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Sony Researchers Unveil Knuckles-style Prototype VR Controller with Full Hand Tracking

Road to VR

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) researchers unveiled a prototype motion controller recently which showcases experimental techniques into full hand tracking using machine learning and capacitive sensors. Like the Index controller, Sony’s prototype features an open-palm design using a wrist strap. Image courtesy SIE.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.03.22): Sony reveals PSVR2 controllers, FRL shows the wristband of the future, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony unveils the new controllers of the PSVR2. Sony promises amazing haptic sensations on the controllers, that should be able to provide “impactful, textured, and nuanced” sensations. Volu lets you take volumetric videos with your smartphone. Top news of the week.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.05.15): Google confirms headset with Samsung, Ultraleap teases a new device, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The sentence with which they have started the tease is “Big things are in motion here at Ultraleap”, which makes me think about something big that moves… may it be a new device to perform body tracking? If you speak Italian, watch the video and then subscribe to Gianluigi’s channel!

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VR Bound Announces Nominees For Inaugural 2017 VR Awards

VRScout

360VR videos and photos became a regular part of our social media feeds , billions of dollars invested in VR technology advancement, and a VR experience for everything from movie trailers, corporate training and Presidential farewells. Sony – Playstation VR. Leap MotionLeap Motion.

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Learn about Headsets

Delight XR

The HTC Vive, produced by HTC and developed together with video game industry giant Valve, was released on April 5th, 2016. It comes packed with a pair of motion-tracking controllers and two room-scale sensors. Sony claims to offer over 100 VR-compatible games and applications, including music and movie streaming services.

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The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.10.21): Daydream is dead, Varjo VR-2 is out, Sony makes AR glasses and much more!

The Ghost Howls

VR-2 Pro adds an integrated Leap Motion and a 10m cable. Sony creates an AR headset for LBVR. Sony is offering a Ghostbuster AR experience in Ginza, Japan, and for this it has manufactured an AR headset. Well, if you have a PSVR, this is the right time to buy them, thanks to the recent halloween sale by Sony.

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Best VR Headsets 2018/2019

Delight XR

The HTC Vive, produced by HTC and developed together with video game industry giant Valve, was released on April 5th, 2016. It comes packed with a pair of motion-tracking controllers and two room-scale sensors. Sony claims to offer over 100 VR-compatible games and applications, including music and movie streaming services.

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