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Back in September we reported that eye-tracking VR headset, FOVE 0, would be going up for pre-order on November 2nd. FOVE 0 costs $599, though it’s available at a discounted price of $549 for its first week on an official website. As promised, orders are now live, and the kit’s price as been revealed.
In January of 2017, FOVE, a Japanese VR startup, released the first eye-tracking VR headset. Foveated rendering, a digital imaging process, mimics how we see by showing the foveal target in high definition (HD) while lowering the resolution of the surroundings. It could be the beginning of a truly immersive virtual experience.
Needless to say, the bird was small enough—and commanded enough attention—to stay entirely in my field of view (FOV) the whole time, which helped drive home the idea that it was really there above my hand. More on FOV in a bit. Image courtesy Microsoft.
As they say, content is king, and in virtual reality this is definitely an area seeing growing pains. Fove has created an eye-tracking headset, which other headset manufacturers may seek to include in future iterations. As of January 2016, Google Cardboard has shipped over 5 million units. Playstation VR anticipates selling 1.9
Future solutions will get rid of clunky wired headsets and move onto glasses that can project a high-definition image onto the eye, a la Magic Leap, and eventually contact lenses that contain tiny screens. Eye tracking: Fove: Eyefluence: SMI: Bladerunner (film). Total Recall (film). Avatar (film). Star Trek (TV show).
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