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Bored During Lockdown? Get an Intro to Quest Development in This Live Online Workshop

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An upcoming online workshop by XR development educator Circuit Stream will teach developers the basics of building applications for Oculus Quest. With many of us a stuck at home with some extra time on our hands from not traveling (or getting dressed) it may be an opportune time to learn new skills. The post Bored During Lockdown?

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Pico Shifts Focus From Controllers To Hand Tracking

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In the wake of Apple Vision Pro's announcement earlier this year, ByteDance-owned Pico appears to be switching its focus from controllers to hand tracking. Apple, instead, opts for a fresh start with an interface based on a breakthrough combination of eye and hand tracking.

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Hands-on: Quest Hand-tracking Will be Great for Casual Input, But Core Games Will Still Rely on Controllers

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Oculus finally revealed that Quest will get controllerless hand-tracking input. Hand-tracking will open the door to a range of casual use-cases that will broaden the headset’s appeal, but core gaming experiences will still rely on the precision and reliability of controllers. Quest Hand-tracking Demo.

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The Importance of Hand Tracking UX Design

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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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Waltz Of The Wizard Conjures A PSVR 2 Release Next Month

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Developed by Aldin, Waltz of the Wizard has seen a release of some kind dating back to consumer VR's early days, and more recently we've considered it one of the best Quest hand tracking games. Offering a Sorcerer’s Apprentice-style workshop in VR, major updates followed like the Natural Magic expansion and voice interactions.

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Top Five Music-Making Apps Available Now On VR Headsets

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You can also check out the workshop to try out other players’ bizarre instruments. . Hand tracking technology then allows you to tickle ivories exactly how you would in real life. ELECTRONAUTS. Next up is Electronauts by Survios. Available for $19.99 And there you have it!

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The XR Week Peek (2020.02.24): HTC shows Cosmos and Proton, devs make cool hands interactions, Sansar on sale and more!

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This weekend I’ve also organized together with SIDI a big VR workshop on new technologies (XR, AI, neural links, etc…). Developers are coming up with creative uses of Oculus Quest hands tracking. Oculus Quest hands tracking is being a success among developers. It is amazing to be seen. It is very interesting.

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