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. Perhaps more widely known in mind-control systems is Elon Musk’s Neuralink.

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VRScout

APRIL 13, 2023

The Seamless Walk system ditches wearable hardware in favor of pressure sensors and machine learning technology. This information is then fed into a machine learning model that’s able to estimate the angle of your body as well as your general movement speed and translate the data into realistic virtual movements.

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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. Those sensors are used to detect the rapid touch of your fingertips hitting a physical flat surface to provide haptic feedback as you type out words on a virtual keyboard.

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VRScout

MAY 10, 2020

This includes everything from procedurally-generated first-person shooters to educational piano learning apps. Being able to control all of your fingers individually adds a new layer of detail to even the smallest interactions. Last week VR developer Holonautic through its hat into the ring with the release of Hand Physics Lab.

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VRScout

MARCH 25, 2021

THE MACHINES. For my preview I only had access to two pinball machines; one based on the very popular Mandalorian series on Disney Plus, and another on Gareth Edward’s stand-alone movie, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The full game features eight pinball machines , each based on a different Star Wars storyline.

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VRScout

MARCH 30, 2023

The creatives behind Symbiosis put people into these canvas suits that looked like a cocoon and had these cables attached to them that used bursts of air to create haptic feedback on your body. The minor controller-led interactivity did feel like an afterthought to the piece and was ultimately distracting rather than involving.

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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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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 15, 2022

Thanks to it, it will be possible to create realistic avatars that understand natural language easily and even without having computational power in the local machine. Tools to supercharge graphics workflows with machine learning. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

With spatial solutions , such as haptic feedback and computer vision, companies empower users to interact with digital content and tools like never before. With spatial technologies, users won’t have to rely on computer keyboards and XR controllers to convey instructions to machines.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 16, 2020

SenseGlove is an exoskeleton for your hands that is able to provide you haptics sensations. Thanks to the force feedback, the user can really feel the drilling machine in his hands (Image by SenseGlove). Haptics quality. We are too early for realistic haptic feedback , so the mechanism works very well like in 10-20% of cases.

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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 - 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 - 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. Meta recently revived its focus on haptic technology with a new licensing agreement for XR peripherals.

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VRScout

MARCH 25, 2021

THE MACHINES. For my review I only had access to two pinball machines; one based on the very popular Mandalorian series on Disney Plus, and another on Gareth Edward’s stand-alone movie, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The full game features eight pinball machines , each machine based on a different Star Wars storyline.

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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. PSVR 2 controllers will also detect “key points” to create a real-time digital template that reacts to a user’s hand movement. Fresh Feedback and Input Tech.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Its concept photos were super-cool to be seen and showed a machine that let you walk in the air to walk naturally in VR. I asked HaptX if it is possible to wear them without the help of another person, and they told me that when you use them every day, you learn how to wear them alone, too. The ergonomics also didn’t feel bad.

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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. The PSVR 2 controller will detect “keypoints” to create a real-time digital template that reacts to a user’s hand movement.

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HaptX

JULY 2, 2018

Price is a Co-Investigator on the IN-TOUCH project, and is the Professor of Digital Learning at the UCL Knowledge Lab. With this proliferation of digital touch and haptic technology, a new form of interaction has emerged: mediated touch. Touch helps us learn and remember those experiences with better clarity.

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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. Your hands, however, are the most natural controller of all.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

You can enjoy the full audio recording below: In this weekly VRScout Report, Google Earth in VR is a rush, Facebook analyzes your face w/ augmented reality, GE uses AR to talk to machines, the funding wrap-up, cure lazy eye with VR, and more…. GE USES AR TO TALK TO MACHINES IN MICROSOFT PARTNERSHIP. MONEY & FUNDING.

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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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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 16, 2022

XR ergonomics expert Rob Cole published last year on this platform an article detailing Project Caliper , that is his experiments in building fully configurable controllers for SteamVR. The article soon gets viral, and many people would have loved to see these controllers go into production. So what was this new idea then?

