Road to VR

MAY 2, 2017

He’s already taken the Rfactor 2 beta for a spin in VR with the Rift and the results he captured look nothing short of intense; you can see him in action in the video heading this article. Photo courtesy Studio 397.

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ARPost

JUNE 3, 2022

Leia Inc makes a “lightfield experience platform” – a 2D device that displays 3D content through head tracking. Demos on the AWE floor included more intimate recordings and video calls with loved ones, as well as a game built for 2D but ported in through a Unity SDK. It needs to be forgettable.”. Big thinkers indeed.

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

” Head tracking is an essential part of all mixed reality technology, both VR and AR, and the so-called inside-out variety in a VR headset makes set up dramatically easier. . “This means shifting from being a HoloLens-focused mixed reality company to a Windows Holographic focused mixed reality and virtual reality company.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 20, 2017

By the time I was old enough to really appreciate video games (born in 1990) I was diving headfirst into sprawling epic adventures from the Final Fantasy and Dragon Warrior franchises on consoles and learning how to fight my way through the unrelenting difficulty of the original EverQuest. Sometimes I feel like I was born in the wrong decade.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2022

It was a video player for virtual reality headsets, able to play both 2D videos, 360 videos, and 360 VR videos which was quite popular back in the Gear VR days. He was part of the team behind the GearVR app store and developed some of Oculus’ first native apps, e.g., Oculus Video and Oculus Social.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 14, 2018

HTC has understood that too, and that’s why its latest flagship phone can be a controller for the Vive Focus. 3 degree-of-freedom head tracking. Marker-based positional tracking. HTC: 10, U11. Currently, we provide demo codes, and also some video viewing experience. on the screen). resolution, 60Hz.

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Doc-Ok

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Now that Vrui is working on the HTC Vive (at least until the next SteamVR update breaks ABI again), I can finally go back and give Vrui-based applications some tender loving care. Figure 1: Analyzing a CAT scan with 3D Visualizer on the HTC Vive. Figure 1: Analyzing a CAT scan with 3D Visualizer on the HTC Vive. Cat included.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

But immersive head-mounted AR for consumers has had one major hurdle that Microsoft may have just solved. HoloLens’ inside-out tracking is better than anything we’ve seen from other big names in AR, including Magic Leap and Meta.

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Leapmotion

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

At the same time, it uses your phone’s internal gyros to provide the head tracking. This transforms your phone into a VR headset screen, simulating devices like the HTC Vive. The experience within the headset will be at least a couple of frames behind what you would experience on the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

It doesn’t have controllers, and only features 3DOF head tracking; what it does have is a decidedly more approachable opera glasses-style design that lets you hold the headset with one hand so you can press it to your face without needing a headstrap, which could otherwise ward off some users.

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Road to VR

MARCH 8, 2017

Mobile VR solutions like Samsung’s Gear VR currently employ rotational tracking only. Three infrared sensors, detecting the flashes from an HTC base station (Lighthouse technology), are attached to the front of the Gear VR headset and connected to a microcontroller, which collects the timing data.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JUNE 7, 2023

The Vision Pro device also features a 2-hour battery life, an immersive camera for capturing spatial audio/photos/video for peer-to-peer sharing, iPhone/iPad/Mac synchronization, a light seal, a LiDAR scanner, and a TrueDepth camera. The HTC Vive XR Elite also provides a competitive and lightweight option.

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Road to VR

APRIL 28, 2018

But we could see that change in the near future, thanks to research from Google which details a system for low-cost, mobile inside out VR controller tracking. But both headsets have controllers which track rotation only, meaning that hand input is limited to more abstract and less immersive movements. Image courtesy Google.

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TechCrunch VR

MAY 31, 2023

The system featured a head-mounted display with head tracking that could be used to explore virtual environments or real remote images from a camera — foreshadowing future breakthroughs in teleoperation. Image Credits: TechCrunch When HTC began imagining life after the smartphone, it looked a lot like VR.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

For an action title to feel responsive, latency needs to be under 150ms in a traditional video game, so keeping it reasonably low is a challenge. For example, look at the video game Star Wars: Battlefront II (2017). Still, the best frames from a Star Wars video game will be much more static than those from a Star Wars movie.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Regarding what components have been opensourced, Google states that “The open source project provides APIs for head tracking, lens distortion rendering, and input handling. The game has also strong Half-Life vibes , and in the gameplay video that has just been released, they are clearly visible. The hype is rising….

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MAY 15, 2017

This isn’t going to blow any minds or redefine the way video game stories are told, but it’s enough to keep you pushing through. Instead of using a scheme similar to Rigs or Resident Evil 7 (head tracked and analog stick aiming) the game asks you to hold up the controller and aim it in place of the Aim.

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Steki Amusement

JULY 13, 2021

360° rotation, cool appearance design, high immersion, precise motion simulation and high-quality VR video and interactive games. Experience an unprecedented feeling with 360-degree panoramic vision and immersive head tracking technology. HTC VIVE outdoor entertainment solutions, various VR games from steam. VR Magic Box.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Whether you just need a decent monitor replacement, or you have grand dreams of using a PC entirely in VR, it’ll be worth trying at least one of these apps, all of which are available on the HTC Vive or Oculus Rift via SteamVR. Virtual Desktop.

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Doc-Ok

JUNE 8, 2016

Just the other day, I jumped on the wayback machine and posted an article about our work in immersive tele-collaboration , featuring research ( and a video ) from about four years ago. Exhibit A: Figure 1 (granted, there are some concerns that the following video clip was staged, but let’s pretend it’s for reals).

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Doc-Ok

MAY 25, 2016

Figure 2: Slow-motion video showing a Lighthouse base station in action ( source ). The Lighthouse base stations merely control the build-up of positional and orientational drift that is inherent in integrating noisy and biased measurements, as explained in this video.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 19, 2016

It even trumped HTC Vive and Oculus Rift launch coverage. One of the major discoveries is that the headset can be connected to devices other than the PS4 to display video in cinematic mode for 2D gaming. With this setup, head-tracking isn’t available and Matownerie hopes someone finds a way to make it work in the future.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Alan: There’s VR where you can make the full thing in computer graphics, but there’s also 360 videos; being able to capture a training experience in 360 video, and then add computer graphics on top of that. And if you bring in a studio who is really good at 360 video, guess what they’re going to sell you.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Alan: There’s VR where you can make the full thing in computer graphics, but there’s also 360 videos; being able to capture a training experience in 360 video, and then add computer graphics on top of that. And if you bring in a studio who is really good at 360 video, guess what they’re going to sell you.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Alan: There's VR where you can make the full thing in computer graphics, but there's also 360 videos; being able to capture a training experience in 360 video, and then add computer graphics on top of that. And the next generation of headsets that will come out in the next 24 months will all have eye tracking and head tracking.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

What it was, was just a video that was captured by an expert on the same device that I was wearing to see it. It helps that a lot of the big companies, HTC, Oculus, Lenovo, they’re pivoting to enterprise. Other than video, you can record yourself in a video talking to a camera. And it was ready to go. Alan: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

What it was, was just a video that was captured by an expert on the same device that I was wearing to see it. It helps that a lot of the big companies, HTC, Oculus, Lenovo, they’re pivoting to enterprise. Other than video, you can record yourself in a video talking to a camera. And it was ready to go. Alan: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

What it was, was just a video that was captured by an expert on the same device that I was wearing to see it. It helps that a lot of the big companies, HTC, Oculus, Lenovo, they're pivoting to enterprise. Other than video, you can record yourself in a video talking to a camera. And it was ready to go. It was impressive.

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