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Apple’s ARKit 3 Introduces Human Occlusion, Body Tracking, And Motion Capture

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First introduced during the 2017 Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple’s ARKit platform has since grown into a powerful set of tools for developers looking to create high-end AR experiences on iOS devices. The demonstration shown at WWDC was rough, but its an exciting step towards the exciting future of AR-based motion capture.

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New Quest Dev Tools to Add Leg Estimation for More Convincing Avatars

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Meta announced that it’s offering new developer tools for Quest headsets to make avatars more realistic. The company also unveiled a Quest 3-exclusive upper body tracking feature that supports a much wider range of body motion.

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‘OpenVR Recorder’ is a Powerful Tool for Capturing Tracking and Input Data

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Jasper Brekelmans, a Netherlands-based 3D tech artist, has recently released a motion capture tool offering an easy way to record OpenVR tracking data from headsets, motion controllers and Vive Trackers for both Vive and Rift setups.

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StretchSense built an actually comfortable hand-motion capture glove

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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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Flipside XR Launches Free VR App Flipside Studio for Animated Content

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Launched on March 2 with support from Meta, the VR app enables users to build animated content in real time, using advanced virtual production tools. The app contains a number of tools and features that allow users to produce engaging, high-quality videos powered by VR.

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REPORT: Apple Mixed Reality Glasses Launching Mid-2022

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During last week’s WWDC , the company flexed its AR muscles even further with the reveal of AR navigation for Apple Maps, an easy-to-use 3D modeling tool called RealityKit Object Capture , and ARKit 5 with improved face tracking and motion capture. This date makes sense for a couple of reasons.

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Fan-Created ‘xkcd’ VR Tool Lets You Make Your Own xkcd-style Webcomics in VR

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Built as an entry at the Winnipeg Winter Game Jam and xkcd Game Jam this past weekend, the comic-creation tool lets you set up a cell, use props and act out the part of one of 8 xkcd characters. The post Fan-Created ‘xkcd’ VR Tool Lets You Make Your Own xkcd-style Webcomics in VR appeared first on Road to VR.

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