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Open Haptics Ecosystem: unlock a tremendous value for the haptics market

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Disclaimer I’m opinionated and loud about Haptics. I'm also host of the Haptics Club and board member of Haptics Industry Forum. Summary: A major upside for the haptics market is locked in the impact of haptics on usages, today unknown. Haptics is hard, everyone says that. No, it is not.

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One Year In, Has PlayStation VR2 Failed, Or Is Sony Just Getting Started?

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That horrible mess of wires, dated PS Move controllers and dwindling support saw me retire it after Moss: Book 2. Moss: Book 2 In 2023, PSVR 2 was a welcome sight that signaled to me the start of VR's next generation, but I had some reservations. But, much like anything else, my interest slowly moved on. Here’s our PSVR 2 review.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.11.14): Meta lays off 11,000 people, Apple works on some sort of “metaverse”, and more!

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This time we will talk about haptics in XR with some celebrities in the field like Guido Gioioso from Weart, Ashley Huffman from TitanHaptics, and Joe Michaels from HaptX. Dean Takashi has interviewed Neal Stephenson about the metaverse , his book, and, of course, Meta. Snap and Amazon partner to offer AR preview of shopping items.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.05.17): HTC announces Vive Pro 2 and Vive Focus 3, PSVR 2 to feature eye tracking, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Inside-out tracking was expected after having seen the controllers, but the haptic feedback on the head is a very welcome surprise. Having tried the bHaptics facial haptics interface , I can tell you that being headshot in a game and feeling a vibration on your face is very fun. SlimeVR is an open cheap solution for full body tracking.

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Super-Detailed Review Of Pimax Sword Controllers!

The Ghost Howls

More than an article, with its 10,000+ words, this is a short book on the Pimax Sword, featuring everything you may need to know about them (what is Pimax, what are the Sword controllers, how do they work… even an interview with the COO of the company!). Pimax headset listed on Amazon (Image by Amazon, provided by Rob Cole).

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The XR Week Peek (2023.11.01 + 2023.11.08): Pico performs layoffs, Nimo announces AR glasses, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The book is coming in March, 2024, but can already be preordered on Amazon. This is for sure going to be something interesting to read. Learn more Just Hoops in MR My friends at Just Hoops added a new mixed reality mode for the game on Quest 3!

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The XR Week Peek (2022.01.17): Big tech companies’ battle for talents, PSVR 2 still not confirmed for 2022, and more!

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This is amazing but comes at a €10,000 price tag that is not for every pocket The second one is about Senseglove Nova and Contact CI Maestro, two haptic feedback gloves. More info (XTAL 3 hands-on) More info (Haptic gloves hands-on). Vuforia has now a free tier. AR developers, rejoice! News from partners (and friends).

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