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Vive dev kits expected to start shipping next week with wireless controllers
At GDC when we first met the Valve and HTC collaboration, the Vive, we were told that development kits would be shipping “in the spring.” Well spring officially ends June 21st so it looks like they...
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The Future of Virtual Retail: Play Before You Pay
As a kid one of my favorite things was getting my parents to take me to Toys ‘R Us. I would drag them around the isles as I spent as much time as they would let me playing around with the RC cars, Nerf...
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Oculus reveals advanced input device, ‘Oculus Touch’– codenamed ‘Halfmoon’
Oculus saved their biggest news for the end. Going into the show the biggest question on everyone’s mind was what the heck is Oculus’ input solution going to be. We had previously heard that “input is...
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Palmer Luckey Speaks Candidly About Xbox One Controllers Being Bundled with...
One of the biggest pieces of news coming out of Oculus’ announcement yesterday was also among the most controversial – the partnership with Microsoft that promises to bring a bundled Xbox One...
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Hands on with the Oculus Touch Controllers
I’m standing in a grey environment, ground below and dark sky on the horizon. Across from me is Moustafa Sharawy – only he isn’t really there. Instead, I see a disembodied holographic head, wearing an...
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Oculus Touch controls “capable of a bit more” than what was shown at E3
When I stepped out of the Oculus Touch demo for the first time I had a hard time wiping the giant grin from my face. Not only had the demo itself been fun – Oculus was showing the Touch controls using...
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Hands on with the GloveOne: Lighthouse tracking and other improvements incoming
I tilt my palm up and stick my hand out into the virtual rain. It’s something that I’ve done before, using Leap Motion’s finger tracking but this time it was very different. This time I felt something....
View ArticleSecond camera needed for Oculus Touch, Unreal improves controller support
New documentation from Oculus suggests a second camera with another wire running to your PC will be needed to bring your hands into VR with Oculus Touch controllers. All three announced consumer VR...
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Motion tracked controllers “obviously a goal” for Gear VR
Input is one of the most crucial pieces of the VR puzzle. Looking at my personal experiences and those of the many others who have tried VR with excellent hand tracked controllers like the Vive...
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Microsoft may have revealed an input device for the Hololens
During today’s Microsoft Windows 10 event we got a brand new look at the Microsoft Hololens, the company’s mixed reality headset. The big news of the day was the announcement of a price and release...
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Get Fit While Gaming By Combining The VirZOOM Exercise Bike With VR
The VirZOOM exercise bike with controller buttons built into the handles is now available for pre-order at around $250, though there’s a discount being offered at the time of this writing that brings...
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HTC Vive Could Use Photogrammetry or Foot Tracking
Enthusiasts on Reddit and outlets like Engadget have been zeroing in on a comment apparently made by HTC CEO Cher Wang that Valve and HTC made a “very, very big technological breakthrough” leading them...
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Samsung Showing Experimental ‘Rink’ Motion Controller at CES
Samsung is planning to show a “hand-motion controller” for VR at the Consumer Electronics Show to assess its “market potential and to gather hands-on feedback.” The experimental “rink” device is still...
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Palmer Luckey Speaks Candidly About Xbox One Controllers Being Bundled with...
One of the biggest pieces of news coming out of Oculus’ announcement yesterday was also among the most controversial – the partnership with Microsoft that promises to bring a bundled Xbox One...
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Hands on with the Oculus Touch Controllers
I’m standing in a grey environment, ground below and dark sky on the horizon. Across from me is Moustafa Sharawy – only he isn’t really there. Instead, I see a disembodied holographic head, wearing an...
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Oculus Touch controls “capable of a bit more” than what was shown at E3
When I stepped out of the Oculus Touch demo for the first time I had a hard time wiping the giant grin from my face. Not only had the demo itself been fun – Oculus was showing the Touch controls using...
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Hands on with the GloveOne: Lighthouse tracking and other improvements incoming
I tilt my palm up and stick my hand out into the virtual rain. It’s something that I’ve done before, using Leap Motion’s finger tracking but this time it was very different. This time I felt something....
View ArticleSecond camera needed for Oculus Touch, Unreal improves controller support
New documentation from Oculus suggests a second camera with another wire running to your PC will be needed to bring your hands into VR with Oculus Touch controllers. All three announced consumer VR...
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Motion tracked controllers “obviously a goal” for Gear VR
Input is one of the most crucial pieces of the VR puzzle. Looking at my personal experiences and those of the many others who have tried VR with excellent hand tracked controllers like the Vive...
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Microsoft may have revealed an input device for the Hololens
During today’s Microsoft Windows 10 event we got a brand new look at the Microsoft Hololens, the company’s mixed reality headset. The big news of the day was the announcement of a price and release...
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