Road to VR

MARCH 7, 2022

A new photo of Magic Leap 2 appears to show the device’s controller equipped with cameras for inside-out tracking which would be the first time we’ve seen the approach employed in a commercial XR headset. Diamandis is, as far as we know, the first time we’ve gotten a clear look at the front of the Magic Leap 2 controller.

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GizModo VR

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

I have heard many good things about the Backbone One , a $100 iPhone-only gaming controller. It’s often heralded for its low-to-no latency and overall comfort, which makes it easier and more fun to play games on your phone.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

And while we’re still waiting on bated breath for any updates on hardware specifications, pricing, and content, HTC today gave us a closer look at the controllers we’ll be using to control this mysterious ‘at home or on-the-go’ headset. Take a peek at the new #HTCVIVE COSMOS controllers. No word yet on an official release date.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

It is a popular solution that lets you use your mobile or standalone VR headset as a tethered headset connected to your PC , so that you can use it to play games on Steam. Anyway, your VR friends are playing some amazing content on Steam and you would really want to play those same games as well with the VR headset that you own.

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VRScout

JULY 21, 2023

The company’s new VR game, Move Fast , demonstrates major improvements in latency. which according to Meta reduces latency by 40% during typical movements and 75% while performing faster actions. Meta this week announced that update v56 will soon begin rolling out on Meta Quest headsets.

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Images appearing to show new ringless Pico controllers were shared on Chinese social media. The existing Pico 4 controllers each have a Pico system button with a colored ring icon, red on the left one and purple on the right one. Unlike the Pico 4 controllers though, the leaked controllers have no tracking ring.

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Road to VR

APRIL 19, 2023

Now a report from Bloomberg maintains the Cupertino tech giant is also prepping a dizzying number of first-party apps, including gaming, fitness, video and collaboration tools. Siri voice control is also present. It’s also said that gaming will be a major focus—a reversal from previous reports.

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APRIL 26, 2017

Over the past three years, Melbourne, Australia-based startup Zero Latency has been refining its multiplayer virtual reality arcade platform, which currently has three playable games for up to six players with plans to add eight-player support by the end of this year. Hands-on With Zero Latency.

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

Emerging Trends in the VR Gaming Industry — 2023 Technology is evolving at a fast pace. 2023 is currently shaping up to be the year of promise for the VR gaming industry. Virtual reality games, in particular, have come a long way from the lukewarm response they received in their early years. What is VR — A Quick Explanation!

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

Here VR development studio Emergent linked together HoloLens and an iPhone with ARKit to turn the iPhone into a 6DOF motion tracked controller. From a fusion of AR and VR to a portal into volumetric video , we’ve seen some really cool ARKit experiments, but none that have used an iPhone as a motion controller instead of a display.

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JULY 21, 2023

Meta Quest Pro is getting a simultaneous hands and controllers mode in the v56 software development kit update. This mode was announced alongside Quest Pro's Touch Pro controllers at Connect 2022 in October. With Multimodal, the controller tracking continues, enabling an instantaneous transition and mixing of hands and controllers.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

When people turned to the virtual world to connect with each other at the height of the pandemic, MMOs and other multiplayer games got a boost in popularity. Multiplayer XR games also began growing as a new genre of immersive cooperative play. The players use wearables and controllers to make the experience immersive.

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VRScout

MAY 26, 2023

Chips communicate via a custom streaming codec to combat latency. Passthrough: ISP chip contains custom high-bandwidth memory made by SK Hynix, providing low latency color passthrough Audio: H2 chip, providing ultra-low latency connection with the second-generation AirPods Pro and future AirPods models.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2020

We talked earlier this week about the impressive haptics and IMU in the PS5 DualSense controller, and now we can show you what it looks like in action. While the PS5 DualSense controller doesn’t currently allow for position (6DOF) tracking, its rotational (3DOF) tracking is very impressive thanks, apparently, to a stellar IMU inside.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 10, 2019

Northern Digital is a Waterloo, Canada-based manufacturer of 3D measurement devices, and while the company has mainly focused on creating for various industries such as medicine and aeronautics throughout their 35 years of existence, they’ve recently unveiled a reference design for a magnetic tracking system for VR headsets and controllers.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Finally I have been able to try Viveport Streaming , the solution that lets you use your Vive Focus Plus to play PC VR games via Wi-Fi streaming. I made a nice video where I present to you: How to activate Viveport Streaming; Me playing SuperHot and Beat Saber with it; A video on controllers tracking; My opinion about it. Super-easy.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 6, 2020

Although the headset is able to use Valve’s SteamVR tracking standard, a model is set to arrive with a NOLO VR tracking and controller kit, a move that’s meant to appeal to entry-level users without SteamVR base stations or controllers. base stations and Index controllers alone costs $580. Image courtesy NOLO VR.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

In this article, I’m going to tell you everything I know about this new headset , plus I will give you my thorough hands-on review on its 6 DOF Controllers , that I have tried with the 6 DOF devkit. Vive Focus + 6 DOF Controllers devkit. Well, you are in the right place. The Vive Focus Plus. Well, for sure you are…. The dev kit.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Sure, Zuck is right, the Meta Quest 3 has better games, is cheaper, and is an all-in-one device without any wire, but he seems not to grasp that the Vision Pro is the first edition of a new line from Apple, the company that with his powerful brand and its magical UX is able to dominate many markets.

