Road to VR

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Hand-tracking on Quest rolled out as an experimental feature in late 2019, but Oculus is letting it gestate before it will accept third-party apps with hand-tracking. Hand-tracking brings many benefits to Quest, especially ease-of-use. SEE ALSO Three Totally Creative Uses of Quest Hand-tracking.

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Road to VR

APRIL 21, 2022

Alongside the announcement that Quest 2 is getting upgraded controllerless hand-tracking which improves robustness, Meta revealed that it had given select developers access to the tech ahead of time, some of which used it to directly improve their apps. The update to hand-tracking is a very big deal for us.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Waltz of the Wizard is the first game on PlayStation VR2 to support hand tracking following today's free update. While Waltz of the Wizard initially introduced hand tracking back in 2020 on Quest 1, developer Aldin Dynamics revealed the PS VR2 edition now supports all hand tracking features currently available on Meta Quest.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Unplugged is like Guitar Hero, although instead of picking up a dedicated peripheral and jamming away, it relies on Quest’s native hand-tracking to let you shred on an air guitar without controllers. And the lack of 100 percent precise hand-tracking is a shame, because everything else about Unplugged is legitimately awesome.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 8, 2020

A new technique for reducing positional latency called ‘Phase Sync’ has been added to both the Unity and Unreal Engine 4 integrations; Oculus recommends that all Quest developers consider using it. Phase Sync Latency Reduction in Unity and Unreal Engine. OpenXR Support for Oculus Unity Integration.

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VRScout

JULY 21, 2023

The company’s new VR game, Move Fast , demonstrates major improvements in latency. The v56 update also introduces Hand Tracking 2.2, which according to Meta reduces latency by 40% during typical movements and 75% while performing faster actions.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Lynx R-1, the upcoming standalone MR headset, has been delayed to late 2020, but a new update from the company says they’re targeting a lower price and now including Ultraleap hand-tracking. Ultraleap’s hand-tracking is recognized as perhaps the best commercially-available hand-tracking solution.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Hand-tracking & Positional-tracking Improvements The most notable, perhaps is the claimed “six times” improvement in hand-tracking accuracy, alongside a 10% reduction in latency. The company continues to support and improve the device, including a major update released today (v1.4.0)

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Road to VR

JULY 21, 2023

Meta’s hand-tracking has improved by leaps and bounds since we first saw it on the original Quest in 2019, but as Apple serves up stiff competition with its upcoming Vision Pro mixed reality headset , Meta tossed out a new hand-tracking demo that shows off the benefits of its latest software update.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 10, 2025

. “It has USB and wireless PCVR streaming (I tried USB) this was more [work-in-progress] quality (frame rate and latency) compared to other features, but its a relatively recent feature [as I understand it]. They said hand tracking exists, but they didnt demo it.”

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Road to VR

AUGUST 22, 2023

Apple is going all-in with hand-tracking for its upcoming Vision Pro , but can hand-tracking really replace proper VR controllers? First announced in late July, the company’s Hands 2.2 Hands can also provide a faster on ramp for users new to VR.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Most VR games today also account for (or outright avoid) interactions that would put the controllers in tracking blind spots for long periods. Hand-tracking on Quest headsets has gotten better over the years. But hand-tracking on Quest 3S (and Quest 3 for that matter) can still be frustratingly inaccurate at times.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

It even had support for eye tracking, which we now know was through a partnership with none other than SMI. However, there was one thing that was missing, hand tracking. In fact, Intel was already demoing hand tracking this year at CES with their Project Alloy prototype.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Today it’s a great day for virtual reality: at WCVRI conference, HTC has just announced a kit to provide 6 DOF controllers for Vive Focus and has showcased a hands-tracking technology for the Vive Pro ! Hands tracking for Vive Pro. Header image by HTC).

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Road to VR

JUNE 11, 2024

But if you want to go more ‘hands-on’ with virtual content, the headset’s full hand-tracking leaves much to be desired. Compared to Quest 3, Vision Pro’s full hand-tracking has notably more latency. Changes coming in VisionOS 2 stand to improve hand-tracking.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 14, 2025

For instance, eye and facial tracking capabilities are perfect for companies using VR for immersive collaboration, as these capabilities can help convey gestures and facial expressions in meetings. Innovative hand-tracking capabilities and high-resolution screens are ideal for product design.

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APRIL 10, 2025

BEATABLE presents an intriguing mixed reality rhythm game with hand tracking controls, and it's out now in early access on Quest. Without additional accessories, that's a tough ask through hand tracking alone. Haptic feedback is an essential component to building immersion.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Along with human eye-resolution and improved processing speeds, the VR-2 and VR-2 Pro both feature Varjo’s 20/20 Eye Tracker technology, allowing companies and other industry professionals the ability to track a user’s precise eye movements while in-headset. So is the accuracy and low latency of Ultraleap’s hand tracking.

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VRScout

APRIL 10, 2018

The company reveals plans to release their prototype design for a $100 hand-tracking AR headset. If you’re looking to add accurate hand-tracking technology to your VR or AR experience, there are few options outside Leap Motion technology. All of which come together for a total price tag of just $100.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 4, 2023

Chips communicate via a custom streaming codec to combat latency. Passthrough : ISP chip contains custom high-bandwidth memory made by SK Hynix, providing low latency color passthrough. Audio : H2 chip, providing ultra-low latency connection with the second-generation AirPods Pro and future AirPods models.

