The Ghost Howls

JUNE 5, 2023

The use of eye, hand, and voice interactions make the interface with the headset natural and easy to be learned. The genius part has been mixing eye tracking with hand micro-gestures. If we exclude the 3D memory thing, all the rest are use cases that we can date to 2016 maybe. 2016 or 2023? What year is it?

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 6, 2018

Eye tracking is, in my opinion, a technology that will disrupt completely the VR ecosystem , exactly as room-scale did with the first HTC Vive. All VR interfaces will change with the introduction of eye tracking, becoming more intuitive. Let’s talk a bit about eye tracking. Hello 7Invensun! Hello Tony!

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VRScout

JUNE 16, 2021

The follow-up to Sony’s 2016 console VR headset will feature Samsung Display OLED panels. “The Japanese console giant sold more than 5 million units of the original PS VR, launched in 2016, and is aiming to release the successor in the holiday period next year, the people said, asking not to be named discussing internal plans.”

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Originally labeled just FOVE , the FOVE 0 (yeah now we’re talking) has been making waves in the virtual reality community due in large part to its unique built-in eye-tracking technology. has not only dropped an official pre-order date of November 2nd 2016, but full system specs as well. Well wonder no more as FOVE Inc.

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MAY 2, 2017

Back in mid-April we wrote about a new patent from Oculus that further supported theories the company may one day release hand-tracking gloves for VR experiences. Now another new patent points to the company’s work in eye tracking. Why would eye tracking integrated into a wired PC headset like the Rift need a battery?

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Starting in 2016 and later incorporated in 2017 in Singapore, the company set out to solve a problem that’s plagued VR since its inception: the vergence-accommodation conflict. Both varifocal technologies use eye-tracking to accomplish this. Solving a VR Problem. BACK TO THE ARTICLE.

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Currently known as "Project Moohan", the headset will feature "state-of-the-art displays", eye tracking and hand tracking. You can pull up a location in Maps and pinch your way in and out of locales, almost exactly as Google Earth VR offered from 2016 on PCs with Steam and the Vive controllers.

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Road to VR

JULY 28, 2016

FOVE, the company behind the eponymous eye-tracking VR headset, today announced that they will be showing off a new industrial design at both Comic-Con and SIGGRAPH 2016 where attendees will have a chance to demo the new headset design themselves. FOVE’s new design showing Vive-like strap system. FOVE’s Journey.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 8, 2020

Alstrup is the founder and former CEO of eye-tracking company The Eye Tribe, which was acquired by Facebook in late 2016. It’s clear that the next generation of VR headsets are heading down the path of integrated eye-tracking though, and Alstrup sees EEG data being able to work in concert.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

With PSVR 2, Sony is not just improving on the prior headset, it’s also raising some bars for consumer headsets overall as the first device in its class to bring eye-tracking, HDR, and new haptic capabilities to the market. Read on to find out.

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Tech Trends VR

JANUARY 11, 2019

Back in 2016, Oculus’s chief scientist Michael Abrash predicted that within five years, VR headsets would have a monocular 4K resolution and 140-degree FoV. Pimax over-delivered at CES 2019 with its Leap Motion bundle featuring 8K VR headset with built-in speakers, 200° FOV and optional eye tracking Click To Tweet.

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Road to VR

JUNE 15, 2020

Plus, it has some unique features too, like electromagnetic tracking, wireless SteamVR streaming, and integrated eye-tracking. Cas and Chary VR is a YouTube channel hosted by Netherland-based duo Casandra Vuong and Chary Keijzer who have been documenting their VR journeys since 2016. Eye-Tracking.

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Road to VR

MARCH 1, 2017

Eye tracking experts SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI) have collaborated with Valve to bring their technology to OpenVR. Eye tracking-enabled HTC Vive units are being shown at GDC 2017, as part of an R&D effort to integrate eye-tracking support into Valve’s OpenVR API.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 12, 2020

When you combine the photorealistic resolution and accurate, integrated eye tracking found in our devices with the broad software compatibility we offer, the possibilities for creating, training and running research in immersive environments are endless.

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JANUARY 3, 2017

While tech giants continue to invest in and acquire eye-tracking firms like Eye Tribe , BinaryVR is pushing on with its facial tracking solution for VR. Shipments begin a little later than the original estimation of October 2016. Tagged with: binaryvr , Facial tracking , htc vive , oculus rift.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 12, 2018

SyncThink, a Berkeley-based eye-tracking and brain firm, announced the closing of a $3.5 The company expects to use the funds to continue development on their EYE-SYNC technology, a VR-based eye-tracking technology to help diagnose concussions on the playing field. image courtesy SyncThink.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 3, 2023

Supermassive Games outlined how The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR makes terrifying use of PSVR 2’s eye-tracking support. However, it’s Switchback VR’s use of eye-tracking which sounds particularly terrifying.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 13, 2021

VIVE Pro Eye Full Kit — $1,100 (reg. 1,440 x 1,600 pixels per eye AMOLED at 90Hz. Built-in Tobii eye tracking. VIVE Pro Eye Office Headset — $800 (reg. Natively compatible with original 2016-era HTC Vive. Vive wand controllers. Built-in headphones. PC Required. Image courtesy HTC. Base Stations. PC Required.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The integrated Tobii eye-tracking operating at 120hz made a noticeable difference to headset setup and optical comfort, as well as lowering the rendering workload in games compatible with dynamic foveated rendering. The eye-tracking system is provided by Tobii, who is the market leader in eye-tracking technology.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 29, 2016

The Crystal Cove headset featured a cluster of IR LEDs and a tracking camera to provide positional tracking and also introduced low persistence of vision displays. Both advancements provided a vast improvement in user experience, and provided the baseline technical platform for the consumer Rift when it appeared in 2016.

