XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MAY 28, 2024

The Apple Vision Pro Developer Kit, Apple’s collection of tools designed to support app development, has been available for a while now. In fact, Apple opened the program for applications long before the spatial computing headset ever hit the market. What is the Apple Vision Pro Developer Kit?

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Road to VR

MAY 29, 2024

players experience a narrative blended with casual gameplay driven by Vision Pro’s hand-tracking. On the one hand (pun intended), the game makes use of hand-tracking to detect a range of gestures. If you want to use the broadest definition of that word, you could dump it into that category.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 19, 2024

Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest 3: Which is the best headset? Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest 3: Our Quick Verdict The Apple Vision Pro feels like the beginning of a new era for mixed reality headsets. The Meta Quest 3, on the other hand, isn’t quite as mind-blowing, but it’s definitely the more affordable option for XR beginners.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Apple Vision Pro is a very impressive fusion of hardware and software, but it's by no means perfect. Apple Vision Pro Specs, Features & Details Apple officially revealed the full Vision Pro specs when opening preorders today. And Apple did not send UploadVR a review unit, we bought our own. But does it deliver?

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2023

We were all waiting for an Apple announcement, hoping that it could bring back some enthusiasm into the field, and it seems that the Vision Pro is having some beneficial effects , indeed. Apple showed investors that XR is not a fad, and even if it is still in its early stages, it is going to stay. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

Apple glasses are coming in 2021–2022 and they are incredibly sleek. Apple glasses are coming. The glasses are expected to run a new operating system, rOS (or reality OS), and Apple is exploring touch panels, voice activation, and head gestures as a means of control. Apple is really good at selling stuff.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 15, 2021

It’s certainly capturing the cool, retro vibe that’s ostensibly taking inspiration from early home computers such as Magnavox Odyssey, Atari 2600 and Apple II. So far, we only know a few definite things about Simula One. Image courtesy SimulaVR.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Vision Pro is getting a ton of social media engagement after it launched earlier this month, which is great since people are finding out just how Apple’s first mixed reality headset can fit into their lifestyle. You won't find it in Apple's marketing but the Vision Pro is the ultimate cooking computer.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 30, 2024

Apple provided early Vision Pro units to some mainstream news outlets and YouTubers, and the review embargo was for today. My editor Ian Hamilton has already been hands-on with Apple Vision Pro twice, once just after its announcement at WWDC 2023 and again a few weeks ago. This is the future of personal computing.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 20, 2022

Meta is rolling out update v37 for Oculus Quest and Quest 2 bringing quality-of-life improvements like interface tweaks and tracking support for the Apple Magic Keyboard. Additionally, hand-tracking is getting an expanded, gesture-based menu. Keyboard Tracking for Apple Magic Keyboard.

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VRScout

JANUARY 2, 2022

The standalone VR headset, developed by Meta (formerly Facebook), was one of, if not the hottest item of the holiday season, with the Oculus companion app becoming the #1 download on the Apple App Store. Those seeking a high-end PC VR experience without breaking the bank will definitely want to check this one out.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Meta has now officially released the Meta Quest 3 and dropped the price of its Pro headset, and Apple is moving ever-closer to a release date for the Vision Pro. Controller tracking on the site is relatively good, as is the skeletal hand-tracking feature, which makes it easy to navigate your XR apps hands-free.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 9, 2024

However, the success of innovative new headsets, like the Apple Vision Pro, Meta Quest 3 , and the Microsoft HoloLens 2, is driving increased adoption of MR. Suddenly, everyone wants to compare mixed reality headsets and embed them into their workflows. However, the scope of the features you can access from each vendor can vary drastically.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The “Applification” The Apple Vision Pro Since Meta is scared by Apple, I’m sure that Zuck will try to copy the same use cases Apple showed for its Vision Pro. Metaverse John Riccitiello’s definition of the metaverse Zuck will say the M-word and use it to show the vision of the company.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 8, 2024

Innovators like Apple, Meta, Microsoft, and Varjo have revolutionized the space, showing how flexible, versatile, and powerful mixed reality can be. Solutions like the Meta Quest 3 and Apple Vision Pro allow users to choose exactly what type of immersion they want for each use case.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 5, 2021

Hand-tracking. Hand-tracking first came to the original Quest in late 2019, offering users and developers a controllerless option for input on the headset. Fitness Tracking. The feature works a bit like a FitBit or Apple Watch by using your movements to estimate your calorie burn. Image courtesy Facebook.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Laser Pattern Definition To understand how Laser Dance’s room emulation tools work, we first need to cover how laser patterns work in the game. Is building a handful of custom tools a requirement for developing adaptive Mixed Reality? Do You Need to Build Custom Tools? Luckily the answer to that is: probably not.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 3, 2021

If this headset won’t be good, probably it will lose definitely the trust of the XR community. Apple adds spatial AR features to its Clips app. Apple Clips, an application to record short videos and share them with friends, has just been updated to support spatial AR effects powered by Lidar. of diagonal FOV 1M Focal Plane 6.2g

