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Researchers Electrically Stimulate Muscles in Haptic Designed for Hands-free AR Input

Road to VR

Researchers at The Human Computer Interaction Lab at Hasso-Plattner-Institut in Potsdam, Germany, published a video recently showing a novel solution to the problem of wearable haptics for augmented reality. The post Researchers Electrically Stimulate Muscles in Haptic Designed for Hands-free AR Input appeared first on Road to VR.

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Glossary: The Metaverse and its Key Components

XR Today - Virtual Reality

.” To understand the technology better, here is a quick introduction to the top Metaverse components, ideas, and technologies: Metaverse Avatars are a user’s digital embodiment in a virtual environment or game world, and may include hyper-realistic 3D representations powered by artificial intelligence (AI). Decentraland.

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Striker VR Shows off Working Prototype of ARENA Infinity Haptic VR Gun

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Striker VR’s ARENA Infinity is a haptic VR gun which can simulate various weapon fire modes and other haptic effects. Aimed at the Digital Out-of-Home VR sector, the wireless peripheral has on-board haptics based on a linear actuator.

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Fundamental Surgery ‘Teaching Space’ Lets Medical Students Collaborate In VR

VRScout

Their Fundamental Surgery platform, which also uses HaptX technology to provide realistic haptic feedback during a VR simulation, lets you have that important “hands-on” training that looks and feels real, almost as if you were standing in the operating room. If you’re going to make a mistake, this is the environment to do it.

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The Hottest Trends in XR Collaboration for 2022

XR Today - Virtual Reality

While today’s video collaboration platforms do provide an environment for face-to-face connectivity between distributed members of staff, they don’t allow for the same experience of “presence” we get when working in-person with other members of a team. 5. Haptic Feedback. 6. The Metaverse.

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‘Unlimited Corridor’ Video Shows Mind Bending ‘Infinite’ Redirected Walking

Road to VR

This video showcases a new redirected walking implementation project that creates an “unlimited” virtual corridor in a space just 5 x 7 metres in size. Redirected walking (RDW) is a technique which aims to maximise the physical space of a virtual reality playspace by tricking your senses.

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The Metaverse And Its Dark Side: Confronting The Reality Of Virtual Rape

Bernard Marr

The police in the UK are currently investigating a virtual rape in the metaverse involving a young girl under the age of 16 who was sexually attacked by a gang of adult men in an immersive video game. The need for laws that recognize and criminalize non-physical but psychologically damaging forms of abuse in virtual spaces is urgent.