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AWE Day 3: The Most Wholesome Day in the History of XR Technology

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There were also huge announcements from Unity, HP, Microsoft, and others. For example, how does someone with Parkinson’s navigate gesture controls? Designers also brought in two extra side-facing cameras to increase the range of gesture controls – a trick borrowed from Microsoft’s HoloLens. Let’s jump in.

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ManoMotion Introduces Apple ARKit Hand Gesture Support

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Developers will soon be able to integrate hand gesture control into their projects on the ARKit platform, no extra hardware needed. These motions will allow users to alter digital elements and gesture them anywhere they’d like within their 3D space, opening up an endless supply of potential use-case scenarios. “

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ManoMotion Brings Hand Gesture Input to Apple’s ARKit

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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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Competition in MR Glasses Market to Heat Up With PhotonLens

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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. The software running the Photons is also impressive.

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Rokid Announces Vision 2 Mobile MR Glasses, Apps, Software Updates

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As Rokid plans to expand its market, its app development ecosystem based on Android and Unity becomes increasingly important. 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.

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Highlights From the 2021 Snap Partner Summit

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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. Bitmoji X Unity Games. Farfetch Try-On.

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The XR Week Peek (2024.10.01): Meta Connect 2024, Apple Vision Pro refresh, and much more!

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Learn more (Investment news) Learn more (My hands-on with a Distance prototype) DoublePoint launches WowMouse Presenter DoublePoint has just launched WowMouse Presenter , an app that turns your Wear OS smartwatch into a gesture-controlled remote for PowerPoint and Google Slides presentations.

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