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AXIS Full-Body Controller Makes Motion Capture Easy

VRScout

Who needs an old-fashioned controller when you have a perfectly good set of arms and legs? Singapore-based technology company Refract is working to bring motion capture to everyone, regardless of your experience with technology. Standard mode uses nine sensors and one primary hub. . Image Credit: Refract Technologies.

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IKinema Teases More Impressive Full Body Mocap with Vive Tracker

Road to VR

Their expertise in inverse kinematics results in convincing, affordable motion capture using a small number of tracking points. By attaching Trackers in the most effective places, combined with inverse kinematics, a form of full-body motion capture can be generated; HTC themselves recently released code to illustrate this technique.

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The CaptoGlove Is A VR Hand Controller Already Funded On Kickstarter

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Whether by haptic claws or well-designed VR controllers like the Oculus Touch, there’s a mission to bring an intricate level of control to VR involving natural interaction with our hands. The glove is expected to retail for $250 but promised for $160 via Kickstarter via an early bird special.

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Vive Trackers Experiments – Part 1: Everything you need to know about Vive Trackers

The Ghost Howls

Today I host a new post by my friend and VR professional Rob Cole , who has already published many interesting posts on my blog, including a review of Pimax Sword controllers , a series of hack on how to modify the Valve Index , and his experiements in creating new innovative controllers for SteamVR. Bit Space loves the trackers.”

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Augmented Reality Kits: The Top Picks for Developers in 2024

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

They can include features for everything from photo-realistic rendering to physics controls, animations, camera effects, and more. These tools give developers solutions for object capture and 3D modeling, custom shading, dynamic assets, object occlusion, and more, paving the way for enhanced AR experiences.

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Top XR Stories of 2019

Tech Trends VR

In fact, the device sold out at retailers such as Amazon, Walmart and Newegg. In June Valve released its Index headset priced at a hefty $999, which got mixed reviews for providing a good experience, but only under very controlled circumstances. Valve’s Long Game. Artists have embraced immersive tech with gusto in 2019.

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Going (Literally) Hands-on With Manus Prime Haptic Gloves

Peter Graham

For consumers, the best you’ll get at the moment is the Valve Index controllers but when it comes to business applications, that choice is blown right open. One of the biggest names in the VR data glove field is Manus VR, and VRFocus recently got to test its new flagship product, Manus Prime Haptic.

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