Doc-Ok

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Specifically, why do virtual environment in VR look more “real” compared to when viewed via other media, for example panoramic video? Most attempts to answer it fall back on technical aspects, such as stereoscopy, head tracking, etc., 4:36 — Handling user movement, or: why head tracking is necessary.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The calibration will help you not only adjust the headset to the ideal IPD (distance between the lenses), but also tell you if the headset is sitting too high, low, or crooked on your head. Having the best fit will also increase the accuracy of the headset’s eye-tracking function. Let us know in the comments below!

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Peter Graham

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Qualcomm states that the reference design has 2x the CPU and GPU performance, 4x more video bandwidth, 6x higher resolution and 11x AI improvement. The platform can support up to 7 seven cameras, two internal, one for each eye for eye-tracking and four external cameras, two RGB cameras for MR experiences and two for head tracking.

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Road to VR

JULY 25, 2016

The concept of using head-mounted cameras to track facial movement has been in development since the early ’90s, and although it later found practical application in the film and video game industries, giving animated characters a more human touch , it seems virtual reality is poised to bring technology to the consumer market in a big way.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 8, 2024

The Air headset, introduced at CES , offers 3 degrees of head tracking, and echo cancellation technology, while the Light glasses provide 6DoF head, hand, image, and plane tracking. The HoloLens 2 features 4 visible light cameras for head tracking, 2 IR cameras for eye tracking, and a 5 channel microphone array.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 4, 2023

The Air headset, introduced at CES , offers 3 degrees of head tracking, and echo cancellation technology, while the Light glasses provide 6DoF head, hand, image, and plane tracking. The HoloLens 2 features 4 visible light cameras for head tracking, 2 IR cameras for eye tracking, and a 5 channel microphone array.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The HoloLens 2 features four visible light cameras for head tracking, 2 IR cameras for eye tracking, and a five-channel microphone array. The Air headset, introd uced at CES , offers 3 degrees of head tracking and echo cancellation technology, while the Light glasses provide 6DoF head, hand, image, and plane tracking.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 4, 2023

The Air headset, introduced at CES , offers 3 degrees of head tracking, and echo cancellation technology, while the Light glasses provide 6DoF head, hand, image, and plane tracking. The HoloLens 2 features 4 visible light cameras for head tracking, 2 IR cameras for eye tracking, and a 5 channel microphone array.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Estimating the position of the fovea requires “virtually perfect” eye tracking, which Abrash describes as “not a solved problem at all” due to the variability of pupils, eyelids, and the complexities of building a system that works across the full range of eye motion for a broad userbase.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

When talking about visuals, there are two questions that everyone asks: Do the virtual elements seem real as in the video of the whale in the gym? I’ve been able to extract the swimming whale out of a web page, and I have to say that it is absolutely not like the one of the promotional CGI videos, but it is any way beautiful to be seen.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Regarding what components have been opensourced, Google states that “The open source project provides APIs for head tracking, lens distortion rendering, and input handling. HoloLens 2 is an amazing device, with a decent FOV, eye tracking, and hands tracking, that for sure will make many companies happy.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 8, 2023

There’s also a 3-point precision fit headband for extra comfort. The Varjo headset includes Ultraleap hand-tracking to monitor natural hand movements, and true-to-life MR passthrough with 12 megapixel video. The product comes with a balanced form factor and padding around the headband for extra comfort.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 23, 2023

The Varjo headset includes Ultraleap hand-tracking to monitor natural hand movements and true-to-life MR passthrough with 12-megapixel video. Plus, users can unlock depth awareness capabilities powered by LiDAR and Inside-out tracking capabilities for more immersive experiences.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 15, 2020

We’re actually seeing real use cases across 360 video with Strivr. When you start to have eye tracking, head tracking, gait analysis, gesture analysis, hand tracking, pose analysis, speech analysis, biometrics. ” But guess what? Now the proof cases are there. We’re using AR on our phones.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 15, 2020

We’re actually seeing real use cases across 360 video with Strivr. When you start to have eye tracking, head tracking, gait analysis, gesture analysis, hand tracking, pose analysis, speech analysis, biometrics. ” But guess what? Now the proof cases are there. We’re using AR on our phones.

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VRGuy

AUGUST 1, 2016

For example, head tracking can come from optical trackers or inertial ones. Augmented reality tools detect objects in video feeds. Eye tracking software converts eye images into gaze direction. Hand tracking software converts hand position into gestures.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 15, 2020

We're actually seeing real use cases across 360 video with Strivr. When you start to have eye tracking, head tracking, gait analysis, gesture analysis, hand tracking, pose analysis, speech analysis, biometrics. But guess what? Now the proof cases are there. We're seeing people use this right now.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Alan: There’s VR where you can make the full thing in computer graphics, but there’s also 360 videos; being able to capture a training experience in 360 video, and then add computer graphics on top of that. And if you bring in a studio who is really good at 360 video, guess what they’re going to sell you.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Alan: There’s VR where you can make the full thing in computer graphics, but there’s also 360 videos; being able to capture a training experience in 360 video, and then add computer graphics on top of that. And if you bring in a studio who is really good at 360 video, guess what they’re going to sell you.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 11, 2019

And then I realized that my kids are always stuck in front of a screen, computer screen or playing video games. But by adding some of the things that attract kids and adults to computers and to video games and to social media and kind of merge it into reality. And on one hand, it felt like we cannot really change the future.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Alan: There's VR where you can make the full thing in computer graphics, but there's also 360 videos; being able to capture a training experience in 360 video, and then add computer graphics on top of that. And the next generation of headsets that will come out in the next 24 months will all have eye tracking and head tracking.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

What it was, was just a video that was captured by an expert on the same device that I was wearing to see it. And then after you deliver your talk, you actually get to sit in the other person’s eyes and look at yourself, giving you the advice back. Other than video, you can record yourself in a video talking to a camera.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

What it was, was just a video that was captured by an expert on the same device that I was wearing to see it. And then after you deliver your talk, you actually get to sit in the other person’s eyes and look at yourself, giving you the advice back. Other than video, you can record yourself in a video talking to a camera.

Machine Learning 78

Machine Learning Training Wearables AR 78

XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

What it was, was just a video that was captured by an expert on the same device that I was wearing to see it. And then after you deliver your talk, you actually get to sit in the other person's eyes and look at yourself, giving you the advice back. Other than video, you can record yourself in a video talking to a camera.

Machine Learning 60

Machine Learning Training Wearables AR 60

XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 11, 2019

And then I realized that my kids are always stuck in front of a screen, computer screen or playing video games. But by adding some of the things that attract kids and adults to computers and to video games and to social media and kind of merge it into reality. And on one hand, it felt like we cannot really change the future.

AR 60

AR Augmented Reality Industry Machine Learning 60