XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Increasingly, business leaders from across virtually every industry are discovering the value of XR for training, collaboration, ideation, and development. Using a combination of sensors and receivers, eye and hand tracking solutions allow for the creation of a powerful human-personal computer interface for XR.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 10, 2023

More info News worth a mention (Image by The Information) Let’s have realistic expectations on the Apple headset We are all very excited about Apple joining our industry, but we must have realistic expectations about the headset that is going to come. We need more of this in the future.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

The headset has a very nice design and features these specifications: Standalone 6DOF headset 1600×1600 resolution per eye 90Hz refresh rate 90° FOV RGB AR passthrough Innovative lenses that make the headset more compact Integrated audio Controller-free hand-tracking Eye-tracking 6GB of RAM 128GB of storage WiFi 6 (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.0,

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 28, 2022

With tracking technologies, companies can build more immersive experiences for XR users. Eye tracking helps users to navigate a space more effectively, while improving software performance and minimising discomfort. Hand tracking, on the other hand, ensures individuals can interact more effectively with virtual content.

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Road to VR

MARCH 20, 2018

Magic Leap has launched the SDK for the device’s Lumin OS , with support for Unity and Unreal engines. Epic Games have detailed Unreal Engine’s support for the Magic Leap One Creator Edition on their blog, which confirms some significant hardware features of the device, including eye tracking, hand tracking, and room scanning.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The Brighton, UK-based firm will also allow immersive content creators to analyse their projects across gaming engines, devices, and content, the company explained, adding its Unity-based plugin had launched with further support for Unreal Engine and 8th Wall over the next few months. XR Study on Key Analytics.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 28, 2023

As a leader in industrial-grade VR/XR software and hardware, Varjo already has an outstanding reputation in the enterprise landscape. It’s one of the critical companies helping to power the industrial metaverse , promising businesses everything from advanced LiDAR depth sensing to high-resolution displays and exceptional security.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 31, 2023

Plus, the XR-3 Focal Edition includes full TAA/BAA compliance, for deployments with specialist requirements in specific industries. You can access the device offline, and maintain invisibility from radio frequency communications.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

Unreal Engine 5 may change the rules of game development. Out of nowhere, Epic Games has teased the next version of Unreal Engine, Unreal Engine 5, due to be released in 2021. It means that you can take whatever model, even with billions of polygons, and put it in your Unreal Engine project. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

The new HoloLens features: Eye tracking Full hands tracking (a la Leap Motion) Voice commands understanding. During a demo on stage, it has been shown that the hands are the primary means of interface with the UI of HoloLens 2. Unreal SDK. Eye tracking. Real-time tracking. Full specs.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The Immerse Global Summit 2022 Miami concluded on Wednesday, where some of the biggest players in the tech industry gathered to explore the future of Web3 technologies. Brian Vogelsang : My biggest takeaway has been the excitement across the industry. The tech industry responded by rallying as a community and a group.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

It is a big showcase demo for its Unreal Engine 5, and I have to say it is pretty impressive. The new update also brings hand tracking support in the Oculus OpenXR plugin. Epic Games releases Matrix Resurrections tie-in experience. Epic Games has released a tie-in experience for the upcoming Matrix Resurrections. Learn more.

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ARPost

JUNE 1, 2020

A panel discussion titled “Delivering Gaming and XR from the Cloud” discussed a topic near and dear to industry and gamers alike. This could optimize game performance but also solve security concerns in industry. Cloud Streaming for XR Content. 5G and Edge Computing. Announcements. Best Indie Creator. Best Input & Output Hardware.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 21, 2021

It has a retro look that makes it very nerdy, and it should be able to offer passthrough AR and hands tracking via Ultraleap. More info (Meta Avatars SDK) More info (Meta Quest hand tracking in UE) More info (Oculus Browser has now resizable windows). I hope for this project to become a reality.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 27, 2023

Here are some of the VR vendors making waves in the industry as of 2023. The solution also supports hand tracking through Ultraleap Gemini and Positional tracking via SteamVR. RealWear Exploring various aspects of the immersive technology landscape, RealWear produces sensors, apps, and hardware for the XR space.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Qualcomm has acquired hand tracking technology company Clay AIR. The conference is also a place to go to learn from leaders in the industry. Finally, Hanke introduced Niantic Ventures , an organization for funding creators contributing to a shared vision of the real-world metaverse. But, that’s not all.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 29, 2019

