The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Xiaomi , one of the biggest smartphone and wearables manufacturers in the world, has announced its smartglasses. It has feet controllers, haptic feedback for hands, vibrational feedback for the hand, and other cool features that are missing in the most common headsets. Other relevant news. Image by Xiaomi). It has 4.5DOF.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The G1 device comes with a rich software development kit (SDK), enabling clients to integrate the HaptX brand of realistic feedback into custom immersive applications using Unreal Engine and Unity. The HaptX SDK contains tools to control G1’s feedback and input while a user is within an immersive application.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Moreover, the devices come with innovative interaction and collaboration features, such as touchless gesture control, to deliver a fresh method of spatial content interaction without relying on bulky and restrictive head-mounted devices. Device usability can come in many forms, such as simple navigation and non-intrusive wearable technology.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Haptic feedback comes in many hardware forms, such as gloves or controllers. Haptics Studio and SDK leverage Unity and Unreal RT3D engines for creating AR/VR/MR content; Meta’s tools allow developers to integrate haptic experiences into Quest applications. What is Haptics Studio by Meta?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 8, 2023

This wearable headset comes with a wide field of view, surround sound, and eye-tracking capabilities already built-in. Tobii also produces screen-based eye-trackers, capable of capturing gaze data at speeds of up to 1200HZ. Both of these innovations allow for a more immersive and realistic XR experience.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 22, 2024

The company focuses primarily on wearable devices, designed to capture information about user movement, and provide useful feedback, for immersive experiences. Manus’s product portfolio includes solution like the Quantum Metagloves, with next-level high-fidelity finger tracking provided through intelligent drift-free sensors.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Last week I told you about MetaHumans creator, the tool to create realistic humanoid avatars in Unreal Engine. Then she has announced that in 1–2 months the startup will showcase the first prototypical version of the product in public live streams and in private demos to investors, customers, and partners. Try the MetaHumans in VR and more.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 20, 2020

Unreal Engine is not exactly the most friendly game engine when it comes to Android development, and that’s why Oculus has just released some facilities to help UE4 developers in iterating Oculus Quest applications faster. Read about Google experiments with AR and wearables. Not a great evolution from Microsoft. Register Now.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The news is interesting for three reasons: Smartwatches and smartglasses are closely related; This shows how Facebook is working on all kind of wearables , so it has a broader scope than just making AR/VR glasses. The most viral news of the week has for sure been the one about MetaHuman Creator, a new software for Unreal Engine.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2019

I host a guest post by Rob Cole , that will show you his journey in making his Valve Index more ergonomic , modding both the headset and the controllers so that they can accommodate perfectly the shape of his head and hands. Index Facial interface Index Controllers Index Ear Speakers. Valve Index box (Image by Immersive Computing).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 28, 2025

Options like Meta Quest for Business , and the PICO Business device manager are excellent for maintaining control over your technology. Finally, think about the platforms support for open development standards and tools, like Unity and Unreal Engine so you can create your own custom apps. Next, consider the user experience.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Clearly, this premium headset, set to feature high-quality 4K OLED microdisplays, mixed reality passthrough, and a unique set of controllers, targets a specific market. However, Sony’s headset will also come with a pair of unique controllers, for more advanced spatial computing experiences.

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TechCrunch VR

JANUARY 25, 2022

The latest funding will be used to intensify R&D for AXIS , a wearable and game-oriented full-body motion capture solution. CEO of Refract Chng told TechCrunch that the solution they found out was to allow players to use their bodies as game controllers. billion gamers through its games and technology, such as the wearable AXIS. .

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Manus VR is a company developing virtual reality gloves – so instead of using controllers as data input, we use what comes naturally: our hands. Using the Unreal Engine 4, NASA has created an extremely detailed and realistic VR model of the interior of the ISS, and astronauts use the Manus gloves in the model for training simulations.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

In Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash of 1992, the internet has been superseded by the Metaverse, a multi-person shared virtual reality with both human-controlled avatars and system “daemons”. In another scenario, we may see game engines dominant, like Unity or Unreal. Putting it All Together.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 28, 2022

The STRATOS solution can track the motion of a user’s hands using the Leap Motion control, then project tactile effects to provide unique feedback. Ultraleap Leap Motion Controller. More than just a hand tracking solution, this system comes with the ability to built haptic feedback into your XR interactions.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 30, 2024

Layout allows Quest users to measure the size, height, and width of objects like kitchen surfaces or stools using the device and its controllers, turning those measurements into spatial data points. Meta designed the layout application, following similar immersive customer experience innovations from groups like Ikea.

