Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2017

million and unlocking free eye-tracking module for every one of their backers who chose a VR headset funding tier. According to an update posted to the Pimax Kickstarter page , all backers will get a free eye-tracking module as a part of the $3 million stretch goal. image courtesy Pimax.

Eye Tracking 207

Eye Tracking China Oculus HTC 207

The Ghost Howls

JUNE 6, 2018

Eye tracking is, in my opinion, a technology that will disrupt completely the VR ecosystem , exactly as room-scale did with the first HTC Vive. All VR interfaces will change with the introduction of eye tracking, becoming more intuitive. Let’s talk a bit about eye tracking. Hello 7Invensun! Hello Tony!

Eye Tracking 160

Eye Tracking Data China Virtual Reality 160

Upload VR

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

We sat down with Polyarc to discuss bringing the Moss franchise to PlayStation VR2 at launch and how the games take advantage of the system’s unique features, such as headset rumble and the PSVR 2 Sense controllers. A few months later, the game came to PC VR and then it was available at launch for the original Oculus Quest in 2019.

Eye Tracking 111

Eye Tracking Haptic Controllers Gaming 111

Slashgear

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Eye-tracking inside virtual reality headsets may soon become all too real. Oculus’ acquisition of The Eye Tribe could jump-start the technology reaching the public.

Eye Tracking 67

Eye Tracking Oculus Controllers Virtual Reality 67

Road to VR

JUNE 29, 2023

Oculus founder Palmer Luckey weighed in on his thoughts, and coming from one of the main figures who kicked off the VR revolution of today, it means something. ” One direction Apple has going that Luckey isn’t a fan of: controllers, or rather, the lack thereof.

Apple 277

Apple Oculus Eye Tracking Controllers 277

The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2019

And as I promised you, I’m sharing with you all my impressions , so you will feel as if you were here with me… Today I will talk with you about the WCVRI event, the RealMax AR glasses and the Droolon F1 eye tracking accessory! It has very sharp visuals, and with eye tracking, it is super-powerful.

Eye Tracking 164

Eye Tracking AR Leap Motion China 164

AllThingsVR

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Oculus acquires eye-tracking startup The Eye Tribe The direction you look could one day control your VR or mobile experience thanks to Facebook and Oculus’ latest buy, The Eye Tribe. The Eye Tribe was developed out of research by the founders at IT University Of Copenhagen back in 2009.

Eye Tracking 70

Eye Tracking Oculus Fove Construction 70

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.

Oculus 289

Oculus Controllers Hand tracking Virtual Reality 289

Road to VR

JANUARY 8, 2019

At CES 2019 this week, Pimax is showing off the production versions of their “8K” and “5K” Plus headsets, their upcoming Knuckles-style controllers, as well as hand-tracking and eye-tracking modules. Pimax says that the controllers will work with both 1.0 Image courtesy Pimax. Stay tuned.

Controllers 178

Controllers Leap Motion Eye Tracking Hand tracking 178

VRScout

JULY 1, 2021

.” Building off the technology featured in the XR-1, the XR-2 features an improved resolution (5760 × 2880) and FOV (157-degrees diagonally) as well as additional upgrades such as eye-tracking. Like the XR-2, the headset is controlled using a pair of motion controllers similar in size and shape to the Oculus Touch controllers.

Russia 545

Russia Eye Tracking Hardware Haptic 545

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Back in September we reported that eye-tracking VR headset, FOVE 0, would be going up for pre-order on November 2nd. That’s the same price as an Oculus Rift without the Oculus Touch controllers. That’s the same price as an Oculus Rift without the Oculus Touch controllers.

Fove 100

Fove Eye Tracking Oculus HTC 100

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Oculus Chief Scientist Michael Abrash predicts dramatic improvements to field of view and resolution for VR headsets over the next five years. Abrash seemed confident Oculus Touch-like controllers will be a primary input device for a long time. Updates to come.

Oculus 279

Oculus Eye Tracking Controllers Industry 279

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 23, 2016

But the patent will have to survive legal challenges, as a lot of companies, from Facebook’s Oculus to Eyefluence , are working on similar technology. SyncThink hopes to innovate with improved ways to control and navigate in VR, using the tracking of eye movements to control actions. 9,439,592 from the U.S.

