Upload VR

OCTOBER 4, 2024

UploadVR David Heaney Here are all the recent Godot XR improvements Olij outlined: XR Architecture Improvements Improved Frame Timing "When OpenXR was originally implemented in Godot 3 there were limitations on the order in which certain actions took place. See the Meta Hand Tracking tutorial for the full details about these features."

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2020

Keep in mind that this device has a pixel density far superior even to the one of the Valve Index, so it is perfect not only for gaming but also for prototyping, design and architecture. HP and Microsoft have a long track in offering enterprise hardware, so this headset may battle HTC on his own land (B2B).

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Snap is entering the AR glasses showdown against the likes of Apple and HTC VIVE and many more as growth in the industry is predicted to take off over the coming years. Spectacles have four cameras linked to the Snap Spatial Engine that enables hand tracking.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 28, 2022

Road To VR reported about Manus VR’s new Quantum Metagloves with very precise hand tracking for enterprise use (cost: $9000). I have anyway selected four news that can be relevant for you: NVIDIA has announced a new GPU architecture, called Hopper, that represents the evolution of Ampere.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 10, 2016

” Oculus’ biggest rival is the HTC Vive and debate over the superiority of these two headsets has raged since they launched earlier this year. Since launch, the Rift has not been able to do this — you can easily lose tracking of your headset if you move outside of the sensor’s cone of vision, for example.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 19, 2025

However, many companies, from Meta to HTC and even XReal, are still trying to give Apple a run for its money. The Meta Quest 3 also offers similar specs, with hand-tracking capabilities (though eye tracking is missing). Ultimately, you could say the Apple XR ecosystem doesnt have any true competitors yet.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Image by HTC Vive). HTC expands its Cosmos offering and teases the future with Proton. This has been a pretty interesting week for HTC Vive. The Taiwanese company has in fact finally unveiled the full line of Vive Cosmos , that now becomes made of four headsets: Standard Cosmos ($699) : features 6 inside-out tracking cameras.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 27, 2020

If not, well, let me make a recap: startup Lynx opened the preorders some months ago about a new standalone headset all focused on having both virtual reality and passthrough augmented reality , and featuring amazing capabilities like eye tracking, hand tracking, a new lens design, and 5G connectivity (through an add-on).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 22, 2020

But in the enterprise space, it has always been behind the competition of companies like HTC or Pico. Virtual Reality is becoming always more important in enterprise settings , for training, architectural visualization, prototyping, and more. How does it compare with the services offered by Pico and HTC? Why is this relevant?

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

More info (Snap announces new Spectacles glasses — Road To VR) More info (Snap announces new Spectacles glasses — Upload VR) More info (Ian Hamilton reviewing the device) More info (A comment on the launch video of the device) HTC announces Vive Focus Vision HTC has announced its latest standalone headset: the Vive Focus Vision.

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AR Insider

JUNE 5, 2020

Though keyboards and mice are “ abstraction layers ” compared to things like intuitive VR hand tracking, the former is advantaged by its familiarity. Because it’s such a departure from decades of conditioning, it will take a while to reprogram those habitual pathways. Old habits die hard. Baby Steps.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2022

I’m sure that after April, 20th, the Meta Quest ecosystem will appear even richer than it is now , creating a wider gap with other companies that may think about competing with the Quest, that is Pico, HTC, and even Apple. Vive Focus 3 now supports Hands Tracking even in PCVR mode (Thanks Paolo Leoncini for the tip). Other news.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 24, 2022

The new update for Oculus Quest brings with it some interesting features, like the tracking of the Apple Magic Keyboard, some updates to the UI, and a new menu for hand tracking. HTC discounts its headsets. HTC has started a good discount on its headsets that will last until the end of the month.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Apple Vision Pro on the other hand has occlusion in two distinct forms. The main form is hand and arm occlusion. There’s clearly a 2D hand and arm segmentation model (separate to the 3D skeletal hand tracking) running for each eye’s camera. Unintentional inputs are also a very real problem with hand tracking.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2021

Today at Vivecon, HTC has announced two new headsets: the Vive Pro 2 and the Vive Focus 3 Business Edition. HTC Vive Pro 2 launch trailer. A Vive Pro used in office settings (Image by HTC Vive). The Vive Pro 2 has the same shell of the Vive Pro, but its color is black and not blue (Image by HTC Vive). Vive Pro 2.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

And so anybody that’s doing design and 3D objects, it’s almost like a no-brainer, whether it’s in architecture, or designing 3D objects, or big aerospace, airplanes, cars. So you see a lot of it in architecture, engineering, construction. And you don’t have to spend all this money to prototype these things out.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

And so anybody that's doing design and 3D objects, it's almost like a no-brainer, whether it's in architecture, or designing 3D objects, or big aerospace, airplanes, cars. So you see a lot of it in architecture, engineering, construction. I've had the opportunity of playing with the Tobii tracking system with HTC Vive.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

And so anybody that’s doing design and 3D objects, it’s almost like a no-brainer, whether it’s in architecture, or designing 3D objects, or big aerospace, airplanes, cars. So you see a lot of it in architecture, engineering, construction. And you don’t have to spend all this money to prototype these things out.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2021

For sure, as Tom Ffiske reports, it doesn’t include only the cost of the hardware, but also the software and Azure cloud architecture that Microsoft will build for the program. Cubism is a great case study for hand tracking UX. over 5–10 years, to deliver a maximum of 120,000 units. $22B is an insane number for the XR market.

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