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Meta Mulls AdHawk Buyout for Cameraless Eye Tracking

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Meta Platforms Inc is mulling a potential buyout of AdHawk Microsystems, a virtual reality (VR) eye-tracking technology firm, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing anonymous sources. New story: Meta/Facebook is considering acquiring AdHawk Microsystems, which develops eye-tracking tech for AR/VR that doesn’t require cameras [link].

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Is Meta Getting Close To Bringing Its Photorealistic 'Codec Avatars' To Quest?

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But how could these avatars be driven on Quest 2 and Quest 3, which lack both face and eye tracking? Meta researchers have also demonstrated a version of Codec Avatars that doesn't require face tracking , and recently even a version that doesn't require any tracking at all.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.05.17): HTC announces Vive Pro 2 and Vive Focus 3, PSVR 2 to feature eye tracking, and more!

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During the Chinese counterpart of the event, the V2EC, Vive has also announced two other interesting pieces of news: The 7Invensun Droolon F2, an eye-tracking add-on for the Vive Pro 2 and Vive Focus 3, coming soon for $299. PSVR2 may feature 4K display and eye tracking. Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment).

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XR Gaming Case Study in Focus: MLB Home Run Derby and VIVE

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As part of the “MLB All-Star Week” event in Washington DC, the group worked with VIVE and the VIVE Pro headset to design a new virtual reality video game experience. While other systems for virtual reality gaming in the past have focused heavily on game controllers and finger-controlled mechanics, VIVE Pro Eye offers something new.

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Facebook Teases “breakthrough technologies” Coming to New Oculus Products, Tours R&D Lab

Road to VR

.” Today Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted photos of himself touring the Oculus Research lab in Redmond, Washington , where he says “some of the best scientists and engineers in the world are pushing the boundaries of virtual and augmented reality.”

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Big XR News from Meta, Microsoft, and Immersed

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However, according to the Redmond, Washington-based firm, over 50 percent of employees were “open to using new innovations like immersive experiences for meetings and team activities.” or 4K micro OLED per eye (depending on the model.

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The White House on the AI Revolution: Policy, Privacy, & GPUs

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The first of these workshops happened at the University of Washington on Tuesday, May 24th, and I was there to cover how some of these discussions may impact the virtual reality community. The first AI public workshop was focused on law and policy , and I had a chance to talk to three different people about their perspectives on AI.