Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

ManoMotion, a computer-vision and machine learning company, today announced they’re integrated their company’s smartphone-based gesture control with Apple’s augmented reality developer tool ARKit , making it possible to bring basic hand-tracking into AR with only the use of the smartphone’s onboard processors and camera.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JUNE 22, 2023

.” Gupta continued: We are proud to collaborate with BrightSign and integrate our gesture control technology into their XC5 media players. The integration of Ultraleap’s gesture control technology is available as a software extension on the XC5 media players.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Another problem comes with AR applications that use gesture controls. Gesture control is supposed to – and has the potential to – make interactions more natural. Suddenly, gesture controls feel less like holding an object and more like using supernatural powers. .

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ARPost

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The platform is set to include software for: Environmental understanding; Standardized gesture controls through a hand interaction SDK; Voice commands. The headset will be compatible with Quest’s software ecosystem but will not be a part of the Quest product line. Sneak Peeks at Hardware.

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ARPost

AUGUST 23, 2021

Right now, some of these products have limited out-of-the-box utility, but integrations with experiences, software, and hardware platforms are expanding all the time. The most recent MANUS product is the SteamVR tracker for precise gesture controls and motion capture. “As

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ARPost

JUNE 8, 2023

The headset has been relatively easy to speculate on, seeing as it is the fourth iteration of flagship headsets in a familiar and built-out hardware and software ecosystem. Developers with early access include JigSpace , and the headset’s software is compatible with Unity.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

HoloLens 2 also brings hand-tracking which goes much further than the coarse gesture control in the original headset. Now with full hand-tracking, users can interact much more directly with applications by touching, poking, and sliding controls directly rather than using abstract gestures.

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ARVR

AUGUST 8, 2022

The company, which was founded by three friends, Stephen Lake, Matthew Bailey and Aaron Grant, had formed the company, then called Thalmic Labs, to develop an EMG based gesture controller, the Mio Armband , (which is still the most capable EMG controller ever offered to consumers), before pivoting into the perilous waters of augmented reality.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 30, 2023

Motion Capture software, or “Mocap systems”, are particularly valuable for content creators looking to enhance XR experiences with realistic avatars, motion, and gesture controls. Mocap solutions are primarily used for the creation of XR content. There are also built-in tools for fine-tuning character movement.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

To explore the growing AR smartglasses market, XR Today gathered four leading industry minds representing AR hardware and software providers providing immersive solutions to a diverse range of end-users. Regular software updates and security patches help guard against new threats.

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Peter Graham

DECEMBER 2, 2019

So the device is Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) enabled, offering gesture controls to build and manipulate 3D objects, while the underside has a touchpad for your thumb to add further input. Constantly on, Litho can be used for around 8 hours with a massive 2000 hours of standby.

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ARPost

JANUARY 27, 2021

The release also included software updates to the Vision platform and a number of new Rokid-made applications expanding entertainment offerings. New Apps and Software Updates. A number of applications developed by Rokid specifically for Vision 2 were announced at the event, along with system-wide software updates.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 31, 2019

There is a big difference between VR-helmets (or AR-glasses) with controllers and ones that can be controlled by hand gestures. Gestural interface; Source: Shutterstock.com. Same goes for gesture control, it is basically used for video game industry only. And that’s it.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Most of the setup was software, but there are one or two points on the headset itself that you can tweak as well. For example, buttons on the arms control the brightness of the display. I also noticed that, while the lack of gesture controls was admittedly a bit of a put-down for me, using the phone as the input is also very discrete.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Some interesting new VR experiences both in terms of hardware and software. GouGames, meanwhile, won ¥10,000 (about $1476) in the Application category with a gesture-controlled 4D arcade experience. Over the past week 18 developers have been going head-to-head in a huge HTC Vive hackathon in Shanghai, China.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Walmart has filed trademark applications for the #SamsClub name and logo claiming plans for NFTs + Blockchain Software V/R Healthcare Cryptocurrencies Cryptocurrency Trading, Brokerage + Financial Services …and much more! The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) received Walmart’s filings in December 2021.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 5, 2020

A version will also be created that uses more sophisticated hand tracking and gesture controls rather than a physical book. Baron compared the move from 2D to XR technology-enabled modeling with the move from vellum to CAD software. “I A Watch Call From Lenovo.

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ARPost

JANUARY 13, 2020

Microsoft set machine learning to design the MR headset to be as usable as possible despite the fact that it works entirely using gesture controls. Each has a unique configuration of software and hardware including external tools and sensors for different jobs. One of the big claims to game behind the HoloLens 2 is the design.

