XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Already, we’re interacting with a range of artificially intelligent bots and automated tools through gestures, and voice. Gesture control managed by motion or hand tracking technologies may allow future engineers and construction workers to operate machinery from a distance, using IoT connected devices, AI, and edge computing.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Virtual reality-based imagery rehearsal and rescripting treatment (ReScript) aims to enable participants to gain cognitive control over intrusive imagery, and lessen overall anxiety, nightmare distress, or nightmare daytime effects. Image Credit: Center for Mind and Culture.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 5, 2020

Augmented reality for maintenance and repair 4. Top 10 Movies that Got Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Righ Online communities are one of the best places to collect as much information as possible about a particular industry. Manomotion Manomotion is a hand tracking and gesture control SDK for smartphones.

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Slashgear

MAY 4, 2020

A video shared by Sony Interactive Entertainment shows a prototype controller that tracks the entire human hand. This controller was the subject of research done on overcoming the limits presented by gesture control systems and traditional controllers.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 11, 2017

The Venture Reality Fund reported that the landscape of companies it tracks in the virtual reality market grew more than 40 percent in 2016. The largest area of growth was in content companies that create apps for head-mounted VR displays, said Marco DeMiroz, cofounder of The Venture Reality Fund with Tipatat Chennavasin.

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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

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The other product is an “interaction builder” for creating gesture controls. These controls are showcased to many XR users in a gaming environment but have huge practical implications in enterprise training. Controllers are more precise from a tracking perspective, but they are a barrier to entry,” said Vezzoli.

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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 - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 18, 2023

The Quest 2 is a cutting-edge consumer-grade VR headset, with black-and-white passthrough, gesture controls, powerful processing, and exceptional visual clarity. Meta Quest Pro vs Meta Quest 2: Features. Both the Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro are VR headsets, built by Meta.

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ARPost

APRIL 15, 2021

XR – whether we’re talking about augmented reality, mixed reality, or virtual reality – explicitly involves the use of digital goods. Now that Snapchat has released its new body-tracking tool, people are better able to showcase their virtual items across social platforms,” said Perry.

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VRPlayin

MAY 13, 2023

From virtual reality to interactive displays, technology can elevate your campaigns, captivate your audience, and drive engagement. Virtual Reality (VR) Experiences Virtual reality offers immersive, interactive experiences that can transport your audience to new worlds.

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Road to VR

MARCH 9, 2019

Like the virtual reality system envisioned in The Matrix (1999) , the ultimate form of BCI would be some sort of direct neural input/output interface where the brain can directly ‘talk’ to a computer and the computer can directly ‘talk’ back, with no abstract I/O needed.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JUNE 27, 2022

Further accessibility options for people with disabilities such as gesture controls and voice-based guidance for low-vision people were also added, Walmart explained. The app’s other features include haptic feedback to allow customers to experience enhanced manoeuvrability while using the app and add realism.

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ARPost

AUGUST 23, 2021

The most recent MANUS product is the SteamVR tracker for precise gesture controls and motion capture. “As 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.

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ARPost

JULY 22, 2020

The model was more affordable than just about anything out there but also had more limited memory and controls. The headset came with one controller and allowed three degrees of freedom (3DoF) – users could look around but moving was unnatural and gesture controls were non-existent.

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Next Reality VR

AUGUST 26, 2016

Leap Motion created gesture control for all sorts of things, including virtual reality, long ago, but developers must build in support for their tracking peripheral to use its full potential.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 29, 2021

A session with Vice President of AR/VR Andrew “Boz” Bosworth saw the announcement of the “Presence Platform”, a suite of tools to help developers create mixed reality applications. The platform is set to include software for: Environmental understanding; Standardized gesture controls through a hand interaction SDK; Voice commands.

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ARPost

APRIL 4, 2020

The added feature created through a collaboration with YUR watch allows users to check stats like how many calories are burning through simple gesture control. “We While Synth Riders is always fun, those using it to get a workout while avoiding the gym now have access to a fitness monitor.

