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The conference and expo saw nearly 7,000 attendees, a 30% increase over 2018. RealMax's AR and VR device with hand tracking by LeapMotion and an epic 102-degree field of view, was used for a multiplayer AR game which involved grabbing fish and knocking over boxes.
— Boz (@boztank) February 21, 2018. And not only online on Oculus website, but also on Amazon and Best Buy supermarkets : before the conference, lots of people started posting on Reddit the pictures of the Go being already inside Best Buy shopping centers. — Palmer Luckey (@PalmerLuckey) May 2, 2018. Full Keynotes.
This news comes one year later than a similar one regarding Virtual Reality : in a popular post of mine of 2018, I highlighted how in that year VR had disappeared from the Gartner Hype Cycle (the curve showing the current maturity status of all emerging technologies). Header image by LeapMotion).
Some weeks ago, the CFO and the executive John Gaeta have left the company, and now we learn that i n 2018 two high profile members like Sundar Pichai and Paul Jacobs have left its board as well. More info (Oculus Go being best-seller on Amazon) More info (Oculus Quest sold out) More info (Oculus Quest vs PSVR Google search stats).
Then there are the problems that are inherent to all hands-tracking solutions like LeapMotion : no haptic feedback, virtual hands that trespass objects they are interacting with, and such. in 2018 ( according to SuperData ). These numbers are cool, but to put it in context, Fortnite alone has made $2.8B Half Dome 2 and 3.
Whereas last year’s VR setup felt like a bit of a last-minute tag-on, the 2018 edition received well over 500 submissions from all over the world, from which they shortlisted 33. You don a Vive Pro headset, equipped with leap-motion sensors for hand tracking, and are also able to communicate with your partner via voice.
Whereas last year’s setup still felt a bit like a tag-on, the 2018 edition received well over 500 submissions from all over the world, from which they shortlisted 33. You don a Vive Pro headset, equipped with leap-motion sensors for hand tracking, and are also able to communicate with your partner via voice.
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