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Vive Trackers Experiments – Part 2: Setup, Props, and Full Body Virtual Reality

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The AIM controller was a very cool peripheral built for Sony’s PSVR system. After removing two haptic motors, a rechargeable battery, and numerous flexes, it was ready to accommodate the Vive Tracker. The image above from Terrel Strong at the University of Washington was from a detailed study into IK and body tracking.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.11.02): PSVR likely not to come in 2021, new info revealed on Decagear, and more!

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Image by Sony). I was expecting a PSVR 2 launch in 2021, but then suddenly Jim Ryan in an interview with The Washington Post has commented on VR with these exact words: PlayStation believes in VR. Top news of the week. PSVR 2 is probably coming in 2022 and with a slow transition. I admit that this news caught me a bit off guard.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.05.17): HTC announces Vive Pro 2 and Vive Focus 3, PSVR 2 to feature eye tracking, and more!

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Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Inside-out tracking was expected after having seen the controllers, but the haptic feedback on the head is a very welcome surprise. Having tried the bHaptics facial haptics interface , I can tell you that being headshot in a game and feeling a vibration on your face is very fun.

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How Hollywood Has Predicted VR in Movies

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From zero gravity chambers to organic gaming consoles, Hollywood has been dreaming up some of the biggest and best ways to implement virtual reality for decades. To qualify the list, these movies had to be using technology with the goal of inducing presence, whether that be in a game world, dreamscape, or recording of reality.