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VRScout

MARCH 14, 2017

After ZeniMax was awarded $500M from their suit against Oculus in January (which Oculus is appealing), now Oculus CTO John Carmack is personally suing ZeniMax for $22.5M — what he claims is still owed him from 2009 when ZeniMax bought his game studio id Software (which birthed classics like Doom, for Pete’s sake).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 1, 2022

When a Nreal device owner starts BMW’s digital presentation, they can explore a fully digitised model of the iX1 car using gesture control. Nreal recently updated its Nebula software development kit (SDK) to improve gesture tracking capabilities on its product portfolio. Nreal, BMW Host an Immersive Showroom.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 6, 2023

Regarding hand tracking, Xiaomi’s latest AR smart glasses boast micro gesture controls, leading to enhanced human-computer interfacing (HCI) capabilities. These allow users to swipe virtual pages in manuals and eBooks, exit apps, navigate maps, and other controls.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

In the 1970’s scientists at the University of California popularized the term “brain-computer interface” or BCI , referring to a hardware and software system that uses brainwaves to control devices. Gesture controls preclude hands-free operation. Brainwaves were first discovered in humans in 1924.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

JULY 26, 2023

Additionally, devices required vital content to power immersive experiences, along with software platforms to complement them. He continued, “Without controllers, you open the space to a lot of people who are not used to having controllers as well.

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VRGuy

APRIL 25, 2015

Here why: OSVR includes two independent parts: an open-source HMD (the "Hacker Development Kit") and the OSVR framework, a free and open-source software platform that provides an easy and standard way to discover, configure and operate a wide range of virtual reality and augmented peripherals.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Multi-user B2B software for creating and playing 360° VR presentations, the app is optimized for Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, and Cardboard. With a perspective like that in mind, the judges chose Virtual Reality Suite , lead developed by Markus Prenneis and Thomas Trzaska of present4D , as the contest’s grand prize winner.

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DECEMBER 5, 2016

This unseen narrator will guide you through the unique buttons, analog sticks, and gesture controls on each device. Once you’ve proven to your all-seeing guide that you can manipulate each controller, you’ll be teleported into the next experience in the tutorial and that is where things get truly interesting.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

So I’m coming from — let’s just round it down, let’s call it 15 years — in the enterprise space selling software and services and automation, things like that. And really what we do now is we connect enterprise users, AR hardware manufacturers and AR software providers, the problem solvers. Lance: Sure.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

So I’m coming from — let’s just round it down, let’s call it 15 years — in the enterprise space selling software and services and automation, things like that. And really what we do now is we connect enterprise users, AR hardware manufacturers and AR software providers, the problem solvers. Lance: Sure.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

So I'm coming from -- let's just round it down, let's call it 15 years -- in the enterprise space selling software and services and automation, things like that. And really what we do now is we connect enterprise users, AR hardware manufacturers and AR software providers, the problem solvers. Lance: Sure. Lance: Exactly right.

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ARPost

JUNE 30, 2021

The Software Behind HoloMedX. The first and most obvious answer was to use 3D modeling and imaging software in a headset. The software, the display, and the custom air controls together produce “ HoloMedX.”. “We When you’re teaching grand rounds, there might be ten people in the room.

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Hypergrid Business

MAY 19, 2016

A startup that allows a smartphone’s own camera to be used to track hand gestures has received a $20 million investment. Chinese technology conglomerate Kuang-Chi will invest in Israel-based provider of software-based machine vision and gesture recognition...

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Leapmotion

DECEMBER 14, 2015

ChemGrabLab is the creation of Christine Hart ( @dstrawberrygirl ), a 15-year software industry veteran. “I’ve I’ve worked on front-end web applications, middleware, server software and databases, but the most fun I’ve had in recent years has been with the Unity game engine. Sean is a 20+ year software developer.

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 31, 2020

So originally when North was founded, it was actually called Thalmic Labs, and the product was a gesture control armband. You could make motions with your hand and it would detect your muscle movements and you could control computers, music, do presentation control. I wonder-- you started off life as a gesture armband.

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 31, 2020

So originally when North was founded, it was actually called Thalmic Labs, and the product was a gesture control armband. You could make motions with your hand and it would detect your muscle movements and you could control computers, music, do presentation control. I wonder-- you started off life as a gesture armband.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

As you know, if you take a Hololens or any other smart glass, you have the gesture control usage. If you want to do content creation in AR, then you need something a little bit more powerful than gesture control. They're software solutions, so they scale quite nicely. It's more or less a little bit unprecise.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

As you know, if you take a Hololens or any other smart glass, you have the gesture control usage. If you want to do content creation in AR, then you need something a little bit more powerful than gesture control. They're software solutions, so they scale quite nicely. It's more or less a little bit unprecise.

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Road to VR

MARCH 10, 2017

Qualcomm has debuted an updated version of their VR Headset Reference Design now with Leap Motion’s new 180-degree hand-tracking to bring gesture control to mobile VR headsets. The new headset and Leap Motion tracking module was shown off during last week’s GDC 2017.

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