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JUNE 30, 2017

Editor’s Note: Valve has started shipping the prototype Knuckles controllers to select VR developers in limited quantities. Now Valve has invited us and a new wave of developers to begin working with their latest prototype —the SteamVR Knuckles, a wearable VR controller that tracks not just your hand, but each finger too.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Enter FinchShift and Chirp, two different solutions to the same problem: bringing 6DOF controllers to Vive Focus. At CES last month, I got a chance to try out both of the officially supported 6DOF controllers for Vive Focus back-to-back, FinchShift from Finch Technologies and Chirp from TDK’s Chirp Microsystems.

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Road to VR

MAY 24, 2018

At the conference HTC teased the ability of the 3DOF controller to work in a 6DOF mode thanks to the headset’s front facing cameras, but it isn’t known if this would be compatible with the PC VR streaming functionality. The post Vive Focus Can Now Stream PC VR Games from Steam, Viveport appeared first on Road to VR.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Now, innovators have transformed virtual reality experiences with low-latency software and upgraded hardware. Today’s virtual reality solutions don’t just include a headset, display, and motion controllers. There are no advanced “spatial computing” features like sensors or gesture controls. might change.

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VRScout

MAY 17, 2022

A VR motion sim designed for gaming, multimedia entertainment, and workplace productivity. The device promises to enhance existing VR games while simultaneously reducing motion sickness by allowing you to rotate in 360-degrees while keeping your hands free to interact with the in-game world.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 2, 2017

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. There are also four buttons at the end of the controller for your fingers to push.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Every headset comes with a standard black facial interface, two Touch Plus controllers with two AA batteries already inserted, a 1m Type-C charging cable and a Type-C charging plug socket adapter. As a reminder, the Touch Pro controllers are also compatible with Quest 3, so you may want to consider using those if you own a Quest Pro.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

In your headset, bring up the Quest menu by pressing the Oculus button on your right controller. Using the tracked motion of your headset and controllers, the feature estimates the calories burned while playing games in VR and even allows you to set daily goals for fitness activity. Find the Settings section (gear icon).

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Anand Tech

JANUARY 4, 2024

Ahead of CES, Samsung has introduced a new lineup of Odyssey OLED monitors aimed at the gaming market. Also, since they carry AMD's FreeSync Premium Pro badge, they can also enable low-latency HDR gaming as Radeon hardware and software will do tone mapping themselves bypassing built-in scaler. ms (GtG) 0.03 ms (GtG) 0.03

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

This isn’t counting the cameras on the new Touch Pro controllers. According to Qualcomm, this feature will help reduce latency and provide a more responsive and natural-feeling AR experience. better AI, 50% less power (vs last-gen) WiFi 7 Latency phone to device 2ms 3rd party controllers Supports Lightship/VPS.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Unplugged is like Guitar Hero, although instead of picking up a dedicated peripheral and jamming away, it relies on Quest’s native hand-tracking to let you shred on an air guitar without controllers. Publisher: Vertigo Games. As a rock fan, I really love the selection here: Image courtesy Vertigo Games.

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Road to VR

MARCH 4, 2019

Cloud gaming isn’t a new concept, at least in the world of traditional flatscreen games. Nvidia has GeForce Now, Sony has PlayStation Now, and both Google & Microsoft have their own future cloud gaming projects in the work too. Image courtesy Ericsson. In short: it was hot garbage.

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ARPost

APRIL 27, 2023

Dreamscape Immersive uses trackers for motion control, one for each hand and one for each foot, as well as laptop backpacks. Zero Latency VR Zero Latency VR is a well-known company in the LBE space. They currently have 70 venues in over 26 countries and target intense, gaming-like scenarios.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 2, 2017

NOLO VR is an intriguing Lighthouse-like positional tracking system designed to bring ‘room scale’ positional tracking and motion controls to mobile VR headsets. Why would the company aim for that style of controller emulation? Left to Right] Headset ‘marker’, Base station and motion controllers.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

There’s no better way to show off a VR game than with a mixed reality captured which shows a real player inside of a virtual world; unfortunately setting it all up is no easy task. Luckily, YouTube channel TougeVR is sharing the secrets to great mixed reality streaming and capture in a video series called Mixed Reality Masterclass.

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Originally from Australia, Zero Latency has rapidly expanded its warehouse-scale virtual reality (VR) experience across the world, landing on UK shores in Nottingham last year. “Free roam VR is the future of group social entertainment attractions – we believe gaming is better when played together. Ticket prices start from £19.95

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Bigscreen is a social VR hangout app that lets users bring their PC into VR to share gaming, streaming, work or, well… anything else you can do on your PC, with friends. Previously, the developers say, remote desktop ran at 30 FPS and could have issues like high latency, low quality, and audio sync problems.

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Road to VR

MAY 18, 2016

To boot, Google is also providing their new VR ecosystem with a handy Wiimote-style motion controller. Unlike Samsung Gear VR , which features a separate IMU from the phone itself, Daydream-ready phones will supposedly already be suitable for low latency VR by providing sub-20 millisecond motion-to-photon latency natively.

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