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Dev Tool Uses Quest Hand-tracking to Quickly Model Realistic Hand Poses for VR

Road to VR

Developers often need to spend time hand animating the hand model so that it appears to hold each object in a realistic way. Some VR games employ various methods of ‘dynamic’ animation to create realistic hand poses when players grab objects in VR ( Lone Echo , for instance).

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What’s the future of SteamVR tracking?

The Ghost Howls

Controller tracking SteamVR tracking is meant to track controllers or tracking pucks. Now there is anyway always growing attention towards hand tracking. Some people are even convinced that long-term, controller tracking will be niche, and hand tracking will be dominant everywhere in XR.

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Snapchat Reveals 3D Full-Body Tracking For AR Lenses

VRScout

unveiled a new line of Snapchat Lenses that combine 3D motion capture and multiple neural networks to create over 10 augmented reality costumes powered by 3D full-body tracking. ” Here you’ll find each of the full-body tracking Lenses. Today, Snap Inc.

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Dedicated AR and VR Accessories Manufacturers

ARPost

MANUS creates gloves for both motion capture as well as for controlling sensitive VR applications. The most recent MANUS product is the SteamVR tracker for precise gesture controls and motion capture. “As SenseGlove can also be used for motion capture, but currently only works in this capacity with the Pico Neo line.

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Latest Manus VR Gloves Promise New Levels of Finger Tracking Accuracy

Road to VR

At GDC 2022 this week, VR glove creator Manus revealed its new Quantum Metagloves which the company says delivers significantly more accurate finger tracking than its prior solutions. In the video I asked the demonstrator to make a handful of different poses. Photo by Road to VR.

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Leap Motion Reveals First Extended Demo Shot Through North Star Headset

Road to VR

Leap Motion is best known for its markerless hand-tracking technology , but in the last few quarters the company has been increasingly showing of its design chops in both software and now hardware. Today the company revealed the first extended look of a demo shot through the headset, offering a glimpse of its capabilities.

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The XR Eye & Hand Tracking Vendors for 2024

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

With eye-tracking solutions, software can be designed to effectively render the content users are viewing according to their specific needs, reducing bandwidth use and improving clarity. With hand-tracking capabilities, innovators can remove the need for teams to utilize external controllers and devices when interacting with digital content.