These controllers look familiar. On top of partner device and price announcements that challenge the likes of Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, Microsoft also unveiled new controllers as part of mixed reality headset bundles. News Acer Controllers Hardware Microsoft Mixed Reality Windows MORE
Today at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Samsung announced the brand-new Gear VR with Controller, with 70 titles coming soon. The controller is said to add a deeper level of immersion, using motion sensors, and an intuitive touch pad and trigger input. MORE
Ilium VR are working on a new VR-centric gun peripheral which plans to use Valve’s SteamVR ‘Lighthouse’ tracking to bring realistic weapon control to virtual reality games. MORE
Awakening uses Neurable technology to let you control the experience with just your mind. Mind-control technology is nothing new. In fact, one startup is claiming they’ll have a mind-controlled virtual reality game in VR arcades as soon as 2018. MORE
On stage today at Samsung’s Unpacked Event in New York, the new Gear VR with motion controller finally got a launch date and price. The new 2017 Gear VR and Controller combo, announced alongside the Galaxy S8, will be available starting April 21st for $129. MORE
Tactical Haptics , creators of the ‘Reactive Grip’ haptic technology have adapted their latest prototype for use with the Oculus Touch VR controllers. There they let attendees try the controller and the latest demos. MORE
Today we learned that Samsung, the creators of the Oculus-powered Gear VR headset, filed a patent in late December of last year for magnetic VR hand controllers. Based on the description in the patent and the accompanying concept image (embedded below), the controllers would be used to provide more visceral and accurate hand-tracking for the Gear VR. Concept image from Samsung’s magnetic VR controller patent. MORE
Well over two years since the first Gear VR headset was launched (but just a few months after Google’s Daydream VR headset launched) Samsung is launching a motion controller for Gear VR which adds a new layer of interactivity and brings the headset’s input scheme in line with Daydream. MORE
This is the first video from the company to show voice control as a method of input. The post New Magic Leap Videos Shows AR Shopping and Voice Control appeared first on Road to VR. MORE
It’s an open question as to how effective brain-control interfaces (BCI) will be in providing real-time interactions within VR environments. <a A lot of people are very excited about brain-controlled robots and mind-controlled drones. MORE
Before we get started, let me make something perfectly clear: what is about to follow is an opinion I have formed after spending considerable time with both the The post Oculus Touch vs. HTC Vive – Which Is The Better VR Controller? MORE
This most recent example turns your phone into a controller for the mixed reality headset. Currently, HoloLens is mainly controlled through gestures with your hand, though can also be navigated with voice recognition and gaze-based input. MORE
Valve has lifted the veil somewhat on its Knuckles controllers, first revealed as a prototype last October at the company’s annual Steam Dev Days conference. It also has a handy strap-tightening system that lets you fit the controller snug, and release with a single hand. MORE
Those who have been following the modern VR era since the beginning may recall the original HLVR mod launched in 2013 that was well ahead of it’s time, offering motion-controller input via the Razer Hydra, literally years before Oculus or Valve would announce their own VR controllers. MORE
A hands-on demo of the forthcoming first-person shooter The post PS VR Aim Controller Could Be Sony’s Secret Weapon appeared first on UploadVR. aim controller MORE
million to create a development kit of a haptic VR controller as a stepping stone to an eventual consumer product. million to create a development kit of a Reactive Grip VR controller. Million to Build Haptic VR Controller Dev Kit appeared first on Road to VR. MORE
New footage of Valve’s new ‘Knuckles’ controllers has emerged over the past few days, as developers begin to test out the new device. Valve have not revealed their plans for a consumer version of the Knuckles controllers at this time. MORE
To boot, Google is also providing their new VR ecosystem with a handy Wiimote-style motion controller. Google maintains that the new Daydream controller houses ‘orientation sensors’, but doesn’t specify if the controller is entirely IMU-based. MORE
Perhaps the most exciting addition to the engine, though, is Oculus Touch and Vive controller support. Touch also has basic gesture recognition but imagine being able to hold a controller and still extend a finger to press a button. Fully functioning hand-tracking might be a ways off from becoming the standard form of VR input, but Leap Motion is making a big step toward that future today, taking its Interaction development engine to 1.0 and introducing some major new features. MORE
Valve keeps revealing more of its new Knuckles controllers for SteamVR in the most unexpected of ways. A quick start guide for these new controllers has just surfaced online, letting developers know how to (literally) get to grips with them. The first demonstrates how the user can let go of the core controller, with the grip then holding it in place. The post also details the finger tracking for the controller, which needs to be calibrated. MORE
Oculus has added new documentation to their developer knowledge base detailing the ‘buffered haptics’ feature of the Oculus SDK, a method for programming more advanced haptic feedback from the company’s Touch controllers. MORE
More than 20 controller titles launching on day one. Unveiled in February at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Samsung’s mobile Gear VR headset with motion controller is now on sale. So if you already own a Gear VR, you can pick up the controller for just $39. MORE
In a keynote today Microsoft is revealing a long-awaited missing piece of its Windows mixed reality platform – motion controllers. The controllers will be bundled with an Acer mixed reality headset later this year for around $400. What Will These Controllers Be Good For? MORE
