XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 31, 2025

According to the report, other notable areas of USPTO innovation include semiconductor technology, medical-related patents, program control units, unauthorized user detection technologies, chemical-related technologies, wireless, and electric vehicles. Moreover, XR-related technologies, including AI and 5G, are also leading this race.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Today I host another amazing article by the VR ergonomics expert Rob Cole , which has already written on this blog amazing posts, like the series about the ergonomics of the Valve Index or the viral article about the amazing Caliper VR controllers he worked on by himself. Image provided by Rob Cole). Second-generation base station (2.0)

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2022

And today, well, the magic happened, and someone sent me via email two exclusive images about the controllers of the headset! So let me share with you everything I now know about the Pico 4 and its controllers! Pico 4 Controllers Video. Pico 4 Controllers. Side view of Pico 4 controllers. Pico 4 controller in hand.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2025

Anyway, sub-mm accuracy, together with the precision and speed of the tracking contributes to making this tracking not only precise but also very reliable , even when you are moving your controllers pretty fast. This means that for most use cases, the precision of standalone controllers is now more than enough.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 14, 2025

Only a few years ago, virtual reality headsets and extended reality technologies were little more than novelties. In fact, increasing adoption in the enterprise sector is one of the main reasons the market for virtual reality technologies is currently growing at a whopping CAGR of 26.9%.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 16, 2022

XR ergonomics expert Rob Cole published last year on this platform an article detailing Project Caliper , that is his experiments in building fully configurable controllers for SteamVR. The article soon gets viral, and many people would have loved to see these controllers go into production. So what was this new idea then?

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Evidence suggests Valve's next VR controller could include a D-pad and bumpers to act as a gamepad together too. Valve Patents New VR Controller With Quest-Like Tracking Ring A Valve patent may reveal the controller for its in-development VR headset. Index has now been on the market for well over three years.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 11, 2024

Apple Vision Pro may not ship with controllers, but a newly published patent application shows that controllers are still being actively investigated by the company. ” Photos in the patent show several concepts for such a controller, including stylus-like devices and wand-like devices. .”

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The controllers would be sold separately and would be fully optional, mostly dedicated to people who want to play games requiring controllers on the Apple Vision Pro. Currently, Sony does not sell the controllers separately by the headset, but if the partnership is confirmed, it will start to do so.

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Road to VR

MARCH 17, 2025

Varjo Base is the free software suite, which includes core virtual reality and tracking features.Varjo Base Pro on the other hand is a paid subscription priced at$2,500 annually, or $5,000 for perpetual use. Notably, all XR-4 Secure Edition headsets purchased after March 25th will include a Pro license.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Or that it has multimodal input and can be commanded using controllers, hands, eyes, or voice. Controllers are to come in 2025, the year the headset will ship. There are other cool features in the operating system, like that it can convert photos and videos to 3D automatically. The chipset is the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2+ Gen2.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 8, 2025

The streaming had a noticeable lag , and I could move my controllers and then see their virtual counterparts move after some time. The experience used for the demo was not made to test the controllers, so I can just say that they were normal controllers like there are many in the VR space. This is really good news.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 22, 2023

A few weeks ago, Ultraleap announced the Leap Motion Controller 2 , the successor of that Leap Motion Controller that got much recognition from makers and research centers. In any case, I appreciated a few features of this mount: The controller snaps in it and then it got stuck.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 7, 2025

The only thing we have been hinted at is that the control scheme for this device will be different than the one of the industrial model (and I would say that it is a great piece of news, considering that the controllers of the industrial model are pretty bad as we’ll see in a while).

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 7, 2023

The idea is not the one of creating a next-gen XR controller or using hand tracking, but to try to detect the intention of the user from its biosignals. Wisear earbuds Wisear earbuds presentation The first product through which Wisear wants to fulfill its vision is a set of smart earbuds that you can use to control electronic devices.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 14, 2025

Todays teams are turning to virtual reality for training, collaboration, product development, and even customer service. Meta Quest Pro: Best for Collaboration The Meta Quest Pro falls behind the Quest 3 in a few areas but it does offer high-quality controllers (with haptic feedback), and exceptional tracking functionality.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

This human-centric approach not only enhances the overall quality of the system but also reduces stress and pressure on engineers, who can confidently validate projects in a controlled, virtual environment.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Virtual Reality (VR) offers many incredible opportunities when it comes to making learning and experiences more inclusive for people with disabilities. Experiencing VR is made even more accessible when there is no need for headsets – and that’s exactly what our Immersive Reality spaces make possible.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2023

Starting at $499, Quest 3 will be the best way to experience mixed and virtual reality in a standalone device. Next gen Qualcomm chipset with 2x the graphics performance. Our most powerful headset yet. Coming this fall. It’ll be compatible with Quest 2’s entire library with more titles coming.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Eye-tracking and inside-out tracking is also available and controllers are included. Throughout this year we’ve been steadily improving stability and quality control. Local Dimming 2.0 and 100 local dimming zones per eye enable the contrasts and blacks to be close to micro-OLED levels. It is really in a superb place right now.”