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AllThingsVR

JUNE 16, 2016

Before we get started, let me make something perfectly clear: what is about to follow is an opinion I have formed after spending considerable time with both the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift’s hand tracking solutions for virtual reality. Many people have had the chance to try the Vive controllers now that that product is out in the wild.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Gestural interface; Source: Shutterstock.com. Same goes for gesture control, it is basically used for video game industry only. For now, recognition of facial expressions is realized mainly in the entertainment segm. ent in the form of “masquerade masks” or animated emojis. And that’s it.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Customers will also have access to virtual reality (VR) healthcare and crypto trading, brokerage, and financial services, among others. The app’s View in Your Space feature will superimpose item digital twins in customer spaces, with options to resize items and trial virtual goods in users’ homes.

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Hypergrid Business

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Reviewers also say it can be used in virtual reality mode with any smartphone-compatible VR headset. It also has gesture control so you can take photos and videos with specific movements. You do have the get the virtual reality headset separately. Plus, it comes with a pair of virtual reality goggles.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 30, 2023

As extended reality experiences continue to gain popularity in virtually every industry, solutions are constantly emerging to help developers and companies design their own immersive experiences. The company supports everything from virtual production projects to movement science research, robotics, animation, and virtual reality.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Virtual Reality (VR) offers many incredible opportunities when it comes to making learning and experiences more inclusive for people with disabilities. Experiencing VR is made even more accessible when there is no need for headsets – and that’s exactly what our Immersive Reality spaces make possible. 3] – Gent, E.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 22, 2019

For starters, The VOID’s signature ‘blaster’ gun peripherals stay holstered, relying instead on hand-tracking and gesture controls, allowing you to strike a superhero pose to blast drones out of the sky or block incoming laser blasts. Image courtesy Marvel Studios, ILMxLAB.

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VRGuy

APRIL 25, 2015

Illustration from Meta SpaceGlasses Can the OSVR project be used not just for virtual reality but also for augmented reality? Absolutely!

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Thalmic Labs, makers of the gesture control armband MYO may be working on a new VR controller, a wristband device which senses the position of your fingers. We’ve learned however that Thalmic Labs have may be working on a new, much more advanced input device, one which is designed very much with virtual reality in mind.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 13, 2016

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. Or put more simply: A killer app “turns a technology into a product.”. Contest judges (left to right): Paul T. Follow the developers on Facebook.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Oculus Touch officially launches tomorrow and when it does it will make the Oculus Rift a more viable and powerful virtual reality platform than ever before. The Rift’s biggest competitor, the HTC Vive, was able to enjoy the better part of a year as the only PC-powered VR system to boast hand-tracked controllers.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

And later and after some silence and after a few questions, Alex [Werlberger] -- our CTO -- came up with the idea to think about augmented and virtual reality. As you know, if you take a Hololens or any other smart glass, you have the gesture control usage. Collaboration, interaction with data, we solved it with ARES.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

And later and after some silence and after a few questions, Alex [Werlberger] -- our CTO -- came up with the idea to think about augmented and virtual reality. As you know, if you take a Hololens or any other smart glass, you have the gesture control usage. Collaboration, interaction with data, we solved it with ARES.

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Leapmotion

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Shane builds fun virtual robot toys that hint at artificial evolution, and runs a game developer meetup in Vermont. Another project from the Leap Motion Jp developers group, RAC-MAN is a virtual reality chasing experiment using an Arduino foot controller. Check out his other quadrapus project, Quadrapus Sumo.

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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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ARVR

JANUARY 29, 2021

While Apple fans have long been waiting for Apple to launch its own augmented and virtual reality ( AR/VR ) wearables, and despite many competitors already presenting market-ready AR glasses and VR headsets , there are still more questions than answers around what Apple’s AR/VR first product will look like. © Apple, Inc. Apple Inc.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

“The iterative–“ Lance: It’s the iterative transformation or the iterative deployment of augmented reality/virtual reality within your business organization. I think augmented reality and virtual reality and these technologies now, they do drive that kind of warranted rollout.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

“The iterative–“ Lance: It’s the iterative transformation or the iterative deployment of augmented reality/virtual reality within your business organization. I think augmented reality and virtual reality and these technologies now, they do drive that kind of warranted rollout.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

Lance: It's the iterative transformation or the iterative deployment of augmented reality/virtual reality within your business organization. I think augmented reality and virtual reality and these technologies now, they do drive that kind of warranted rollout. Hand gesture control, hand using hand gestures.

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