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Oculus Research Devises High-accuracy Low-cost Stylus for Writing & Drawing in VR

Road to VR

According to the paper published on the NTU’s website , the DodecaPen’s absolute accuracy of 0.4mm is comparable to an advanced OptiTrack motion capture setup using 10 cameras—a combined resolution of 17 megapixels. The DodecaPen system achieves the same accuracy with a single, off-the-shelf, 1.3MP camera.

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HaptX Launches True-Contact Haptic Gloves For VR And Robotics

VRScout

This tactile feedback physically displaces your skin up to 2mm, simulating the feeling of touching real objects. HaptX also employs the use of magnetic motion tracking, a proprietary motion capture system featuring sub-millimeter precision, 30 DoF (degrees of freedom) per hand, and no latency or occlusion.

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AMC Theaters Buys Into VR With Dreamscape Immersive Deal

VRScout

and 21st Century Fox, Dreamscape Immersive utilizes a suite of motion capture technology and custom experiences to deliver immersive stories in room-scale VR. This includes everything from floors and fans simulating wind, to different scents and trackable props like a torch.

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LUMO Labs Bringing Wireless Full-Body Tracking And Dreamscape Games To VR

VRScout

The company behind the software is teaming up with various 3rd party manufacturers of motion capture suits such as Xsens , Rokoko and PrioVR to provide the tools necessary to bring the experience on a tour to locations across the U.S. The most exciting part however has to be the convenience.

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A Work in Progress: Virtual Reality

VRScout

VR faces many challenges when approaching content creation: latency, SIM sickness, limitations in tools available for building, high expense, lack of vernacular/rules, and very little monetary return on investment. Black Box VR – VR Workout Simulator. Birdly – Flight Simulator. VRGO – Pivoting Seat.

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Book Review: The Metaverse, and How It Will Revolutionize Everything, by Matthew Ball

Ryan Schultz

In chapter 5 (Networking), Ball uses popular games such as Microsoft Flight Simulator to explain concepts such as network bandwidth and latency, and how game and metaverse companies work around such limitations. for motion capture, the ability to interact via haptics, etc.),

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The XR Week Peek (2020.10.26): DecaGear is an intriguing VR headset, HTC is working on a new device, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Image by MegaDodo Simulation Games). My friend Nicolas Esposito of Enter Reality has released Project Rigel, his solution to provide full-body tracking and motion capture for Unreal Engine. Header image by Megadodo Simulation Games). Top news of the week. Deca announces the disruptive DecaGear VR headset. Learn more.

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