Road to VR

OCTOBER 28, 2022

VRChat has brought hand-tracking to its social VR platform in a recent update, letting users opt-in to the experimental feature on Quest 2 and Quest Pro. “You can move around, jump, and use your menu, all with just your hands.” “You can move around, jump, and use your menu, all with just your hands.”

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

It makes changes to the hand tracking UX, adds support for iPhone-captured spatial videos, improves the microphone quality, adds support for multiple mixed reality room setups, improves multitasking, improves Quest Link, adds Facebook live streaming and YouTube Live Chat, and adds support for gamepads on the web.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Unplugged is a VR music game that puts you in front of a crowd,” says Ricardo Acosta in a behind-the-scenes video. “It’s Unlike existing VR rhythm games like Beat Saber, Audica, and Synth Riders , Unplugged does away with gamepads and even the Touch controllers, instead relying on the Oculus Quest’s built-in hand-tracking.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

A proof-of-concept shows how hand tracking technology is bringing new possibilities to VR gaming. He’s also an avid VR developer working on some of the most unique projects for the Oculus Quest using the headsets’ newly-implemented hand tracking functionality. Image Credit: Danielle Beauchamp.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Facebook’s Oculus Connect 6 kicked off this morning with a slew of big reveals for the Oculus Quest standalone headset, one of the biggest being the reveal of hand and finger tracking. Say hello to hand tracking on #OculusQuest #OC6 pic.twitter.com/pDtjuMc6cU — VRScout (@VRScout) September 25, 2019.

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Road to VR

MARCH 26, 2021

Now, indie developer Dennys Kuhnert and Holonautic are getting ready to release a virtual smorgasbord of hand-tracking-based puzzles and tasks. Hand Physics is launching April 1st, bringing its Touch-less game to the official Oculus Store. You can currently wishlist the game here.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Reportedly developed under the code name “Hue,” Protocol maintains it will also ship without motion controllers, instead relying primarily on its built-in hand-tracking to control apps and casual VR games. HTC also released and new hype video on its Instagram , showing a quick flash of Flow’s hardware.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The Oculus Quest is getting lots of cool updates in these weeks , and after the Oculus Link that lets you use the Quest as a PC VR headset, now we have also the possibility to use our bare hands to control the UI of the device. But how can you enable or disable hands tracking on Quest? Do you like video tutorials?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 25, 2017

Earlier this year Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg teased a new form of input being developed over at Oculus: hand tracking gloves. We only saw them through a picture at first, but now a video has surfaced online showing them in action. An unlisted Oculus video posted last week, unearthed by Reddit , shows the gloves in action.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Oculus Connect 6 is starting today, and ahead of the festivities Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg teased a video showing off some pretty nuanced hand interaction, something he says will be apart of his talk today. Now, we know that Quest will soon include optical hand-tracking.

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

update, brings support for hand tracking and colocation. 0:00 / 1× In our video above, you can check out some footage of Demeo running in mixed reality with hand tracking. 0:00 / 1× In our video above, you can check out some footage of Demeo running in mixed reality with hand tracking.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2020

I want to start this year and this decade (that will be pervaded by immersive technologies) with an amazing tutorial about how you can get started with Oculus Quest hands tracking SDK and create in Unity fantastic VR experiences with natural interactions! It is a step by step guide that will make you a hands-tracking-SDK master!

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Upload VR

JULY 29, 2022

A new update is available for Myst which adds hand tracking support and other requested features. Players can now use hand tracking for the entire Myst experience from start to finish on Quest with gestures for smooth locomotion and other interactions.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The latest beta release of VRChat adds experimental support for hand tracking on Quest 2 and Quest Pro. The developers released a video, embedded above, detailing how users can perform certain actions when using hand tracking. release of VRChat.

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Road to VR

MAY 4, 2020

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) researchers unveiled a prototype motion controller recently which showcases experimental techniques into full hand tracking using machine learning and capacitive sensors. The post Sony Researchers Unveil Knuckles-style Prototype VR Controller with Full Hand Tracking appeared first on Road to VR.

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Road to VR

JUNE 13, 2023

Now renowned dataminer ‘Samulia’ has uncovered what appears to be an early video of the headset’s ‘Smart Guardian’ feature in action. Samulia published four videos showing off what seems to be a work-in-progress look at a new user experience (NUX) for Quest 3.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 15, 2017

A few weeks back I went hands-on with Leap Motion’s mobile VR hand-tracking solution, and now you can see it in action for yourself. The video below shows a build of Leap’s Blocks demo designed for mobile VR headsets like the Qualcomm reference design it’s already been integrated into.

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Upload VR

AUGUST 7, 2022

Cyan Development Director Hannah Gamiel detailed the studio’s hand tracking update for Myst on Quest. The new update makes the entirety of Myst playable with just open air hand tracking on Quest headsets. You just point where you want to go. You just point where you want to go.

