Tech Trends VR

AUGUST 22, 2020

Enterprise-level Tobii eye-tracking and foveated rendering at an affordable price. The newly launched Neo 2 & Neo 2 Eye headsets from Pico Interactive are lightweight, untethered, deliver 4K, and look most like a beefed-up Oculus Quest. compatibility.

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Road to VR

APRIL 22, 2019

With last month’s announcement of the Rift S , it became clear that Oculus was not ready to deliver a ‘Rift 2’, and instead opted to focus on making the existing Rift experience easier to use , rather than pleasing enthusiasts looking for a next generation experience. Rift S | Image courtesy Oculus.

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OCTOBER 11, 2022

Quest Pro also has built-in eye tracking and supports Eye Tracked Foveated Rendering – a technique where only the small region of the display you’re currently looking at is rendered in full resolution , thus freeing up performance since the rest is lower resolution. Pico 4 Enterprise. Vive Focus 3. 249 add-on.

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ARPost

JANUARY 16, 2020

There’s also the Pico Neo 2 Eye, which is the same as the standard Neo 2 but with eye-tracking technology. So, other than eye-tracking, what kind of features make the Neo 2 so impressive? They also use inside-out tracking like for 6 degrees of freedom controlling without external sensors.

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ARPost

JANUARY 15, 2020

Though we will also be looking at one VIVE headset, Oculus rules the road when it comes to standalone VR headsets. They weren’t actually the first to market (here’s lookin’ at you, Pico Goblin ) but they definitely do the best job. Oculus has a number of standalone models. Oculus Quest. Oculus Quest. VIVE Focus.

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OCTOBER 14, 2022

Quest Pro supports Eye Tracked Foveated Rendering, but exactly how much does it improve performance? But in reality, achieving this would require perfect eye tracking with zero latency, an absurdly high display refresh rate, and a high-quality reconstruction algorithm so you wouldn’t notice flickering & shimmering.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In 2012, the first Oculus Rift emerged, triggering a burst of excitement followed by relative silence from consumers. The technology also combines high-definition visuals, inward and outward-facing sensor tracking, and software to analyse human-computer interface (HCI) interactions, along with other tools. Enhanced Headsets.

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ARPost

JUNE 3, 2020

VR headsets using close-to-eye displays rely on lenses. Advancements like eye-tracking and autofocus try to fix these problems. The only lens involved when you wear an Immy is your own eye.”. What he is doing, is experimenting with using high-definition audio to help people with addiction. But, they’ll never work.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

References found in the Oculus Quest 2 firmware by users Reggy04 and Basti564 highlight how the Quest 2 Pro should have: Eyes tracking Facial expressions tracking Eye relief knob Granular IPD adjustment External charging station. More info (Definition of the metaverse) More info (Use of XR in the metaverse).

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

While there’s some definite overlap in functionality, this leaves some pretty weird territory for Samsung to enter in the near term. Meta has games and Apple has its ecosystem. Samsung doesn’t really have either.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

I can’t guarantee that these predictions will come out to be true (I always joke about the fact that I miss many of the predictions about Meta/Oculus), but I think they will be worth reading anyway to understand what can be the trends to look for in this new year. Me wearing my branded Oculus Quest 2. Eye tracking.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 16, 2020

Of the many granted, here’s a few of the most interesting AR/VR patents we’ve found: Beamsplitter assembly for eye tracking in head-mounted displays. Depth mapping with a head mounted display using stereo cameras and structured light. Varifocal head-mounted display including modular air spaced optical assembly.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 31, 2022

These headsets offer users cutting-edge technologies, often with 6 degrees of freedom, spatial audio , foveated rendering, and bespoke hand, face, and eye tracking for avatar movement and gaming. Manufacturers have also improved pixel densities and image sharpness using pancake lenses.

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Road to VR

MARCH 29, 2017

Nate Mitchell, Head of Rift at Oculus. I had a chance to catch up with Oculus’ Nate Mitchell at GDC where I asked him about privacy in VR. Mitchell claims that privacy is a top priority for Oculus, but a close reading of their privacy policy indicates it serves the needs of Facebook over consumers.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 5, 2020

This special version of the headset features additional sensors that can get more data about the user: A heart rate sensor on the forehead; Two additional cameras that track the lower part of the face of the user, so that to read his facial expressions; Eye-tracking cameras , that can also detect the dimension of the pupil.

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ARPost

APRIL 16, 2021

They’ve also taken up a piece of the market as enterprise users continually lose faith in Facebook-owned Oculus. In the case of the Neo 2, the primary difference between consumer and enterprise models was an eye-tracking solution. There’s some important writing on the wall for us too. On Pico’s New Publishing Division.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 4, 2022

PSVR 2 will have eye-tracking from Tobii and maybe a detachable cable. First of all, its eye-tracking technology will be provided by Tobii , one of the market leaders in the field. More info (Tobii will provide eye tracking to PSVR 2) More info (PSVR 2 cable is detachable) More info (First PSVR 2 picture in the wild?—?Road

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 12, 2023

edge detection); Eye-tracking sensors (accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer); A battery system ; A 5Ghz radio communication antenna to make the lens communicate with an external unit; An ARM0 processor , that acts as a “traffic cop” for the data. An image visualized by Mojo Vision monochromatic display (Image by Mojo Vision).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2022

It’s good news by the way that there is continuous IPD adjustment (and with a wider range than before) and that thanks to eye tracking sensors, the headset can tell you if you have positioned it well on your head. There is also an eye-relief dial, so you can put the lenses very close to your eyes, for added field of view.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 10, 2016

You can enjoy the full audio recording below: In this Episode 30 of the VRScout Report, we talk all things Oculus Connect 3 (OC3), getting insights and takeaways from: Max Cohen, VP of Mobile at Oculus; Raj Rao of uSens; Ela Darling of Cam4; Tahdg Kelly of VReal; and Ashley Pinnick of California Rex.

