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SteamVR Streaming Works on Vision Pro, But Adding Controllers Will Be Difficult

Road to VR

Vision Pro isn’t supposed to be able to play SteamVR games, although an independent software developer has been able to modify a popular Wi-Fi streaming app that could open the door to PC VR games like Half-Life: Alyx (2020) on Vision Pro—if it weren’t for the Apple’s strategic omission of tracked motion controllers.

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Leading Effort to Hack PSVR 2 into Playing PC VR Games Unlocks 6DOF Cameras, Begins Work on Controllers

Road to VR

In a recent tweet , iVRy creator Mediator Software outlined some new milestones reached after 143 days of development, which were unlocked recently by gaining access to PSVR 2’s camera. The creator says in a recent tweet the project has cost “over $13K in equipment and software to date, as well as hundreds of hours of work.”

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Super-Detailed Review Of Pimax Sword Controllers!

The Ghost Howls

The author of the much-appreciated XR Caliper controllers and of many tricks to improve the ergonomics of the Valve Index has just tested for me the Pimax Sword controllers , writing the most detailed review about them you will ever find on the web. Pimax Sword Controllers – review by Rob Cole for Skarredghost. Rob Cole is back.

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ALVR For Apple Vision Pro Is Now Available To Download & Forwards Hand Tracking To SteamVR

Upload VR

ALVR, the app that enables Apple Vision Pro to work on SteamVR, is now available for anyone to download. UploadVR David Heaney In early February we reported that ALVR had been successfully ported to visionOS by software developer Zhuowei Zhang. What you can do is provide these inputs via Bluetooth controllers such as Nintendo Joy-Cons.

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Project Caliper: the journey of prototyping optimal controllers for VR

The Ghost Howls

But the gift is not mine, but from the XR ergonomics expert Rob Cole, that has written an INCREDIBLE guest post about his experiments in trying to build from scratch the prototype of a SteamVR controller with a modular design and optimal ergonomics. Image by Rob Cole). Introduction. Lockdowns and shortages.

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Project Modular: Building an open modular controller for SteamVR

The Ghost Howls

XR ergonomics expert Rob Cole published last year on this platform an article detailing Project Caliper , that is his experiments in building fully configurable controllers for SteamVR. The article soon gets viral, and many people would have loved to see these controllers go into production. So what was this new idea then?

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TG0’s innovative Etee controllers review!

The Ghost Howls

After having teased the device for a very long time, in the end, TG0 has launched its innovative Etee controllers on Kickstarter. What are the Etee controllers? Etee controllers, on their shipping box. Before going on with the review, let me explain you what are the Etee controllers. Etee controllers unboxing.