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Haptic Solution to Support XR Accessibility for the Visually Impaired

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, and National Eye Institute to advance research into using haptic solutions to provide accessible XR applications for visually impaired groups. Are Haptic Gloves Making a Comeback? However, the development of haptic gloves has slowed down recently.

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Jake Rubin talks HaptX gloves and the future of haptics

The Ghost Howls

One of the most interesting announcements of last week has been the release of the HaptX Gloves DK2 , one of the most interesting haptic gloves for VR. I am very intrigued by these gloves that can provide quasi-realistic haptic sensations to the hands of the user s and that have been praised by all XR journalists.

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Smart Fabric Technology Brings Touch Haptics To The Oculus Quest

VRScout

Since that debut, BeBop Sensors has been working non-stop on its enterprise-friendly haptic technology. The latest iteration of its one-size-fits-all Forte Data Glove can now be combined with the Oculus Quest controllers, integrating BeBop’s hand tracking technology with the Quest’s 3D tracking. Image Credit: BeBop Sensors.

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The best AR and VR news from CES 2022

The Ghost Howls

I was afraid that at this CES wouldn’t have been many pieces of news about AR and VR, but actually, we had quite a few interesting ones. This shows that the ecosystem is alive, and notwithstanding the pandemic, there are many XR companies that are pushing the technology forward. OWO Haptic Vest (Image by OWO).

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Let’s Talk Haptic Effects in Consumer Electronics

ARVR

Haptics Tech Consumers Are Missing Out On Insights from Delft University’s Yasemin Vardar on all the fun haptics tech. Today, haptics aka tactile feedback is used in games, user interfaces, online shopping, tele-touch, data visualization, art appreciation, and an aid for the blind. Trending AR VR Articles: 1.

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Haptics Applications in VR: Virtual Prototyping

ARVR

This article was extracted from the Recommended Practices for Haptics in Enterprise VR published by the Haptics Industry Forum. While VR makes it possible to model systems and interactions visually, haptics makes these interactions lifelike. VR prototyping applications are well served with refined accessibility features. ?

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Alien Invasion AR FPS Review

ARPost

When a game studio offered to stage an alien invasion right here in my neck of the woods, I shelved my concerns about violent video games and picked up my mobile phone to see what Alien Invasion AR FPS is all about. In Alien Invasion AR FPS , you play the part of a resistance fighter in this sort of Sci-Fi “Red Dawn” situation.

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