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The XR Week Peek (2021.04.05): Rumors on a Apple headset intensify, Quest 2 sales grow fast, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Cubism is a great case study for hand tracking UX. It can work both with the hands and the controllers, and since its hand interface works really well , Road To VR asked its developer Thomas Van Bouwel to write an article about it. Learn more (Africa XR Report) Learn more (Form to contribute). Learn more.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.02.08): Samsung is back to XR, Echo VR gets shut down, and more!

The Ghost Howls

And an interesting article pointed me to the fact that now also the game development ecosystem in Africa is growing and getting some serious investments. Learn more Hand tracking is now available also in three.js I guess this will lead to more development of XR, too. Don’t miss them!

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The XR Week Peek (2022.11.01): Quest Pro gets released, Quest 3 slated for 2023, and more!

The Ghost Howls

This is the same confusion that created issues for HTC in the past with the Vive Pro, for instance. VRChat adds hand-tracking support and now it is possible to use it completely without controllers! The Africa XR Report tells you what is happening in immersive realities in Africa. Other news. Learn more.

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How you (a VR professional) can go through the coronavirus lockdown

The Ghost Howls

Doing business in Italy is very hard now, but there are countries, for instance in Africa, that have not been much affected by the outbreak yet. Also now there will be interesting events in VR, like HTC’s VEC that will happen inside ENGAGE. We’re doing that as well; Work for countries still not in lockdown.

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Upgrading VR Storytelling

Tech Trends VR

You don a Vive Pro headset, equipped with leap-motion sensors for hand tracking, and are also able to communicate with your partner via voice. Audience members intuitively held hands during the entire experience, and freely walked around the space.”. This is a room-scale (50m2) multi-person VR experience for up to 4 people.

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XR Podcast Hosts Unite, with Voices of VR Podcast’s Kent Bye – Part 1

XR for Business Podcast

It’s– I think another thing that will make a big difference and it doesn’t seem like a big thing, but eye tracking. I’ve had the opportunity of playing with the Tobii tracking system with HTC Vive. Being able to actually look somebody in the eyes in VR. It really– it feels right.

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XR Podcast Hosts Unite, with Voices of VR Podcast's Kent Bye - Part 1

XR for Business Podcast

It's-- I think another thing that will make a big difference and it doesn't seem like a big thing, but eye tracking. I've had the opportunity of playing with the Tobii tracking system with HTC Vive. But I think we can stay on the cartoonish side of things as long as we hope things like eye tracking and hand tracking.