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XTAL hands on: an interesting glimpse to Virtual Reality 2.0

The Ghost Howls

Two weeks ago, I have traveled a bit around Europe and I have visited some beautiful cities. You can see a short video of this historical moment here below. From what you can see in the video, it’s better for this planet if I don’t pilot helicopters … I have tried this demo and I died something like 15 times in a row.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.03.22): Sony reveals PSVR2 controllers, FRL shows the wristband of the future, and more!

The Ghost Howls

It seems cool, but I would like to try it to believe in it: all the times that someone promised me some kind of sensory magic, it never turned out so good as they told me (like with the phantom touch sensation that Leap Motion told me about ). Volu lets you take volumetric videos with your smartphone. The mystery continues….

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Ultraleap’s mid-air haptics tempts Tencent to join its $82M Series D fundraising

TechCrunch VR

It was quite the demo (see the video below). Ultrahaptics went on to raise $23 million, begin to interest car companies , and later absorb the much-hyped Leap Motion, which, it turns out, was a match made in heaven, by uniting both hand tracking and mid-air haptics.

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The Design Process Behind Itadakimasu!

Leapmotion

Interacting with Leap Motion. I chose to work with optical hand tracking using the Leap Motion Controller in order to perform gestures that were natural to our culture. PARO is an advanced interactive robot used in hospitals and extended care facilities in Japan and Europe. appeared first on Leap Motion Blog.

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The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.12.23): Facebook works on its OS, Oculus Link official cable released, Huawei VR glasses available, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

Unluckily, only US users will be able to enjoy it for Christmas, since the launch in Europe is delayed. More info (TESTED video on Half-Life: Alyx) More info (Summary of most important points of the video by Upload). new gameplay video) More info (The Walking Dead: Saint and Sinners?—?preorders I hate this.

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Learn about Headsets

Delight XR

The HTC Vive, produced by HTC and developed together with video game industry giant Valve, was released on April 5th, 2016. It comes packed with a pair of motion-tracking controllers and two room-scale sensors. Host device. Gaming) PC. Software platform. Release date. April 2016. Weight (Headset). The headset features two AMOLED 3.6”

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Varjo announces Aero, the highest-end prosumer headset

The Ghost Howls

Varjo has in these years gained the reputation to be a very high-profile XR company , that always focuses on quality in whatever it does, from the headset it manufacturers to the promotional video it releases. Also, Leap Motion tracking or the mixed reality cameras of Varjo XR-3 are not part of this model.