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Hand Tracking Wristband Brings More Detailed Hand Movements To VR & AR

VRScout

Instead of firing webs, however, this device captures your hand movements and then transfers that data to a tethered Raspberry Pi-powered device connected to a computer. The device is called FingerTrak and looks a little bit like a souped up version of Spider-Man’s web shooters. You can also access their white paper here.

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2019 AR Funding Exceeds $1.3 Billion

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Data Point of the Week is AR Insider’s dive into the latest spatial computing figures. It includes data points, along with narrative insights and takeaways. For an indexed collection of data and reports, subscribe to ARtillery Pro. This is a common data point measured by investment banks, research firms and VCs. .

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The XR Week Peek (2020.08.31): Oculus becomes Facebook Reality Labs, Horizon gets revealed and more!

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You will be able to attend the conference for free inside Venues or on the Facebook page of Facebook Reality Labs. Boz has explained that the conference won’t be only about Oculus (whatever this name means now), but it will also be about SparkAR, Portal, and all the other innovative projects by Facebook.

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GameFace Plans GF-LD Headset With SteamVR And Android Support

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Its CEO, Ed Mason, has frequented the VR conference circuit for years now showing off headset designs. Unfortunately I didn’t get the chance to come back and see what he was showing with my own eyes before the conference ended, but after the show we did have a chance to dig into what GameFace is working on: the GF-LD headset.

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Experiential Technology Event Shows How Far VR Has To Go

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I attended the Experiential Technology Conference (XTech) in San Francisco this week to hear talks about creating virtual experiences that truly immerse you in another world. 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.

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An In-depth Look at Microsoft’s HoloLens & Mixed Reality Ecosystem

Road to VR

At Microsoft’s Build conference today, the company is announcing a new OEM VR partner with HP as well as inside-out, six degree-of-freedom input controllers for VR headsets made by Microsoft partners like Acer. But if that was the case, then why not create something on par with the Vive and charge enterprise prices?

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2016’s Proto Award Winners Revealed, Tilt Brush Receives Top Honour

Road to VR

Now in its 3rd year, the annual Proto Awards have shadowed Oculus’ developer conference Connect since the first event, with an aim to celebrate the best that this new immersive industry has to offer. Raw Data – Survios. SEE ALSO 'Raw Data' Early Access Review. Blocks – Leap Motion. Raw Data – Survios.

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