Upload VR

AUGUST 3, 2022

First Hand is a new demo built by Meta to introduce Quest buyers to advanced interactions built around hand tracking. The demo available through Meta’s App Lab program lists both Quest and Quest 2 support for hand tracking only.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

I have had the joy of trying the new UltraLeap Stereo IR 170 hands-tracking sensor for VR and evaluate its performances. I have appreciated it a lot, so I thought it could have been a cool idea to make a post for you to describe how it is and compare it with the previous Leap Motion controller. Are you in?

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

They are currently offering deals for Black Friday, so if you are reading this article close to when I published it, you can check out their offers here. The article Dejan has written is a big collection of tutorials, suggestions, and tips about developing applications that use hand tracking. That said, have a nice read!

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

For whatever reason you may be reading this article, I wish you a lot of happiness. A must-read article. In his article, he says that it is better than other headsets, but it still shows issues, like uneven white color across the display. Glad to have you here again. describes how they ported Puzzling Places to the Vision Pro.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2024

Before we start, let me tell you just a few caveats about this article: What I did was a prototype , so the solutions I’ve found are not optimized. I removed the Main Camera from the scene, then I selected the menu voice Oculus-> Tools -> Building Blocks and added the camera rig and the passthrough to my project.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 26, 2020

These days we have had various leaks about a new upcoming Oculus Quest , with also renders and photos shared by the famous leaker Walking Cat. Oculus is going to release a new Oculus Quest. Various rumors and leaks in the past weeks hinted to an upcoming release of a new Oculus Quest headset. The comfort enigma.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Guest Article by Thomas Van Bouwel. In this article, I want to share some lessons I learned on how to stay on track when bootstrapping your first VR game. One instance where I realized I was over-scoping was with my plans to support hand-tracking in the initial release of the game.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 18, 2020

Today I was reading Upload VR, and I’ve found a very interesting article by David Heaney stating that now it is possible to use your real environment as your Oculus Quest Home environment. I immediately got excited, because this meant that the Oculus Quest has now some augmented reality functionalities! Have a nice vision!

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Vacation Simulator launched in 2019 and, over a year later in late 2020, got controller-free hand tracking support on Quest. Vacation Simulator Adds Experimental Quest Hand Tracking Support Owlchemy Labs added experimental hand tracking support to Vacation Simulator on Oculus Quest.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

One of the things that are talked about the most about the Vision Pro is the fact that it features no controllers and the interface works only with the eyes and the hands. The mouse, the highlander of the controllers Before speaking about the futuristic Apple Vision Pro, let me talk about something very common: our dear mouse.

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Peter Graham

DECEMBER 9, 2019

One of the standout announcements from Oculus Connect 6 (OC6) in September was the hand tracking reveal for Oculus Quest. At the time Oculus slated a 2020 launch for the feature but today it has now arrived as an early experimental feature for customers to try out. .

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 11, 2020

One of them is today’s article, where I interview one of the people whose work has inspired me the most this year: Daniel Beauchamp. Now I leave you to his words and his videos: I’ve embedded many videos in this article, so that you can admire his most famous works. Networked hand tracking!

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

This week in XR has seen the launch of the first standalone MR headset, plus a lot of interesting news and articles about immersive realities. These are pretty cool, also because the Snapdragon XR 2 is much more powerful than the 835 mounted by the Oculus Quest. And the fact that it features AR and eye tracking is for sure awesome.

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Upload VR

MARCH 27, 2024

On March 25, 2014 the world learned Mark Zuckerberg purchased Oculus VR for over $2 billion. Kids who weren't born when he made that decision can now wear , with parental controls, a $500 wireless all-in-one headset with markerless inside-out tracking, precise 6DoF controllers, hand tracking, and mixed reality.

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Peter Graham

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg has kicked off Oculus Connect 6 with several exciting announcements, the biggest being an update for Oculus Quest which will see hand-tracking added to the system in 2020. Facebook Reality Labs has achieved this using AI and neural networks to recognise your hands.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 23, 2019

It is also working on creating its own hardware : a previous report highlighted that it could build its own chips in the future, and this article shows how the company is working also in acquiring hardware parts markers. Oculus releases hands tracking SDK, official Link cable for Quest and more. Other relevant news.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

In this article, I’ll share a summary of my impressions. The Lynx R-1 headset houses six cameras: two B&W cameras for 6DoF positional tracking, two IR cameras for hand-tracking, and two RGB visible light cameras for the color passthrough AR mode. Hand-tracking, controllers. AR + Hand-tracking.

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Upload VR

JULY 11, 2022

You’ll control a part of four ‘scoundrels’ through a story that can be replayed with different decisions and options. Interestingly, the description on the Quest store confirms that this release will support hand tracking — “ Use controllers or your hands to interact with the figurines and cards.”

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 21, 2018

One of the biggest drawbacks of HTC Vive headsets with regard to Oculus Rift are the controllers: while Oculus Touch is ergonomic and can emulate the hands quite well, Vive has controllers that are quite big and are usable only as wands. This is possible thanks to capacitive sensors present on all the controller.

