XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 30, 2022

Today, to provide an insight into the opportunities for XR in the gaming landscape, we’re going to be looking at some of the most impressive case studies from the last few years. Sense Arena and HTC VIVE. HTC VIVE provided Sense Arena with a unique selection of crucial tools for the gamified learning experience.

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VRScout

APRIL 21, 2020

FundamentalVR is also helping hospitals with another impact of the COVID-19 situation, as student surgeons are seeing their studies interrupted as hospitals are reserved for essential care. Their hardware-agnostic software solution fuses Cutaneous (tactile vibration) and Kinesthetics (force feedback & position) haptic technologies.

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Road to VR

JULY 30, 2016

So far, the most you would feel from a modern consumer VR system, like the HTC Vive, is vibration through a controller. Then I tried the other experience with a different suit running on the HTC Vive (an unnamed demo for show purposes) and it did actually impress me with how real some of it felt. The Synesthesia Suit exhibit.

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VRScout

JULY 20, 2019

Haptic feedback from your controllers plays a pretty big role in your VR experience. So how do you create haptic weight and feedback in VR? Data collected from different case studies showed that individuals who tried the Drag:on VR controllers report a genuine sensation of weight and resistance when handling digital objects.

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Tech Trends VR

APRIL 22, 2020

FundamentalVR is also helping hospitals with another impact of the COVID-19 situation, as student surgeons are seeing their studies interrupted as hospitals are reserved for essential care. Student surgeons are seeing their studies interrupted as hospitals are reserved for essential care Click To Tweet.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 16, 2020

SenseGlove is an exoskeleton for your hands that is able to provide you haptics sensations. Inside the box you find: 1x SenseGlove right 1x SenseGlove left 1x SenseGlove linkbox 1x power cable 1x USB connector cable short (2m/ 6.5ft) 2x USB connector cable long (3m/ 10ft) 2x HTC tracker mounts including screws 1x manual.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Meta shows its work on haptic gloves. Sometimes Meta publishes interesting posts about its research work, and this week it has released an article detailing its project about building haptic gloves. Now the design has been used also by other companies, like HTC that has just launched its Vive Flow headset.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Efforts to construct and expand the Metaverse were sparked by Meta Platform’s major pivot in October, which saw Microsoft, NVIDIA, HTC VIVE, Qualcomm, Google, Varjo, and dozens of other tech giants enter the race for prime positioning to build the virtual and connected world. It was built by The Cardano Foundation, EMURGO, and IOHK.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

According to 2018 Deloitte study , workplace instructors used traditional methods to educate new hires for workplace dangers before the the adoption of XR. By combining real-time 3D (RT3D) assets, haptic tools, and data analytics, Darley WS leads in firefighter education. Changing the Way Companies Train Staff.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 22, 2019

From headsets to haptic suits, there is going to be a lot of accessories and apparel in XR to chose from, including some that expand senses you didn’t even know were XR-compatible. You’ve got things like haptic suits, haptic gloves. Let’s start at something crazy; haptic suits. Antony: Yeah.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Flagship products such as the Meta Quest Pro, Pico 4 and Pico 4 Enterprise, and HTC VIVE Focus 3 and Flow devices have recently hit shelves, sparking interest in the emerging technology. Virtual Reality Guides: Case Studies. VR has largely driven news of the Metaverse , namely as cutting-edge headsets have debuted in markets.

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VRScout

MARCH 5, 2018

We created Canetroller, a haptic cane controller that simulates [assistive] cane interactions, enabling people with visual impairments to navigate a virtual environment by transferring their cane skills into the virtual world.”. The project is paired with the HTC Vive, allowing for the users head motion to be tracked.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Disclaimer: HTC provided three of their Vive Tracker 3.0 What is an HTC Vive Tracker? Whilst the first part of this article looked at the history of the HTC Vive Tracker and its three different versions, the second part will focus on some practical experiments with the latest HTC Vive Tracker 3.0. HTC Vive Tracker 3.0

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 22, 2019

From headsets to haptic suits, there is going to be a lot of accessories and apparel in XR to chose from, including some that expand senses you didn't even know were XR-compatible. You've got things like haptic suits, haptic gloves. Let's start at something crazy; haptic suits. You can have haptic feedback.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 22, 2019

From headsets to haptic suits, there is going to be a lot of accessories and apparel in XR to chose from, including some that expand senses you didn’t even know were XR-compatible. You’ve got things like haptic suits, haptic gloves. Let’s start at something crazy; haptic suits. Antony: Yeah.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2021

HTC predicts the rise of all-in-two devices. Speaking with Upload VR, HTC VIVE EMEA General Manager Graham Wheeler has predicted for 2021 the rise of all-in-two devices, that is lightweight viewers that are connected to smartphones (or also PCs sometimes). But this news is interesting because it shows HTC’s views on the topic.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Start with two million… Just to register the PID license (required for any new USB connected device) was a mere £5000 ; the cost of custom flexes, circuit boards, and injection mould tooling meant remortgaging the house, whilst licensing Immersion Corporation’s haptics technology wasn’t inexpensive. Image by Rob Cole).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

It’s interesting to see that Neurable is still around and kicking: a few years ago there was a bit of hype around it when it created an EEG-based “mind controller” for the HTC Vive. Having haptic sensation on the palm is very important to increase the sense of presence when you are holding a tool in your hand.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

