The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 11, 2020

The prototypes are also a way to get better at Unity. I was a die-hard Unreal Engine user, but with a lot of AR being in Unity I needed a way to ramp up on the engine. A lot of my prototypes are excuses to learn new skills and techniques in Unity. Do you think that hands tracking is going to replace controllers anytime soon?

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The NuLoupes smart glasses contain an IR sensor, IMU, android operating system, continuous magnification, high-resolution depth sensors, voice control, and a 4K camera system. The SDK will also support third-party Unity plug-ins, and NuEyes intends to ship its SDK platform in Q1 2024.

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Road to VR

APRIL 16, 2018

Researchers at The Human Computer Interaction Lab at Hasso-Plattner-Institut in Potsdam, Germany, published a video recently showing a novel solution to the problem of wearable haptics for augmented reality. The researchers say their system “adds physical forces while keeping the users’ hands free to interact unencumbered.”

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The G1 device comes with a rich software development kit (SDK), enabling clients to integrate the HaptX brand of realistic feedback into custom immersive applications using Unreal Engine and Unity. The HaptX SDK contains tools to control G1’s feedback and input while a user is within an immersive application.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

They released a Unity SDK a few months later, but still no market release date. Finch Technologies makes body-tracking wearable devices to serve as controllers for XR applications and experiences including the recently announced FinchRing (this is the promised cherry on top).

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 20, 2023

To secure further hand-tracking accuracy, Meta recommends that Quest users utilise Interaction SDK, which contains a pre-built library of components used for hands and controller-based interactions to enable a fully customisable experience. update also improves pose prediction, enabling a Quest headset to recognise more complex hand gestures.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 27, 2023

Today, there are numerous brands producing lightweight, ergonomic, and infinitely powerful wearable solutions for VR users. So, where should business buyers start their search for the ultimate headset? The ThinkReality portfolio from Lenovo includes both a set of AR smart glasses and the ThinkReality VRX all-in-one headset.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Haptic feedback comes in many hardware forms, such as gloves or controllers. Haptics Studio and SDK leverage Unity and Unreal RT3D engines for creating AR/VR/MR content; Meta’s tools allow developers to integrate haptic experiences into Quest applications. What is Haptics Studio by Meta?

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Google said that it has partnered with Unity and Epic Games, creators of two of the most popular third-party gaming engines, so developers can use the game-building tools they already know well. “Unity’s native support for Daydream aims to solve the hard problems for you.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 8, 2023

The most recent headset produced by the company is the Magic Leap 2 , a lightweight and ergonomic wearable device, with built-in dynamic dimming technology, and built-in technologies for running custom enterprise solutions at scale.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 1, 2024

Today, there are numerous brands producing lightweight, ergonomic, and infinitely powerful wearable solutions for VR users. So, where should business buyers start their search for the ultimate headset? This headset breaks the barriers of most VR solutions by expanding into the area of mixed reality with full-color passthrough capabilities.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 23, 2023

The most recent headset produced by the company is the Magic Leap 2 , a lightweight and ergonomic wearable device with built-in dynamic dimming technology and built-in technologies for running custom enterprise solutions at scale. IrisVision Technology vendor IrisVision produces low-profile, wearable hardware solutions for the XR space.

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TechCrunch VR

JANUARY 25, 2022

The latest funding will be used to intensify R&D for AXIS , a wearable and game-oriented full-body motion capture solution. CEO of Refract Chng told TechCrunch that the solution they found out was to allow players to use their bodies as game controllers. billion gamers through its games and technology, such as the wearable AXIS. .

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The article talked about a headset shipping without controllers and aiming at the sweet price point of $200. Mark Gurman reiterated a similar rumor: he didn’t say that Meta will ship it without controllers, but just that it is evaluating also that option. The second is about interactions.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

GOOGL, GOOG) Google Glass wasn’t the consumer wearable revolution about which Google ’s parent company, Alphabet , was dreaming. Google also offers ARCore , a developer tool for Android, iOS, Unreal, and Unity which help integrate AR elements into the real environment. One-year price performance for FB as of 2/3/20 Alphabet Inc.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 30, 2023

Motion Capture software, or “Mocap systems”, are particularly valuable for content creators looking to enhance XR experiences with realistic avatars, motion, and gesture controls. Mocap solutions are primarily used for the creation of XR content. Plus, users can also leverage drag-and-drop plugins for Unity and Unreal Engine.

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Leapmotion

MAY 7, 2016

With our latest Unity Core Assets release , we’re excited to unveil full support for the Unity 5.4 And in some cases, we’re adding features to the Core Assets to support upcoming Unity Modules. This will control whether those models are used when you Start your scene. beta, which features native support for the HTC Vive.

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ARPost

MAY 14, 2020

Unity – a cross-platform AR tool that probably needs no more introduction. The etee controller – a controller that brought us from talking about hand tracking to talking about finger tracking. ControlRoom Mobile – a tool that turns your mobile phone into a 3DoF controller for your digital workstation.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

XR devices are all over the headlines this month; the release of the Apple Vision Pro has brought spatial computing/mixed reality wearables to the forefront of emerging workplace and consumer-based digital solutions. In addition to comfort, AR glasses should have intuitive controls and user-friendly interfaces.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JUNE 7, 2023

Notably, due to its controller-less interface, the Vision Pro gives users a selection of options to interact with their environment using their bodies, inviting a broader group to create for and use the device. Unity Tried and tested; that’s the best way to describe Unity. Will the Vision Pro See Developer Success?

