The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

Apart from being more accurate, Hyperion features some important new features, that the company describes as follows: Microgesture interactions: Hyperion can track small finger movements down to the millimeter, enabling subtle gestures that require minimal effort. I believe there will be many use cases for this.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

This week, hand-tracking market leader SpectreXR made various strides in innovating in XR input with various partnerships that aim to elevate immersion for XR training applications and user experiences. They’ve built realistic hand interactions for OctoXR that complement Ultraleap’s hand tracking perfectly.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The article Dejan has written is a big collection of tutorials, suggestions, and tips about developing applications that use hand tracking. It starts with how you can install Unity and get started with hand tracking development and then proceeds with some suggestions about hands tracking UX.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Screenshot Shortcut: Hold Meta button (menu button on right controller) then pull trigger once Start Video Capture Shortcut: Hold Meta button (menu button on right controller) then pull and hold trigger for a few seconds. To switch back to controllers just pick them up. But sometimes it gets a little confused.

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Road to VR

JULY 26, 2023

This is especially useful if you want to bring real-world elements, such as instruments or controller devices into the virtual environment through one or many “windows”. Hand Tracking and Eye Tracking Hand tracking  allows you to interact in virtual and mixed reality environments without separate 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. Data Collection and Insights.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the “improved” Touch controllers. Unlike the headset itself, the Quest 2 Touch controllers do not function well outdoors. Put simply, the more shade, the better the headset and controller tracking. So, does the Oculus Quest 2 work outside?

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In the place of clunky plastic controllers and remotes, we’re seeing the rise of hand and eye tracking solutions, allowing users to move more freely throughout the digital world. XR motion tracking could even be a way for professionals in the athletic and sporting industry to detect issues with form and posture for each athlete.

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Road to VR

JUNE 12, 2023

Whether or not to include controllers to support legacy VR titles. Whether to allow users to full-dive into Virtual Reality, freely move around, and be active in the medium. Hand-tracking is a logical affordance for AR based spatial computing and no doubt some experiences will work well with that design philosophy.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 5, 2022

The PSVR 2 device will include ground-breaking eye-tracking navigation that allows users to move within a virtual environment and navigate spatial menus without needing a handheld controller. Sony Filles Hand-Tracking Technology. An illustration detailing Sony’s patented hand-tracking tech PHOTO: Sony.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 26, 2021

There are four cameras located at the front edges of the headset, offering 6DoF inside-out tracking. These cameras are also used to track your motion controllers, which resemble Oculus Touch controllers. The cameras can also be used for hand-tracking if you prefer to ditch the controllers altogether.

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VRScout

MARCH 20, 2021

Currently, entering your password and username or typing out a message in VR means awkwardly selecting keys using your motion controllers. You can also summon arrow keys with your left pinky finger for cursor control. You are able to open a virtual numeric keypad widget to type in numbers using all five fingers on one hand.

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Road to VR

APRIL 19, 2023

Here’s all of the major apps and features mentioned in the report: iPad apps adapted for mixed reality : Calendars, Contacts, Files, Home control, Mail, Maps, Messaging, Notes, Photos, Reminders, Music, News, Stocks, and Weather apps. FaceTime : conferencing service will generate 3D versions of users in virtual meeting rooms.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 18, 2023

I’ll go to hell for laughing at this And by the way, it was not only a simulator software, but also hardware : to enjoy the demo I had to seat inside a special chair that had some plane control levers around it. It was interesting that the SDK could not only track his hand but also segment it to show it inside the virtual application.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

For instance, the BMW group used RT3D solutions create a combination of AR and VR applications designed to train frontline workers, manage the assembly line and improve quality control. RT3D engines don’t just allow for more immersive visual experiences, they also make XR environments more interactive. Photogrammetry.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Tracking has been switched to inside-out , and Varjo now provides a set of controllers, manufactured by Razer, together with the headset. Some extras can also be bought: for instance, the faceplate for SteamVR tracking costs €1000. There is a lot of new to try in this device.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 5, 2021

Hand-tracking. Hand-tracking first came to the original Quest in late 2019, offering users and developers a controllerless option for input on the headset. This is really handy when you want to do something in the headset that doesn’t really need the precision of controllers (like watching videos).

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Road to VR

JULY 15, 2017

The technology claims to offer the rider genuine interactivity and ‘complete agency’ over the experience, including real-time control of the motion profile. Some have begun to offer a degree of interactivity based on where you look , but there’s only so much you can achieve with a fixed track.

