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ByteDance Issues Mass Layoffs as Pico Strategy Hits Roadblocks

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Tencent Technology News added, “In mid-October, there were rumors that PICO [had been] abandoned by ByteDance’s strategy. Hand Tracking, OS Updates to Pico4 Headset Despite this, the company has been updating a few specifications under the hood of the Pico4 and Pico Neo 3, including its operating system (OS) version 5.7,

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Sensoryx & Interhaptics partner to streamline the creation of hand tracking interactions for VRFree

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Hand-tracking is on the rise in the XR market. In the last couple of years, several emerging high quality and precise hand-tracking technologies were introduced to the market. VRfree is a solid device including precise and scalable hand tracking data. Optimizing 3D models for Augmented Reality 3.

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Fight Back: Upcoming Free Quest App Teaches Self-Defense With Hand Tracking

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Coming to Quest VR headsets in late 2022, Fight Back is a free VR app aimed at teaching self-defense via hand tracking. From Céline Tricart and produced by both Tricart and Marie Blondiaux, Fight Back uses storytelling steeped in metaphor to teach self-defense techniques via VR headset hand tracking or optional controller tracking.

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6 Reasons to Invest in Eye and Hand Tracking in 2023

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Eye and hand-tracking technology is quickly becoming crucial to the extended reality experience. As we continue our journey into the digital world, here are some main reasons companies investing in XR should consider implementing eye and hand-tracking tools.

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Ghost Signal: How Fast Travel Adapted A Strategy Hit For VR

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Alongside a hands-on preview, we sat down with Lead Designer Christopher Smith to learn more. Grand strategy games never caught my eye like platformers or RPGs do, so I admit the original Stellaris flew past me. But we knew it would be difficult to translate the original grand strategy game into VR; there’s so many manuals.

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‘Chess Club’ Brings Online Chess to Oculus Quest July 1st, Trailer Here

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Chess has exploded in popularity recently, with the Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit bringing much attention to the age-old strategy game. The game features support for both Touch controllers and hand-tracking, so you’ll be able to pick up pieces naturally for those long and pensive matches.

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Job Simulator Devs Say They Feel 'Vindicated' By Apple Vision Pro's Approach To VR

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Asked about the studio's hand tracking focus and how Apple Vision Pro uses hand tracking as its primary control method, Eiche believes Apple's system feels like "huge vindication" for Owlchemy's strategy. "We Owlchemy Labs has a prominent history when it comes to hand-tracking controls.