The most important element here is the 6 degree of freedom (6DOF) controller being used. Given the similarities between the two demos, it could be that Microsoft’s partners, which include HP, Dell, Lenovo, Asus and Acer, may be making such controllers too. MORE
Today at the Steam Dev Days conference in Seattle, Valve is showing off brand new prototypes of its Steam VR controllers. Today’s HTC Vive controllers are bulky compared to what’s coming. One source from the event says that each controller has 21 sensors. MORE
The game allows you to manipulate objects and battle foes with your mind, and is played entirely without handheld controllers. Controllers Hardware Neurable MORE
The Rift’s biggest competitor, the HTC Vive, was able to enjoy the better part of a year as the only PC-powered VR system to boast hand-tracked controllers. Syncing the wireless Touch controllers with your PC is as simple as holding two buttons on each controller for less than 30 seconds. In most cases you can go from opening your controllers to using them in less than five minutes, assuming you already have your Rift ready to go. MORE
Farpoint , one of the most anticipated titles for PlayStation VR, hits stores tomorrow along with the new VR device it was designed alongside, the PSVR Aim Controller. But there’s no getting around the fact that the Aim Controller looks just plain odd. MORE
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A new controller shown at SIGGRAPH could change shape from rigid to squishy in a demonstration that could lead to more immersive touch sensations in virtual worlds. The controller changed its rigidity based on the amount of air pumped into it, simulating a rough approximation of each sword. MORE
Here’s the game running with the soon to be released Gear VR motion controller. The latest Gear VR headset will have its own dedicated motion controller, as announced at this year’s MWC and detailed at last week’s Samsung ‘Unpacked’ event. MORE
Microsoft Research has devised two novel methods for more realistic haptic feedback on virtual reality controllers. Haptic feedback in general-purpose controllers has been limited to vibration feedback since the introduction of the Rumble Pak for the Nintendo 64 in 1997. MORE
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Knuckles, Valve’s unique VR motion controller, is already in the hands of select developers who are no doubt designing ways to use the controller’s 5-finger tracking. You don’t have to click the trigger or touchpad, or even touch the controller. MORE
Valve brought out its new controller prototypes at Steam Dev Days and attendees are getting hands-on demos. The new controllers strap onto the hand like a glove but feature an outer ring covered in tracking sensors. controllers hardware controller valve MORE
Having done the core R&D for what would become the Vive controllers, Valve is continuing to iterate on VR input. Though there’s no open application to get your hands on the SteamVR Knuckles dev kit, the new controllers are now shipping to select developers. MORE
Sony’s curious looking Aim controller may not be the coolest looking peripheral out there (a dubious accolade at any rate), but after our hands-on with the device and its first supported title Farpoint was quite positive. MORE
Sony quietly revealed the PSVR Aim controller during their E3 2016 PlayStation VR event. We went hands-on with both the game and the controller. With the PSVR Aim controller in your hands, the weapons you wield in Farpoint feel much more tangible. MORE
In providing developers a way to incorporate scanning technology into Unity, Leap Motion enabled a new breed of VR experience—one where participants used their own hands to interact with digital objects rather than controllers. Leap Motion just dropped a major upgrade—Interaction Engine 1.0—to MORE
Today Microsoft has unveiled their Windows Mixed Reality motion controllers. The controllers fill in a major gap in Microsoft’s strategy to become the “most complete platform across the broadest range of mixed reality devices and experiences.” MORE
Innovation around VR controllers is an ever-evolving conversation and Valve revealed prototypes for a new style of input in October of last year and, in a hands-on report with the prototype , people reported an intuitive way of input that focused on manipulating a virtual world and virtual objects without pressing buttons. Last night’s SteamVR Home update added models for Valve’s “Knuckles” controller prototype. Controllers Hardware Valve MORE
Editor’s Note: Valve has started shipping the prototype Knuckles controllers to select VR developers in limited quantities. Our goal then was to deliver an experience where the player doesn’t have to think about the controller, and has only natural, gestural interactions. MORE
Perfect VR input needs precise control and realistic feedback, two things that are difficult to balance with modern technology. This new motion controller is completely different the the Oculus Touch, Vive wands, or VR gloves. Controllers Hardware Hapto MORE
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Valve has lifted the veil somewhat on its Knuckles controllers, first revealed as a prototype last October at the company’s annual Steam Dev Days conference. It also has a handy strap-tightening system that lets you fit the controller snug, and release with a single hand.
Road to VR
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Having done the core R&D for what would become the Vive controllers, Valve is continuing to iterate on VR input. Though there’s no open application to get your hands on the SteamVR Knuckles dev kit, the new controllers are now shipping to select developers.
Road to VR
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Today at the Steam Dev Days conference in Seattle, Valve is showing off brand new prototypes of its Steam VR controllers. Today’s HTC Vive controllers are bulky compared to what’s coming. One source from the event says that each controller has 21 sensors.