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The data of all the sensors merged together can be used to reconstruct the pose of the user thanks to the wonders of machine learning. Razer launches tool to create haptics for VR devices. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more. News from partners (and friends).

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HaptX

JANUARY 9, 2018

At HaptX, we periodically speak to leading experts in haptic technology, its history, and its applications. Archer, recently curated a special issue in the journal New Media & Society focused on haptics, which is now available for purchase through Sage Journals. A History of Haptics: The Birth of a New Language.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

This is a big bummer because controllers’ tracking has always been the biggest problem of WMR headsets and seeing that it hasn’t been solved now yet is very disappointing. All in all, the common consensus is that this is a great headset if you’re looking for just high resolution (e.g. BHaptics announces TactSuit X Series haptic vests.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 17, 2020

So, coming back to your question, I am an associate professor of the Computer and Control Engineering department at the Politecnico di Torino , where I am heading the Computer Graphics and Vision research group. The other main activities of our group are related to machine learning and computer vision.

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HaptX

MARCH 1, 2019

Haptic glove lets human control robotic hand, feel what robot feels. HaptX is proud to announce the development of the world’s first haptic telerobotic system that transmits realistic touch feedback to an operator located anywhere in the world. Hello, world”: A haptic telerobot’s first words. ” . .”

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 1, 2023

” The company explained further, “High-fidelity color Passthrough, innovative machine learning, and spatial understanding let you interact with virtual content and the physical world simultaneously, creating limitless possibilities to explore. This aims to accomplish a more natural feel and reduce its form factors.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Or deep learning. Artificial intelligence, is defined as machine intelligence, and if applied properly, it could revolutionize gaming as we know it. AI not only affects the virtual environment, but could be critical in improving the haptics and motion-gear associated with VR as well. Or natural language processing.

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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. Both the Sense controllers and the headset itself feature various forms of haptic feedback.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 12, 2023

WalmartInc) October 6, 2023 Additionally, Walmart is leveraging Perfect Corp’s Face AI solution, which uses deep learning AI tools for hyperrealistic, AR-backed makeup filters. Customers can also use haptics to manoeuvre the app and tap accessibility options like gesture and voice-based controls for people with disabilities.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 26, 2023

The Gig Immersive learning platform consists of various holographic applications for education, spanning the full spectrum of healthcare training. With GigXR, healthcare innovators can replace or augment the use of cadavers, manikins, and simulated patients, transforming the way professionals develop new skills.

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Bernard Marr

MARCH 11, 2024

Mind Control By 2035, advances in brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) may have fundamentally altered our relationship with much of the technology in our homes and our lives outside of work. We’ve never been worried that we might be exploiting our cars, computers or any of the other machines we’ve used for decades to make our lives easier.

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TechCrunch VR

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

And when that happens, we’ll need natural ways be immersed in those spaces, which means being able to touch and control virtual stuff with your hands. The startup is also working on developing a haptic glove which it will launch into VR training next that will stimulate both touch and motion in virtual worlds.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Some of its features are: 2,160 × 2,160 resolution per eye 90Hz framerate 4-cameras inside-out tracking (like the Quest) Touch-like controllers with Knuckles-like finger-sensing Face tracking Hips tracking (for better orientation in games) Integration with SteamVR games Wireless add-on. So this is a market we should all keep an eye on.

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HaptX

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

HaptX, the leading innovator and provider of realistic haptic technology, today announced a $23 million strategic funding round led by AIS Global and Crescent Cove Advisors, with participation from Verizon Ventures, Mason Avenue Investments, and Taylor Frigon Capital Partners. Learn more at www.haptx.com. .

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2017

The devices will use positional tracking (which will not require any external sensors) developed from expertise learned through creating Google’s Tango mapping technology and optimized for virtual reality. MICROSOFT’S UPCOMING MOTION CONTROLLERS. OR JUST GROSS: HAPTIC SKIN. San Francisco-based Vivid Vision has raised a $2.2M

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