The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 14, 2023

The headset should be operated through the use of hand tracking and eye tracking , exactly like the Vision Pro. Then the Vision Pro beta for the Unity game engine has not been distributed yet, so many Unity developers can’t build applications for the Vision Pro, yet. But now things may change.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

When the UK-based VR studio, Rewind, asked me if I wanted to come and see a demo of its eye-tracking tech demo for the upcoming FOVE 0 headset, I was intrigued. Project Falcon , as this new demo is called, is an on-rails first-person shooter that uses eye-tracking as an aiming system for noisy machine guns and explosive rockets.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 9, 2022

The company’s First Hand demo leverages Meta’s Presence Platform Interaction software development kit (SDK) to solve challenges in immersive environments to build robotic gloves with increasingly advanced superpowers. Modular systems for adjusting hand-tracking functions such as pose recognition and velocity tracking.

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Peter Graham

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Each team had two HTC Vive Pro Eye’s to play with – the company’s latest enterprise-focused headset – meaning eye-tracking needed to feature in some way. 2nd Place – Munch Mania – A roomscale videogame which used the lip tracking module. Best Audio Prize – An Eye Mosity ?

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 4, 2022

The same luck has not happened to employees at Niantic at Unity. Unity, instead, is firing 4% of its employees, and this may seem weird considering that in the last months it has proceeded to hundred-millions-dollars acquisitions. PSVR 2 will have eye-tracking from Tobii and maybe a detachable cable. Other relevant news.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MAY 24, 2022

Back in December of last year, it was noted that enterprises were purchasing headsets and immersive technology gear at an incredible rate, a trend that will continue for years to come. XTAL is a premium headset that allows users to enter immersive VR environments with state-of-the-art technologies and a semi-ruggedized exterior.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 18, 2023

Varjo, a manufacturer and innovator of MR headsets, is a joint partner in many enterprise-grade immersive operations, notably vehicle training and simulation. Varjo released a report highlighting a recent partner success story with FORCE Technology to provide cost-efficient maritime immersive training solutions.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

This is because the sales have not been enormous, and the content for it is not exploiting completely its new features (there are some cool uses of eye tracking, but that’s it). The Unity Beta to develop for the Vision Pro is still not available, so many devs like me can’t even play with the emulator.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 22, 2024

Creating the most immersive XR experiences requires more than just the best visuals or spatial audio technologies. Eye and hand tracking technologies embedded into wearable devices, or delivered through external sensors, provide the feedback that applications need to optimize the immersive experience for each user.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 8, 2022

XR has rapidly emerged as one of the most powerful new trends in the gaming landscape. Attracting players all over the world to a new kind of immersive experience, XR allows game developers to connect with users on a different level. Already the, virtual reality in gaming market is expected to grow to a value of $53.44

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 21, 2021

But with stunning clarity its sure going to be a dream headset for VR simmers who aren’t afraid to trade cash for immersion. SteamVR Tracking 1.0 2x eye-tracking. This also has an impact on presence—that feeling when your eyes are being tricked into believing that what’s in front of you is actually there.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2018

When I wrote my post about CES 2018 , I briefly talked about a headset called LooxidVR, able to “read the emotions” of the user by employing a combination of EEG sensors and eye tracking. LooxidVR enables them to collect the user’s eye and brain data simultaneously during a VR experience. What is Looxid Labs?

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 13, 2022

The Unity real-time development platform has become one of the industry-standard choices for the creation of powerful XR experiences over the years. Countless companies have built powerful games and training environments within Unity, specifically designed to work within the extended reality landscape.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 8, 2023

Creating the most immersive XR experiences requires more than just the best visuals or spatial audio technologies. Eye and hand tracking technologies embedded into wearable devices, or delivered through external sensors, provide the feedback that applications need to optimize the immersive experience for each user.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2023

The initial impressions are quite positive, even if the headset is not immune to things that should be improved (like the tracking). More info Meta Immersive Web Emulator is an interesting tool for WebXR WebXR developers can now use the Immersive Web Emulator offered by Meta to test and debug WebXR experiences.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 6, 2021

The same goes for mobile (touch and voice) and gaming (controllers). And given spatial computing’s depth of sensory immersion, these interfaces need to be much more multi-dimensional than your keyboard. We’re talking voice, hand tracking and eye tracking, all of which exist today in various forms.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

It will also include more than 100 Apple Arcade games and titles at the device’s initial launch. Unity Partnerships and Further Updates At the Unite 2023 event, Unity offered its full support for the Apple Vision Pro’s PolySpatial tool, essential for developing spatial experiences on the headset’s Shared Space platform.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Metrics such as attention and navigation were essential for six degrees of freedom (6DoF) immersive experiences, a report from Brighton, UK-based firm spanning 65 enterprises across the industry explained. XR Firms Secure Next-Gen Tracking Tools.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 27, 2023

RealWear Exploring various aspects of the immersive technology landscape, RealWear produces sensors, apps, and hardware for the XR space. They also come with powerful processors built-in to enable streamlined and immersive experiences with minimal effort. So, where should business buyers start their search for the ultimate headset?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 31, 2023

Last Thursday, leading hand-tracking firm SpectreXR announced a strategic collaboration with XR headset vendor HTC VIVE via its Linkedin account to drive innovation, immersion, and realistic interaction on the latter’s product portfolio. via Untiy’s Asset Store.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Augmented Reality (AR) privacy will be a big issue very soon, Johannes Davidsson, the Head of Business Development at Auki Labs , said on Thursday at the Immerse Global Summit (IGS) 2022 in Madeira, Portugal. Transforming Security to Emerging Immersive Technology. 80 LEVEL (@80Level) September 20, 2022. What is Conjurer Kit?

