XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 1, 2022

Ming-Chi Kuo also notes that lens manufacturer Genius is supplying the sophomore device with six optical modules not found on the original headset, including eye-tracking functions. (3/5). PS VR2 adopts six optical modules (four 720P IR cameras and two eye-tracking cameras). Genius is the leading lens supplier. — ???

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 18, 2023

Varjo, a manufacturer and innovator of MR headsets, is a joint partner in many enterprise-grade immersive operations, notably vehicle training and simulation. Varjo released a report highlighting a recent partner success story with FORCE Technology to provide cost-efficient maritime immersive training solutions.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

First Contact Entertainment reveals Firewall Ultra is one of the first PSVR 2 games running on Unreal Engine 5. Asked about Early Access Unreal Engine 5 VR development for Firewall Ultra , First Contact detailed the challenges involved: It’s fair to say, it’s uncharted waters.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 14, 2023

The headset should be operated through the use of hand tracking and eye tracking , exactly like the Vision Pro. More info Immersed VISOR to support hand tracking and eye tracking It seems that Immersed truly wants to compete with Apple with its VISOR headset.

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ARPost

APRIL 10, 2023

The partnership’s goal is the development of “neos ” – a proposed device that would use eye-tracking technology for earlier diagnosis of brain disorders. Advancing Brain Health With MachineMD Aero also plays an important part in a partnership with Swiss medical device company machineMD.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

When the UK-based VR studio, Rewind, asked me if I wanted to come and see a demo of its eye-tracking tech demo for the upcoming FOVE 0 headset, I was intrigued. Project Falcon , as this new demo is called, is an on-rails first-person shooter that uses eye-tracking as an aiming system for noisy machine guns and explosive rockets.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 28, 2025

Unfortunately, the only Quest headset to offer eye tracking is the Quest Pro which is now discontinued , but theres a good chance Meta will add eye tracking capabilities to future products. Already, its experimenting with advanced tracking solutions, like EMG wrist bands introduced with the Meta Orion prototype.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Covering all forms of immersive tech, from virtual to augmented, and mixed reality, XR is a key component in how the relationship between humans and computers is evolving. However, to reproduce immersive images and experience in these headsets and devices, XR solutions also need to be able to rapidly access and process huge amounts of data.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The Pico 5 Pro Max looks like a dream hybrid headset : it is a standalone device with eye tracking and passthrough, and it also has the DisplayPort connection that makes it work like a true tethered headset when connected to a PC. of our revenues with Unity. And this 2.5%

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

This week in XR has seen the launch of the first standalone MR headset, plus a lot of interesting news and articles about immersive realities. And the fact that it features AR and eye tracking is for sure awesome. Some good roundups of creative immersive experiences. Do you want to discover them with me? Image by Lynx).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 11, 2025

This would offer us developers the opportunity to apply AI algorithms on the images that the user is seeing to create a mixed reality that is more immersive and more useful (as Ive explained in this post ).

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The French startup headed by Stan Larroque is developing passthrough AR glasses with eye-tracking and hands tracking that can offer a new paradigm to augmented reality. Last week I told you about MetaHumans creator, the tool to create realistic humanoid avatars in Unreal Engine. Image by Epic Games, from The SportsRush).

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 29, 2016

The demonstration included the now familar Unreal Engine 3 powered citadel area, one which would become the setting for one of the most famous early VR applications of all time, Rift Coaster. Built atop an open source set of APIs, the platform was a refreshing take on how to deliver immersive technology. The OSVR HDK Headset.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2023

The initial impressions are quite positive, even if the headset is not immune to things that should be improved (like the tracking). More info Meta Immersive Web Emulator is an interesting tool for WebXR WebXR developers can now use the Immersive Web Emulator offered by Meta to test and debug WebXR experiences.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The presentation at Gamescom talked about your partnership with Unreal Engine for offering real-time RTX. In the previous link, there is, in fact, a reference saying that both Unreal Engine and Unity will implement DXR APIs. What about Unity, instead? Will it be available also for Unity developers? Header image by NVIDIA).

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MAY 24, 2022

Back in December of last year, it was noted that enterprises were purchasing headsets and immersive technology gear at an incredible rate, a trend that will continue for years to come. XTAL is a premium headset that allows users to enter immersive VR environments with state-of-the-art technologies and a semi-ruggedized exterior.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 5, 2023

The use of eye, hand, and voice interactions make the interface with the headset natural and easy to be learned. The genius part has been mixing eye tracking with hand micro-gestures. Yes, this one has passthrough, 4K screens, etc… but still, it’s a very old and very not-immersive use case. But on AR glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

References found in the Oculus Quest 2 firmware by users Reggy04 and Basti564 highlight how the Quest 2 Pro should have: Eyes tracking Facial expressions tracking Eye relief knob Granular IPD adjustment External charging station. References found in Quest 2 firmware hint to Quest Pro features. It has 4.5DOF.