Eye Tracking 100

Eye Tracking Virtual Reality Boston Technology 100

VRScout

APRIL 1, 2020

As people flock online during quarantine we now find ourselves experimenting with new platforms, pushing immersive technologies to the limits, and collaborating in new ways; from eye-tracking technology and facial tracking to biometrics and brain-control interfaces. Eye-Tracking .

Technology 293

Technology Haptic Eye Tracking Machine Learning 293

The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

And that’s ok, it is still a new technology and it has already made big steps forward (I remember all the computer crashes I had at the Oculus DK 2 times!), Recently I had a big issue with my VR controllers in SteamVR (both with Oculus and Vive) and so I’m writing this post to try to help you in solving it.

Controllers 235

Controllers How To Gaming Eye Tracking 235

Road to VR

APRIL 2, 2018

Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 845 VRDK , a VR headset reference design for hardware and software developers, is now offering 6DOF controller input with ultrasonic tracking. The latest images of the reference headset show what appear to be six ultrasonic emitters (and/or receivers) on the headset, three on each side.

Controllers 228

Controllers Hand tracking Eye Tracking Hardware 228

The Ghost Howls

JUNE 10, 2022

They had no new hardware for me to review, but they let me have a test with a Neo 3 Pro Eye ( Pico Neo 3 with Tobii eye-tracking incorporated) and showed me a few demos while they explained to me me the importance of eye-tracking. With eye tracking, the avatar felt of course more natural. The secret?

Technology 384

Technology Eye Tracking Hand tracking Hardware 384

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.

Apple 360

Apple Hand tracking Eye Tracking Controllers 360

VRScout

AUGUST 5, 2020

Enterprise-level Tobii eye-tracking and foveated rendering at an affordable price. The newly launched Neo 2 & Neo 2 Eye headsets from Pico Interactive are lightweight, untethered, deliver 4K, and look most like a beefed-up Oculus Quest. compatibility. Pico Neo 2 Specs: – Display: 4K resolution, 101 FOV, 75 Refresh.

Eye Tracking 412

Eye Tracking San Francisco Software Controllers 412

Road to VR

JUNE 23, 2016

The StarVR prototype I tried at E3 2016 was tracked using Sixense STEM, but Marquez tells me that the company is working on its own roomscale tracking system for StarVR which is based on different tech than Oculus’ ‘Constellation’ or Valve’s ‘Lighthouse’ systems. While the StarVR 1.4

Eye Tracking 143

Eye Tracking Los Angeles Virtual Reality Controllers 143

AllThingsVR

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Eye-Tracking VR Headset FOVE 0 Costs $599, Starts Shipping This Year Back in September we reported that eye-tracking VR headset, FOVE 0, would be going up for pre-order on November 2nd. That’s the same price as an Oculus Rift without the Oculus Touch controllers.

Fove 70

Fove Eye Tracking Oculus HTC 70

Road to VR

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Image courtesy Oculus. His predictions for headset capabilities in the year 2021 were 4K × 4K resolution per-eye, a 140 degree field of view, and variable depth of focus. Image courtesy Oculus. Image courtesy Oculus. Controllers & Input. Image courtesy Oculus. Optics & Displays.

Oculus 248

Oculus AR Haptic Eye Tracking 248

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

When the UK-based VR studio, Rewind, asked me if I wanted to come and see a demo of its eye-tracking tech demo for the upcoming FOVE 0 headset, I was intrigued. Project Falcon , as this new demo is called, is an on-rails first-person shooter that uses eye-tracking as an aiming system for noisy machine guns and explosive rockets.

Fove 100

Fove Eye Tracking Unreal Tips 100

XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 9, 2022

Meta Platforms unveiled last week the latest iteration of its hand-tracking technologies as a demo for developers, allowing users to explore virtual worlds with their hands rather than physical controllers.

Hand tracking 196

Hand tracking Eye Tracking Tools Unity 196

Road to VR

AUGUST 4, 2021

The next-gen PSVR is said to include: 4.1MP (2,000 × 2,040) per-eye resolution OLED. Eye-tracking capable of foveated rendering. Inside-out tracking. It sounds similar to Oculus’ fixed foveated rendering (FFR) technique, which automatically adjusts the level of eye texture foveation based on GPU utilization.

