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Thanks to VR and eye-tracking technology, that data is now obtainable. ” “Did you look at merchandising signage? “What direction did your eyes go when scanning a shelf?” ” The program uses Qualcomm headsets powered by the Snapdragon 845 Mobile VR Platform with eye-tracking technology made possible through software from InContext Solutions and eye-tracking data analytics capabilities from Cognitive3D. MORE
German technology firm SMI (SesnoMotoric Instruments) is expanding on its previously disclosed eye-tracking technology to make social interactions in VR more believable. The system, dubbed “Social Eye” by the company, uses a blend of hardware and software to capture a user’s eye movements inside a VR headset, and translate them onto a digital avatar. ” SMI will be officially announcing Social Eye during CES this week in Las Vegas. MORE
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Sony recently unveiled Spatial Reality Display, a 15.6-inch 4K panel that includes both eye-tracking and embedded lenticular lens array so users can view 3D content with the naked eye. MORE
This short but ingenious video snippet from eye-tracking specialists Tobii was built to tease a social VR demo they’ve been working on for GDC next week. It aptly highlights the subtle yet striking enhancements that eye tracking may being to social VR applications. This, combined with emulated mouth movements alongside head tracking and hand motions via VR controllers, really will elevate the social VR experience. MORE
Microsoft researchers released some new work related to eye-tracking this week. The 13-page paper titled Mise-Unseen: Using Eye-Tracking to Hide Virtual Reality Scene Changes in Plain Sight is written by Microsoft intern and University of Potsdam PhD student Sebastian Marwecki , along with Microsoft researchers Andy Wilson , Eyal Ofek , Mar Gonzalez Franco , and Christian Holz. MORE
Today at HTC’s Vive Developer Meeting in Beijing and its simultaneous Shanghai-based Vive Ecosystem Conference, Chinese eye-tracking startup 7invensun debuted a new eye-tracking module that’s not only affordable at $150 (¥1100 RMB), but is designed to support all of HTC’s VR headsets, past and present. This essentially allows developers to target both Droolon F1 and Vive Pro Eye, HTC’s enterprise-focused headset with integrated eye-tracking. MORE
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One of the best of them is when in Beijing I visited the company 7Invensun , a worldwide excellence in eye tracking. It has been a great moment both from a personal and professional side: as a person, I was delighted by their kind attitude: they really made me feel as a friend of theirs ; as a VR professional, I was impressed by their eye tracking technology and the various devices they have down the line, that for instance will give eye tracking to the Vive Focus and HoloLens. MORE
Originally labeled just FOVE , the FOVE 0 (yeah now we’re talking) has been making waves in the virtual reality community due in large part to its unique built-in eye-tracking technology. Each of these games utilize eye-tracking technology, making them the perfect sample platter to show-off the FOVE 0’s unique abilities. The post Eye-Tracking Headset FOVE 0 Specs & Pre-Order Date appeared first on VRScout. News Eye Tracking FOVE Tokyo Game Show MORE
Eye-tracking—the ability to quickly and precisely measure the direction a user is looking while inside of a VR headset—is often talked about within the context of foveated rendering, with the hopes that it could reduce the performance requirements of VR. And while foveated rendering is an exciting use-case for eye-tracking in VR headsets, eye-tracking stands to bring so much more to the table. MORE
Eye-tracking specialist Tobii is honing in on VR and AR developers at GDC this week. It’s a set of tools and resources designed to get developers up to speed with its eye-tracking tech. Using the kit, creators can implement features like gaze-based selection and eye-tracked interfaces. Tobii also says it includes tools to mirror a user’s eye movements on a VR avatar for social VR applications. VR Industry News eye tracking GDC tobii MORE
A report from MacRumors provides compelling evidence that Apple has quietly acquired SMI, also known as SensoMotoric Instruments, a company specializing in eye-tracking technology. German-based SMI has specialized in eye-tracking since its founding in 1991. The company has in recent years turned its expertise toward AR and VR, where eye-tracking data can be used for a wide range of useful things from foveated rendering to avatar eye-mapping. MORE
A recent potential leak suggests that HP Reverb G2 eye-tracking – and even facing tracking – may arrive in the form of a new model. The original report notes that this tab includes a face camera, which could well track the movements of the lower half of your head. MORE
