article thumbnail

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

VRScout

AR and VR are gearing up for a giant leap forward thanks to advancements in eye-tracking technology. Historically, the technology has been used to collect information for scientific and business applications, such as market research and medical diagnostics. billion in the next four years, reports Bloomberg Technology.

article thumbnail

Oculus acquires eye-tracking startup The Eye TribeThe direction.

AllThingsVR

Oculus confirms to me that this is an official acquisition.The startup has developed a $99 eye tracking device developer kits for computers, and software that can bring gaze-based interfaces to smartphones and potentially virtual reality headsets. Car interfaces could benefit from the technology. Read more here.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Valve, SMI and Tobii Preview VR’s Eye Tracking Future In HTC Vive

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

This is what it took for me to realize just how empowering eye tracking will be for VR software designers. Tobii showed its technology integrated with the popular multiplayer world Rec Room while SMI allowed me to chat with someone in Seattle as if he was standing right next to me. FOVE is distributing a eye-tracking headset too.

article thumbnail

Eye-tracking is a Game Changer for VR That Goes Far Beyond Foveated Rendering

Road to VR

Eye-tracking has been talked about with regards to VR as a distant technology for many years, but developments from companies across the industry have shown promising progress in precision, latency, robustness, and cost. Fove is selling a development kit of their VR headset with inbuilt eye-tracking.

article thumbnail

SyncThink Updates Their Eye-Sync Headset For Offline Compatibility

VRWorld

The Eye-Sync headset comes from the business SyncThink, which focuses on eye-tracking technology to supplement existing VR implementations. Virtual reality is seemingly constantly up in the news for surprising utilizations outside of gaming, and today’s story on the Eye-Sync headset is no different.

Fove 49
article thumbnail

The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

It’s a (not very well-kept) secret that Apple has been working on mixed reality technology , and recent comments from CEO Tim Cook might indicate that we can look forward to an augmented iOS device. FOVE, THE EYE-TRACKING HMD: FINAL SPECS AND PRE-ORDER DATES. WILL APPLE RELEASE A VR OR AR DEVICE FIRST? …and more.

Razer 150
article thumbnail

The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

The ZED stereo camera is now shipping to developers: it’s a depth-sensing camera that can be attached to any mobile VR headset – there are 2 RGB cameras in unit send data to an external graphics processor and use Sterolabs’ custom software to map your environment in real-time. NEW LAUNCHES, MOVEMENTS, AND MONEY. VR IN HOSPITALS.

Samsung 152