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ARPost

AUGUST 23, 2021

MANUS creates gloves for both motion capture as well as for controlling sensitive VR applications. The most recent MANUS product is the SteamVR tracker for precise gesture controls and motion capture. “As These include hand-held controllers, hand tracking devices for use with AR glasses, and the ever awe-inducing Finch Ring.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 20, 2022

I just left a very fun rooftop party just to write an article for you, and I hope you appreciate that! In this article, you are going to discover with me some cool information about the Pico 4 Enterprise, the enterprise version of the Pico 4. And hand tracking is finally coming soon. Specifications. Display Type : 2.56?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 30, 2017

Editor’s Note: Valve has started shipping the prototype Knuckles controllers to select VR developers in limited quantities. UploadVR hasn’t gotten its hands on a pair just yet, so we’ve reached out to the development community to see what they think. User interfaces in virtual reality start with your hands.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 2, 2021

After I have written my super in-depth review on the Vive Focus 3 , HTC has finally enabled hands tracking on its device , so I decided to talk about it to you. There is a lot to talk about, so keep reading, and I’m sure you will find this article interesting! Hands Tracking on the Vive Focus 3.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 22, 2023

The platform arrived as a surprising launch title for the original Oculus Quest in 2019, and for Android phones earlier this year. Last year VRChat added controller-free hand tracking support on Quest. We'll update this article if we get a response. Pico 4 Review: Should You Actually Buy One Instead Of Quest 2?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

Image by Oculus). Oculus Quest becomes 1 year old, and Facebook makes many announcements. The Oculus Quest is now one year old. But the greatest feature is that finally Oculus is accepting hands-tracked applications in the Oculus Store from the 28th of this month! Other relevant news.

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ARPost

JUNE 14, 2021

Some VR applications can track user form to varying degrees as well, whether through hand and controller tracking or full-body tracking with the use of external sensors. With 6DOF hand tracking and controller input, glasses by PhotonLens called Photons can provide real-time posture and form feedback to users.

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Road to VR

APRIL 20, 2021

The original article remains unaltered below for the sake of clarity. Original Article (8:30 AM ET): According to the page, the headset is called ‘Vive Air’ and is set to launch to consumers in Asia, Europe, and North America sometime this year. There’s little else to go on for now. Is it a variant?

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Road to VR

APRIL 3, 2019

Oculus is today launching their ‘Expressive Avatars’ update on Rift and mobile VR; it’s a significant step up in realism thanks to a few additions including cleverly simulated eye models, lipsync, and even microexpressions. Oculus previously used eye wear to avoid off-putting stares, Image courtesy Oculus.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Next week, on September 26th-27th, Oculus will perform its annual showcase event: Oculus Connect , that has now arrived at its 5th edition. The latest event, the OC4 has been full of news and interesting information , both on Oculus products and VR in general and I think that this year won’t be different.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In this Guest Article, developer Thomas Van Bouwel explains his approach to designing an MR game that adapts to different environments. Guest Article by Thomas Van Bouwel Thomas is a Belgian-Brazilian VR developer currently based in Brussels. When it comes to MR platforms, an active discussion on data privacy is important too.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

This article, originally published October 22 to announce it was coming, has been updated to reflect this. 0:00 / 0:17 1× The platform arrived as a surprising launch title for the original Oculus Quest in 2019, and for Android phones earlier this year. Last year VRChat added controller-free hand tracking support on Quest.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

Some of them have been brainstormed with Lorenzo Cappannari with whom I wrote an article a few months ago and who I thank for the collaboration ). Even here, the launch of the Apple Vision Pro, with its strong focus on MR and hand tracking, is changing a bit the rules of the market.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Oculus sells battery packs and prescription lenses for the Quest. For more on how VIVE’s VR accessories help them compete with other headset manufacturers, read the entry on them in our article on competition for Varjo headsets. However, the company is already selling DecaMove , a motion controller worn on the hip.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Pico has been a very smart company, and all these years it has been able to evolve from the mediocre Pico Neo 1, to the interesting Pico Neo 2, to arrive at the Pico Neo 3, that on paper, looks like a Chinese version of the Oculus Quest 2 , and it seems to have all the features to compete properly with this device. But is it really that good?

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 23, 2021

People can talk, gesticulate (hands tracking is supported), and enjoy a full sense of presence. To write, you have to take your controller upside-down, so you can use it as a big pen. Every year, the Oculus Connect, later (sadly) renamed as Facebook Connect, is the biggest event about XR from Facebook. Image by Facebook).

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ARVR

JULY 17, 2020

One part of the characteristics of VRTK is its management of the project/scene for specific platforms (Oculus, Vive, etc.). It is required to set up tracking, bindings, and several SDKs if you want to work on multiple platforms. Trending AR VR Articles: 1. How to use subtle AR filters to survive your Zoom meetings?

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

For example, Project Cambria, the codename for Meta’s (previously Facebook) MR hardware, is continuously being classified as either AR, VR, or MR depending on the article or publication. Only recently has the term XR become pertinent as the three platforms have begun to conform making each of them less discernible. The Metaverse.

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