Eye-tracking is expected to be an important next generation technology in VR headsets, potentially enabling better performance through foveated rendering, and lower hardware costs overall, at the same time it dramatically changes how a virtual world responds to your presence. ” “Hand-Eye Coordination: By using your eyes in harmony with your hands and associated controllers, truly natural interaction and immersion, not possible without the use of gaze, is realized.” MORE
The first of which being built-in eye-tracking technology capable of monitoring the wearer’s eye movements while in-headset. In addition to eye-tracking, the Omnicept Edition also features what HP claims to be the “first” built-in face camera on a VR headset. MORE
The Eye Tribe , a Denmark-based eye-tracking startup, today confirmed they’ll be joining the ranks of Facebook’s Oculus VR. Both Oculus and The Eye Tribe today confirmed the acquisition with TechCrunch ‘s Josh Constine. Is The Eye Tribe staying exclusively within Oculus? Founded in September 2011 by 4 former PhD students from the IT University of Copenhagen, The Eye Tribe has since raised $3 million in seed funding, and has also lead a $4.4 MORE
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One posting in particular at Facebook’s Reality Lab— Electrical Engineer – Eye Tracking in AR/VR —lends a healthy dose of credence to the belief that the company is indeed pushing to include eye-tracking in their next generation products. Facebook has a few eye-tracking-centric job listings currently, including one for a computer vision engineer, a mechatronics engineer, and a few research positions opened to PhD-level candidates. MORE
In Beijing, I have visited again my friends of 7Invensun , one of the worldwide leaders in eye tracking technologies. During my first visit , they showed me some cool prototypes: a prototypical eye tracking add-on for HoloLens and a prototypical Vive Focus with embedded eye tracking. This time, they showed me a full roster of eye tracking solutions for both standalone and PC headsets. Pico G2 4K with embedded eye tracking. MORE
Facebook’s Oculus patented an eye tracking technique which uses light field cameras inside the headset. Most previous eye tracking systems used a regular or infrared camera combined with an IR illuminator to keep the eyes lit. This directional information can be used to understand the depth of the image, and thus 3D shape of the eye, instead of just the color and brightness. Oculus eye tracking foveated rendering oculus patent MORE
7invensun, one of the latest companies accepted into HTC’s Vive X accelerator program, is launching an eye-tracking add-on made specially for the Vive headset. The device, which will go on sale initially as a development kit in China this month, uses a series of IR LEDs and a near-eye camera to track the player’s eyes in real-time, enabling a range of potential benefits for VR. MORE
Not only that, but the glasses include eye-tracking sensors. The patent, published last week , doesn’t showcase a new VR headset with its own eye-tracking capabilities. But it’s the inclusion of an eye-tracking sensor that makes this patent really interesting. That’s a process in which a headset tracks the position of the user’s eyes and fully renders the area of the screen in the center of their vision. MORE
If you were wondering how eye-tracking hardware could evolve after becoming frighteningly accurate — in a good way — there’s now an answer. Leading eye-tracking wearable maker Tobii revealed its Tobii Pro Glasses 3, which have shrunk to roughly the size of aviator-style sunglasses while adding even better recording technology. Marketers can use them to instantly track which packaging or product design attracts the most attention. MORE
Last week at a dedicated Vive X event, Chinese company 7Invensun has presented one of the most interesting eye tracking accessories to date. 7Invensun is one of the worldwide leaders for what concerns eye tracking. I think that in the realm of producers of eye tracking accessories for VR headsets, the European Tobii and the Chinese 7Invensun have currently the highest standards. The two parts of the Droolon F1 eye tracking device (Image by 7Invensun). MORE
This includes an AR-enhanced heads-up display that projects key navigation information directly within the drivers eye line, such as directions, vehicle speed, and distance to target; instead of looking away from the road to check your GPS, upcoming streets and arrows indicating which direction to turn are displayed directly on the front windshield. Also included is a 3D instrument cluster powered by onboard eye-tracking technology. MORE
