The Ghost Howls

MAY 10, 2021

The headset is marketed as a device for gaming and fitness , and it will feature very interesting games, already popular on Quest: Superhot VR, Red Matter , and Synth Riders are some notable examples. Image by HTC Vive). HTC new products may be the Vive Pro 2 and the Vive Focus 3. This device looks very promising on paper.

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Peter Graham

JULY 26, 2019

With this in mind, Zerolight continually looks to optimise the software via the use of eye-tracking and heatmaps. Using a headset like the HTC Vive Eye, Zerolight can monitor where a customer is looking, what draws their attention and how long they may look at specific areas.

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VRScout

APRIL 1, 2020

As people flock online during quarantine we now find ourselves experimenting with new platforms, pushing immersive technologies to the limits, and collaborating in new ways; from eye-tracking technology and facial tracking to biometrics and brain-control interfaces. Eye-Tracking . Brain-Computer Interfaces.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2020

Developers have not had great examples yet of how to make visually polished, reliable applications. We’ll continue to provide examples, documentation, and tutorials that will help developers to deliver native-quality applications in WebXR. Privacy is a big concern for XR devices, especially now that eye tracking is coming.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 7, 2021

First HTC teased an upcoming product to be revealed next week , and now high-end headset marker Varjo says it plans to unveil its “most highly anticipated product release yet” on October 21st, just days before Facebook Connect on the 26th. Ready to gain full control of the boundaries of #mixedreality ?

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Flagship products such as the Meta Quest Pro, Pico 4 and Pico 4 Enterprise, and HTC VIVE Focus 3 and Flow devices have recently hit shelves, sparking interest in the emerging technology. For example, enterprises have deployed VR for upskilling and training new hires. Enhanced Headsets.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 29, 2023

For example, the industry relies on the following technology components: VR hardware – Medical practitioners and patients can use VR headsets, controllers, trackers, and other hardware solutions to interface with real and immersive environments. This can include use cases such as surgery practise, pain management, or rehabilitation.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 19, 2024

It introduces new features never before shipped, and its visionOS fuses eye tracking and hand tracking for intuitive input with a unique take on the spectrum of immersion. For example, when watching 24 FPS movies the screen will run at 96 Hz, showing each movie frame for three display frames. hours (video) 1.5-2.5

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MARCH 4, 2024

According to reports, the upcoming Samsung XR headset will feature a microOLED display, eight tracking cameras, a Time of Flight (ToF) sensor, voice commands, eye tracking, and hand tracking. However, HTC VIVE still believes that controllers hold value.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

HTC VIVE HTC VIVE is one of the most well-known businesses in the immersive industry due to its MR headset product portfolio. With HTC VIVE headsets, educational establishments allow students to leverage virtual experiences to develop new skills safely. Will Mixed Reality Change Classrooms?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

HTC VIVE HTC VIVE is one of the most well-known businesses in the immersive industry due to its MR headset product portfolio. With HTC VIVE headsets, educational establishments allow students to leverage virtual experiences to develop new skills safely. Will Mixed Reality Change Classrooms?

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

For example, Zoom fatigue or low worker engagement during a meeting. Enterprise-grade XR collaboration and guidance applications enable a workforce to engage with one another at an increased level, using integrated technology like avatars, gesture-tracking, eye-tracking, and spatial audio.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

Just to make an example, I was there when there was the Netscape vs Internet Explorer war, but now the leading web browser is Google Chrome. In the case of VR, we all remember the competition between HTC and Oculus in 2016, with HTC clearly winning the market until Oculus used Facebook’s money to slash the price of the Rift around 2017.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 31, 2023

With advancements in hand, eye tracking, and lighter devices, an increasing range of individuals can access XR hardware despite movement or coordination disorders. For example, Nreal’s portfolio of products comes with prescription lens frames that users can adjust to best match their eyesight.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 29, 2022

OpenVR – Windows Mixed Reality headsets, HTC Vive , and Oculus Rift. Ultraleap Hand Tracking – Ultraleap Leap Motion controller. Slider – User interface slider for altering settings that support direct hand tracking. Voice command – Examples and scripts for incorporating speech input.

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Road to VR

MAY 6, 2020

The studio gives the example of being able to step away from the path to stop and interact with an object that catches your eye before continuing forward, or ducking behind an object for cover and having movement automatically pause. SEE ALSO Oculus 'Designing for Hands' Document Introduces Best Practices for Quest Hand-tracking.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The integrated Tobii eye-tracking operating at 120hz made a noticeable difference to headset setup and optical comfort, as well as lowering the rendering workload in games compatible with dynamic foveated rendering. The eye-tracking system is provided by Tobii, who is the market leader in eye-tracking technology.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 9, 2023

Somnium Space included various hardware considerations to power an MR headset that competes with major industry players like Meta, PICO, and HTC VIVE. Hand tracking. Eye tracking. HTC VIVE Announce Major Meta Quest Competitor. HTC made its XR Elite product available for pre-orders, starting at £1,299.00.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

He has been a believer in VR since the DK1 days but became sold on the current iteration of VR with the HTC Vive prototype. Qualcomm claims a 6DOF tracking system with an 800Hz refresh rate using predictive monocular vision to detect head movement and position accurately.

