VR

APRIL 15, 2024

specification was finalized in 2019. brings five of these extensions into the core specification to be supported by all devices: Stereo with Foveated Rendering (promoted from Varjo's XR_VARJO_quad_views) adds support for either eye-tracked or fixed foveated rendering "across multiple graphics rendering APIs". The OpenXR 1.0

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Road to VR

JUNE 3, 2022

No Man’s Sky has been playable on PSVR for around three years now with the launch of the game’s ‘Beyond’ update in 2019, however now the massive space exploration sandbox is looking to immerse users on PSVR 2 as well. PSVR 2 also features head-mounted haptics and eye-tracking, which will be interesting to see too.

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Slashgear

JANUARY 9, 2019

This week we got the opportunity to try out the newest in innovative VR tech from HTC, the HTC VIVE Pro Eye. This device looks a whole lot like the standard Vive Pro on the outside. In fact you might mistake one for the other, except for the bright blue outline around one element at the front of the headset. … Continue reading.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Codec Avatars is Meta's long-running research project aiming to revolutionize remote communication by achieving truly convincing photorealistic real-time avatars driven by headsets with face tracking sensors, and eventually glasses too. Zuckerberg and Fridman were both wearing Quest Pro, which features built-in face tracking and eye tracking.

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Road to VR

MAY 15, 2019

HTC opened up orders in Europe today for their latest VR headset, Vive Pro Eye , a version of the company’s enterprise headset with integrated eye-tracking. HTC also opened up pre-orders in China too, with launch slated for May 24th; there’s no word on when to expect it in North America though. Image courtesy HTC.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 11, 2019

But VR headsets are inevitably moving toward higher resolutions— as we’ve seen this week at CES 2019 —making it increasingly harder to make them wireless. Eye-tracking then can be used to make sure that the high quality region always stays at the center no matter how you move your eye. Photo by Road to VR.

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Peter Graham

JULY 26, 2019

With this in mind, Zerolight continually looks to optimise the software via the use of eye-tracking and heatmaps. Using a headset like the HTC Vive Eye, Zerolight can monitor where a customer is looking, what draws their attention and how long they may look at specific areas.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Varjo’s professional-grade headset features retina-grade resolution and eye-tracking functionality. Combined with the headsets integrated eye-tracking functionality, users can supposedly expect lifelike virtual content featuring levels of detail not currently offered by other major providers. FOV: 87 Degrees.

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Road to VR

APRIL 18, 2023

That’s especially so since the last time Valve released any VR hardware was its enthusiast-grade PC VR headset Valve Index in 2019. A year later, the studio launched its only full-length VR game to date, Half-Life: Alyx. Still, it hasn’t been entirely all quiet on the Valve VR front.

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ARPost

JANUARY 16, 2020

See Also: A Comprehensive Review of 2019 and 2020 VR Headsets. There’s also the Pico Neo 2 Eye, which is the same as the standard Neo 2 but with eye-tracking technology. So, other than eye-tracking, what kind of features make the Neo 2 so impressive? See Also: 19 Most-Read ARPost Articles of 2019.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 8, 2019

At CES 2019 this week, Pimax is showing off the production versions of their “8K” and “5K” Plus headsets, their upcoming Knuckles-style controllers, as well as hand-tracking and eye-tracking modules. The Leap Motion module, which attaches to the underside of the headset, can be seen here.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

VR headsets are gaining new technologies going into 2023, such as eye tracking, hand tracking, and mixed reality (MR) passthrough technology. Meta enhances business outcomes and returns on investment (ROI) by utilizing various immersive technologies like hand and eye tracking in its new product.

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VRScout

JUNE 24, 2021

The company says that a larger surface area would allow them to implement additional features, such as face and eye tracking. Earlier this week, the United States Patent & Trademark Office published a new patent filed by Facebook back in 2019 that showcases a “unique” type of AR headgear.

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ARPost

JUNE 3, 2020

Advancements like eye-tracking and autofocus try to fix these problems. A 2019 study identified vergence-accommodation conflict and focal rivalry as huge barriers to adoption. Between 2012 and 2019, Magyari applies for or is rewarded no fewer than eight patents for the Immy display. But, they’ll never work.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 16, 2020

patents done by Fairview Research reveals that Facebook has made a significant surge in its year-over-year ranking for patents granted in 2019, something partly owed to its increased number of patents surrounding augmented reality. patents, which in 2019 tallied a total of 989. 2019 Grants. An analysis of U.S. 2018 Grants.

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Road to VR

MAY 11, 2021

A report from UploadVR , citing “multiple sources,” claims that Sony’s next-gen PlayStation VR 2 headset will bring a big jump in resolution, along with eye-tracking, IPD adjustment, and even head-mounted haptics. Here’s the key info claimed in the report: 4.1MP (2,000 × 2,040) per-eye resolution.

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APRIL 20, 2023

G3 is the successor to 2019's G2 4K , which also lacked positional tracking. Facebook retired its rotation-only headset Oculus Go in 2020 after just two years on the market, and vowed to never ship another headset without positional tracking again. But that's only the price of the consumer version.

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