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

There are now many applications of augmented reality and virtual reality for disabled persons. Virtual reality helps us travel to exotic places, even to alien worlds. This virtual reality experience includes day-to-day environments and situations. They find it awkward and overwhelming.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Developed by Telexistence, TX SCARA is powered by three main technologies—robotics, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality. When issues arise due to external factors or system miscalculation, Telexistence employees use VR headsets to control the robot remotely and address the problem. Watch Out for More VR-Enabled Robots.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Indie studio Chipo y Juan announced their Minority Report -inspired mixed reality game Detective VR is set to release on Quest next week. The game, which is coming exclusively to the Quest platform, promises to deliver five hours of story-driven gameplay.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

I have had the pleasure of speaking with Tom Neumann, CTO of Rendever , about his work in making the life of the elderly better through virtual reality. Rendever is overcoming social isolation through the power of virtual reality and shared experiences. Rendever helps seniors through virtual reality (Image by Rendever).

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 13, 2025

So, the company partnered with Stivr to implement virtual reality training initiatives. The company says the training simulations help users make mistakes in a controlled environment, allowing them to develop skills faster. million employees. Traditional training took hours and endless resources. The results were incredible.

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ARPost

JANUARY 4, 2022

Artificial intelligence is a versatile piece of technology that encompasses a wide aspect of our daily lives, including emerging technologies such as augmented reality , virtual reality , and mixed reality. Artificial intelligence lets AR users interact with their physical environment and manipulate virtual objects.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

mm jack Microphone : 2x integrated microphones (noise canceling) Tracking : inside-out + support for SteamVR via dedicated faceplate Controllers : Varjo controllers (powered by RAZER ) included Weight : 1021g Last time that I tried the Varjo XR-4, since the device I was given was a preview unit, I was not able to reliably test the passthrough.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 5, 2022

Honestly speaking, I wasn’t expecting interesting news from this CES in AR and VR, while actually we just had one: Sony has revealed almost all the specifications of the upcoming PlayStation VR 2 headset and its controllers! Controllers specifications. It has also ergonomic controllers with advanced haptic feedback.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

At AWE 2021 I have finally been able to try a scent emitter for virtual reality and in particular the one provided by OVR Technology. OVR Technology is a company that provides a scent emitter for virtual reality. ION is battery-powered and can be controlled via Wi-fi, USB, or Bluetooth. OVR Technology.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 21, 2024

When you get back the ability to use your controllers, usually the popup is gone for good and you can not activate file transfer, being unable to move your files between your devices. And if you try to unplug and replug the USB port into your computer, you run into the same issue again.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2025

So consider everything written here with a grain of salt) Roto VR Roto VR Explorer trailer video Roto VR is a company making chairs for virtual reality. So navigating VR spaces with this chair is better than by using the thumbsticks on your controllers.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Finally, Porta improves the level of control that is available to on-set operators with experimental transitions, scheduling, and content manipulation options. Results of Reimaging 2.0

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

The only thing left to discover for me were the specifications, but today browsing the VIRTUAL REALITY community on Facebook, I’ve found that they have been leaked by UnboundXR, too. Meta Quest 3 and controllers on the charging dock (Image taken from MIXED) I can tell this by looking at the picture of the charging dock.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 17, 2024

After you have scanned your room, the game shows you how your room appears in virtual reality. All the furniture that has been detected in the previous step is transformed into some cartoonish virtual counterparts that don’t aim to be identical, but just to represent the same room layout. Controls Sticky potatoes!

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Both the headset and the controller follow a similar pattern for what concern both the colors and the shapes, and all of them are made of round surfaces. It has many features that the community was requesting on a headset: eye-tracking, HDR, comfort, ergonomic controllers, improved haptics. Ergonomics.

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VRScout

MARCH 6, 2023

It’s very important for first responders, law enforcement, and physicians to be able to go into a scene, do hemorrhage control, and triage victims to determine who needs medical care first,” said Dr. Nicholas Kman , professor of emergency medicine at Ohio State College of Medicine, in an official release. “Our

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2022

When I talk about virtual reality or the metaverse, there are always people that ask me about its intrinsic risks of escapism and addiction: “Is it possible that people will prefer to live in a virtual world instead of the real one?” ” is a very common question I hear.

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