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ARVR

JULY 17, 2020

However, some of the underlying technologies, principles and potential paint for a very interesting picture on how a country with over a billion people could have access to consumer grade wearable computing. Connect to your smartphone, with split rendering of visuals via an affordable, light weight wearable glass that’s on you.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 30, 2023

Motion Capture software, or “Mocap systems”, are particularly valuable for content creators looking to enhance XR experiences with realistic avatars, motion, and gesture controls. Mocap solutions are primarily used for the creation of XR content. Plus, users can also leverage drag-and-drop plugins for Unity and Unreal Engine.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Varjo’s newest headset (available in various styles) sincludes multifocal passthrough cameras, controllers co-developed by Razer, and even integration with the powerful NVIDIA Omniverse. Inside-out tracking: Intelligent inside-out tracking and built-in Varjo controllers created with Razer. What is the Varjo XR-4 Series?

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

GOOGL, GOOG) Google Glass wasn’t the consumer wearable revolution about which Google ’s parent company, Alphabet , was dreaming. Google also offers ARCore , a developer tool for Android, iOS, Unreal, and Unity which help integrate AR elements into the real environment. One-year price performance for FB as of 2/3/20 Alphabet Inc.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

XR devices are all over the headlines this month; the release of the Apple Vision Pro has brought spatial computing/mixed reality wearables to the forefront of emerging workplace and consumer-based digital solutions. In addition to comfort, AR glasses should have intuitive controls and user-friendly interfaces.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 23, 2023

In future, device reach will make Web3 available across wearables, intelligent appliances, AR/VR gear, IoT interfaces, smart cars, and more. RT3D engine providers from leaders like Unreal and Unity are providing enterprise end-users with an accessible Web3 and Metaverse content creation method with an incredible low-skill curve.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MAY 24, 2022

As a result, users have the option to leverage the futuristic headset alongside an equally next-gen haptics-based full-body controller for an ultra-immersive experience. Compatible with Steam VR and OpenXR drivers, Unity, Unreal Engine, and other game engine plugins, as well as C++ libraries such as Direct X, OpenGL, and Vulcan.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

The glasses are expected to run a new operating system, rOS (or reality OS), and Apple is exploring touch panels, voice activation, and head gestures as a means of control. What is the only wearable that people is keeping on their face all day? Unreal Engine 5 may change the rules of game development. Yes, Airpods.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

indoor vs outdoor) USB-C connection to a compact wearable computing pack for the computational power PC version works with Windows, but we’re doing our best to support Android and Linux. High-precision 6DOF tracking, eye tracking, gesture inputs, with dedicated input controllers The SDK will support Unity , with Unreal coming Soon.

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

” Google created tools for Unity SDK which provides Unity to add spatialized audio Daydream controller support, utilities and samples. We have also made it easy to switch in and out of VR mode so that your applications can easily expand to the Google VR audience.”

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

” So, in our world, Unity — and let’s not just pick on Unity all the time, you know, there’s Unreal. And they actually built an Unreal engine-based app to publish news content to go on with their news. And what about wearables? There’s these other engines– Alan: Improbable. Paul: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

” So, in our world, Unity — and let’s not just pick on Unity all the time, you know, there’s Unreal. And they actually built an Unreal engine-based app to publish news content to go on with their news. And what about wearables? There’s these other engines– Alan: Improbable. Paul: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

So, in our world, Unity -- and let's not just pick on Unity all the time, you know, there's Unreal. And they actually built an Unreal engine-based app to publish news content to go on with their news. And what about wearables? There's these other engines--. Alan: Improbable. Paul: Yeah. For us, they're the easiest way to get in.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 25, 2020

The full suite consists of a suit for the torso, plus wearable elements for: arms, hands, feet, and even the face. Being a developer, of course one of the first things that I did was digging into the bHaptics SDK, that you can find on the Unity asset store or on Unreal Engine Marketplace. being touched vs receiving a punch).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 11, 2019

If we sum the market share of the Oculus Rift CV1, Rift S, and the highlander DK2, we obtain that now Oculus controls 50% of the market on Steam. Unreal Engine is adding Vulkan support for Oculus Quest and Unity fill follow later on this year. The newest Steam Hardware Survey shows how Rift S has now more or less 8% of the market.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 28, 2024

A company working with Meta is organizing a focus group about Project Pismo , in which people have to wear a wearable device that is able to track eyes, facial expressions, and voice. The user has full control over the data and can choose to share it with researchers, trainers, coaches, or clinicians upon consent.”

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Emily Friedman is a New York based enterprise immersive, wearable and emerging technology advocate, journalist and facilitator. — on the enterprise wearables world. Alan: So you mentioned EWTS, Enterprise Wearable Technology Summit in Dallas, Texas, correct? Let’s start with that. Emily: Uh-huh.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Emily Friedman is a New York based enterprise immersive, wearable and emerging technology advocate, journalist and facilitator. — on the enterprise wearables world. Alan: So you mentioned EWTS, Enterprise Wearable Technology Summit in Dallas, Texas, correct? Let’s start with that. Emily: Uh-huh.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Emily Friedman is a New York based enterprise immersive, wearable and emerging technology advocate, journalist and facilitator. I've been really looking forward to this conversation, because you are writing everyday – or, not everyday, but what, a couple times a week? -- on the enterprise wearables world. Let's start with that.

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