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Road to VR

MAY 11, 2020

First launched back in 2018, Vive Pro is now being discontinued in favor of the newer Vive Pro Eye, a version of the headset with integrated Tobii eye-tracking. Vive Pro notably upped the resolution of the original 2016-era Vive and included the ergonomic audio headstrap as a standard feature.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

FOVE has announced that their first eye-tracking VR headset, the FOVE 0, will open for pre-orders on November 2nd, and has also released the final specifications of the device. Tracking: Head Tracking. Eye Tracking. Accessories: Positional tracking camera, face cushion. FOVE 0 Specifications.

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DECEMBER 12, 2024

Since launching in 2016 and 2019 respectively, Job Simulator and Vacation Simulator have both been ported to most XR headsets across the years, most recently on Apple Vision Pro. While little else is currently known about this port, the publisher revealed that the Android XR version will support eye-tracked foveated rendering.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 18, 2021

PlayStation VR Worlds (2016). Although just a rumor at this point, the next-gen hardware is reportedly packing some pretty impressive specs like eye-tracking, inside-out positional tracking, and resolutions reported to be 2,000 × 2,040 pixels per-eye. Rec Room (2017). Beat Saber (2018).

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

As you can see below, it’s set to be a substantial upgrade over the original PSVR, which was first unveiled in 2014 as Project Morpheus and later released as PSVR in 2016. PSVR 2 Sense controllers (rechargable), eye-tracking. Sony first shared PSVR 2’s specs back in January. 3.5mm aux output. 3.5mm aux output.

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Road to VR

MAY 28, 2024

Google’s XR studio Owlchemy Labs today launched Job Simulator (2016) and its sequel Vacation Simulator (2019) on Vision Pro, respectively priced at $20 and $30 on the App Store. Bringing Job Simulator and Vacation Simulator to Apple Vision Pro feels like the most natural manifestation of our goals.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

What made the VR 820 so compelling was that it had 6-DoF tracking as well as integrated compute (Snapdragon 820) which was on par with all the latest flagship phones. It even had support for eye tracking, which we now know was through a partnership with none other than SMI.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 25, 2023

Redemption arcs rarely last this long, but No Man’s Sky (2016) hasn’t given up on going above and beyond with its latest update, which finally fixes the visuals on PSVR 2. That’s foveated rendering in a nutshell; learn more about how eye-tracking goes way beyond foveated rendering here.

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Road to VR

JULY 25, 2023

Takahashi reveals that detailed discussions on the company’s next-gen PSVR began in earnest after the launch of the original in 2016. Room-scale & Eye-tracking Tech Various prototypes were created and tested before integration including both inside-out and outside-in tracking methods.

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Upload VR

MARCH 20, 2025

Namely, the new Bigscreen Beyond 2 adds independent adjustment of lens placement directly in front of each eye. UploadVR David Heaney "Independent monocular IPD was made for your eyes Ian," Shankar wrote over email. Beyond 2 is slated to start shipping in April starting at $1019 with an eye-tracking model to follow for $1219.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 13, 2024

In separate announcements, Owlchemy Labs revealed its ever-fresh VR title Job Simulator (2016) and its well-received follow-up Vacation Simulator (2019) are coming to Android XR;Resolution Games says Demeo (2021) is coming too. Similar to Apple Vision Pro, Samsung is highlighting Project Moohan’s hand and eye-tracking capabilities.

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Road to VR

MAY 30, 2022

Earlier this month, a report from The Information alleged that Apple showed off a host of AR/VR prototypes to its board as far back as 2016. N301 may pack a dozen cameras for room-scale tracking, hand-tracking, eye-tracking, and passthrough AR. N301 could cost around $3,000.

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Road to VR

JULY 5, 2017

Prediction 2016 by Oculus Chief Scientist Michael Abrash at Oculus Connect 3. conventional VR resolution (below), Varjo’s resolution (above)| image courtesy Varjo. Field of view. Varjo 20|20. Oculus, Vive. VR in 5 years *.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Now with full hand-tracking, users can interact much more directly with applications by touching, poking, and sliding controls directly rather than using abstract gestures. The headset is also equipped with eye-tracking. Image courtesy Microsoft.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Moving on to graphics, Abrash’s key prediction in 2016 was that foveated rendering would be a core technology within five years. Foveated rendering ties closely with eye tracking, the technology that Abrash thought was the most risky of his predictions in 2016. Foveated Rendering.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 25, 2016

There was a VR Village again this year at the SIGGRAPH 2016 conference where a lot of experimental interactive technologies were on display. The post Highlights from the SIGGRAPH 2016 VR Village with Denise Quesnel appeared first on Road to VR. LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF VR. Here’s the call for submissions for SIGGRAPH 2017.

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MARCH 16, 2019

It was released back in 2016, and sports a 1,080 × 1,200 resolution and a ~100 degree diagonal field of view. Eye-tracking is another feature which is up in the air for Rift S. Original Rift Going Strong Despite Age. Image courtesy Oculus. The Rift is Oculus’ first, and so far only, PC VR headset. Photo by Road to VR.

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