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Upload VR

APRIL 5, 2023

No matter the formal definition, Carmack seems to be making a habit of advising Bosworth on Meta’s shortcomings in VR even if he’s no longer being paid to do so. You can find the Boz To The Future podcast on Apple and Spotify. There’s even a breakdown of exactly what Neural Radiance Fields could offer VR.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

I will definitely keep an eye on Pico 5, because it seems a very interesting device. At the end of the day, I understand that Unity needs to monetize more because the economic conditions are s**t and Apple is killing its Unity Ads cash cow with its privacy shield. And this makes me believe that the information is authentic.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 11, 2022

He says that the device should feature crazy good hand tracking and rely only on hands for many tasks. Krzysztof Wrona made me notice that someone on Reddit found a hidden setting on Quest to emulate controllers with hands , and this can be useful to let people on Cambria play Quest content even without controllers.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 15, 2024

Since Apple’s VisionOS kit focuses on mixed reality, I’ll leave that solution out. However, I definitely recommend exploring the features if you want to take your AR solution to the next level. Apple ARKit Apple’s ARKit is one of the most popular augmented reality kits available, particularly for developers focusing on mobile AR apps.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 14, 2021

360 videos for training, or watching movies for entertainment), but virtual reality gives its best when you can really use your hands to do something. I really hope that the rumors about hand tracking are true because I think this headset desperately needs it. There are some use cases where even a 3DOF headset is ok (e.g.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

The company has already claimed various times that there won’t be VR in this title , but I think we have now a definitive confirmation. Devs are doing very interesting things with hands tracking for Quest. You know that Oculus has released hands tracking for Quest and now developers are playing with it.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 18, 2024

There’s definitely a lot of interesting edge cases there to be able to get that clear signal. Definitely a lot of things. Heck, I think probably the Apple Vision Pro with some of what people are doing, extending with Steam will work with that. It is definitely possible and certainly of interest. Certainly a lot.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

Varag: So Clay is a software company, we're specializing in hand tracking and gesture recognition, mostly in the AR and VR space. We did a project just using Google's hand tracking library. And hand tracking needs to be there. But let's get back to hand tracking, because this is a vital part.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

Varag: So Clay is a software company, we're specializing in hand tracking and gesture recognition, mostly in the AR and VR space. We did a project just using Google's hand tracking library. And hand tracking needs to be there. But let's get back to hand tracking, because this is a vital part.

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InstaVR

OCTOBER 17, 2019

First off, some of the early major players like Google, Apple, and Samsung seem to be taking a step back. Google is discontinuing Daydream (more on that below), Apple seems to be focusing most of its efforts on AR, and Samsung is doing very little promotion of Gear VR despite launching a new phone line.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

Varag: So Clay is a software company, we're specializing in hand tracking and gesture recognition, mostly in the AR and VR space. We did a project just using Google's hand tracking library. And hand tracking needs to be there. But let's get back to hand tracking, because this is a vital part.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Sometimes people ask us and say, "OK, if I close my eyes, I don't feel I'm holding an apple, I'm only feeling I'm holding a rough round shape." Whether with, for example, a HaptX setup, you would come closer to the idea of feeling an apple, rather than a rough round shape. That's definitely one of our big goals.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Sometimes people ask us and say, "OK, if I close my eyes, I don't feel I'm holding an apple, I'm only feeling I'm holding a rough round shape." Whether with, for example, a HaptX setup, you would come closer to the idea of feeling an apple, rather than a rough round shape. That's definitely one of our big goals.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Sometimes people ask us and say, "OK, if I close my eyes, I don't feel I'm holding an apple, I'm only feeling I'm holding a rough round shape." Whether with, for example, a HaptX setup, you would come closer to the idea of feeling an apple, rather than a rough round shape. That's definitely one of our big goals.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

There are hands tracking and eye tracking , but they are almost never exploited. It has better FOV, better computational power, better environment understanding than HoloLens, and it also has acontroller, hands tracking and eye tracking. I think that the definition of HoloLens 1.1 Final impressions.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Do you think Apple is going to come out with their glasses in the next five years? Dean: Yes, I definitely think that’s going to happen. So, you think Apple Apple would do this? I tried that demo out, but my hand kept going through all of the objects in space that I was touching or trying to grab.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Do you think Apple is going to come out with their glasses in the next five years? Dean: Yes, I definitely think that’s going to happen. So, you think Apple Apple would do this? I tried that demo out, but my hand kept going through all of the objects in space that I was touching or trying to grab.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Do you think Apple is going to come out with their glasses in the next five years? Dean: Yes, I definitely think that's going to happen. So, you think Apple Apple would do this? I tried that demo out, but my hand kept going through all of the objects in space that I was touching or trying to grab.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Do you think Apple is going to come out with their glasses in the next five years? Dean: Yes, I definitely think that’s going to happen. So, you think Apple Apple would do this? I tried that demo out, but my hand kept going through all of the objects in space that I was touching or trying to grab.

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