Earlier this year Tobii and HTC Vive partnered to bring foveated rendering tech to the new HTC Vive Pro Eye. It’s essentially the same tech already utilized in Vive Pro Eye. Tobii’s eye-tracking technology is able to decipher the specific area of a VR display the user is looking at. Vive Pro Eye is an enterprise-level headset, though. Hopefully this news means we’ll start to see eye-tracking in other, consumer-focused devices soon. MORE
Recently, it made a small but significant step towards that goal with eye-tracking. Usually when we hear about eye-tracking’s importance to VR, it’s to do with foveated rendering. Eye-tracking as a means of input often feels like an afterthought. “We track your eye-movement and your surgical sight gaze. The post Haptic Surgery Platform FundamentalVR Increases Authenticity With Eye-Tracking appeared first on UploadVR. MORE
HTC’s Vive Cosmos, Vive Focus, Vive Focus Plus, and Vive are getting an eye tracking addon from Chinese startup 7invensun. This isn’t 7invensun’s first Vive eye tracking addon. Back in April 2017, the company announced a $220 eye tracking addon for the original Vive. Droolon F1 uses the same SRanipal SDK from HTC , so content developed for HTC’s Vive Pro Eye enterprise headset should work without any updates needed. MORE
AR and VR are gearing up for a giant leap forward thanks to advancements in eye-tracking technology. Graphics often appear artificial, and can be harsh on the eyes due to low resolution and slow frame rates. Eye-tracking systems, which monitor eye movements in real time, promise to change this. Because humans primarily use vision to navigate their environment, the eyes can reveal volumes about what’s happening in the mind. MORE
With its eye-tracking solution already on the market, Tobii could be a big player in VR going forward. This money will help the company keep up with the rate at which eye-tracking is expected to advance in the coming years. Tobii will continue to develop and supply new eye-tracking hardware and algorithms as part of its plans, which hopefully means it will be creating some of those solutions. MORE
At CES last week one of my first demos was with Tobii and its eye-tracking technology. I left the demo convinced that once you’ve tried a VR headset with eye-tracking included you’ll never want to wear one without it again. Google, Facebook and Apple all purchased eye-tracking companies over the last few years because these tech giants know what benefits are possible with the technology. Bringing Your Eyes To Life. Making Eye Contact. MORE
Pico Interactive, the company behind a number of enterprise-focused standalone VR headsets, unveiled their newest line of Neo 2 headsets, one of which includes integrated eye-tracking from Tobii. Neo 2 has been floating around for a few months now in its prototype form, albeit without the newly unveiled addition of eye-tracking. Both are said to ship later this year, with Neo 2 Standard priced at $700 and the Neo 2 Eye at $900. MORE
At CES 2019, HTC revealed the “Vive Pro Eye” featuring eye tracking from Tobii. Several demos from Vive partner developers showcased potential use cases for the Vive Pro Eye. A company called Zero Light , for example, showed how Vive Pro Eye could be used with foveated rendering for increased clarity in the tiny details of a virtual car’s interior. One of the modes, though, showed green, yellow and red areas to indicate where the eye is pointed. MORE
Pico Interactive today announced the price and availability of both Pico Neo 2 and its eye-tracking variant, Neo 2 Eye. Both headsets are available for purchase starting today, with Neo 2 priced at $700 and Neo 2 Eye at $900. Outside of Neo 2 Eye’s integrated eye-tracking from Swedish firm Tobii , the two variants differ only slightly in specs. Make sure to check out our full hands-on with both Neo 2 and Neo 2 Eye for more. MORE
Now Function has teamed up with eye-tracking specialists Tobii to equip a professional pianist with eye-tracking glasses to see what happens (see the video heading this article). SEE ALSO Tobii Recommends Explicit Consent for Recording Eye Tracking Data. In the video from Beliavsky’s perspective, a yellow dot shows what his eyes are fixed on. Eye-Tracking News VR Input VR Research eye tracking function tobii MORE
Yesterday, XR hardware developer Varjo unveiled two new additions to its lineup of human eye-resolution VR & AR products, the VR-2 and VR-2 Pro. Compatible with SteamVR content as well as the OpenVR development platform, these high-resolution VR headsets are capable of 4k rendering per eye, offering users crystal clear visuals that do away with the infamous “screendoor effect.” Varjo’s human-eye resolution visual fidelity is unprecedented. MORE
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
The first of which being built-in eye-tracking technology capable of monitoring the wearer’s eye movements while in-headset. In addition to eye-tracking, the Omnicept Edition also features what HP claims to be the “first” built-in face camera on a VR headset.
