The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2019

Two weeks ago, I had a fantastic trip to Taiwan together with my Chinese assistant Miss S. Are you ready for immersing into Taiwan? We all participants of the VR Visionaries tour in Taiwan (Image by Digiblock). When I tell people that I have been in Taiwan, the first questions that I get are “How is Taiwan?”

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Voices of VR

AUGUST 16, 2023

They used Volumetric capture studio in Taiwan to asynchronously capture each of the performances, and then added spatial sound, additional archival film footage, added theatrical lighting effects, and wind machines to add additional haptic feedback.

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HaptX

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

HaptX, the leading innovator and provider of realistic haptic technology, today announced a $23 million strategic funding round led by AIS Global and Crescent Cove Advisors, with participation from Verizon Ventures, Mason Avenue Investments, and Taylor Frigon Capital Partners. REDMOND, WA, USA, September 15, 2022 –? About HaptX.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Customers can also use haptics to manoeuvre the app and tap accessibility options like gesture and voice-based controls for people with disabilities. Additionally, in September last year, Walmart unveiled virtual try-ons for clothing products, using its ‘Be Your Own Model’ application feature.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 25, 2022

They have new features including three motors for precise haptics, index finger sensing, and a pressure-sensing thumb grip. The included new Touch Pro controllers are self-tracking, with three cameras and an onboard chipset, meaning tracking works in a full 360 degree range of motion.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

This time we will talk about haptics in XR with some celebrities in the field like Guido Gioioso from Weart, Ashley Huffman from TitanHaptics, and Joe Michaels from HaptX. Interesting research about a VR haptic glove. Sorry for the long backlog, but I’m not having much time to work on the blog during this period. Learn more.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Currently, the Chinese have Lenovo, ByteDance, Plimax, DPVR, HTC VIVE via Taiwan, and a few other tech firms providing headsets. The company did this by launching its partnerships with Microsoft and Zoom, its Meta Quest Pro, and continued research and development (R&D) in haptics and enterprise avatars , among others.

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Pico also says its new controllers have a “HyperSense broadband motor” for more realistic haptic feedback. Pico points out this means your hands can get closer together without bashing the controllers together, for actions such as cocking a pistol or pouring water into a cup. We’ll be testing this in our review.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 14, 2019

A piece of unexpected news has shaken the XR communities this week: according to a report on Digitimes Taiwan, Apple has abandoned its AR/VR glasses project and all the members of the team have been re-allocated in other teams. HaptX can convey better haptics, while Dexmo better force-feedback and a lighter form factor.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The PS5 is a big step forward for console gaming , and being paired with a next-gen controller like the DualSense, that provides realistic haptic sensations, it can give its players countless hours of fun. Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Portugal, Poland, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 24, 2021

You can now touch a virtual cat with full haptics. The “most WTF news of the day” prize has been won by the University of Taiwan, where researchers have worked on a haptic device with fur on it so that to simulate your contact with an animal. Thanks to this, you can so touch a virtual cat in a very realistic way.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 27, 2021

The belonging of 360 videos to the VR realm causes more harsh debates than the dispute of Taiwan with Mainland China. 5-10 years Believable haptics? The best way to trigger someone from the XR communities is talking about 360 videos and define them VR , or writing a post on smartglasses, and share it with the #AR tag. 5-10 years.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Your Spiritual Temple Sucks / Taiwan (Lead Artist: John Hsu) — Mr. Chang arrives to his “Spiritual Temple,” a place that represents one’s destiny. By providing advanced haptic feedback and natural interaction, HaptX enables unprecedented levels of realism in virtual experiences. Awavena / U.S.A,

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GizModo VR

APRIL 13, 2022

The last big hurdle to making virtual worlds (nope, not going to call it the other thing ) a truly realistic experience is providing tangible feedback to other senses too, like touch. There’s been considerable research into creating VR controllers that let users touch and feel virtual objects as if they were real, but… Read more.

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