ARVR

DECEMBER 1, 2020

A form of non-verbal communication through the body (typically the hands or head) that, when tracked by a motion sensing device, can be interpreted as movement and mirrored in virtual reality. Gestures in virtual reality empower the experiencer with the ability to physically influence the experience. Google Poly ?—?a

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Image by Google). Google completely opensources Cardboard. With a surprise move, Google has announced with a blog post that it ha opensourced completely Cardboard. Google affirms that Cardboard has been a huge success to introduce people into VR, and more than 15 million headsets have been distributed.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 8, 2016

With the release of the Oculus Touch controllers , both of the major headsets — Oculus Rift and HTC Vive — have motion tracked controllers and roomscale capabilities. Head-tracking is one thing, but moving my hands around while inside VR, evoking that sense of body language, is a magical thing.

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Leapmotion

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Click To Tweet Since this project was designed to run on mobile VR headsets, we designed knowing that it might be experienced with only 3 degree-of-freedom (3DoF) head tracking. Designing virtual interactions for human arms, hands, and fingers means digging into the range of motion of shoulders, elbows, and wrists.

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Road to VR

MAY 4, 2018

The headset promises to bring one of the top features of high-end VR headsets—positional tracking—to Google’s casual Daydream VR ecosystem. The idea is that this will reduce the friction of getting into VR by having one device that’s ready to go as soon as you can throw it on your head. Does it succeed?

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 11, 2019

I think there’s an inherent risk of collecting eye tracking data, and positional head tracking data, and more data about individuals. Alan: Being able to create a digital version of the real world. It’s really about experiencing things in the real world or in the virtual world.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 11, 2019

I think there’s an inherent risk of collecting eye tracking data, and positional head tracking data, and more data about individuals. Alan: Being able to create a digital version of the real world. It’s really about experiencing things in the real world or in the virtual world.

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