VRScout
JULY 9, 2020
This includes an AR-enhanced heads-up display that projects key navigation information directly within the drivers eye line, such as directions, vehicle speed, and distance to target; instead of looking away from the road to check your GPS, upcoming streets and arrows indicating which direction to turn are displayed directly on the front windshield. Also included is a 3D instrument cluster powered by onboard eye-tracking technology.
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UploadVR
OCTOBER 22, 2019
Microsoft researchers released some new work related to eye-tracking this week. The 13-page paper titled Mise-Unseen: Using Eye-Tracking to Hide Virtual Reality Scene Changes in Plain Sight is written by Microsoft intern and University of Potsdam PhD student Sebastian Marwecki , along with Microsoft researchers Andy Wilson , Eyal Ofek , Mar Gonzalez Franco , and Christian Holz.
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
Today at HTC’s Vive Developer Meeting in Beijing and its simultaneous Shanghai-based Vive Ecosystem Conference, Chinese eye-tracking startup 7invensun debuted a new eye-tracking module that’s not only affordable at $150 (¥1100 RMB), but is designed to support all of HTC’s VR headsets, past and present. This essentially allows developers to target both Droolon F1 and Vive Pro Eye, HTC’s enterprise-focused headset with integrated eye-tracking.
UploadVR
MARCH 21, 2019
Eye-tracking specialist Tobii is honing in on VR and AR developers at GDC this week. It’s a set of tools and resources designed to get developers up to speed with its eye-tracking tech. Using the kit, creators can implement features like gaze-based selection and eye-tracked interfaces. Tobii also says it includes tools to mirror a user’s eye movements on a VR avatar for social VR applications. VR Industry News eye tracking GDC tobii
Road to VR
JULY 8, 2019
One posting in particular at Facebook’s Reality Lab— Electrical Engineer – Eye Tracking in AR/VR —lends a healthy dose of credence to the belief that the company is indeed pushing to include eye-tracking in their next generation products. Facebook has a few eye-tracking-centric job listings currently, including one for a computer vision engineer, a mechatronics engineer, and a few research positions opened to PhD-level candidates.
The Ghost Howls
JULY 5, 2019
In Beijing, I have visited again my friends of 7Invensun , one of the worldwide leaders in eye tracking technologies. During my first visit , they showed me some cool prototypes: a prototypical eye tracking add-on for HoloLens and a prototypical Vive Focus with embedded eye tracking. This time, they showed me a full roster of eye tracking solutions for both standalone and PC headsets. Pico G2 4K with embedded eye tracking.
VRScout
FEBRUARY 23, 2019
Thanks to VR and eye-tracking technology, that data is now obtainable. ” “Did you look at merchandising signage? “What direction did your eyes go when scanning a shelf?” ” The program uses Qualcomm headsets powered by the Snapdragon 845 Mobile VR Platform with eye-tracking technology made possible through software from InContext Solutions and eye-tracking data analytics capabilities from Cognitive3D.
UploadVR
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
HTC’s Vive Cosmos, Vive Focus, Vive Focus Plus, and Vive are getting an eye tracking addon from Chinese startup 7invensun. This isn’t 7invensun’s first Vive eye tracking addon. Back in April 2017, the company announced a $220 eye tracking addon for the original Vive. Droolon F1 uses the same SRanipal SDK from HTC , so content developed for HTC’s Vive Pro Eye enterprise headset should work without any updates needed.
UploadVR
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
Facebook’s Oculus patented an eye tracking technique which uses light field cameras inside the headset. Most previous eye tracking systems used a regular or infrared camera combined with an IR illuminator to keep the eyes lit. This directional information can be used to understand the depth of the image, and thus 3D shape of the eye, instead of just the color and brightness. Oculus eye tracking foveated rendering oculus patent
UploadVR
AUGUST 16, 2019
Recently, it made a small but significant step towards that goal with eye-tracking. Usually when we hear about eye-tracking’s importance to VR, it’s to do with foveated rendering. Eye-tracking as a means of input often feels like an afterthought. “We track your eye-movement and your surgical sight gaze. The post Haptic Surgery Platform FundamentalVR Increases Authenticity With Eye-Tracking appeared first on UploadVR.
Road to VR
MAY 9, 2018
Eye-tracking—the ability to quickly and precisely measure the direction a user is looking while inside of a VR headset—is often talked about within the context of foveated rendering, with the hopes that it could reduce the performance requirements of VR. And while foveated rendering is an exciting use-case for eye-tracking in VR headsets, eye-tracking stands to bring so much more to the table.