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VRScout

JULY 19, 2016

On March 25th, 2014, many people were left scratching their heads: why did Facebook spend 2 billion dollars to acquire a Kickstarter funded virtual reality company called Oculus. Oculus has sold an estimated 250k Rifts. As they say, content is king, and in virtual reality this is definitely an area seeing growing pains.

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TechCrunch VR

DECEMBER 21, 2020

It includes the NextMind sensor which works with a range of headgear including simple straps, Oculus VR headsets, and even baseball hats, along with the software and SDK required to make it work on your PC. NextMind’s Dev Kit is definitely just that – a Dev Kit. Image Credits: NextMind. Design and features. Setup was a breeze.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

Your eyes are the cursor and a pinch from your fingers is the click. They're generated by holding the headset in front of you to scan your face, then driven in realtime by the internal face and eye tracking sensors. However, it'll likely be the most influential since the Oculus Rift.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Asgard’s Wrath 2 Developer: Sanzaru Games Publisher: Oculus Studios Available On: Meta Quest (exclusive) Release Date: December 15th, 2023 Asgard’s Wrath 2 is massive in every measurable dimension. Want to learn more about Vertigo 2 ? Read our full review to find out why we gave it [9.5/10].

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JANUARY 26, 2023

If it didn’t help that core pillar, we cut it, and that definitely helped get us to finally finish the game. ” Plus, some players across Oculus, Vive, Windows Mixed Reality, and Pico 4 headsets faced issues with controller bindings. ” Gunderman also expressed interest in PSVR 2 eye tracking and cross-play support.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Sony believes in VR, and we definitely believe at some point in the future, VR will represent a meaningful component of interactive entertainment. In the meanwhile, the community is still rioting about the Facebook login , and /r/Oculus should now be called /r/FacebookBannedMyAccount because this is the only topic people are talking about.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Meta Quest 3 (left) and Apple Vision Pro (right) We once asked Oculus executive Jason Rubin whether his company was considering a tethered compute model. He's what he said: "That’s a model we’ve definitely explored. The eye tracking cameras sense the positions of your pupils and tiny piezoelectric actuators move the lenses into place.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

The Oculus Quest 2 is selling incredibly well because it offers the right combination of affordable price, good hardware, and a good software ecosystem. Not to mention the millions spent on marketing , especially in the US (Oculus was one of the sponsors of NBA, for instance). The Quest will still be the king. Me wearing a Valve Index.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

At GDC, HTC has announced that this great device will come for sure to the rest of the world and that this will happen “later this year” I know, this is not a very definite time, but it is better than nothing: before the GDC we weren’t even sure if it would ever come here. Oculus Go showcased.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

OK, I will be able give a more definite verdict after I actually get a hands-on demo first thing tomorrow, but in the meantime, here are our first impressions from having seen the live demos on the stage here at MWC Barcelona. In other words, down with the “walled garden” approach favored by companies such as Apple and Oculus.

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OCTOBER 15, 2016

Right now we’re stuck thinking in terms of head-mounted displays (HMDs), like the Vive or the Oculus. Future solutions will get rid of clunky wired headsets and move onto glasses that can project a high-definition image onto the eye, a la Magic Leap, and eventually contact lenses that contain tiny screens. Sensory additions.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 13, 2017

Now with virtual reality technologies, Oculus’ privacy policy says that they can capture and record “information about your physical movements and dimensions when you use a virtual reality headset.” The Intimate Data We’ll Share with VR.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

But… as developers, we’re excited about the Quest , because it can make us reach a much wider market, so it’s definitely something that we can keep in mind for the future. Oculus Quest: Echo Arena with this one would be fantastic… no cable = freedom of movement. What will be your future games?

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2022

Apart from the play area definition, I think that the fact that PSVR 2 supports passthrough vision and environment reconstruction (to suggest the optimal area, the headset reconstructs a rough mesh of the surroundings ) means that in the future this headset may also become a hybrid mixed reality one, thing that I found incredibly intriguing.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 11, 2020

This is a cool video of me unboxing the Nreal Light Devkit: I have to say that I loved unboxing this headset : while Nreal has not reached the mastery of packaging that Oculus has, it has done a great job: the external box is in a very elegant silver color, and the case of the glasses is small and beautiful.

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TechCrunch VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

With a retail price of $550 all in, it struck a balance between the increasingly decent entry-level headsets (Oculus Quest 2) and more expensive, complex PC-bound ones (Vive Pro 2). I want it to be successful — I tried on that duct-taped Oculus prototype all those years ago and immediately understood the potential.

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Road to VR

JULY 25, 2016

The concept of using head-mounted cameras to track facial movement has been in development since the early ’90s, and although it later found practical application in the film and video game industries, giving animated characters a more human touch , it seems virtual reality is poised to bring technology to the consumer market in a big way.

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