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 9, 2023

Magic Leap 2 devices will also allow ARway to leverage its eye tracking, spatial audio, and six degrees of flight (6DoF) for greater interactivity with creative content. HoloLens 2 users will also gain access to ARway’s platform, allowing them to explore immersive content worldwide across many ongoing use cases.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 5, 2023

The use of eye, hand, and voice interactions make the interface with the headset natural and easy to be learned. The genius part has been mixing eye tracking with hand micro-gestures. Yes, this one has passthrough, 4K screens, etc… but still, it’s a very old and very not-immersive use case. But on AR glasses.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 1, 2024

Here are some of the VR vendors making waves in the industry as of 2024: RealWear Meta Apple Goertek Pimax Pico HP HTC Vive Samsung Varjo Lenovo Valve Index Vrgineers RealWear Exploring various aspects of the immersive technology landscape, RealWear produces sensors, apps, and hardware for the XR space.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 28, 2023

VRChat was one of the first companies to introduce us to the potential of the metaverse, immersive collaboration, and digital communities without a monthly fee. ” It’s often described as a VR gaming platform. Available on Steam, the Meta store, and VIVEPORT, VRChat delivers immersive social experiences to everyone.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The French startup headed by Stan Larroque is developing passthrough AR glasses with eye-tracking and hands tracking that can offer a new paradigm to augmented reality. An interesting VR game appears on Roblox. Someone is making a VR game in Roblox, and it looks pretty cool. News worth a mention.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 28, 2024

Unity integration: Unity offers comprehensive support for Apple Vision Pro developers, including a visionOS template which forms the foundation of spatial experiences. Developers can also leverage all of Unity’s core features without the need for modifications. It also allows developers to import 3D compositions into Xcode.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

JULY 26, 2023

Doing so will also provide greater interoperability with additional platforms such as Unity and Xcode, among others. Additionally, devices required vital content to power immersive experiences, along with software platforms to complement them. . This ranged from user interfaces (UIs), filming, controls, and hardware optimisation.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 20, 2023

As immersive technologies become more accessible, both for consumers and business users alike, we’re discovering just how impactful these solutions can be. The solution also includes a simple and robust system architecture which doesn’t rely on eye-tracking technologies.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

And both the journalists of Road To VR and Upload VR agree on the fact tha t it doesn’t represent an improvement for VR gaming yet. The PS5 is a big step forward for console gaming , and being paired with a next-gen controller like the DualSense, that provides realistic haptic sensations, it can give its players countless hours of fun.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 13, 2023

Digital shopping experiences are growing more appealing to the broader consumer market thanks to engaging new immersive services. Moreover, many businesses and brands now embrace a “hybrid” approach to sales, which leverages immersive services to provide new CX avenues for in-store and online buyers’ journeys.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Ultraleap hand tracking. Custom made eye tracking. Many people are complaining that the lineup of games for the launch of PSVR 2 is quite small. The picture that they paint is not that positive for immersive realities. Discover Road To VR and Upload’s games of the year. ″ 2880 x 2880 Fast LCD.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 13, 2023

Apple’s take on immersive technologies will also test the future of XR hardware solutions and their roles in the broader XR community through rigorous use cases. Following the event, several global executives from the immersive tech industry weighed in on the device. Brian Meaney , Head of Product, Alteon.io

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 26, 2021

95% of the content is about the vision of the future “metaverse” in which we all are always in XR , we work, we connect with other people physically distant away, we attend events, we play multiplayer games, etc… all in XR. Luckily there is 5% of information there that I’ve actually found interesting. I mean, we all already knew this, Mark.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 3, 2023

As the gaming industry eclipses the movie and filmmaking sector, gaming firms are leveraging their technologies to create next-level immersive experiences. Companies such as Meta, holoride , Improbable , Steam, Sony, and many others have begun tapping their serious gaming technologies to achieve this.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

PSVR 2, Apple XR visor) and games, will be fundamental to understand its evolution and its potential. Body tracking leaked from Quest SDK documentation. A leaked image from the Oculus team shows that the company is working to implement body tracking inside the Oculus Unity SDK. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2020

It’s a new month, we’ve reached level 6 of this Jumanji game that is 2020. Keep in mind that this device has a pixel density far superior even to the one of the Valve Index, so it is perfect not only for gaming but also for prototyping, design and architecture. What will happen next? Top news of the week. Image by HP).

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