The Ghost Howls
OCTOBER 2, 2019
Last week at a dedicated Vive X event, Chinese company 7Invensun has presented one of the most interesting eye tracking accessories to date. 7Invensun is one of the worldwide leaders for what concerns eye tracking. I think that in the realm of producers of eye tracking accessories for VR headsets, the European Tobii and the Chinese 7Invensun have currently the highest standards. The two parts of the Droolon F1 eye tracking device (Image by 7Invensun).
UploadVR
JULY 22, 2016
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UploadVR
JULY 31, 2019
Earlier this year Tobii and HTC Vive partnered to bring foveated rendering tech to the new HTC Vive Pro Eye. It’s essentially the same tech already utilized in Vive Pro Eye. Tobii’s eye-tracking technology is able to decipher the specific area of a VR display the user is looking at. Vive Pro Eye is an enterprise-level headset, though. Hopefully this news means we’ll start to see eye-tracking in other, consumer-focused devices soon.
UploadVR
JUNE 7, 2020
If you were wondering how eye-tracking hardware could evolve after becoming frighteningly accurate — in a good way — there’s now an answer. Leading eye-tracking wearable maker Tobii revealed its Tobii Pro Glasses 3, which have shrunk to roughly the size of aviator-style sunglasses while adding even better recording technology. Marketers can use them to instantly track which packaging or product design attracts the most attention.
Road to VR
MAY 27, 2020
Pico Interactive today announced the price and availability of both Pico Neo 2 and its eye-tracking variant, Neo 2 Eye. Both headsets are available for purchase starting today, with Neo 2 priced at $700 and Neo 2 Eye at $900. Outside of Neo 2 Eye’s integrated eye-tracking from Swedish firm Tobii , the two variants differ only slightly in specs. Make sure to check out our full hands-on with both Neo 2 and Neo 2 Eye for more.
UploadVR
APRIL 8, 2019
Not only that, but the glasses include eye-tracking sensors. The patent, published last week , doesn’t showcase a new VR headset with its own eye-tracking capabilities. But it’s the inclusion of an eye-tracking sensor that makes this patent really interesting. That’s a process in which a headset tracks the position of the user’s eyes and fully renders the area of the screen in the center of their vision.
Road to VR
JANUARY 6, 2020
Pico Interactive, the company behind a number of enterprise-focused standalone VR headsets, unveiled their newest line of Neo 2 headsets, one of which includes integrated eye-tracking from Tobii. Neo 2 has been floating around for a few months now in its prototype form, albeit without the newly unveiled addition of eye-tracking. Both are said to ship later this year, with Neo 2 Standard priced at $700 and the Neo 2 Eye at $900.
Upload VR
SEPTEMBER 5, 2020
A recent potential leak suggests that HP Reverb G2 eye-tracking – and even facing tracking – may arrive in the form of a new model. The original report notes that this tab includes a face camera, which could well track the movements of the lower half of your head.
The Ghost Howls
AUGUST 31, 2018
One of the best of them is when in Beijing I visited the company 7Invensun , a worldwide excellence in eye tracking. It has been a great moment both from a personal and professional side: as a person, I was delighted by their kind attitude: they really made me feel as a friend of theirs ; as a VR professional, I was impressed by their eye tracking technology and the various devices they have down the line, that for instance will give eye tracking to the Vive Focus and HoloLens.
UploadVR
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
VR Industry News eye tracking fove pre-orders
Road to VR
OCTOBER 16, 2020
Sony recently unveiled Spatial Reality Display, a 15.6-inch 4K panel that includes both eye-tracking and embedded lenticular lens array so users can view 3D content with the naked eye.
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 1, 2017
AR and VR are gearing up for a giant leap forward thanks to advancements in eye-tracking technology. Graphics often appear artificial, and can be harsh on the eyes due to low resolution and slow frame rates. Eye-tracking systems, which monitor eye movements in real time, promise to change this. Because humans primarily use vision to navigate their environment, the eyes can reveal volumes about what’s happening in the mind.
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 25, 2017
This short but ingenious video snippet from eye-tracking specialists Tobii was built to tease a social VR demo they’ve been working on for GDC next week. It aptly highlights the subtle yet striking enhancements that eye tracking may being to social VR applications. This, combined with emulated mouth movements alongside head tracking and hand motions via VR controllers, really will elevate the social VR experience.
