XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 12, 2024

In the last few years, there’s been less hype around VR gloves and haptic accessories in the extended reality space. While the average consumer might not need haptic experiences in VR games, sensory feedback in the business world can be extremely valuable. However, haptic technologies have the potential to support various use cases.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 26, 2022

has been pushing the limits of haptic technology since the launch of its HaptX DK2 gloves back in January 2021. Now the company is opening pre-orders for its first-ever commercial product, the HaptX Gloves G1, a ground-breaking haptic device optimized and designed for large-scale deployment, and ready for the enterprise metaverse.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 7, 2025

More info (Voxelization of the environment) More info (3D scan of objects) More info (Ball tracking from Quest) More info (Photo-shooting drone) A thin haptic skin A new interesting research work shows a very thin synthetic skin that can provide haptic feedback. If you need testing services, feel free to reach out to them.

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VRScout

APRIL 1, 2020

But just how far are we from becoming one with the metaverse and what can we learn about ourselves through sensory technologies? An integrated brain-machine interface platform with thousands of channels ,” by Elon Musk and Neuralink offers great insights into how it can replace typing, clicking, or even talking as a form of digital telepathy.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 5, 2022

On the last day at AWE, I had some cool demos on the show floor, but the one that I will never forget has been OWO, the haptic shirt that traumatized me. Owo Haptic Vest (Image by OWO). OWO is a Spanish startup that is proposing this haptic shirt able to provide you with touch sensations via electrical stimuli.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Ultraleap, a leading company focused on hand-tracking interfaces, this week announced it has secured a £60 million (~$82 million) Series D investment, with the goal of expanding its hand-tracking and mid-air haptic tech in the XR space and beyond. Ultraleap is betting that hand-tracking will be the primary input for XR and the metaverse.

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VRScout

MARCH 20, 2021

Those sensors are used to detect the rapid touch of your fingertips hitting a physical flat surface to provide haptic feedback as you type out words on a virtual keyboard. TapID also uses touch input through a machine learning classifier to determine which one of your fingers is actually making the tapping motion.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 16, 2020

SenseGlove is an exoskeleton for your hands that is able to provide you haptics sensations. Thanks to the force feedback, the user can really feel the drilling machine in his hands (Image by SenseGlove). Haptics quality. We are too early for realistic haptic feedback , so the mechanism works very well like in 10-20% of cases.

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VRScout

APRIL 21, 2020

There is an unprecedented demand for ventilators due to the coronavirus pandemic, yet the physical machines are really only part of the equation. Their hardware-agnostic software solution fuses Cutaneous (tactile vibration) and Kinesthetics (force feedback & position) haptic technologies.

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VRScout

APRIL 13, 2023

The Seamless Walk system ditches wearable hardware in favor of pressure sensors and machine learning technology. This information is then fed into a machine learning model that’s able to estimate the angle of your body as well as your general movement speed and translate the data into realistic virtual movements.

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

Additionally, engineers train Deep Learning algorithms to accurately detect markers in live video data. Overall, augmented reality brings robust capabilities to solutions across multiple modalities — visual, auditory, haptic, somatosensory, and olfactory. Examples of Augmented Reality in Action. Mobile application.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 14, 2025

If you dont already have an immersive learning strategy, youre missing out on an incredible opportunity. Countless reports and case studies have shown immersive learning has the power to accelerate skill development, improve knowledge retention, and reduce costs. Once your goals are clear, youll be ready to design an effective program.

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VRScout

MARCH 30, 2023

The creatives behind Symbiosis put people into these canvas suits that looked like a cocoon and had these cables attached to them that used bursts of air to create haptic feedback on your body. Despite dizziness by the end and an onslaught of terrifying imagery throughout, this XR work left me compelled to learn more.

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VRScout

MAY 10, 2020

This includes everything from procedurally-generated first-person shooters to educational piano learning apps. Despite having only been available on Oculus Quest for roughly three months, independent developers have already established a sizable catalog of unique hand tracking applications pushing the boundaries of Oculus technology.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 15, 2024

and the Teslasuit haptic suit. Some of the demos were pretty cool because they involved simulators: for instance, I was able to drive a racing car with all the haptic effects on the steering wheel inside a simulator. Teslasuit hands-on One of the most interesting demos I had at Somnium Connect was with the Teslasuit haptic suit.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 14, 2025

Enterprises use VR systems to revolutionize learning, collaboration, and employee engagement. Combined with the right accessories, such as noise-cancelling headsets with spatial sound capabilities and haptic feedback controls, VR headsets can essentially transport employees into a world of their own.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The neural interface is blurring the lines between human minds and machines on a massive scale. The stages involved in a neural interface’s functions include: Capturing bioelectrical signals: Electrodes and sensors are placed close to the brain or the muscles – wherever the machine wants to draw information from.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Feature-wise, it is more or less as we expected it to be, with four cameras for inside-out tracking, haptic feedback, IPD adjustment , eye-tracking, HDR display. Project Cambria may feature facial haptics. According to Brad Lynch, Project Cambria may feature vibrational haptic feedback on the head, exactly as PSVR 2. Learn more.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 3, 2018

This is the promise of HaptX , a haptic technology company, that has unveiled their HaptX Gloves Development Kit. When combined with a VR headset, HaptX Gloves hope to revolutionize human-machine interaction, enabling users to feel countless virtual objects with unprecedented realism.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 9, 2022

It has applications across various sectors, such as research (to explore new frontiers in robotics), healthcare (to replace mechanical tasks), retail (to enhance customer experiences), education (to make learning more immersive), and many others. Robotic VR: Haptic Technology for Medical Care.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 11, 2022

FundamentalVR says it combines high-fidelity medical simulations with VR and haptics so that trainees can “experience the sights, sounds, and physical sensations of real-life surgery.” As part of the investment, Drew Burdon of EQT Life Sciences will join FundamentalVR’s Board of Directors.