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Upload VR

AUGUST 15, 2023

improves the headset's controller-free hand tracking quality, specifically reducing jitter and improving accuracy and stability. I tried out hand tracking in the home environment on the new OS version and found this to be true, though the latency still feels significantly higher than Meta's hand tracking on Quest.

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Next Reality AR

MAY 31, 2018

If two hands are better than one, then two hand-tracking SDKs must be better than one as well. After uSens announced its Hand Tracking SDK at the Augmented World Expo in Santa Clara on Thursday, ManoMotion unveiled the latest version of its own SDK. Video: ManoMotion SDK 2.0

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

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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Road to VR

MAY 12, 2022

Zuckerberg released a video on his Facebook profile today where he sat down with Jesse Schell, founder and CEO of pioneering VR studio Schell Games. You can catch the full 27-minute chat between Zuckerberg and Schell below: The post Meta CEO Teases Project Cambria’s Color Passthrough in New Video appeared first on Road to VR.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Today it’s a great day for virtual reality: at WCVRI conference, HTC has just announced a kit to provide 6 DOF controllers for Vive Focus and has showcased a hands-tracking technology for the Vive Pro ! Watch the video below to see the 6 DOF tracking in action. Screenshot of the above video. Very nice.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Oculus Quest gets hand tracking. But, most importantly, now the Quest features hands tracking. If you update the Quest until its latest runtime, you can now activate hands tracking in its experimental features. To start, now the Oculus Link is more stable and it is compatible with some AMD GPUs.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The article Dejan has written is a big collection of tutorials, suggestions, and tips about developing applications that use hand tracking. It starts with how you can install Unity and get started with hand tracking development and then proceeds with some suggestions about hands tracking UX.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 15, 2022

Now, we’re rapidly accelerating towards a point where XR could one day be as mainstream as video conferencing, or messaging apps. With eye and hand tracking, it’s possible to immerse users in extended reality experiences like never before, unlocking more convenient interactions. Step 3: Know Your Goals.

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Peter Graham

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Facebook released two major updates for the standalone device in the latter half of the year, namely Oculus Link and hand tracking. release build Oculus Quest’s hand tracking will receive an option to enable automatic transitioning between hand tracking and controllers, doing away with the clunky menu switching.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 11, 2022

The Beijing-based firm is developing a bespoke ad-tech solution for its hardware, which enables brands to place immersive video advertisements spatially in a user’s AR environment. The service also includes hand-tracking capabilities that enable users to interact with an advert easily without a controller.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

I have had the joy of trying the new UltraLeap Stereo IR 170 hands-tracking sensor for VR and evaluate its performances. Of course, it is not only for them: if you are a maker or a research center, you can also buy it as an accessory for your headset, to experiment with high-quality hands tracking in VR. Are you in?

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VRScout

MARCH 27, 2022

First spotted by Game Rant , the patent, which is filed under “video game accessories” and “card/board games”, shows a device that looks a lot like a Quest VR controller, but with a built-in holder attached to the inner part of the controller that could support any type of beverage that comes in a bottle or can.

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Road to VR

APRIL 26, 2022

Despite a pushback on launch plans, the team has released a 10-minute gameplay video and post-launch roadmap to get prospective city-builders excited. You can take a look at the action below, something we also describe in our hands-on from earlier in the month. plan bus routes, etc.

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AllThingsVR

JULY 25, 2017

Oculus Video Shows Advanced Hand Tracking Gloves via @UploadVR [link] [link] — allthingsvr (@allthingsvr) July 25, 2017.

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VRScout

JANUARY 18, 2020

Oculus Quest hand-tracking turns one apartment into an XR playground. Remember that scene in Minority Report where Tom Cruise’s character cycles through a bunch of important police data by swiping his hands across a massive holographic display?

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Quest 3 Screenshot & Video Capture Shortcut If you’re new to Quest 3 you’ll almost certainly want to capture screenshots and videos of your VR shenanigans to share with friends. You can also take screenshots and videos with Voice Commands which we’ll cover… right now.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Vacation Simulator launched in 2019 and, over a year later in late 2020, got controller-free hand tracking support on Quest. Vacation Simulator Adds Experimental Quest Hand Tracking Support Owlchemy Labs added experimental hand tracking support to Vacation Simulator on Oculus Quest.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

This week, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta , uploaded a notable video on his Instagram, giving potential insight into the future of the firm’s XR vision. The video could provide a core insight into Meta’s upcoming MR vision. We had a race, and [Andrew Bosworth] clocked in at almost 120 words per minute.

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Next Reality AR

MARCH 12, 2019

Aside from making some team members accessible for interviews, the company has also launched a video streaming series that delves into the intricacies of the HoloLens 2 and allows users and developers to ask more questions. The first episode aired on Tuesday, and added a few important new details to the HoloLens 2 story.

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