Road to VR
JUNE 27, 2017
A report from MacRumors provides compelling evidence that Apple has quietly acquired SMI, also known as SensoMotoric Instruments, a company specializing in eye-tracking technology. German-based SMI has specialized in eye-tracking since its founding in 1991. The company has in recent years turned its expertise toward AR and VR, where eye-tracking data can be used for a wide range of useful things from foveated rendering to avatar eye-mapping.
UploadVR
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
With its eye-tracking solution already on the market, Tobii could be a big player in VR going forward. This money will help the company keep up with the rate at which eye-tracking is expected to advance in the coming years. Tobii will continue to develop and supply new eye-tracking hardware and algorithms as part of its plans, which hopefully means it will be creating some of those solutions.
UploadVR
JANUARY 17, 2018
At CES last week one of my first demos was with Tobii and its eye-tracking technology. I left the demo convinced that once you’ve tried a VR headset with eye-tracking included you’ll never want to wear one without it again. Google, Facebook and Apple all purchased eye-tracking companies over the last few years because these tech giants know what benefits are possible with the technology. Bringing Your Eyes To Life. Making Eye Contact.
Road to VR
APRIL 2, 2017
Now Function has teamed up with eye-tracking specialists Tobii to equip a professional pianist with eye-tracking glasses to see what happens (see the video heading this article). SEE ALSO Tobii Recommends Explicit Consent for Recording Eye Tracking Data. In the video from Beliavsky’s perspective, a yellow dot shows what his eyes are fixed on. Eye-Tracking News VR Input VR Research eye tracking function tobii
Road to VR
APRIL 27, 2017
7invensun, one of the latest companies accepted into HTC’s Vive X accelerator program, is launching an eye-tracking add-on made specially for the Vive headset. The device, which will go on sale initially as a development kit in China this month, uses a series of IR LEDs and a near-eye camera to track the player’s eyes in real-time, enabling a range of potential benefits for VR.
UploadVR
MARCH 15, 2018
Eye-tracking is expected to be an important next generation technology in VR headsets, potentially enabling better performance through foveated rendering, and lower hardware costs overall, at the same time it dramatically changes how a virtual world responds to your presence. ” “Hand-Eye Coordination: By using your eyes in harmony with your hands and associated controllers, truly natural interaction and immersion, not possible without the use of gaze, is realized.”
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
Originally labeled just FOVE , the FOVE 0 (yeah now we’re talking) has been making waves in the virtual reality community due in large part to its unique built-in eye-tracking technology. Each of these games utilize eye-tracking technology, making them the perfect sample platter to show-off the FOVE 0’s unique abilities. The post Eye-Tracking Headset FOVE 0 Specs & Pre-Order Date appeared first on VRScout. News Eye Tracking FOVE Tokyo Game Show
UploadVR
AUGUST 10, 2016
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Road to VR
DECEMBER 28, 2016
The Eye Tribe , a Denmark-based eye-tracking startup, today confirmed they’ll be joining the ranks of Facebook’s Oculus VR. Both Oculus and The Eye Tribe today confirmed the acquisition with TechCrunch ‘s Josh Constine. Is The Eye Tribe staying exclusively within Oculus? Founded in September 2011 by 4 former PhD students from the IT University of Copenhagen, The Eye Tribe has since raised $3 million in seed funding, and has also lead a $4.4
UploadVR
JULY 20, 2016
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UploadVR
JANUARY 11, 2019
At CES 2019, HTC revealed the “Vive Pro Eye” featuring eye tracking from Tobii. Several demos from Vive partner developers showcased potential use cases for the Vive Pro Eye. A company called Zero Light , for example, showed how Vive Pro Eye could be used with foveated rendering for increased clarity in the tiny details of a virtual car’s interior. One of the modes, though, showed green, yellow and red areas to indicate where the eye is pointed.
UploadVR
JANUARY 2, 2017
German technology firm SMI (SesnoMotoric Instruments) is expanding on its previously disclosed eye-tracking technology to make social interactions in VR more believable. The system, dubbed “Social Eye” by the company, uses a blend of hardware and software to capture a user’s eye movements inside a VR headset, and translate them onto a digital avatar. ” SMI will be officially announcing Social Eye during CES this week in Las Vegas.
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