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ARVR

JUNE 22, 2021

This article was extracted from the Recommended Practices for Haptics in Enterprise VR published by the Haptics Industry Forum. What should be considered while planning to include haptics in a VR training solution? ? Ensure repeatability thanks to the digital format of the learning support. ? Application maturity.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 4, 2022

Then, PSVR Without Parole has reported that Sony has learned from the errors of the PSVR 1, and so it has made the cable of the PSVR 2 detachable. For this, he used a treadmill, a haptic suit, haptic gloves, the most powerful headset, a scent emitter, and so on. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 12, 2025

Wondering how immersive learning benefits teams across industries? Immersive Learning Benefits: The Science of Success Traditional training solutions are problematic. With virtual, augmented, and mixed reality solutions, companies can tap into the benefits of experiential learning, unlocking the power of learning by doing.

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Tech Trends VR

APRIL 22, 2020

There is an unprecedented demand for ventilators due to the coronavirus pandemic, yet the physical machines are really only part of the equation. Their hardware-agnostic software solution fuses Cutaneous (tactile vibration) and Kinesthetics (force feedback & position) haptic technologies.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 20, 2019

HaptX , the company bringing realistic haptic technology to VR, has announced a new partnership with Advanced Input Systems along with an impressive Series A financing round of $12 million. This partnership is a critical move for both companies that no doubt have a significant impact on haptic VR experiences moving forward.

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Tech Trends VR

MARCH 22, 2018

Experiential learning enabled by technologies such as VR and AR are set to disrupt education as we know it, but what will the future of learning actually look like? If you held my feet to a fire and made me choose one area I thought held the most exciting potential for immersive tech, I would have to say learning Click To Tweet.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 17, 2020

The other main activities of our group are related to machine learning and computer vision. Holo-BLSD is a self-learning tool in AR. They are easy to learn and do not require any specific medical knowledge. Currently, the gold standard for BLSD learning is instructor-led courses.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

Sony promises amazing haptic sensations on the controllers, that should be able to provide “impactful, textured, and nuanced” sensations. Facebook is also working with haptics, and it has presented two prototypes of the wristbands that could apply vibrations or pressure sensations on the wrist. Learn more.

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Road to VR

MAY 7, 2018

.” With increasing investment, the company will no doubt continue its mission to push forward a number of related fields including optics, displays, audio sensing, computer vision, scene reconstruction, graphics animation, UX, haptics, machine learning, software and hardware engineering, social interactions, material sciences and perceptual psychology—all (..)

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

I spoke with him about many topics, like why VR is so good for training (and he told me that his company Strivr has trained more than ONE MILLION Walmart employees in VR ), if it is true that VR is the “ultimate empathy machine”, how much is graphical fidelity important for presence, and of course also about his encounter with Zuck.

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Road to VR

MARCH 6, 2024

While it can technically play fully-immersive VR content, without motion controllers many of the VR games you’ll find on Quest simply won’t make the jump to the $3,500 device, which is instead being pitched as a productivity machine capable of running the standard fleet of iOS apps in addition to visionOS-native apps.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The remaining internal volume (empty space inside the casing) can be used to accommodate numerous components such as electronics (tracking, compute, and GPIO), a power source (battery), rumble motor (haptics), input mechanisms (switches, joystick), flexes and cabling to connect the components, and so on. Haptic Hand strap. Upper grip.

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Tech Trends VR

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Most of us are already familiar with haptics from playing video games, where rumble and vibration are creatively used to create a connection between the action on the screen and the gamer. Experiences feel more “real” when they engage several – if not all – of our senses. Immersive Journalism. Training and Education.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

The IMAX VR Center features a slate of single and multi-player VR content, some of which includes exclusives like Ubisoft/Skydance’s Archangel that drops you into the cockpit of a six-story-high war-machine, letting you battle it out with a tyrannical corporation taking over a post-apocalyptic America.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

You can enjoy the full audio recording below: In this weekly VRScout Report, Google Earth in VR is a rush, Facebook analyzes your face w/ augmented reality, GE uses AR to talk to machines, the funding wrap-up, cure lazy eye with VR, and more…. GE USES AR TO TALK TO MACHINES IN MICROSOFT PARTNERSHIP. MONEY & FUNDING.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 11, 2025

Instead, youre practicing techniques in a hands-on environment, working on machines, interacting with virtual customers, or even performing medical procedures without risks. Thats immersive learning. If youre looking for a way to elevate employee training programs, now could be the perfect time to invest in immersive learning.

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