Sony 363

Sony Gaming Eye Tracking Controllers 363

Tech Trends VR

JANUARY 11, 2019

Pimax unveiled prototypes of intuitive controllers and high-resolution, broad Field of View bundles in Las Vegas this week at CES 2019. Back in 2016, Oculus’s chief scientist Michael Abrash predicted that within five years, VR headsets would have a monocular 4K resolution and 140-degree FoV.

Eye Tracking 266

Eye Tracking Las Vegas Leap Motion North America 266

The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 20, 2022

On the sensors side, there are 2 sensors for eye tracking and an additional sensor for face tracking. These sensors can be used to track what the user is doing, for instance, to provide better training. Eye tracking sensor on a Pico 4 Enterprise devkit. Face tracking sensor on a Pico 4 Enterprise devkit.

Eye Tracking 500

Eye Tracking Controllers Hardware Europe 500

Road to VR

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Although Facebook Spaces was shut down in October, making way for the company’s next social VR platform, Horizon , Facebook is rolling out some big social changes that promise to make meeting, talking, and playing together on the Oculus platform a lot easier. Privacy Changes to Oculus. Image captured by Road to VR.

Tools 202

Tools Oculus Data Eye Tracking 202

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! Happy birthday, Oculus Quest!

Oculus 246

Oculus Apple Hand tracking Magic Leap 246

VRScout

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The headset features a variety of impressive technology, including Tobii eye-tracking, full-body tracking, and motorized IPD adjustment. There are four cameras located at the front edges of the headset, offering 6DoF inside-out tracking. The headset also boasts a 200Hz refresh rate when connected to a PC.

Eye Tracking 461

Eye Tracking Hand tracking Virtual Environment Controllers 461

The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 7, 2019

But if we compare it with the other premium headsets on the market (like XTAL, StarVR or Varjo ), we notice that it lacks a very important feature: eye tracking. Foveated rendering in an experience produced by HTC together with NVIDIA for BMW on the Vive Pro Eye (Image by HTC Vive).

HTC 332

HTC Eye Tracking Virtual Reality Controllers 332

XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The Controllers and Tracking One significant difference between the Meta Quest 2 and the Quest 3 is the arrival of a new set of controllers. The latest Meta controllers don’t have the tracking rings of their predecessors, which we think is a good thing.

Eye Tracking 223

Eye Tracking Virtual Reality Controllers Immersion 223

XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 27, 2022

Meta Platforms has begun raising prices $100 on its Meta Quest 2 headsets, media reported on Tuesday, citing an announcement from the Oculus blog. Meta also installed WhatsApp support for its Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses, which will provide hands-free calling, messaging, and voice controls for users, the firm announced last week.

Eye Tracking 249

Eye Tracking Hardware Industry Controllers 249

The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Every year I make this prediction game about what Facebook is going to announce at Oculus/Facebook connect, and this year won’t be an exception! Oculus Rift 3. Oculus Quest 2 Pro / Oculus Quest 3. Facebook is going to announce the Oculus Quest 2 Pro. This is never going to happen. New Facebook Name.

Hand tracking 494

Hand tracking Oculus Eye Tracking AR 494

The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

This has been a hectic week for the leaks on the upcoming new Oculus Quest Pro device. Marky Z hinted that the device should feature eye and face tracking, and recent findings in Oculus Quest 2 runtime confirm this. These depth cameras are used for positional tracking of controllers and the headset.

Eye Tracking 283

Eye Tracking Apple Controllers Oculus 283

Road to VR

MAY 6, 2020

Controller-less hand-tracking (like what’s currently available as an experimental feature on Quest) has a handful of advantages over using controllers, like convenience and intuitiveness. SEE ALSO Three Totally Creative Uses of Quest Hand-tracking. Image courtesy Oculus. Image courtesy Oculus.

Hand tracking 268

Hand tracking Controllers Eye Tracking Oculus 268

Road to VR

JUNE 18, 2021

Bloomberg has a decent track record regarding the accuracy of its VR sources. Last year the company correctly reported that Oculus would release a successor to the Quest with a faster refresh rate, new controllers, and a smaller redesign that would remove the headset’s fabric accents.

Sony 360

Sony Samsung Eye Tracking Latency 360