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VR Technology and Hand Tracking in VIVE’s Second Developer Talk

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Tuesday, April 7, saw VIVE’s second weekly developer live stream, “Build for Tomorrow – VIVE Hand Tracking SDK.”. The talk, presented by HTC’s senior developer Dario Laverde, focused on how developers can integrate hand tracking into their applications. Hand Tracking in VR Technology – It’s Come a Long Way.

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Smart Fabric Technology Brings Touch Haptics To The Oculus Quest

VRScout

The glove-like accessory allows standalone VR users to feel virtual objects. Since that debut, BeBop Sensors has been working non-stop on its enterprise-friendly haptic technology. However, the main purpose of the Forte Data Glove, according to BeBop Sensors, is to reshape how companies approach enterprise training.

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Manus VR brings full arm tracking to HTC Vive.

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Manus VR recently released this video showing full arm tracking being developed for HTC Vive. The have been working on hand tracking but this is a great step and I am excited for what Manus VR is bringing to the VR table. The Manus is the first consumer data-glove specifically designed for virtual reality.

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Manus Brings Your Entire Body Into VR With its Polygon System

Peter Graham

Ever since virtual reality (VR) remerged as a viable consumer product the quest has been to make the technology as immersive and interactive as possible. That’s lead to motion controllers, eye tracking and hand tracking but full-body tracking has stopped and started due to the complexities of this process.

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Hands-On With Valve’s Knuckles Prototype Controllers

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We know that now with the Oculus Touch and the HTC Vive, but even when VR was simply a screen strapped to your head many felt that hands were the future. We began to develop The Gallery on the first Oculus devkit with the Razer Hydra (a Sixense technology) to deliver surrogate hand tracking and body presence back in 2013.

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

Peter Graham

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. It has long been the case that gloves have been associated with VR, the logical choice for anyone wanting to touch the digital realm.

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Oculus Quest’s Hand Tracking Could be its New Killer Feature

Peter Graham

Oculus Link for example or Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond are two worthy mentions, yet it must be the experimental hand tracking feature for Oculus Quest that takes home the crown, especially after testing the technology first-hand. Even more so when it comes to the popular standalone Oculus Quest.