Peter Graham

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Each team had two HTC Vive Pro Eye’s to play with – the company’s latest enterprise-focused headset – meaning eye-tracking needed to feature in some way. The Vive Developer Jam wasn’t just about learning and using the latest VR kit, there were lots of goodies to win as well.

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ARPost

MARCH 13, 2020

The smartphone is also how most of the applications are controlled. The glasses are also compatible with some third-party controllers. However, the first major announcement in their recent release has to do with controls. Hand Tracking With Clay AIR. “By See Also: A New Controller May Improve Select VR Experiences.

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VRScout

JUNE 5, 2023

Controllers Instead of motion controllers, the headset is operated using your eyes, voice, and hands. Anytime someone approaches the headset, it automatically displays a 3D replica of your eyes using the built-in eye-tracking technology. Apple calls this feature “EyeSight.”

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The device also contains immersive haptic feedback technology in the headset and its accompanying Duelsense controllers. Additionally, in July, Sony teamed up with Tobii to integrate eye-tracking systems allowing for hands-free navigation and input.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Last week we had a first look at the controllers, while this week we had quite a confusing leak about its product line, which, if confirmed, would show an ambitious plan by the Chinese company. Aero is not so small as BigScreen Beyond, but it features a higher resolution and supports eye tracking.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Using a pool of 511 participants, their system is said to be capable of identifying 95% of users correctly “when trained on less than 5 min of tracking data per person.” Image courtesy Stanford University.

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AR Insider

JULY 15, 2021

Machine learning algorithms for avatars will use tracking data from our eyes, mouths, and bodies. Instagram-ready) cameras, and possibly eye-tracking too. What they need to learn is how to make the eventual consumer glasses cheaper and more power-efficient for all-day use. 2022+: Privacy Controls.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2018

When I wrote my post about CES 2018 , I briefly talked about a headset called LooxidVR, able to “read the emotions” of the user by employing a combination of EEG sensors and eye tracking. LooxidVR enables them to collect the user’s eye and brain data simultaneously during a VR experience. What is Looxid Labs?

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Feature-wise, it is more or less as we expected it to be, with four cameras for inside-out tracking, haptic feedback, IPD adjustment , eye-tracking, HDR display. Magic Leap 2 has inside-out tracked controllers. During a presentation, Magic Leap has unveiled some more features about its headset and controllers.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 30, 2022

Even in 2007, when Apple announced the first iPhone, Steve Jobs was keen to get rid of the stylus for touchscreen management, arguing separate controllers and devices make using technology more cumbersome. Not to mention, controllers and other devices can make the interaction less immersive too. Foveated Rendering and XR Performance.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

It has hand tracking, and the Pro model also has eye tracking, like Apple’s device. Quest 3 is better for gaming and has precision controllers. Quest Pro has eye tracking, but almost no one with eyes has a Quest Pro , because it was totally not worth its price. Apple is still learning.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 5, 2017

When I attended the Experiential Technology Conference in May 2016, I heard from a number of commercial off-the-shelf brain-control interface manufacturers that their systems would not natively work with VR headsets because there are some critical portions on the head that are occluded by VR headset straps. LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF VR PODCAST.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 17, 2023

While intrinsically linked to hand and eye-tracking , attention tracking allows headset solution developers to create ‘heatmaps’ of human behaviour. Hand and eye tracking technologies can then analyse feedback in real-time to generate key insights for companies and instructors.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 23, 2024

At Ultraleap, we’re making MR interactions more intuitive, accurate and easy to use with hand tracking that tracks subtle hand and finger gestures so users can control an MR device as easily as they scroll on their phone. Matt Tullis Hand tracking is now an essential element of the MR experience.

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Upload VR

MAY 11, 2023

PC headsets using SteamVR tracking support worn extra trackers such as HTC’s Vive Tracker , but buying enough of them for body tracking costs hundreds of dollars and thus this isn’t supported in most games. But QuestSim's latency was 160ms – more than 11 frames at 72Hz. Legs will arrive in Horiz… UploadVR David Heaney

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 11, 2023

Two Quest controllers also appeared in the FCC database. These appear to be the controllers for the new Quest 3, which lack the outer tracking rings, though they still include “TruTouch” haptics. The Quest 3 will use machine learning and spatial understanding to create a more comprehensive “mixed reality” user experience.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 14, 2023

The system supports various forms of input, including eye tracking, motion control, and hand tracking capabilities. Create UIs for XR Experience: Companies and designers can also design unique UI experiences specifically intended for the XR environment.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Becoming a mixed reality expert has a steep learning curve. To make this happen, Microsoft used artificial intelligence and machine learning. Researchers fed computers data on how users move their hands and eyes while interacting with the world. It also uses controllers rather than hand gestures. Cloud Computing.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

That apparently includes roughly 1100 working on Quest, 1900 on content, 2000 on AR, 1000 on machine learning, 1000 developing custom chips, and 2400 in the research team. One reported feature of the headset is a screen on the front to let others in the room see your upper face and eyes.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 8, 2024

Now, however, users are looking for more flexibility and control over their level of immersion. Leading mixed reality companies are even using spatial computing to eliminate the need for controllers connected to MR devices. In the past, mixed, augmented, and virtual reality solutions were all considered distinct, separate technologies.