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ARVR

JUNE 22, 2021

The hand-tracked interaction is transparent and natural, whereas the controller interaction is mediated by a metaphor delivered by the system. ? Wearability. Haptic Technologies Used: The system was developed in Unity and incorporated 4 VR Touch (Go Touch VR) gloves. A CAD to Unity pipeline. Ergonomics/usability.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 12, 2023

It will also have a ring of LED lights to improve eye-tracking performance and hand-tracking sensors, allowing users to interact with their spatial computing environment without controllers. The headset will support two power options: an outlet and an external battery pack.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 17, 2022

This Tuesday, Nreal unveiled a hand-tracking update to its augmented reality (AR) software development kit (SDK) for the Chinese company’s lineup of smart glasses, including new controller support and eye tracking options. AI+AR = our new Hand Tracking API. Developed with AI, virtual interactions in 3D become more intuitive.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Varjo’s newest headset (available in various styles) sincludes multifocal passthrough cameras, controllers co-developed by Razer, and even integration with the powerful NVIDIA Omniverse. Inside-out tracking: Intelligent inside-out tracking and built-in Varjo controllers created with Razer. What is the Varjo XR-4 Series?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

For instance, Varjo allows users to determine access controls, and choose where data is stored from a VR headset. What kind of controls can you put in place for extra safety? Most of the top vendors will allow you a certain level of control over how your data is managed.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 28, 2022

The STRATOS solution can track the motion of a user’s hands using the Leap Motion control, then project tactile effects to provide unique feedback. Ultraleap Leap Motion Controller. More than just a hand tracking solution, this system comes with the ability to built haptic feedback into your XR interactions.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 29, 2023

Finally, XR headsets have benefitted from innovations in gaming hardware, micro-OLED displays, haptic feedback controllers, and full-colour passthrough cameras. Numerous gaming engines, including Unity Technologies and Epic Games , have become a mainstay for developing real-time 3D (RT3D) content. Industry 4.0

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

The glasses are expected to run a new operating system, rOS (or reality OS), and Apple is exploring touch panels, voice activation, and head gestures as a means of control. What is the only wearable that people is keeping on their face all day? Apple is really good at selling stuff. Yes, Airpods. So, never underestimate Apple.

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Leapmotion

JULY 11, 2019

In support of the event, our team donated Leap Motion Controllers. AugmentedReality #xr #vr #wearable #unity #spatialcomputing pic.twitter.com/h2KAkgXWQq — Noah Zerkin (@noazark) February 15, 2019. Noah created what may be the first 3D-printable mount for the Leap Motion Controller on the Oculus DK1 in 2013.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

Meta has not officially answered this report, but Andrew Bosworth, the CTO of the company, has indirectly commented on it: “ We’re going to ship wrist wearables and AR glasses that bring completely new tech?—?like We have a new update on the Etee controllers: they should ship in the next two months. like EMG?—?to Learn more.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 3, 2017

-based company developed technology that works across traditional video, augmented reality, and virtual reality allowing users to touch, feel, grasp, and interact with virtual objects using its Tactai Touch finger tip wearable. Imagine being able to not just interact but also feel the texture of an object on the screen.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2021

It’s a good read , full of interesting anecdotes, like when it is written that Beat Saber became the testbench for the tracking of the Quest controllers , or that Asgard’s Wrath, in the beginning, was a tower defense game. And kudos to Kevin Williams to have predicted it some months ago ). Cubism is a great case study for hand tracking UX.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 17, 2023

Moreover, Boz answered concerns over the Quest 3’s controllers. At first look, the promotional images show that the Quest 3 controllers do not contain the tracking ring and tracking camera found on previous devices. For Quest 3, Meta is not reincorporating controller designs from its two and Pro Quest models.

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ARPost

JANUARY 17, 2023

These devices, typically used for virtual screens or screen mirroring from a paired device, often include spatial controls like ray casting but are arguably not “true” augmented reality and are sometimes referred to as “viewers” rather than “AR glasses.”. Wearable AR devices have huge potential all around the world.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Then she has announced that in 1–2 months the startup will showcase the first prototypical version of the product in public live streams and in private demos to investors, customers, and partners.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MAY 24, 2022

As a result, users have the option to leverage the futuristic headset alongside an equally next-gen haptics-based full-body controller for an ultra-immersive experience. Compatible with Steam VR and OpenXR drivers, Unity, Unreal Engine, and other game engine plugins, as well as C++ libraries such as Direct X, OpenGL, and Vulcan.

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Leapmotion

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

As mainstream VR/AR input continues to evolve – from the early days of gaze-only input to wand-style controllers and fully articulated hand tracking – so too are the virtual user interfaces we interact with. With our Interaction Engine Unity package, prototyping these kinds of physically inspired interfaces is easier than ever.

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