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Oculus Quest gets hand tracking. Last week, the runtime v12 of Oculus Quest has been rolled out , and this took with it lots of interesting updates. To start, now the Oculus Link is more stable and it is compatible with some AMD GPUs. Oculus Quests have started getting vocal commands in the menu. Top news of the week.
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I guess that you already know this, but I’ll repeat it the same: the Magic Leap One system is composed of three parts : The actual headset, the Lightwear; The computational unit, the Lightpack; The 6 DOF controller, the Control. From left to right: the Lightpack, the Lightwear and the Control (Image by Magic Leap).
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As the two premiere VR hardware manufacturers, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive both recognize this impediment to adoption and are lowering the price to play, albeit in different ways. THE UPCOMING SAMSUNG GEAR VR CONTROLLER IS COOL. INVESTMENT & FUNDING WRAPUP. LOTS OF BIG UNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS AT GDC. WHEN WILL WIRELESS VR GET HERE?
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I really enjoy your articles, I even read the ones about devices I don’t have… now I know how to remove the controller on the Vive Focus , but I don’t have it… (laughs). When they saw the Kickstarter campaign of Oculus, they immediately grabbed it and started thinking about how they could do data visualization in VR.
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Vive Flow is a 6DOF headset that works with your Android phone as a 3DOF controller (hands tracking is coming in the future). HTC advertises it as a headset for relaxation and productivity because it wants to position it as a different product than a gaming machine like Oculus Quest 2. Magic Leap 2 has been teased.
And it really cannot be replicated in a vibe or an Oculus Rift or avoid I’m sure spaces is going to do this as well but using haptics and vibration plates and sent machines and spatial audio. And they’ve been doing great, especially the turning point for the company was the Oculus Go and Oculus Quest. Teppei: It is.
And it really cannot be replicated in a vibe or an Oculus Rift or avoid I’m sure spaces is going to do this as well but using haptics and vibration plates and sent machines and spatial audio. And they’ve been doing great, especially the turning point for the company was the Oculus Go and Oculus Quest. Teppei: It is.
And it really cannot be replicated in a vibe or an Oculus Rift or avoid I’m sure spaces is going to do this as well but using haptics and vibration plates and sent machines and spatial audio. And they’ve been doing great, especially the turning point for the company was the Oculus Go and Oculus Quest. Teppei: It is.
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Last week I was in Orlando at the Simulation Summit in Florida, and I had the opportunity to try the haptics gloves, where you put on these giant gloves, but they simulate touch and picking up things. But it feels like we’re still at that early phase, where anybody can be a Beat Saber or a Superhot or create a training module.
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Last week I was in Orlando at the Simulation Summit in Florida, and I had the opportunity to try the haptics gloves, where you put on these giant gloves, but they simulate touch and picking up things. That's what was used to kind of as the kernel for a curriculum that Circuit Stream started with. It doesn't work. Lou: Yeah, I agree.
Last week I was in Orlando at the Simulation Summit in Florida, and I had the opportunity to try the haptics gloves, where you put on these giant gloves, but they simulate touch and picking up things. That's what was used to kind of as the kernel for a curriculum that Circuit Stream started with. It doesn't work. Lou: Yeah, I agree.
I hadn’t experienced anything until the the early [Oculus] DK1. So instead of having to create a complex input system — as I say, using a mouse or keyboard controls — you put the headset on, and you’re just there. Alan: I’ve got my Oculus Quest sitting right in front of me. Justin: Yeah.
I hadn’t experienced anything until the the early [Oculus] DK1. So instead of having to create a complex input system — as I say, using a mouse or keyboard controls — you put the headset on, and you’re just there. Alan: I’ve got my Oculus Quest sitting right in front of me. Justin: Yeah.
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I hadn’t experienced anything until the the early [Oculus] DK1. So instead of having to create a complex input system — as I say, using a mouse or keyboard controls — you put the headset on, and you’re just there. Alan: I’ve got my Oculus Quest sitting right in front of me. Justin: Yeah.
I hadn't experienced anything until the the early [Oculus] DK1. So instead of having to create a complex input system -- as I say, using a mouse or keyboard controls -- you put the headset on, and you're just there. Alan: As part of my trip last week to Orlando, I got to go to the University of Central Florida's learning lab.
I hadn't experienced anything until the the early [Oculus] DK1. So instead of having to create a complex input system -- as I say, using a mouse or keyboard controls -- you put the headset on, and you're just there. Alan: As part of my trip last week to Orlando, I got to go to the University of Central Florida's learning lab.
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