Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

ManoMotion, a computer-vision and machine learning company, today announced they’re integrated their company’s smartphone-based gesture control with Apple’s augmented reality developer tool ARKit , making it possible to bring basic hand-tracking into AR with only the use of the smartphone’s onboard processors and camera.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 10, 2022

Not only was it a VR game with a popular IP attached, it was also mechanically innovative, giving players a largely comfortable system for gesture-controlled flight and combat in VR.

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AllThingsVR

MAY 17, 2016

EyeSight demos VR gesture control using standard phone hardware Over the past few years EyeSight has been establishing a name for itself by bringing gesture control to a series of computing platforms, from mobile devices to smart eyeglasses.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The other product is an “interaction builder” for creating gesture controls. These controls are showcased to many XR users in a gaming environment but have huge practical implications in enterprise training. Controllers are more precise from a tracking perspective, but they are a barrier to entry,” said Vezzoli.

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ARPost

JULY 1, 2020

Where the Reverb really comes into its own is gesture control. That’s 2160×2160 for the Reverb compared to 1440×1600 for the VIVE Pro. Like the VIVE Pro, the Reverb G2 also features adjustable interpupillary distance.

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ARPost

MAY 4, 2020

Pebbles Interfaces, a company specializing in gesture control, was one of them. He also talks about Vera, a powerful AI/AR platform. The Birth of Resonai. Alon founded and sold various companies prior to Resonai. Facebook bought it to power its Oculus Rift headset. See Also: Can AI and AR Be Put Together to Offer a Unique Experience?

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

In addition to the glasses themselves, the system will include two custom wireless 6DoF controllers, and a multi-touch panel for versatile gaming. The “bumper” controllers can be attached to the panel, or used separately depending on the experience and playstyle.

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Tech Trends VR

MARCH 10, 2019

Over the course of one month, 19 patients who reported having frequent nightmares were able to modify the visuals —for example a great white shark swimming closer and closer— they found threatening – using an Oculus headset and joysticks with gesture controls – in order to make them less scary.

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ARPost

JANUARY 27, 2021

Fantasy World is an immersive space that users navigate with voice commands, and head and gesture controls. That’s not to say that there are no apps currently on the marketplace. In fact, the release included the announcement of new experiences and tools.

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GizModo VR

MAY 19, 2021

Apple’s always expressed a commitment to accessibility, but today it announced a plethora of upcoming features that could make a huge difference in how people with disabilities can interact with technology. Read more.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

They were among the first in the industry to achieve a retina-level display, combined with gesture control capabilities and a true “wireless” wearing experience. This could mean that if Xiaomi does release its specs to the public, it won’t be able to rely exclusively on gesture control as a selling point.

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TechCrunch VR

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

BMW has been equipping its cars with in-air gesture control for several years and I never paid attention to it. I didn’t know the 850i used gesture control, because, frankly, I had forgotten BMW had this technology; I stumbled upon it. In-air gesture control could improve the user experience with touchscreens.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Over the course of one month, 19 patients who reported having frequent nightmares were able to modify the visuals they found threatening — such as a great white shark swimming closer and closer – using an Oculus headset and joysticks with gesture controls in order to make them less scary.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 24, 2021

If you can’t resist subtly waving your hand in the air like a Jedi when you approach an automatic sliding door, get ready for this: a manually operated touchless sliding door that senses and matches the movements of a hand waving back and forth in front of it. Read more.

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ARPost

AUGUST 23, 2021

The most recent MANUS product is the SteamVR tracker for precise gesture controls and motion capture. “As Right now, some of these products have limited out-of-the-box utility, but integrations with experiences, software, and hardware platforms are expanding all the time.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 30, 2019

In the future, Bazarevsky and Zhang say Google Research plans on continuing its hand tracking work with more robust and stable tracking, and also hopes to enlarge the amount of gestures it can reliably detect.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

As a matter of fact, other forms of technology outside of AR and AI are actively being explored in the hopes of enhancing military activity within the Royal Navy, such as VR, touch control, gesture control, and voice activation.

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ARPost

MAY 21, 2021

Partners like Farfetch, Prada, and MAC Cosmetics are using the company’s new tools for voice and gesture-controlled virtual product try-ons, social shopping experiences in AR, and more. While Scan Band definitely speaks to how these tech advances make it to engaging consumer applications, Snap has an eye on e-commerce. Farfetch Try-On.

