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We need camera access to unleash the full potential of Mixed Reality

The Ghost Howls

What if you want to experiment with AI and MR and you don’t want to wait for Meta/Pico/HTC to provide access to the camera feed? If you use a Leap Motion controller, you should be able to grab the feed of its cameras according to its docs. They are not many, but they are.

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Leap Motion’s Interaction Engine Lets You Get a Grip in VR

VRScout

Launched back in 2012, Leap Motion first introduced us to their new way of interacting with computers in three dimensions. At the time, the Leap Motion sensor sat on your desk or was built into your keyboard, allowing for natural hand and finger movement tracking. There was one thing — the device never really caught on.

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What is MRTK-Unity? – Mixed Reality ToolKit

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The MRTK is a set of components with plugins, samples, and documentation designed to help the development of MR applications using gaming engines from either Unreal Engine or Unity, providing two versions of the solution – MRTK-Unity and MRTK for Unreal. OpenVR – Windows Mixed Reality headsets, HTC Vive , and Oculus Rift.

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How to fix Vive controllers not working inside SteamVR games

The Ghost Howls

Otherwise, contact HTC support to have your Vive fixed (good luck with that). The system will guide you in updating the firmware if any new firmware is available; How to update the firmware on your HTC Vive devices. Leap Motion driver and runtime. Header image by HTC). So, choose your poison wisely. ASUS HyStream.

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Unity Core Assets 101: How to Start Building Your VR Project

Leapmotion

With the Leap Motion Unity Core Assets and Modules , you can start building right away with features like custom-designed hands, user interfaces, and event triggers. Each section includes links to more information, including high-level overviews, documentation, and examples. Leap Motion Core Assets.

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SenseGlove review: a nice DK1 for force-feedback in VR

The Ghost Howls

Inside the box you find: 1x SenseGlove right 1x SenseGlove left 1x SenseGlove linkbox 1x power cable 1x USB connector cable short (2m/ 6.5ft) 2x USB connector cable long (3m/ 10ft) 2x HTC tracker mounts including screws 1x manual. This way your gloves are powered and can communicate with your PC; Setup of the HTC Vive system.

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My Taiwanese XR Chronicles part 1: Cave, zSpace, Brogent hands-on

The Ghost Howls

I had the pleasure of participating to the “VR Visionaries” event in Kaohsiung and then I headed to Taipei to meet some XR companies (like HTC ) and people. While for the Mainland, I always need to fill a lot of documents. Two weeks ago, I had a fantastic trip to Taiwan together with my Chinese assistant Miss S.

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