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AXIS Full-Body Controller Makes Motion Capture Easy

VRScout

Singapore-based technology company Refract is working to bring motion capture to everyone, regardless of your experience with technology. AXIS (Active XR Interface System) is a full-body controller that uses a combination of wireless sensors attached to key points on the body to deliver high-quality motion capture.

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Report: Apple Acquires Motion Capture Firm IKinema

Road to VR

According to a MacRumor report and regulatory filings with the UK government, Apple may have quietly acquired UK-based motion capture firm IKinema. At the time of this writing, the company’s site has been reduced to support documentation for their various software products.

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StretchSense built an actually comfortable hand-motion capture glove

TechCrunch VR

New Zealand-based StretchSense, a maker of hand motion capture technology, believes virtual and augmented reality are going to replace the smartphone as the dominant way we interact with digital worlds and each other. “The really core advantage is that we actually make garments, not devices. ” StretchSense closed a $7.6

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AWE 2022 Day Two: The Floor Opens. Talks on Interoperability, Hardware, and Software

ARPost

However, Meskill also had a lot to say about the software, including one potentially unforeseen change. The glove is capable of intricate motion capture, including for use in XR applications. We’re trying to bring that 3D immersive content to familiar devices,” founder and CEO, David Fattal, told ARPost. StretchSense.

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Miranda: A Live Steampunk VR Opera Where You Play As Judge & Jury

VRScout

Miranda: A Steampunk VR Experience is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between LUMA , Tri-Cities Opera , Enhance VR , and Opera Omaha that blends the worlds of theater, VR, opera, and a live motion-capture for a unique experience that will have you putting on your sleuthing hat to solve a mysterious murder.

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Discover The Latest In Immersive Entertainment At AT&T SHAPE

VRScout

Los Angeles is once again the place to be this June as the AT&T SHAPE immersive event returns to gather the latest and greatest technology, content and influential voices for yet another two days of nonstop demos, interactive exhibits and fascinating conversations with some of the brightest minds in the field of immersive entertainment.

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Dedicated AR and VR Accessories Manufacturers

ARPost

However, there are some great AR and VR accessories out there that can make an XR experience more immersive, more practical, or better suited to a specific task. MANUS creates gloves for both motion capture as well as for controlling sensitive VR applications. Etee can be used in VR or AR, or in non-immersive digital projects.

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