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Hands-On With Rewind’s Eye-Tracking Shooter, ‘Project Falcon’ for FOVE 0

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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. At the time we were just finishing the Stonemilker video player , which we built for them and released on the various app stores.

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How Eye Tracking is Driving the Next Generation of AR and VR

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Despite all the activity, AR/VR hardware remains relatively crude. In January of 2017, FOVE, a Japanese VR startup, released the first eye-tracking VR headset. To complete the illusion, hardware will need to shed manual inputs and enable the user to interact with the virtual world as they do with the real one.

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GDC 2017: SMI Is Working With Valve To Bring Eye-Tracking To OpenVR

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As reported by Tom’s Hardware , SMI partnered with Valve to integrate its eye-tracking tech into OpenVR SDK and API, which will allow other companies to implement support into their VR software. Not only that, but the pair have also successfully integrated SMI’s tech into select HTC Vive units.

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SMI Talks Eye Tracking VR Applications & Foveated Rendering

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See Also: FOVE Debuts Latest Design for Eye Tracking VR Headset. SMI says that the hardware required for eye tracking is not a huge barrier, and so it will likely be a matter of whether the eye tracking algorithms are going to be developed in-house or licensed from one of the big eye tracking players.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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Recapping the top stories covered on the VRScout Report , a weekly live video show and podcast discussing the best in VR, hosted by Malia Probst. As the virtual reality medium is physically more immersive than traditional video games, the potential for this real world overlap is significantly higher. …and more.

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FOVE Launches Pre-Orders For Eye-Tracking VR Headset FOVE 0, Starting at $549

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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. ” Check out the video below to get a better idea how simulated field-of-depth and foveated rendering work. .”

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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Recapping the top stories covered on the VRScout Report , a weekly live video show and podcast discussing the best in VR, hosted by Malia Probst. Creators can load their own 360-degree videos to the Samsung VR platform for sharing and for the first time view them in the Gear VR. SAMSUNG AT VIDCON: BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS.

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