The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2021

One of the first accessories for AR/VR I had the opportunity to work on is the Leap Motion hands tracking controller : I made some cool experiments and prototypes with it and the Oculus Rift DK2. Leap Motion has also been the first important company I have interviewed in this blog.

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Road to VR

MARCH 26, 2017

Bandai Namco’s ‘ Project i Can ‘ has made the Anywhere Door a (virtual) reality using the HTC Vive, Leap Motion, and a few simple props tracked with attached Vive controllers. The result is a compelling experience that turns the ordinary into the extraordinary.

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 15, 2019

There are several virtual reality (VR) headsets competing in the higher end enterprise sector such as the HTC Vive Pro Eye, VRgineers’ XTAL and Varjo’s VR-1. Additionally, the Varjo VR-2 Pro also comes with integrated Ultraleap (formerly Leap Motion) hand tracking technology. Video output.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2020

HP and Microsoft have a long track in offering enterprise hardware, so this headset may battle HTC on his own land (B2B). 1” is not the new name of a son of Elon Musk, but it is the (questionable) name of a new opensource AR headset by Combine Reality, based on Leap Motion’s North Star reference design. CR Deck Mk.1”

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 21, 2018

One of the biggest drawbacks of HTC Vive headsets with regard to Oculus Rift are the controllers: while Oculus Touch is ergonomic and can emulate the hands quite well, Vive has controllers that are quite big and are usable only as wands. Until today. Valve Knuckles v1.3, showcased one year ago (Image by Cloudhead games). Knuckles EV2.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

AUGUST 2, 2017

Leap Motion support is included for example, allowing you to bring hand-tracking into the experience. I haven’t got a Leap to test this out with, but the idea of using it certainly intrigues me. More features are planned for the core edition too, including video recording and a 3D print mode.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 16, 2020

SenseGlove video review. This post contains a very detailed review of the SenseGlove force-feedback gloves, but if you don’t like walls of texts and prefer a more agile video review, then I got you covered! Have fun watching this review video. Back of the SenseGlove device fit on my left hand. What is SenseGlove?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

This system makes the headset dependent on static hardware, however, and so top engineers at Oculus , HTC and Google are all racing to crack the inside-out code first. Amidst this clash of titans is Stereo Labs , a little-engine-that’s-trying to enable inside-out tracking on mobile VR headsets using simple, depth sensing peripherals.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 26, 2016

A Rift from Facebook-owned Oculus or a Vive from HTC can track your head throughout a room, but these “outside-in” systems require careful placement, or mounting, of sensors around the perimeter of the room for a full experience. An example of the Windows Holographic user interface. ”

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2018

You may wonder why I am saying this: well, spend some minutes to watch this video and you get immediately the reasons. It is a square one, so it seems that the system takes the undistorted view of one eye, exactly as the Oculus Go does when recording a video. Better integration with HTC phones. Image by HTC).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Probably we will also hear some news on hands tracking, solutions to create multiplayer LBVR installations with Oculus Quest and accessories for Quest&Rift S. It has already some AR features since it lets you add AR filters to your video stream. HTC has a new CEO: Yves Maitre. I would really love to have it!

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VeeR VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The easiest application of the device is to view panoramas and videos. Price ranges from $60 to $100, which is rather affordable, compared with Oculus Rift or HTC Vive. Its companion app features a huge VR library but is unable to track movements in a room. HTC Vive ($499). Lenovo Mirage Solo ($399.99).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2018

of videos) is too short to do something meaningful. The second most important XR news from this F8 has surely been the reveal of the Oculus Half Dome prototype : a tethered headset with varifocal display (that lets you see sharply the objects that in VR are close to your face, for instance), 140 degrees field of view and eye tracking.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I mean, it sort of makes more sense to me that, as long as the prices for the headsets are lingering up pretty high — like the Cosmos from HTC, the brand new one, it’ll be an $800 purchase. Dean: And I think more critical are these more foundational companies, like Facebook and Valve and HTC. Dean: Yeah, I think.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I mean, it sort of makes more sense to me that, as long as the prices for the headsets are lingering up pretty high — like the Cosmos from HTC, the brand new one, it’ll be an $800 purchase. Dean: And I think more critical are these more foundational companies, like Facebook and Valve and HTC. Dean: Yeah, I think.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I mean, it sort of makes more sense to me that, as long as the prices for the headsets are lingering up pretty high -- like the Cosmos from HTC, the brand new one, it'll be an $800 purchase. Dean: And I think more critical are these more foundational companies, like Facebook and Valve and HTC. Alan: HTC's got their enterprise division.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I mean, it sort of makes more sense to me that, as long as the prices for the headsets are lingering up pretty high — like the Cosmos from HTC, the brand new one, it’ll be an $800 purchase. Dean: And I think more critical are these more foundational companies, like Facebook and Valve and HTC. Dean: Yeah, I think.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 4, 2023

The headset should also provide hand tracking, eye tracking and reverse passthrough , so people should be able to see the eye of the wearer. Because if Apple is just going to repeat the same use cases of the HTC Vive and Meta Quest 2, but selling it at $3000, it is just going to fail spectacularly. For what purpose?

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Peter Graham

AUGUST 8, 2019

In conjunction with the chairs, the Entermission system uses HTC Vive Pro headsets as well as Leap Motion hand tracking to solve puzzles. It achieves this by using haptic feedback chairs – Buttkicker LFE haptics to be precise – all set in a tight arrangement without impeding gameplay.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 27, 2019

The latest generation of XR technologies introduces radical new capabilities, from multi-user tracking in massive spaces, to 6DOF standalone headsets, to the ability to track hands, eyes, and lips. As the China President at HTC, he leads all aspects of the company’s VR and smartphone business in the region.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 27, 2019

The latest generation of XR technologies introduces radical new capabilities, from multi-user tracking in massive spaces, to 6DOF standalone headsets, to the ability to track hands, eyes, and lips. As the China President at HTC, he leads all aspects of the company’s VR and smartphone business in the region.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2019

HTC Vive Cosmos and its controllers, just announced at CES (Image by HTC). HTC has been the VR star of this CES 2019. The biggest announcement has been the HTC Vive Cosmos , a headset that has generated a lot of hype also because HTC has not revealed all its features, but it has only teased them. FinchShift.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

And as any year, Oculus has really amazed us: for sure you have already read my short recap published after the first keynote of OC6 where I told you about amazing stuff like Oculus Link, Facebook Horizon and Hands Tracking. Hand tracking on Quest. Hands tracking will guarantee 25 tracked points for each hand.

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Tech Trends VR

OCTOBER 30, 2018

You don a Vive Pro headset, equipped with leap-motion sensors for hand tracking, and are also able to communicate with your partner via voice. The first is a 360 film, shot by British cinematographer Chris Campkin, who literally had to battle lions running off with his camera rig during the shoot, as this video shows.

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