The device also exploits Leap Motion hands tracking and offers a completely natural interface all based on hands interactions. Or because he’s been the first person attaching a Leap Motion to an Oculus DK1 with some duct tape, envisioning how hand tracking could be vital for virtual reality. Hands-on review.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

October insanity might be over, but there’s no rest for the VR industry this week. Get in on the ground floor with this talk from Martz, who will tell you how to get to grips with the new platform including working with Google VR SDKs for Android, Unity, and Unreal. Applications of Eye Tracking in Virtual Reality.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 26, 2023

Designed by the industry leaders at Pico Interactive, the Pico 4 Enterprise Edition was introduced at the Augmented World Expo (AWE) in Europe in 2022. The system features an incredible Snapdragon XR2 processor to deliver industry-leading computing functionality. Plus, Pico promises world-class data security and privacy for all users.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 1, 2024

Here are some of the VR vendors making waves in the industry as of 2024: RealWear Meta Apple Goertek Pimax Pico HP HTC Vive Samsung Varjo Lenovo Valve Index Vrgineers RealWear Exploring various aspects of the immersive technology landscape, RealWear produces sensors, apps, and hardware for the XR space.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Talon Simulations was making great strides in the location-based entertainment industry, until COVID-19 hit. And that's definitely been one of the main factors that we attribute to the success we have, it's just being in the heart of the amusement industry, as well as simulation and training. Today's guest is Brandon Naids.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Talon Simulations was making great strides in the location-based entertainment industry, until COVID-19 hit. And that's definitely been one of the main factors that we attribute to the success we have, it's just being in the heart of the amusement industry, as well as simulation and training. Today's guest is Brandon Naids.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 3, 2023

More info (Mocopi to be launched in the US — Upload VR) More info (Mocopi to be launched in the US — Road To VR) Apple is not interested in controllers for the Vision Pro Apple strongly believes in eye and hand tracking as the main source of input for the Apple Vision Pro.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2023

Mark Gurman does not say how they work, so we of the industry are speculating they are just handles like the ones of Quest Pro, but with IR-LEDs on the top and maybe on the handle.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2021

They’ll come in a standard PC version and in a ruggedized version for the industry. What is most intriguing to me is the design: usually, the products by Vuzix doesn’t look sexy, because they are industrial products or glasses for prosumers, while in this case, they look cool. Read more about this news on Road To VR and Engadget.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Talon Simulations was making great strides in the location-based entertainment industry, until COVID-19 hit. And that's definitely been one of the main factors that we attribute to the success we have, it's just being in the heart of the amusement industry, as well as simulation and training. Today's guest is Brandon Naids.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 26, 2021

We have seen that hands tracking has enabled new kinds of experiences that we hadn’t even thought of before (think about the great experiments by Daniel Beauchamp ), and I’m sure that the same will happen with passthrough AR, too; Facebook is building a platform that will work for all future headsets.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 20, 2020

If we sum these features to the other ones added in the past, like hands tracking, Passthrough Shortcut, or the multiple windows in Oculus Browser , we start seeing the first signs of a mixed reality operating system, with which you can interact with the controllers or with the hands in a natural way. Why does this matter?

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

And with that, I want to welcome an instrumental person to my knowledge and information of this industry. I listen to probably the first two or three hundred episodes of your podcast, and I went from knowing literally nothing about this industry to knowing a lot. So thank you for being the voice of this industry. Kent: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

And with that, I want to welcome an instrumental person to my knowledge and information of this industry. I listen to probably the first two or three hundred episodes of your podcast, and I went from knowing literally nothing about this industry to knowing a lot. So thank you for being the voice of this industry. Kent: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

And with that, I want to welcome an instrumental person to my knowledge and information of this industry. I listen to probably the first two or three hundred episodes of your podcast, and I went from knowing literally nothing about this industry to knowing a lot. So thank you for being the voice of this industry. Kent: Yeah.

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Road to VR

MARCH 1, 2017

It is telling that in the nascent VR industry even bigger players like Epic Games need partnerships to justify investment in VR content. This invariably ends in disaster, with a complete loss of hand tracking and more valuable seconds wasted as you reorient yourself with the teleportation. Robo Recall , then.

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VRGuy

AUGUST 1, 2016

I’d like to describe how I hope to see OSVR develop given past and present industry trends. Many game engines – such as Unity, Unreal and SteamVR- immediately support it. Eye tracking software converts eye images into gaze direction. Hand tracking software converts hand position into gestures.

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