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An FUI designer, VR community leader and VR healthcare.

AllThingsVR

Just before tuning in to the Apple WWDC2017 Keynote on Monday, I had a meeting with Jayse Hansen , master of the Fictional User Interface (FUI), Hologram and HUD design for film franchises like Star Wars, Iron Man, and The Hunger Games, and Alex Colgan , Leap Motion ’s digital content and community lead. Read more here.

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Varjo XR-4 Series Review: Next-Level Mixed Reality Headsets

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

With the Varjo XR-4 series, the tech leader aims to offer a more affordable and diverse alternative to upcoming headsets like the Apple Vision Pro. According to the company, over 25% of Fortune 100 companies already use its headsets to train pilots and astronauts, create 3D visualizations, and power medical breakthroughs.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.03.22): Sony reveals PSVR2 controllers, FRL shows the wristband of the future, and more!

The Ghost Howls

It seems cool, but I would like to try it to believe in it: all the times that someone promised me some kind of sensory magic, it never turned out so good as they told me (like with the phantom touch sensation that Leap Motion told me about ). More info (Adventure Lab) More info (The Passengers).

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VR Bungee Jumping, Samurai Swords, and 16 More New Demos

Leapmotion

Their Mind the Arrow and Gelato Flicker titles have been featured under “Best New Games” on the Apple App Store, with over 350,000+ downloads between the two. We’ve worked with Leap Motion before, but we were surprised by how easy it was to integrate Leap Motion and Oculus and get started with development.

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Experiential Technology Event Shows How Far VR Has To Go

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Above: David Holz, founder of Leap Motion, shows off hand-tracking in VR. The headset used sensors to detect my fingers, using software from Leap Motion. The Department of Defense spends up to $7 billion a year on training, and if you can train people better in VR, that saves money. R&D still to come.

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My Taiwanese XR Chronicles part 1: Cave, zSpace, Brogent hands-on

The Ghost Howls

It was a multiplayer training experience about work safety where I (the trainer) could do the experience in VR and all other people could watch me while I did it. Even worse, it wasn’t able to track my finger movements well (it was worse than Leap Motion … and Leap Motion doesn’t have worn sensors!).

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On the XR Beat, with VentureBeat’s Dean Takahashi

XR for Business Podcast

They found medical companies that were more interested in how precise those hand controllers could be, so they started doing demos, like a virtual catheter insertion and other kinds of medical training demos. ”H-A-P-T-X, the ones that have air– Dean: I’ve trained theirs, but I haven’t tried that particular demo.