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MAY 13, 2024

Ultraleap released Hyperion, the latest version of its industry-leading hand tracking software runtime and SDK. We tried the previous version of Ultraleap's hand tracking, called Gemini, at CES 2022 and found it noticeably superior to Meta Quest or Apple Vision Pro hand tracking.

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Road to VR

MARCH 13, 2023

Chips communicate via a custom streaming codec to combat latency. Passthrough : ISP chip contains custom high-bandwidth memory made by SK Hynix, providing low latency color passthrough Audio : H2 chip, providing ultra-low latency connection with the second-generation AirPods Pro and future AirPods models.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

djay on Meta Quest aims for low latency audio, offering multi-channel sound, and dynamic spatialized sound effects. Simply grab the sleeve with either Touch controllers or hand tracking and move discs to the turntable. djay integrates Apple Music and other music libraries for a spatial DJ experience, and it's out now on Quest.

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Road to VR

JUNE 4, 2023

Chips communicate via a custom streaming codec to combat latency. Passthrough : ISP chip contains custom high-bandwidth memory made by SK Hynix, providing low latency color passthrough Audio : H2 chip, providing ultra-low latency connection with the second-generation AirPods Pro and future AirPods models.

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Road to VR

MARCH 30, 2023

Chips communicate via a custom streaming codec to combat latency. Passthrough : ISP chip contains custom high-bandwidth memory made by SK Hynix, providing low latency color passthrough Audio : H2 chip, providing ultra-low latency connection with the second-generation AirPods Pro and future AirPods models.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Since it relies on hand tracking, motion controllers aren’t the ‘out-of-the-box’ control method. 1,600 × 1,600 LCD @90Hz per eye, with ultra low-latency Color Passthrough for Augmented Reality. Optical Hand tracking. Here’s a look at the headset’s specs. Lynx R-1 Specs. 6DOF rom-scale.

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JULY 20, 2023

Hand Tracking 2.2 Since releasing controller-free hand tracking as a software update for the original Oculus Quest in late 2019, Meta has been steadily improving the technology with further updates. update in January reduced tracking loss and sped up reacquisition when tracking is lost. Then the 2.1

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

released in August , reduced the jitter of hand tracking and increased its accuracy and stability. upgrades hand tracking even further by fixing an issue causing higher latency and improving tracking when hands are overlapping as well as enhancing reliability for darker skin tones. Pico says 5.8

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ARPost

APRIL 27, 2023

Also, our feet didn’t track nearly as well as our hands, resulting in some awkward walking animations, but those were the only real issues I had. Zero Latency VR Zero Latency VR is a well-known company in the LBE space. Zero Latency experiences focus primarily on action and shooting.

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Road to VR

APRIL 19, 2023

Chips communicate via a custom streaming codec to combat latency. Passthrough : ISP chip contains custom high-bandwidth memory made by SK Hynix, providing low latency color passthrough Audio : H2 chip, providing ultra-low latency connection with the second-generation AirPods Pro and future AirPods models.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

6DoF tracking – SLAM with world anchors Hand tracking – Two-handed, gesture recognition Eye tracking – Low latency tracking. Speakers – 2 stereo speakers Microphone array – 2 channels. PROCESSING SYSTEM. CONNECTIVITY. Wi-Fi – Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth – 5.0

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Carmack, who makes no bones about telling unambiguous truths on the company’s technology in his famous unscripted talks , says that Rift S still has a few key selling points over the standalone Quest: Rift S is more comfortable, lower latency (for now; that may eventually change), doesn’t get compressed graphics, and has five-camera tracking.

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VRScout

JUNE 11, 2020

The real power of the Varjo solution, however, is released when this amazing image quality is combined with their advanced stereo 20/20 Eye Tracker and the integrated Ultraleap hand tracking which is faster and more accurate due to automatic user calibration. Varjo’s human-eye resolution visual fidelity is unprecedented.

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VRScout

APRIL 26, 2018

With Leap Motion’s Project North Star set to hit the streets in the coming months, the American-based hand-tracking depth sensor manufacturer has officially begun teasing the various ambitious design concepts made possible by the open source AR development kit.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The new device makes notable improvements to field-of-view, resolution, and hand-tracking, and overhauls its software stack. The new ‘SnapOS’ effectively guts and replaces the software stack of the previous Spectacles, now with a common interface and interactions built around hand-tracking.

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Road to VR

MARCH 25, 2022

Though the gloves are designed to work in conjunction with 6DOF tracking (via a SteamVR tracker or other motion tracking tech), the GDC demo didn’t employ 6DOF (which is why the visualization of the arm rotates in place). The latency reflected in this setup is also purportedly not representative of the actual tracking latency.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In the place of clunky plastic controllers and remotes, we’re seeing the rise of hand and eye tracking solutions, allowing users to move more freely throughout the digital world. XR motion tracking could even be a way for professionals in the athletic and sporting industry to detect issues with form and posture for each athlete.

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