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

OCTOBER 5, 2022

With virtual reality, companies can build models of projects in a digital landscape, and make it easier to interact with specialists from all over the world. Meta recently announced the arrival of a popular architectural tool “ Unity Reflect ” in the Meta Quest environment for 2022. Magic Leap.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 29, 2018

What about Unity, instead? Will it be available also for Unity developers? In the previous link, there is, in fact, a reference saying that both Unreal Engine and Unity will implement DXR APIs. Regarding Unity, I haven’t been able to find any news on a possible release date. What are the operations to be performed?

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AllThingsVR

JUNE 20, 2017

Tobii Pro brings eye-tracking research to VR The eye tracking company is integrating its technology into the HTC Vive business edition headset for commercial and academic research. It’s also becoming apparent that eye tracking within VR can have a role to play in helping to understand human behavior.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The Pico 5 Pro Max looks like a dream hybrid headset : it is a standalone device with eye tracking and passthrough, and it also has the DisplayPort connection that makes it work like a true tethered headset when connected to a PC.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 26, 2023

Making some calculations, it is possible to estimate that the per-eye resolution is around 2064×2208, a value that was leaked a few months ago from some data miner (Samulia). Unity page also confirms that the headset will provide plane detection, so you will be able for instance to detect the walls and the desks in your room.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

It’s been a long road for FOVE , the creators of the eye-tracking VR headset that hit Kickstarter last summer, but today the company launches pre-orders for their first commercially available product, the FOVE 0. Display: WQHD OLED (2560 x 1440) 1280 x 1440 per eye. Accessories: Position tracking camera / Face cushion.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 27, 2023

Demand for virtual reality is expanding at an incredible rate. Users are discovering that virtual reality isn’t just a powerful tool for entertainment. 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

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Extended Reality is one of the most exciting areas in technology today. Covering all forms of immersive tech, from virtual to augmented, and mixed reality, XR is a key component in how the relationship between humans and computers is evolving. Hand-Eye Tracking.

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ARVR

JUNE 29, 2022

Worldwide Point Cloud to be Used by Users” Immersal : collaboratively turning the world into a point cloud, which is ready for location-based AR content. New Software VisionLib : SDK with super impressive tracking on 3D objects (ready for Unity as well). link] New Hardware Pico Neo 2 eye : eye tracking, vr and ar, hand tracking.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 9, 2022

Meta Platforms unveiled last week the latest iteration of its hand-tracking technologies as a demo for developers, allowing users to explore virtual worlds with their hands rather than physical controllers. Modular systems for adjusting hand-tracking functions such as pose recognition and velocity tracking.

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Peter Graham

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

The jam saw 11 teams compete for prizes by utilising the latest virtual reality (VR) hardware, coming up with fun, innovative solutions over an intense weekend. . 2nd Place – Munch Mania – A roomscale videogame which used the lip tracking module. Combined Admix SDK, Vive Eye Tracking and Tg0 etee controllers.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Today’s companies now build immersive tech solutions at scale to facilitate the future of XR socialising. These experiences will no longer function like webinars or VR apps, but will converge virtual spaces with interoperable, engaging content. One of the strongest verticals for entertainment and media metaverses is gaming.

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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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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.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 1, 2024

Demand for virtual reality is expanding at an incredible rate. Users are discovering that virtual reality isn’t just a powerful tool for entertainment. The company’s XR portfolio covers everything from augmented reality smart glasses to a cloud-based platform for digital workflow creation.

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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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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 - Virtual Reality

MAY 12, 2024

Here, I’ll introduce you to some of the best Apple Vision Pro apps available, whether you’re looking to relax after work or invest in immersive collaboration. These take full advantage of the device’s unique capabilities, leveraging features like spatial tracking and hand/eye tracking. What are Apple Vision Pro Apps?

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Truly immersive experiences in Extended Reality rely on the ability to engage multiple senses in an environment which looks, feels, and sounds similar to real-life. Capable of bringing direction and positioning to sound cues, this solution could significantly improve our sense of immersion.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Two days ago I was reading an interesting editorial about PSVR 2 by Scott Hayden, and my mind started wandering about the current moment of virtual reality, the stasis we live in, and our expectations for the upcoming headset. In this article, I’m going to tell you all the thoughts I had. Not an easy task.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 28, 2020

Two days ago, I had a great day talking at AWE2020 about Brain Computer Interfaces in Virtual Reality. I chose this topic because I love Brain Computer Interfaces , I think they are the next generation of human interaction with technology, after the big immersive revolution. and sent me a Looxid Link device to review.

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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

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 - 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. VRChat is a social virtual reality platform and one of the earliest companies to highlight the opportunities in the “ metaverse.” What is VRChat?

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The eye and face tracking can also work via Quest Link (but maybe only for developers). There are new complaints about Meta’s privacy policy on eye tracking , as my friend Avi Bar-Zeev points out. You can do with the Quest mixed reality WebXR applications (and this is incredibly cool). Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Our current version includes sensors for EEG, EOG, EMG, PPG, and EDA, with the option to include image-based eye tracking as well. of research and development in the BCI space, and was created with the goal of providing fully immersive and personalized experiences through various streams of biometric feedback.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Products like the Vision Pro combine virtual and mixed reality experiences in a single, adjustable headset to give users new ways of interacting with digital content. Increased interest in spatial computing is leading to the development of more advanced sensors for hand/eye tracking and IoT connectivity.

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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 - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Products like the Vision Pro combine virtual and mixed reality experiences in a single, adjustable headset to give users new ways of interacting with digital content. Increased interest in spatial computing is leading to the development of more advanced sensors for hand/eye tracking and IoT connectivity.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 7, 2022

As companies and consumers continue to explore the world of extended reality, the demand for enhanced immersion is growing. Via spatial audio, companies can create an immersive interactive environment where it’s possible to detect where sound is coming from in a 3-dimensional space. Rebuff Reality.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 10, 2023

An XR immersive experience employs various elements that allow it to be as fully immersive as possible for commercial and enterprise end-users. XR developers can leverage features like spital audio, RT3D graphics, and even AI to immerse a headset user.

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ARPost

JULY 29, 2021

Last year, Unity’s Vice President of Features, Andre Gauthier, told ARPost how the Unity graphics engine enables a number of BMW’s projects that require real-time rendering. The drivers as well as the cars need to be entirely recognizable in order for the experience to be truly immersive. Meet Wir Sind Jerry and GOVAR.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 20, 2023

The evolving extended reality landscape is changing the world we live in on a phenomenal scale. As immersive technologies become more accessible, both for consumers and business users alike, we’re discovering just how impactful these solutions can be.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 3, 2023

An XR immersive experience employs various elements that allow it to be as fully immersive as possible for commercial and enterprise end-users. XR developers can leverage features like spatial audio, RT3D graphics, and even AI to immerse a headset user. How has eye and hand-tracking tracking technology advanced in 2023?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2022

Our current version includes sensors for EEG, EOG, EMG, PPG, and EDA, with the option to include image-based eye tracking as well. of research and development in the BCI space, and was created with the goal of providing fully immersive and personalized experiences through various streams of biometric feedback.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

Unity support for OpenXR is still in early beta , and so it’s not reliable yet to develop an OpenXR-compliant application in Unity. We Unity developers have still to use the current Unity tools that make us develop once, but then build for every different platform (like the ones I describe in this article ). Learn more.

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