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The XR Week Peek (2022.01.03): Quest 2 sales spark a debate on kids and VR, Apple hires XR communication rep, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Another area of concern is that current VR headsets have no parental control tools , and so kids can use them to play horror games or enjoy porn content, and this is not healthy for their wellbeing either. limiting the time spent in VR) and also offer them parental control tools. bHaptics announced TactGlove haptics glove.

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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!

The Ghost Howls

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. making real objects occlude the virtual ones).

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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!

The Ghost Howls

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. Productivity tool Immersed , that simulates a virtual office you can enter in with your Quest, now lets you bring your physical keyboard in VR!

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

The Ghost Howls

I’ve read that initial sensor placement needs to be within 1mm of the plotted Point location for SteamVR’s tool to work with during the calibration phase (this is done post-assembly). Tooling up injection mold tooling and assembly isn’t inexpensive even for a simple gun design. Image by Rob Cole).

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Big XR News from Meta, Microsoft, and Immersed

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We need new ways for people to connect from different locations or geographies, using the tools they already have. However, according to the Redmond, Washington-based firm, over 50 percent of employees were “open to using new innovations like immersive experiences for meetings and team activities.”

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Welcome to CadaVR: A Living Cadaver Laboratory on the Web

Leapmotion

We plan to give content creators physiological tools so they can simulate normal and pathological functions and create compelling experiences that are not only cool, but also give students a new perspective to learn about the functions of the human body. Haptic feedback. His background is in business analysis and product management.

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“But I don’t want to wear glasses”

Robert Scoble

They won’t stop at augmenting our eyes, either, Bose already has wearable devices (they look like glasses, but don’t really do much for your eyes, it’s rather your ears they focused on) that augment our hearing and there are tons of haptic devices being developed that augment our ability to feel, touch and other things.