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Road to VR

APRIL 6, 2021

Developers can do this by recording sound, converting it to a vibration waveform, and then bringing it inside the virtual environment to be played back by the glove. Motion Tracking. As for motion tracking, the Nova combines sensor-based finger tracking with computer vision hand tracking algorithms.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 3, 2023

Although, an emerging presence in the development space is hand and eye tracking. AR/VR/MR headsets are increasingly equipped with hand and eye tracking technology. Previously, commercial XR devices like the Meta Quest had experimented with hand-tracking features which improved as the device matured.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 19, 2024

This price includes Meta’s more advanced “Touch Plus” controllers, eliminating the tracking rings from the Quest 2 versions. Meta Quest Pro Review: The Controllers As noted in other enterprise-grade headset reviews , controllers can make a big difference to the level of immersion you feel in virtual reality.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Quest hand tracking is perfect for slower experiences with light interaction. During Oculus Connect 6 in San Jose, CA, Mark Zuckerberg unveiled that the Oculus Quest would allow for hand and finger tracking without the need of any hand controllers, and of course, I couldn’t wait to try it.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 10, 2023

Although, an emerging presence in the development space is hand and eye tracking. AR/VR/MR headsets are increasingly equipped with hand and eye tracking technology. Previously, commercial XR devices like the Meta Quest had experimented with hand-tracking features which improved as the device matured.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 18, 2020

You have just to: Open your Settings menu in the Quest UI Head to the “Virtual Environment” tab In this tab, you can find all the environments that you can use as your Oculus Home environment. After that, you will see all the 2D elements of the Oculus Home floating around your real environment.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 6, 2018

This ability to respond to more nuanced hand movement is due to the technique’s physics-driven algorithms. Dynamically mapping rich features of input gestures to properties of physics-based simulation made the interface controllable in most cases.

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XROM

DECEMBER 26, 2023

NOLO aims to redefine the user experience in the world of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). NOLO RING: Revolutionizing AR/VR Control NOLO will be exhibiting at CES 2024, this wearable interactive ring offers users precise 3DoF (3 Degrees of Freedom) control over AR/VR devices.

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Upload VR

MAY 23, 2023

Before Quest , the only way to get a consumer VR setup with positional tracking and tracked controllers was through a gaming PC or PlayStation 4. That crown goes to the new level of interactivity provided by being able to directly use your hands, and the novel gameplay these interactions open up.

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TechCrunch VR

JANUARY 3, 2023

Nintendo ultimately sold 1 million of the things, but the technology just wasn’t there, and the dream controlling gameplay with a robo-glove appeared to have died along with it. With the newfound (relative) prominence of virtual reality, perhaps it’s time give the idea another go.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 27, 2020

It is clear that it is not a Quest 2, since it doesn’t feature mind-blowing features like big FOV or eye-tracking or full-fingers controllers, so it is something like a Quest S. They are more round, and look more comfortable; There are tiny design tweaks here and there.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 14, 2023

On next-gen consoles and computer systems, the UE5 Nanite geometry system introduces a new way to render and create virtual environments. Unreal Engine 5 Nanite and Lumen The Nanite and Lumen tools are particularly compelling for VR designers.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Today, manufacturing companies use VR to design prototypes of new products in scalable virtual environments. For instance, Varjo allows users to determine access controls, and choose where data is stored from a VR headset. Think about the sensors, tracking technology, and other devices used alongside XR headsets too.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 19, 2023

From a developers standpoint, it has a clear benefit to the design and quality control process, but as consumers of MR we should also have an active concern on what personal data developers should have access to and how it is used. Luckily the answer to that is: probably not. These tools are likely to only get better and more robust in time.

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ARPost

MAY 14, 2020

See Also: VR Artist Rosie Summers on Art and Virtual Reality. Figmin – a platform for creating, editing, and sharing holograms by the group “Figmin XR” Greg Madison , for Tangible UI – an exploration of hand tracking on flat surfaces. Looking Glass – immersive 8K holographic displays. ?.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 17, 2024

The Vision Pro service also allows medical learners to interact with Osso VR’s immersive learning procedures with the device’s integrated hand-tracking, eye-tracking, and voice control. However, the value of the Metaverse is clear in healthcare.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 31, 2023

Virtual reality (VR) headsets are on a constant uphill trajectory which sees the hardware’s landscape evolve rapidly with new components, integrated software, and use cases. This is because they learn to perform a job or a skill in the virtual environment while practising the learnings and interacting with objects in the real world.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Virtual reality tools from companies like Neuromersiv can help victims of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) regain control of their extremities, The Australian Department of Health and Aged Care announced on Monday. It goes on top of the hand and doesn’t interfere with the tracking.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 19, 2024

Hand tracking and head tracking. Six degrees of tracking with spatial anchors and depth mesh. Pair this with the fantastic electrochromic lenses for dynamic light blocking, and you have complete control over your immersive experience. The hand-tracking capabilities seem to need a little refinement.

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