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Nothing New: HTC Exec Slams Apple’s Vision Pro’s ‘Pricey’ XR Headset

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HTC Vive has been doing it for a while” He later quotes D an O’Brien, President, Americas, HTC , stating use case data from the Taoyuan-based firm. You can add facial tracking, you can add eye tracking, you can add accessories and peripherals. This is equivalent to $1,515.04 USD in 2023, up $866.04

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How Mozilla is working on the (privacy-safe) immersive web of the future

The Ghost Howls

And we’ve focused our early adoption in scenarios that are not just passive consumption of content coming from a big stage: more on conferences, workshops, discord community events, etc. Privacy is a big concern for XR devices, especially now that eye tracking is coming. What is Mozilla’s stance on this?

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5 Talks You Won’t Want to Miss at VRDC This Week

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We’re going to be at the show and will have plenty to report on, but in the meantime there’s a busy schedule of talks and workshops for you to study. Applications of Eye Tracking in Virtual Reality. Eye-tracking is a hot topic in VR right now, as it’s essential to the future of the technology.

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BMW Unveils Mixed Reality Driving Experience

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Using a physical car park, the company’s G87 M2 motor recreated a cutting-edge virtual race course, complete with coin-collecting activities as the physical vehicle drifted in the physical race track space. The setup also taps a gaming PC to power Varjo’s VR kit, including a tracking bar for following the driver’s position.

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Vive Developer Day Comes to VR Days Europe

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As part of the three-day event HTC Vive will be hosting its bi-annual Vive Developer Day on Friday. Part of the Vive X accelerator programme, the Vive Developer Day in Europe will offer developers a series of workshops, talks and panels to help them make the most of the HTC Vive platform.

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China shows its masterplan to lead Virtual Reality in 2025

The Ghost Howls

7invensun for eye tracking addons). Apart from these visual features, there are other areas that must be improved: 3D cameras Inside-out tracking Immersive sound Voice interaction Eye tracking Tactile feedback Emotion recognition Brain-Computer Interfaces. 7Invensun’s aGlass DK II eye tracking addon.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.03.30): Half-Life: Alyx breaks every VR record, HP teases Reverb G2, and more!

The Ghost Howls

If Microsoft will improve the WMR ecosystem with at least 4 tracking cameras, this can be an headset to look at with much attention. GTC digital is online, NVIDIA shows cheap eye tracking. Furthermore, some of the workshops will be held remotely in livestreaming at predefined times. thanks Alessio for the tip!).

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