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VRScout

JULY 2, 2019

With this latest edition, the Immersive Pavilion cements its status as the perfect place to experience, play, and learn about technological advances across the constantly evolving mediums of augmented, virtual, and mixed reality,” stated SIGGRAPH 2019 Immersive Pavilion Chair Victoria Rege, in an official release.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MARCH 4, 2024

According to reports, the upcoming Samsung XR headset will feature a microOLED display, eight tracking cameras, a Time of Flight (ToF) sensor, voice commands, eye tracking, and hand tracking. However, HTC VIVE still believes that controllers hold value.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

PSVR 2 System Pricing & Overall Package For a launch price of $550, PSVR 2 offers some impressive specifications: an OLED display; eye-tracking; adaptive triggers; haptic feedback in both the controllers and headset; and more. Let’s have a look. Overall, it’s a familiar design.

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

But it brings a range of significant improvements over its predecessor: a slimmer & lighter design, higher resolution, wider field of view, color passthrough, precise motorized lens separation, and redesigned controllers. The controllers have also been redesigned. And as with Pico Neo 3, the battery is in the rear of the strap.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The new technology converts the entire M2 vehicle as a controller for the MR system, using cutting-edge immersive solutions from Helsinki’s Varjo Technologies to merge the real and virtual worlds. Franciscus van Meel, Chief Executive of BMW M GmbH , said, “We won’t just be bringing digital services into the vehicle.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The French startup headed by Stan Larroque is developing passthrough AR glasses with eye-tracking and hands tracking that can offer a new paradigm to augmented reality. Learn more (Tweet about the event / 1) Learn more (Tweet about the event / 2). Compliments to the organizers and the winners!

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 15, 2019

If you apply devices like eye tracking , skin conductance sensors, heart rate sensors or even EEG/EMG to the VR experience, it is possible to detect important information about the psychological state of the user that is living in VR. AR and VR are actually great technologies to study the behavior of the users.

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Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 14, 2020

PricewaterhouseCoopers found VR training was four times faster than classroom learning, Boeing uses VR to train their astronauts for space missions , and Volkswagen reported that training times were reduced by 50 percent using VR. VR makes learning from PowerPoint slides and videos look outdated in comparison. Boeing Starliner.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The integrated Tobii eye-tracking operating at 120hz made a noticeable difference to headset setup and optical comfort, as well as lowering the rendering workload in games compatible with dynamic foveated rendering. The eye-tracking system is provided by Tobii, who is the market leader in eye-tracking technology.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 26, 2021

Sentences like “With eye-tracking (ET) and a few well-placed sensors, they’ll learn our unconscious reactions to anything we see. The exact value has not been disclosed, though There is an important partnership that will be revealed this August They are evaluating compatibility with TG0’s Etee controllers. Learn more.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 7, 2023

Like other leading MR devices, the Vision Pro is controller free. The visionOS operating system allows users to scroll through icons and apps using their eyes, hands, or voice. On the outside, the headset features five sensors, six microphones, and 12 cameras, allowing for hand, eye, and voice tracking.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 7, 2023

However, despite this, many of us have yet to learn what spatial computing is or how it works. Instead of using keyboards and buttons to control processes, we use gestures, eye movement, and voice commands detected by sensors. You’d have to use a separate mouse or controller instead. Is Spatial Computing just VR?

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MAY 28, 2024

Consider how you’ll leverage the capabilities offered by the Vision Pro, such as hand and eye-tracking and comprehensive mixed-reality passthrough. I recommend conducting a comprehensive market analysis to look for gaps in existing spatial computing solutions.

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Road to VR

APRIL 3, 2019

Oculus previously used eye wear to avoid off-putting stares, Image courtesy Oculus. This was due to the fact that no Oculus devices actually feature face or eye-tracking, which would naturally give avatars a greater avenue for 1:1 user expression. Having more detailed skin also necessitates equally detailed hair to match.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 16, 2022

A retail company can use eye tracking technology to determine which parts of a store a customer looks at first when wearing AR glasses. An educational company can use motion and gaze tracking to learn more about the way our brains work. 2. Managing Identity and Privacy in XR. 5. Preserve Compliance.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

What type of transparency and controls should users expect from companies? What is the potential for some of anonymized physical data to end up being personally identifiable using machine learning? What controls will be made available for users to opt-out of being tracked?

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Road to VR

MAY 27, 2016

First of all, there are going to be a number of different privacy issues, like the biometric data that could be collected from virtual reality technologies including eye tracking, attention, heart rate, emotional states, body language, and even EMG muscle data or EEG brainwaves.

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