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Cats and VR

AUGUST 14, 2018

Featuring the most advanced optics, VR-optimized displays, integrated eye tracking, and vendor-agnostic tracking architecture, StarVR One is built from the ground up to support the most demanding use cases for both commercial and enterprise sectors. StarVR enables a wide variety of use case scenarios.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2020

If the rumor is true, probably this is the Del Mar headset , and the Jedi controllers may be like the Oculus Touch but more comfortable and maybe with full finger tracking. Or eye tracking?). Unreal Engine 4.25 update, Unreal Engine has added many features that may be useful in crafting XR experiences.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 8, 2023

Creating the most immersive XR experiences requires more than just the best visuals or spatial audio technologies. Eye and hand tracking technologies embedded into wearable devices, or delivered through external sensors, provide the feedback that applications need to optimize the immersive experience for each user.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 22, 2024

Creating the most immersive XR experiences requires more than just the best visuals or spatial audio technologies. Eye and hand tracking technologies embedded into wearable devices, or delivered through external sensors, provide the feedback that applications need to optimize the immersive experience for each user.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 27, 2022

Without HDR, you are conscious that you are seeing the world through a screen, while with actual HDR, you can feel the proper lighting of a scene, and it immediately becomes real and immersive. For every one of the four main themes, a headset solving it has been shown in the video. This is my biggest takeaway from these tests.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

Unreal is already compatible with the framework, so in 2021 we’ll soon have also the tools ready to create OpenXR cross-compatible platforms. The Enterprise Edition features a more balanced design and eye-tracking ; Finch and Nreal have developed a new controller that consists of a ring on your finger plus a bracelet around your arm.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

German automaker BMW revealed its M Mixed Reality (MR) platform for developing real-time immersive driving experiences. The new technology converts the entire M2 vehicle as a controller for the MR system, using cutting-edge immersive solutions from Helsinki’s Varjo Technologies to merge the real and virtual worlds. .”

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2023

There is no face or eye tracking. It has also announced a new feature for its XREAL Air glasses called Spatial Display, which will introduce 3DOF tracking to media consumption, and XREAL Beam to connect XREAL glasses to any electronic device. There is IPD adjustment. You can still replay the awards ceremony on Youtube, though.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 11, 2023

According to the tech giant, gaming firms can develop real-world models for AR-based immersive experiences. City planners and construction firms can also plan their future developments with bespoke immersive maps. We can now create immersive 3D visualizations in the browser with the best 3D data available.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 26, 2021

Sentences like “With eye-tracking (ET) and a few well-placed sensors, they’ll learn our unconscious reactions to anything we see. Acquiring it, Epic secures a great source of assets for the developers using its Unreal Engine, and also the connection with many talents. New research is carried on about haptics.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 15, 2024

Moreover, RT3D development services like Autodesk VRED, Blender, Godot, NVIDIA’s Omniverse, StereoKit, Unreal Engine, and Unity support OpenXR integration. The new stereo-foveated rendering improves eye-tracking features, and the feature is widespread – already finding a home on Unity, Unreal, and NVIDIA Omniverse.

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Upload VR

AUGUST 6, 2024

Both demos used a Vive Pro, an outdated choice now but it was initially chosen due to the headset's fidelity and eye tracking. Built in Unreal Engine, my initial demo didn't use any specialist equipment beyond the headset and wand controllers, though it was enlightening.

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Peter Graham

MARCH 24, 2020

Ever since virtual reality (VR) remerged as a viable consumer product the quest has been to make the technology as immersive and interactive as possible. That’s lead to motion controllers, eye tracking and hand tracking but full-body tracking has stopped and started due to the complexities of this process.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 28, 2025

Plus, VIVE headsets benefit from excellent tracking capabilities, like state-of-the-art eye tracking for foveated rendering. Plus, they come with powerful inside-out tracking capabilities and sensors to help enhance immersive experiences.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

It’s not clear on what platforms this functionality will be working on, but if I had to guess, I would say Project Cambria, since its body tracking was already revealed in a video some months ago. It is not even clear if it will be full-body tracking or just upper-body tracking. Learn more. Some XR fun.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Imagine playing an immersive role playing game where you need to emotionally engage with a character to progress. See Also: FOVE Debuts Latest Design for Eye Tracking VR Headset. With our technology, that is possible – it literally enables your computer to know when you are having a bad day or when you are tired.”.

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Alex Coulombe leads the NYC-based XR creative studio, Agile Lens: Immersive Design. Mark Rabkin showed a whole slide about Unreal Engine and announced camera access. The eye tracking setup was familiar. Unlike Apple Vision Pro, I could ‘‘step into the game” and feel quite immersed by it. How did I get here?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 8, 2022

Attracting players all over the world to a new kind of immersive experience, XR allows game developers to connect with users on a different level. The Hololens headset is introducing creators a new landscape transformed by holograms, teleportation, and immersive real-world experiences. billion by 2028, accelerating at a CAGR of 31.4%.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 29, 2022

The MRTK is a set of components with plugins, samples, and documentation designed to help the development of MR applications using gaming engines from either Unreal Engine or Unity, providing two versions of the solution – MRTK-Unity and MRTK for Unreal. Understanding the MRTK-Unity Toolkit for MR Developers.

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