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Upload VR

JUNE 15, 2023

Other than for niche applications requiring face or eye tracking, Quest Pro will be essentially obsolete. OLED microdisplays being used in the PC-based Bigscreen Beyond and Shiftall MeganeX headsets, for example, instead of an LCD panel. But there's a third company that had an idea Meta could copy: HTC.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 27, 2020

It is clear that it is not a Quest 2, since it doesn’t feature mind-blowing features like big FOV or eye-tracking or full-fingers controllers, so it is something like a Quest S. Its 1,600 × 1,600 LCD display per-eye, together with eye tracking and 5G make me dream of great experimentations, especially in the enterprise sector.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The Ford Motor Company and PepsiCo are examples of companies using XR to improve their design processes. Users can start customizing the virtual office to suit specific tasks; for example, a VR meeting can be set up on a virtual whiteboard so everyone can brainstorm ideas.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

The devices that will be based on this reference design will have amazing specifications like: 2K x 2K display resolution per each eye ; Have up to 7 cameras used simultaneously, including the ones for tracking, mixed reality and eye-tracking; High-quality passthrough augmented reality with high resolution and framerate.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 29, 2018

Examples of head measurements (Image by Rob Cole). Other examples are scuba diving masks or full-face motorcycle helmets, although neither of these have the added complication of housing a head-mounted display that relies on a good fit for the correct optical presentation of the display to the eyes.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Pico Neo 3 Pro, and its sibling Pico Neo 3 Pro Eye (featuring eye-tracking), are the latest enterprise headsets by Pico. Vive Focus 3 has an expensive cooling system that can keep the Snapdragon XR2 cold enough to perform its operations at the best temperatures (Image by HTC Vive). Pico Neo 3 Pro. Production quality.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

HTC Vive celebrates the holidays giving 100% rev share to developers. HTC Vive celebrates the holidays by announcing that all Viveport developers will receive a full 100% revenue share for November and December 2020, that are usually the most profitable months. Talking about original games, Finger Gun is another cool example.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 15, 2021

But actually, there have been many failures, mistakes, critics, things that made me sad , and some of them are known, others a bit less.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Image by HTC). The interesting thing is that HTC has claimed that duration, but then some people of HTC said that is not true, and also some reviewers called this a fake news. The situation is a bit confused; Tracking not working in dim light. We wait and see what HTC will tell us. Good luck to him and to HTC!

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 22, 2016

The push for rapid advances in smartphone specifications for example accelerated the development of mobile, high resolution displays and low-cost IMU components without which today’s first generation consumer VR headsets could simply not have existed. Planned resolution in the near future 4K per eye. Eye tracking input.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2019

Mister President launching the Vive Focus (Image by HTC). That’s why the other companies, like HTC and Pico, have decided to aim at the enterprise market. And I could go on with other examples… In China, we had the opening of a giant VR theme park in Guizhou , even if it actually is still an incomplete effort.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 10, 2023

Although, an emerging presence in the development space is hand and eye tracking. AR/VR/MR headsets are increasingly equipped with hand and eye tracking technology. Previously, commercial XR devices like the Meta Quest had experimented with hand-tracking features which improved as the device matured.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

For example, Apple’s device features much heavier materials than some of its competitors. Apple has also removed the battery pack from the device, which helps to remove some of the extra weight from your head and face. However, Apple’s approach to creating a “premium” experience for users means the device may suffer from unavoidable issues.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 3, 2023

Although, an emerging presence in the development space is hand and eye tracking. AR/VR/MR headsets are increasingly equipped with hand and eye tracking technology. Previously, commercial XR devices like the Meta Quest had experimented with hand-tracking features which improved as the device matured.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Additionally, smart glasses are starting to implement hand and eye-tracking from specialists like Tobii to provide a hands-free user experience. One example is LiDAR technology which plays a significant role in consumer AR and immersive marketing campaigns. Vuzix, for example, provides its product to healthcare staff worldwide.

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ARPost

MARCH 15, 2021

HTC VIVE is one of the leading consumer VR headset manufacturers. Innovations like eye-tracking, “inside-out tracking” for baseless full-body tracking, and wireless headset connectivity put their products in high demand. For example, the U.S. VIVE and Street Smarts VR.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The company’s training platform includes partners across multiple devices, including Meta Quest, HTC VIVE, Pico Interactive, SAP, NIIT, and Amazon, among others. The existing models for remote learning, for example, tend to be less accessible, passive and unengaging.

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VRScout

JULY 1, 2016

Another good example of motion sickness is the simulation of rollercoaster rides in VR, which have been popular for awhile now. When speaking of modern headsets, we can talk about improvements in the characteristics of the screen and the optics, better tracking sensors, as well as an overall increase in the productivity of computers.

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