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AWE Day 3: The Most Wholesome Day in the History of XR Technology

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There were also huge announcements from Unity, HP, Microsoft, and others. For example, how does someone with Parkinson’s navigate gesture controls? Designers also brought in two extra side-facing cameras to increase the range of gesture controls – a trick borrowed from Microsoft’s HoloLens. Let’s jump in.

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Competition in MR Glasses Market to Heat Up With PhotonLens

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The glasses themselves are similar to other models in the space or coming soon, though they will also be compatible with PhotonLens controllers and software. Controllers and Command Modes. In addition to the glasses themselves, the system will include two custom wireless 6DoF controllers, and a multi-touch panel for versatile gaming.

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ManoMotion Introduces Apple ARKit Hand Gesture Support

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Developers will soon be able to integrate hand gesture control into their projects on the ARKit platform, no extra hardware needed. These motions will allow users to alter digital elements and gesture them anywhere they’d like within their 3D space, opening up an endless supply of potential use-case scenarios. “

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Litho’s Futuristic AR Controller now Available for $200

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Earlier this year British startup Litho revealed its hardware idea for controlling and manipulating digital objects in the real world, an elegant device which sits between your index and middle fingers. The current model is designed purely for developers at the moment, more accurately creators who use Unity.

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SIGGRAPH 2017: Neurable Lets You Control A Virtual World With Your Mind

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The game allows you to manipulate objects and battle foes with your mind, and is played entirely without handheld controllers. ” The company offers an SDK so Unity developers can integrate the system into a game. According to Alcaide, Neurable raised around $2 million and has 13 employees.

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Highlights From the 2021 Snap Partner Summit

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Partners like Farfetch, Prada, and MAC Cosmetics are using the company’s new tools for voice and gesture-controlled virtual product try-ons, social shopping experiences in AR, and more. Bitmoji X Unity Games. degree field-of-view, and built-in touchpad control. Farfetch Try-On. That changed today.

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ManoMotion Brings Hand Gesture Input to Apple’s ARKit

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ManoMotion, a computer-vision and machine learning company, today announced they’re integrated their company’s smartphone-based gesture control with Apple’s augmented reality developer tool ARKit , making it possible to bring basic hand-tracking into AR with only the use of the smartphone’s onboard processors and camera.