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‘HairTouch’ VR Controller Lets You Pet A Virtual Cat Because Why Not?

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Researchers based out of Taiwan’s National Taiwan University and National Chengchi University are working on a one-of-a-kind controller that uses VR technology and faux fur to simulate the sensation of snuggling a digital feline, resulting in what could easily be considered the strangest haptic device currently in development.

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Meta Reveals Touch Pro Controllers for Quest Pro, Also Compatible with Quest 2

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Meta’s new Quest Pro headset includes Touch Pro controllers which come with a bevy upgrades, and they’ll work with Quest 2 as well. Touch Pro controllers do away with the tracking ring that’s been present on every Touch controller to date. And I’m sure someone will try attaching them to their feet.

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Cas & Chary Present: Hands-on with the Lynx R-1 Mixed Reality Headset

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Cas & Chary Present. Hand-tracking, controllers. Controllers. As for the controllers, Lynx says it will design and manufacture its own. For the tracking technology, it partnered up with FinchShift which designs controllers that can work without any cameras at all as they rely on IMUs for the tracking.

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‘The Under Presents’ Redefines Immersive Theater in Live VR Retelling of ‘The Tempest’

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The Under Presents is hosting a limited time immersive theater show to Oculus Quest and Rift-owning audiences soon that takes William Shakespeare’s play The Tempest and puts you into the story like never before. The Under Presents is a different kind of VR experience altogether.

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Cas & Chary Present – Hands-on with the SenseGlove Nova Force-feedback VR Gloves

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Cas & Chary Present. On a more closed-off system like the Oculus Quest, the controllers are mounted on the gloves to make motion tracking possible. The post Cas & Chary Present – Hands-on with the SenseGlove Nova Force-feedback VR Gloves appeared first on Road to VR.

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‘The Under Presents’: Interactive Live Theater For The Oculus Quest

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Tender Claws , a veteran VR developer responsible for Virtual Virtual Reality , are present at this year’s Sundance Film Festival showcasing their own Quest release, The Under Presents , an outlandish narrative-driven social experience that combines interactive theatrical performances with specially-trained live actors.

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Meta’s Next-gen Avatar Presentation Was Too Good to Be True… For Now at Least

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From my conversation with Meta, the company explained the segment was intended to show off how the next-gen Meta avatars look ( from a model and texture standpoint) but how they moved was, “presented for illustrative, forward-looking purposes,” the company said. Meta is burning the candle on both ends here.