BISim delivered a series of three training events for the UK MOD’s VRLT pilot study demonstrating VR and mixed reality (MR) capabilities using BISim products. haptics suits ) or does a VR headset suffice? haptic feedback vests) have been used for several years. haptic feedback vests) have been used for several years.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 2, 2017

Studies show surgeons who train with Osso’s system achieve test results twice as good as good as those trained using current methods. We are the first company in the nation to integrate VR based surgical training with haptic technology. University of California, San Franciso, medical school is using Organon for the HTC Vive.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 3, 2023

We already saw this problem happening when HTC departed from the Steam platform to build its Viveport store because hardware sales were not enough to have an ambitious business. The study is about the proper simulation of hand haptics for when in a game we are falling down a cliff and we are trying to stop the fall.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 25, 2022

This is the current SteamVR controller pricing in GBP (shipping to UK) at the time the article was written: HTC Vive controller (2018) single £193 includes free shipping and tax HTC Vive controller (2018) pair £386.00 More on this later… Haptics. Image provided by Rob Cole). Testing with popular software.

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Haptical

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

As an official media partner, Haptical is offering an exclusive discount code worth $100. More than 600 attendees from across 10+ enterprise and consumer verticals, will join a senior speaker line-up from some of the world’s most powerful technology companies and brands, including HTC Vive, General Electric, Paramount, Exxon Mobil and more.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2021

Furthermore, this demo made me realize once more how interacting with objects without a clear sense of haptics and without realistic physics can be an illusion-breaker at the beginning, because you realize how your hands can’t interact with the virtual world as you do with the real one. Gemini is anyway a good step in that direction.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Pico 4 Enterprise is a device ONLY for enterprises, studied for B2B usage and that can be purchased only by companies through dedicated Pico sales channels. In this, Pico is taking a direction similar to the one that HTC took for the Vive Focus 3. vibration Battery Headset : 5300mAh, which lasts about 2.5~3

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 14, 2019

Companies are studying foveated rendering for AR glasses. HTC has released some interesting statistics on the VR market. Every year, HTC conducts a big survey on the Chinese VR market and shares the results with the community. HaptX can convey better haptics, while Dexmo better force-feedback and a lighter form factor.

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VRWorld

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Researchers at Microsoft have developed a device they call the “canetroller”, a haptic VR controller that works with the HTC Vive headset and tracker to help people with visual impairments navigate virtual environments. Object location went smoother in the indoor environment.

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Haptical

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Featuring real-world case studies and insights from HTC Vive, OculusRift, Intel, Nvidia and more, the XR Industry Insight Report takes a comprehensive dive into the XR landscape of today and seeks to distil what the future holds for this young but blossoming industry.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

APRIL 29, 2017

There is a multitude of scientific studies on how complex memory is. Yes, there are VR experiences that use haptic vests and vibrating chairs to add to the experience, but isn’t actual human touch more immersive? “People refer to the haptics in the experience. So why not work with human haptics?

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

More info News worth a mention Information leaks on Vive’s inside-out Tracker There is a new leak about the inside-out tracked Vive Tracker that HTC teased a few months ago. There is a lot of hype around this technology, and many research groups are studying its applications, also for XR.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

HTC Vive is supporting 6 experience showcased there, among which shines Inory , that accompanies the viewer on a spiritual journey. The device also introduces haptics … and personally, I find a little funny the ide of having haptics on my bottom… I guess it has some applications in some kind of experiences… IYKWIM.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 6, 2020

HTC adds better offerings for its Cosmos headset. The HTC Vive Cosmos has not had a very successful reception, and now HTC is working to offer some interesting bundles to boost its sales. It is $50 more than the Index, which is a better headset, but the Cosmos Elite is in stock and not sold out. News from partners (and friends).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Regarding IPD, Facebook has studied a method to provide a sort of mechanical IPD adjustment with a single display : you have the lenses that can go farther or closer to each other by snapping into three IPD values: 58mm, 63mm, 68mm. I guess Oculus will aim at something similar, because it is very handy (Image by HTC Vive). Oculus Link.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

The ecosystem is full of people that keep writing articles about “How we will study in the metaverse”, “How we will work in the metaverse”, and that make talks about how one day we will have a concert with 20,000 people all together in VR like if it was happening in real life. HTC Vive Wrist Tracker (Image by HTC).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 24, 2023

Uniting the Industry Multiple companies, from Meta Platforms, Qualcomm, NVIDIA, Microsoft, HTC VIVE, ByteDance, Sony and even massive telecoms like Nokia and T-Mobile are chipping in to increase adoption rates for spatial technologies. Startups, experts, and even researchers are equally contributing to its development.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

If this happens , Facebook is going to disrupt completely the market, because it would be a headset offering so much for so little price, destroying the competition with Pico and HTC. HTC ecosystem conference brings news in eye-tracking and positional tracking solutions. But this is just a speculation at this time.

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The pilot, which used an iPad and HTC Vive powered by Marxent’s 3D Cloud Service, showed that VR increases average order value by 60%. In the virtual reality space, HTC targeted enterprise with the debut of the Vive Pro VR Kit intended for work applications like training and design.

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