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Hands-on Vive Focus Plus Hand Tracking SDK

The Ghost Howls

I’ve made a nice Youtube video with me saying random stuff and exploring the Vive Hand Tracking SDK at first in Unity and then in action using my hands in VR. Vive Hand Tracking Unity SDK. With all those buttons and fields, you can simulate two hands inside Unity (Image by HTC). Vive Hand Tracking SDK video review.

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Meta Horizon Desktop Editor Now Publicly Available In Early Access

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Meta's (Limited-Scope) Unity Competitor According to creators who have been testing the closed beta version, the Meta Horizon Desktop Editor has an interface resembling a simplified version of game engines like Unity, reminiscent of Apple's Reality Composer Pro, the Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN), or the Roblox Creator Hub.

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HoloLens 2 Sales Expanding to 15 More Countries, ‘Development Edition’ Launches in the US

Road to VR

Now Microsoft is expanding the regions where it will sell HoloLens 2 to 15 new countries: Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Portugal, Poland, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. 3-month Unity Pro license. ” Image courtesy Microsoft. Value (MSRP; in $USD). HoloLens 2 device.

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Researchers Say Head-mounted Haptics Can Combat Smooth Locomotion Discomfort in VR

Road to VR

Researchers from the National Taiwan University, National Chengchi University, and Texas A&M University say that haptic feedback delivered to the head right from a VR headset can significantly reduce discomfort related to smooth locomotion in VR. Moving players artificially through large virtual environments isn’t a trivial task.

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Win $80,000 In Prizes With MSI VR JAM

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Judges include MSI Marketing Director, Sam Chern, Futuretown CEO, Johan Yang, Unity Evangelist Kelvin Lo, and WEARVR COO, Andrew Douthwaite. Second place nets $25,000, an Aegis X desktop, a year of Unity and the Taipei trip too. But what, you ask, is actually up for grabs?

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Big XR News from Meta, OpenXR, NHS, CGS, GIGABYTE

XR Today - Virtual Reality

This update makes OpenXR the recommended way to create immersive experiences across Unity, Unreal, and Godot. Meta Unleashes OpenXR As Standard Gaming Development Path Meta is set to introduce a new level of development freedom this week with the release of its v74 SDK.

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Win $80,000 In Prizes With MSI’s Leading VR Experience Jam

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Judges include MSI Marketing Director, Sam Chern, Futuretown CEO, Johan Yang, Unity Evangelist Kelvin Lo, and WEARVR COO, Andrew Douthwaite. Second place nets $25,000, an Aegis X desktop, a year of Unity and the Taipei trip too. But what, you ask, is actually up for grabs?

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