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LYNX Has Raised $2 Million for Its R-1 Headset, and Other Background on the XR Newcomer

Road to VR

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The Qualcomm XR SDK includes core functionality like inside-out head tracking and the ability to run applications on a headset without writing a new application framework from scratch. Larroque tells us that Lynx R-1 will run Android 10 and the company will supply an SDK that’s built on top of the Qualcomm XR SDK.

Eye Tracking

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AWE 2022 Day Two: The Floor Opens. Talks on Interoperability, Hardware, and Software

ARPost

JUNE 3, 2022

Leia Inc makes a “lightfield experience platform” – a 2D device that displays 3D content through head tracking. Demos on the AWE floor included more intimate recordings and video calls with loved ones, as well as a game built for 2D but ported in through a Unity SDK.

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Tobii Leads Charge in Eye Tracking, Attention Computing

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Hand and eye tracking are crucial, integral tools to create the most authentic extended reality (XR) experiences. Tobii has remained at the forefront of these solutions, recognising that eye-tracking tools pilot the world’s top immersive experiences.

Eye Tracking

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The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.11.11): Cardboard becomes opensource, HoloLens 2 and nreal shipping and much more!

The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Regarding what components have been opensourced, Google states that “The open source project provides APIs for head tracking, lens distortion rendering, and input handling. Adobe releases AR authoring tool Aero. Adobe has finally released its Adobe Aero tool. If you will be in Italy, please come visiting me!

Augmented Reality

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The Top Mixed Reality Headset Vendors for 2023

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 23, 2023

Magic Leap’s flexible technologies support various input options for the devices, as well as tools for integration and management via an Android-based platform. With this device, users can also take advantage of built-in head tracking to immerse them in the digital experience as they move around.

Magic Leap

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The MR Headsets Market Map for 2023

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 8, 2023

Magic Leap’s flexible technologies support various input options for the devices, as well as tools for integration and management via an Android-based platform. The device includes two active Bluetooth controllers, and access to development platforms such as Unity.

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Jeremy Bailenson talks about 1,000,000 Walmart employees training with VR, presence, and the VR “empathy machine”

The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

We were using VR not as a thing to study in and of itself, but we were using it as a tool to run more rigorous social psych studies. We were using something called Visa, which was a very low-level library language, very different from what Unity is right now. For four years, I stayed at UCSB and I learned how to program VR.

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Getting Fit with a VR Toolkit, and Other XR Tips with VRd?j?’s Michael Eichenseer

XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Michael: And this is why I’ve been working on starting this dojo, or this VR maker space; because the tools for building — there’s VRTK for Unity… there’s just all these tools. And the next generation of headsets that will come out in the next 24 months will all have eye tracking and head tracking.

Tips

Tips Training Augmented Reality Exercises

Getting Fit with a VR Toolkit, and Other XR Tips with VRd?j?’s Michael Eichenseer

XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Michael: And this is why I’ve been working on starting this dojo, or this VR maker space; because the tools for building — there’s VRTK for Unity… there’s just all these tools. And the next generation of headsets that will come out in the next 24 months will all have eye tracking and head tracking.

Tips

Tips Training Augmented Reality Exercises

Building Graffiti 3D: A Journey through Space and Design

Leapmotion

MARCH 8, 2015

In yesterday’s post , I talked about the need for 3D design tools for VR that can match the power of our imaginations. After that, I started using the Unity performance analyzer to look at the number of draw calls made each frame during high load before releasing builds. Things went fast from here. What’s next?

Leap Motion

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Design Sprints at Leap Motion: A Playground of 3D User Interfaces

Leapmotion

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

With our Interaction Engine Unity package, prototyping these kinds of physically inspired interfaces is easier than ever. 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. Ending contact.

Leap Motion

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Getting Fit with a VR Toolkit, and Other XR Tips with VRd?j?'s Michael Eichenseer

XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Michael: And this is why I've been working on starting this dojo, or this VR maker space; because the tools for building -- there's VRTK for Unity. there's just all these tools. And the next generation of headsets that will come out in the next 24 months will all have eye tracking and head tracking.

Tips

Tips Training Augmented Reality Exercises

Space and Perspective in VR

Leapmotion

MARCH 14, 2017

Creating a sense of space is one of the most powerful tools in a VR developer’s arsenal. Space and perspective are among the most powerful tools in a VR developer's arsenal. Click To Tweet To bring Leap Motion tracking into a VR experience, you’ll need a virtual controller within the scene attached to your VR headset.

Leap Motion

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OSVR - a Look Ahead

VRGuy

AUGUST 1, 2016

For example, head tracking can come from optical trackers or inertial ones. Many game engines – such as Unity, Unreal and SteamVR- immediately support it. Augmented reality tools detect objects in video feeds. Eye tracking software converts eye images into gaze direction. Others did this work themselves.

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VR Design Guide

Leapmotion

JUNE 12, 2015

Note that some assets (like Image Hands and Widgets) are not currently available for the Orion Unity Core Assets. Well-designed tools afford their intended operation and negatively afford improper use. For Unity projects, we strongly recommend using the Image Hands assets for your virtual hands. User Interface Design.

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