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Hands-On: Oculus Quest Hand Tracking Feels Great, But It’s Not Perfect

VRScout

Quest hand tracking is perfect for slower experiences with light interaction. During Oculus Connect 6 in San Jose, CA, Mark Zuckerberg unveiled that the Oculus Quest would allow for hand and finger tracking without the need of any hand controllers, and of course, I couldn’t wait to try it. The Overall.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.07.31): Roblox released on Quest, Apple bringing back investments in VR, and more!

The Ghost Howls

This gamification mechanic seems pretty lame to me : people need entertaining quests, not boring stuff just done to show them the new features of the platform. This week has also been announced that there will now be “quests” on Horizon: little actions like “try a new avatar” that are rewarded with small virtual gifts to the users.

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Apple Vision Pro Review: The New Era of Spatial Computing

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Here’s everything we learned through our hands-on experiments with the device. Its futuristic eye, hand-tracking capabilities, incredible visuals, and breathtaking audio make it a true industry leader. Plus, the eye tracking is insanely good. Plus, you can use your keyboard and mouse normally without any latency.

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#ICYMI: XR Today’s Big News Show on the Apple Vision Pro

XR Today - Big XR News tag

Despite this, Latta praised the headset’s features like its field of view (FoV), controller-less hand tracking, eye and gaze tracking, and 3D video recording capabilities. ” He explained further, “Looking at the production line, I don’t want to have controllers in my hand or to look for them.

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The Top XR Trends to Explore in 2023

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

We now see VR (Virtual Reality) AR (Augmented Reality) and MR (Mixed Reality) as more than just avenues for entertainment. Already, innovators like Microsoft and Meta have begun leveraging intelligent tools to help users create photo-realistic avatars they can use in virtual environments with VR headsets.

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VR Takes Center Stage at Dubai’s DEAL 2023 Expo: Highlights and Takeaways

ARPost

So, in the past few weeks we have seen big tech, including Meta and Microsoft, announce massive layoffs , mostly to their XR division and at the same time, pivoting towards artificial intelligence and generative content. Meta presence in the amusement and entertainment sector could be stronger.

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Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest 3: Which is Better?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

However, the Quest 3 doesn’t support eye tracking, so you have less control when interacting with content hands-free. The eye and hand tracking on the Apple Vision Pro are phenomenal, whereas the hand tracking on the Quest 3 is a little unreliable. Instead, you’ll be better off using the Plus controllers.

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