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Hands-on Vive Focus Plus Hand Tracking SDK

The Ghost Howls

I’ve made a nice Youtube video with me saying random stuff and exploring the Vive Hand Tracking SDK at first in Unity and then in action using my hands in VR. Vive Hand Tracking Unity SDK. With all those buttons and fields, you can simulate two hands inside Unity (Image by HTC). Vive Hand Tracking SDK video review.

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HTC VIVE Debuts Mars CamTrack at SIGGRAPH 2022

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Developers have also included support for the FreeD protocol , which provides camera positional data for XR providers, in a bid to expand the availability of solutions to users. The new solution allows extended reality (XR) studios to create virtual production content while cutting costs and boosting ease of use.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.11.14): Meta lays off 11,000 people, Apple works on some sort of “metaverse”, and more!

The Ghost Howls

According to the news outlet DigiTimes, Apple will use Taiwan-based Pegatron as its sole assembly manufacturer for it, and mass production of the device is set to begin “at the end of the first quarter of 2023”. Then, there are the data about sales numbers. Mindport helps you in building your Unity VR experiences.

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VR in 2016: HTC’s $799 Vive Brings Belief To VR Skeptics

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Developers are charging for simple VR rollercoasters built from the Unity asset store, or quickly hashing together ‘[Insert Sport/Activity Name Here] VR’ tech demos that lack industry-standard features such as multiplayer. In an ideal world, every developer releases their game with ease. Asia, Alliances, and Accelerators.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.03.02): XR2 shows the future of standalones, F8 and GDC canceled and much more!

The Ghost Howls

The only company not much affected by it is HTC, that manufacturers its headsets in Taiwan and not in Mainland China. Microsoft has released more specifications for its upcoming XBOX Series X, and from these data is clearly possible to see that it will be compatible with VR headsets. News worth a mention. Image by Microsoft).

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Take an Infrared #Selfie, Sculpt Pottery in VR, and 15 More Art/Music Experiences

Leapmotion

We learned how to use Unity, code in C#, design in Autodesk Maya, and use a Leap Motion sensor. Requires: MacBook Pro, Arduino, Ultrasound sensor HC-SR04, Processing, Pure Data Extended. . “Our team (HisarCS.) “With this project, we intended to combine our interests into a product that everyone can enjoy.

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10 Recent VR and AR Investments You Should Know About

VRScout

Although we are undeniably in the early adoption stages, the latest numbers from the International Data Corp. Series A round led by Atomico, along with Speedinvest, Y Combinator (of which the company is an alumnus), Dawn Capital, and notable individuals such as the founder of Unity and the former VP of engineering at Netflix and YouTube.