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For Science!

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release of the Vrui VR toolkit (it looks like I will have full support for Oculus Rift DK2 just before it is obsoleted by the commercial version, haha), and needed a short break. Fancy virtual environments are left as an exercise for the reader. That was some serious Oculus face. I’ve been busy finalizing the upcoming 4.0

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Students Hack Positional Tracking onto Gear VR with SteamVR Tracking

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In a reverse engineering exercise, two students at Utah State University have hacked positional tracking onto a Gear VR headset using SteamVR Tracking technology. Mobile VR solutions like Samsung’s Gear VR currently employ rotational tracking only. SEE ALSO SteamVR Tracking HDK Now Available for Anyone to Buy.

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Into the Radius Quest 2 Review: Immersive Survival Horror, Disappointing Port

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You can turn with snap movement, controllers, head tracking or a hybrid thereof, with snap, smooth or teleport movement directed by the left thumbstick. Into the Radius Quest 2 Review – Comfort. Into the Radius ships on Quest 2 with an array of comfort options, including vignettes for turning and movement.

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Getting Fit with a VR Toolkit, and Other XR Tips with VRd?j?’s Michael Eichenseer

XR for Business Podcast

We talk a lot about the business use cases of XR on this podcast, but any good business comes with a great fitness plan or exercise room. You talked about exercising in VR. Give us some examples of some of the ways people are using VR to exercise. You were talking about exercise and fitness. There’s so many.

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Getting Fit with a VR Toolkit, and Other XR Tips with VRd?j?’s Michael Eichenseer

XR for Business Podcast

We talk a lot about the business use cases of XR on this podcast, but any good business comes with a great fitness plan or exercise room. You talked about exercising in VR. Give us some examples of some of the ways people are using VR to exercise. You were talking about exercise and fitness. XR is no different, and VRd?j?

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Getting Fit with a VR Toolkit, and Other XR Tips with VRd?j?'s Michael Eichenseer

XR for Business Podcast

We talk a lot about the business use cases of XR on this podcast, but any good business comes with a great fitness plan or exercise room. You talked about exercising in VR. Give us some examples of some of the ways people are using VR to exercise. You were talking about exercise and fitness. XR is no different, and VRd?j?

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