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Hypergrid Business

MAY 19, 2016

A startup that allows a smartphone’s own camera to be used to track hand gestures has received a $20 million investment. Chinese technology conglomerate Kuang-Chi will invest in Israel-based provider of software-based machine vision and gesture recognition...

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

HoloLens 2 also brings hand-tracking which goes much further than the coarse gesture control in the original headset. Now with full hand-tracking, users can interact much more directly with applications by touching, poking, and sliding controls directly rather than using abstract gestures.

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VRScout

MAY 26, 2020

Available Q3 2020 for $499 , the Mova features Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 processor, 6GB of RAM, and support for controller-free gesture control; all of which packaged in a sleek orange or white housing (buyers choice).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 11, 2017

The dream of an all-in-one mobile headset with positional tracking and full gesture control is expected to arrive within the coming years, DeMiroz said. With the low price point and a focus on enterprise, this could be the huge push that makes VR mainstream. This post by Dean Takahashi originally appeared on VentureBeat. .

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ARPost

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Another problem comes with AR applications that use gesture controls. Gesture control is supposed to – and has the potential to – make interactions more natural. Suddenly, gesture controls feel less like holding an object and more like using supernatural powers.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Soldiers will have hands-free access to a device that uses multiple sensors for voice and hand gesture control, a built-in camera that can record on command,high-speed processing power, and Microsoft’s Dynamics 365 Remote Assist.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Users are able to engage with the system through touch-sensitive walls, full interactive floor, and gesture control. This makes specific scenes exciting and fun, whilst developing hand-eye coordination and tracking skills. Or zooming through the solar system and touching the planets to learn more about them.

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Road to VR

MARCH 9, 2019

The official description reads: While a speculative technology at the present time, advances in Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) research are beginning to shed light on how players may interact with games in the future.

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ARPost

JULY 22, 2020

The model was more affordable than just about anything out there but also had more limited memory and controls. The headset came with one controller and allowed three degrees of freedom (3DoF) – users could look around but moving was unnatural and gesture controls were non-existent.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The platform is set to include software for: Environmental understanding; Standardized gesture controls through a hand interaction SDK; Voice commands. A session with Vice President of AR/VR Andrew “Boz” Bosworth saw the announcement of the “Presence Platform”, a suite of tools to help developers create mixed reality applications.

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ARPost

APRIL 15, 2021

Earlier editions of Lens Studio allowed full-body gesture controls that triggered certain effects but they weren’t able to convincingly track the body to the level required for wearables like Byte’s jacket.

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Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 26, 2016

Intel has announced a new all-in-one virtual reality headset, Project Alloy, at the Intel Developer Forum 2016 earlier this month. The headset has its own brain, so not does not need to be connected to...

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Slashgear

MAY 4, 2020

A video shared by Sony Interactive Entertainment shows a prototype controller that tracks the entire human hand. This controller was the subject of research done on overcoming the limits presented by gesture control systems and traditional controllers.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Already, we’re interacting with a range of artificially intelligent bots and automated tools through gestures, and voice. Gesture control managed by motion or hand tracking technologies may allow future engineers and construction workers to operate machinery from a distance, using IoT connected devices, AI, and edge computing.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 18, 2023

The Quest 2 is a cutting-edge consumer-grade VR headset, with black-and-white passthrough, gesture controls, powerful processing, and exceptional visual clarity. Meta Quest Pro vs Meta Quest 2: Features. Both the Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro are VR headsets, built by Meta.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 31, 2017

According to Alcaide, Neurable raised around $2 million and has 13 employees. “In my opinion mixed reality cannot become a ubiquitous computing platform like the iPhone, or like the computer, until we have brain-computer interfaces as part of the solution.” ” Tagged with: Neurable Facebook Twitter Reddit More.

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Road to VR

MARCH 10, 2017

Qualcomm has debuted an updated version of their VR Headset Reference Design now with Leap Motion’s new 180-degree hand-tracking to bring gesture control to mobile VR headsets. The new headset and Leap Motion tracking module was shown off during last week’s GDC 2017.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 22, 2025

Wristbands like Mudra Link are an exciting development in wearable technology and hold a lot of promise for robust input within glasses and headsets.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 3, 2017

Thalmic Labs, the creator of the Myo gesture-control armband, is also listed under Consumer Tech. With partnerships with the likes of FOX Sports already under its belt, the company has raised $5 million with the help of CAA Ventures, former NBA commissioner David Stern, and the NFL.

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