Road to VR
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Well over two years since the first Gear VR headset was launched (but just a few months after Google’s Daydream VR headset launched) Samsung is launching a motion controller for Gear VR which adds a new layer of interactivity and brings the headset’s input scheme in line with Daydream.
Road to VR
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Knuckles, Valve’s unique VR motion controller, is already in the hands of select developers who are no doubt designing ways to use the controller’s 5-finger tracking. You don’t have to click the trigger or touchpad, or even touch the controller.
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Microsoft Research has devised two novel methods for more realistic haptic feedback on virtual reality controllers. Haptic feedback in general-purpose controllers has been limited to vibration feedback since the introduction of the Rumble Pak for the Nintendo 64 in 1997.
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Awakening uses Neurable technology to let you control the experience with just your mind. Mind-control technology is nothing new. In fact, one startup is claiming they’ll have a mind-controlled virtual reality game in VR arcades as soon as 2018.
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million to create a development kit of a haptic VR controller as a stepping stone to an eventual consumer product. million to create a development kit of a Reactive Grip VR controller. Million to Build Haptic VR Controller Dev Kit appeared first on Road to VR.
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In a keynote today Microsoft is revealing a long-awaited missing piece of its Windows mixed reality platform – motion controllers. The controllers will be bundled with an Acer mixed reality headset later this year for around $400. What Will These Controllers Be Good For?
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To boot, Google is also providing their new VR ecosystem with a handy Wiimote-style motion controller. Google maintains that the new Daydream controller houses ‘orientation sensors’, but doesn’t specify if the controller is entirely IMU-based.
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On stage today at Samsung’s Unpacked Event in New York, the new Gear VR with motion controller finally got a launch date and price. The new 2017 Gear VR and Controller combo, announced alongside the Galaxy S8, will be available starting April 21st for $129.
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Sony quietly revealed the PSVR Aim controller during their E3 2016 PlayStation VR event. We went hands-on with both the game and the controller. With the PSVR Aim controller in your hands, the weapons you wield in Farpoint feel much more tangible.
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Today we learned that Samsung, the creators of the Oculus-powered Gear VR headset, filed a patent in late December of last year for magnetic VR hand controllers. Based on the description in the patent and the accompanying concept image (embedded below), the controllers would be used to provide more visceral and accurate hand-tracking for the Gear VR. Concept image from Samsung’s magnetic VR controller patent.
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Sony’s curious looking Aim controller may not be the coolest looking peripheral out there (a dubious accolade at any rate), but after our hands-on with the device and its first supported title Farpoint was quite positive.
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A new controller shown at SIGGRAPH could change shape from rigid to squishy in a demonstration that could lead to more immersive touch sensations in virtual worlds. The controller changed its rigidity based on the amount of air pumped into it, simulating a rough approximation of each sword.
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More than 20 controller titles launching on day one. Unveiled in February at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Samsung’s mobile Gear VR headset with motion controller is now on sale. So if you already own a Gear VR, you can pick up the controller for just $39.
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The Rift’s biggest competitor, the HTC Vive, was able to enjoy the better part of a year as the only PC-powered VR system to boast hand-tracked controllers. Syncing the wireless Touch controllers with your PC is as simple as holding two buttons on each controller for less than 30 seconds. In most cases you can go from opening your controllers to using them in less than five minutes, assuming you already have your Rift ready to go.
UploadVR
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Innovation around VR controllers is an ever-evolving conversation and Valve revealed prototypes for a new style of input in October of last year and, in a hands-on report with the prototype , people reported an intuitive way of input that focused on manipulating a virtual world and virtual objects without pressing buttons. Last night’s SteamVR Home update added models for Valve’s “Knuckles” controller prototype. Controllers Hardware Valve
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Here’s the game running with the soon to be released Gear VR motion controller. The latest Gear VR headset will have its own dedicated motion controller, as announced at this year’s MWC and detailed at last week’s Samsung ‘Unpacked’ event.
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Oculus has added new documentation to their developer knowledge base detailing the ‘buffered haptics’ feature of the Oculus SDK, a method for programming more advanced haptic feedback from the company’s Touch controllers.
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This most recent example turns your phone into a controller for the mixed reality headset. Currently, HoloLens is mainly controlled through gestures with your hand, though can also be navigated with voice recognition and gaze-based input.
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The most important element here is the 6 degree of freedom (6DOF) controller being used. Given the similarities between the two demos, it could be that Microsoft’s partners, which include HP, Dell, Lenovo, Asus and Acer, may be making such controllers too.
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Perhaps the most exciting addition to the engine, though, is Oculus Touch and Vive controller support. Touch also has basic gesture recognition but imagine being able to hold a controller and still extend a finger to press a button. Fully functioning hand-tracking might be a ways off from becoming the standard form of VR input, but Leap Motion is making a big step toward that future today, taking its Interaction development engine to 1.0 and introducing some major new features.
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Ilium VR are working on a new VR-centric gun peripheral which plans to use Valve’s SteamVR ‘Lighthouse’ tracking to bring realistic weapon control to virtual reality games.
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