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Sony Reveals New Lightweight Motion Trackers For VR

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Sony will also release an SDK that will allow you to import your motion capture data into 3D animation programs. Remember the impact the Sony Walkman had on music? Now Sony is back with another game-changing portable, the Mocopi motion capture system. Image Credit: Sony.

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Sony’s Standalone MR Headset Now Called ‘XYN’, Release Date & Pricing Still to Be Revealed

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Sony announced its previously revealed XR standalone for enterprise is now called ‘XYN’, which the company is targeting at spatial content creators. We got an opportunity to go hands-on with the pre-XYN prototype in July , back when it was still being referred to as the Sony SRH-S1 content creation system.

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Big XR News from Samsung, HTC VIVE, Google, Sony, Pico, NVIDIA

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Introducing Sonys Spatial Content Creation System Sonys new XYN platform is nearing its full release. This suite combines various software offerings, including the XYN Motion Studio for motion capture and a spatial capture solution that transforms real-world objects into 3D assets.

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What is Sony XYN? Introducing Sony’s Spatial Content Creation System

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While tech giants race to claim their slice of the spatial computing pie, Sony’s new XYN platform (that’s “zin” to you and me, by the way) is on the cusp of its full release. Yiotis Katsambas, VP of Technology at Sony Pictures Animation said: With XYN, Sony is entering a new dimension of creativity.

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Sony Hosting an Official ‘Sword Art Online’ Exhibition in VR Through March 10th

Road to VR

Sony is hosting an official Sword Art Online fan exhibition in VR from today through March 10th. Starting today and running through March 10th, Sword Art Online: EX-CHRONICLE – Online Edition is a virtual fan event hosted by Sony with cooperation from the official SAO-P Project. Image courtesy Sony. Image courtesy Sony.

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Spatial Beats: Apple, Sony & Fresh AR Funding

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Sony showcases upcoming VR titles for Playstation VR. Thanks to a convergence of motion capture, computer vision, GPT-3 natural language processing, AI-assisted body language, and voice morphing, the company is able to put humans in the tech stack. C/Net’s Scott Stein says the groundwork for glasses can be found in plain sight.

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Sony’s Mocap Device Lets ‘VRChat’ Users Unleash Their Inner Anime Girl

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There are a few body tracking solutions on the market to help you on your quest to finally transform into a dancing anime girl, and Sony is now releasing its own previously Japan-only device in the US. Coming from Sony, you’d think there would be some sort of integration with PSVR 2, although that doesn’t seem to be a possibility.

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