Four Quest 2 Apps Making Use of Hand-tracking 2.0 Improvements
Alongside the announcement that Quest 2 is getting upgraded controllerless hand-tracking which improves robustness, Meta revealed that it had given select developers access to the tech ahead of time, some of which used it to directly improve their apps. The new and improved Quest 2 hand-tracking is said to have begun rolling out this week. […]

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Road to VR & Ben Lang

21. April 2022
“Major improvements” Coming to Quest 2 Hand-tracking with ‘2.0’ Upgrade
Meta today announced “major improvements” coming to Quest 2’s controllerless hand-tracking capability. The ‘re-architected computer vision and machine learning approach’ is said to specifically improve reliability for overlapping or fast moving hands and specific gestures. The SDK and OS update to enable these improved capabilities will begin rolling out today. Meta first introduced controllerless hand-tracking […]

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Road to VR & Ben Lang

19. April 2022
This Bizarre Controller Would Make Drinking In VR Easier

Don’t hold my beer… We’ve all been there. You’re in the middle of a great VR session and you’re feeling parched from all of the jumping, ducking, arm-swinging you’ve been doing. Or maybe you’re just chillin’ with some friends in AltSpaceVR having a wine social and it’s time to take a sip of that delicious […]

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VRScout & Bobby Carlton

27. März 2022
VR Sci-fi Shooter Turns Your Hands Into Laser Cannons

Rogue Ascent VR is available free on Meta Quest and Meta Quest 2 headsets via SideQuest. Rogue Ascent VR is a killer-looking VR shooter that makes use of Quest hand-tracking technology to immerse you in a sci-fi adventure where you use your bare hands to blast your way through multiple action-packed levels. Like other games […]

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VRScout & Bobby Carlton

21. Februar 2022
Leading Hand-tracking Company Ultraleap Raises $82 Million Investment
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. Formerly known as Ultrahaptics, Ultraleap was formed after the UK-based haptics company acquired leading hand-tracking company Leap […]

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Road to VR & Ben Lang

19. November 2021
Leading Hand-tracking Company Ultraleap Raises $82 Million Investment
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. Formerly known as Ultrahaptics, Ultraleap was formed after the UK-based haptics company acquired leading hand-tracking company Leap […]

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Case Study: The Design Behind ‘Cubism’s’ Hand-tracking
Hand tracking first became available on the Oculus Quest back in late 2019. Out of enthusiasm for this new input method, I published a demo of Cubism to SideQuest with experimental hand tracking support only a few days later. Needless to say, this initial demo had several flaws, and didn’t really take the limitations of […]

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31. März 2021
Hand-tracking Game ‘Hand Physics’ for Quest Releasing April 1st, Trailer Here
Both Oculus Quest and Quest 2 have the ability to track your hands, but precious few games have integrated the tech. Now, indie developer Dennys Kuhnert and Holonautic are getting ready to release a virtual smorgasbord of hand-tracking-based puzzles and tasks. Hand Physics is launching April 1st, bringing its Touch-less game to the official Oculus Store. Ok, […]

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Road to VR & Scott Hayden

26. März 2021
Hand-tracking Game ‘Hand Physics’ for Quest Releasing April 1st, Trailer Here
Both Oculus Quest and Quest 2 have the ability to track your hands, but precious few games have integrated the tech. Now, indie developer Dennys Kuhnert and Holonautic are getting ready to release a virtual smorgasbord of hand-tracking-based puzzles and tasks. Hand Physics is launching April 1st, bringing its Touch-less game to the official Oculus Store. Ok, […]

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Road to VR & Scott Hayden

Ultraleap’s New ‘Gemini’ Software Overhaul Drastically Improves Two-handed Interactions
Ultraleap, the company behind the Leap Motion hand-tracking controller, has released a Developer Preview of its hand-tracking engine Gemini. By many accounts, Ultraleap’s latest software overhaul dramatically increases the ability of the company’s camera modules to do more precise and stable two-handed interactions. Gemini is now available in Developer Preview for Windows 10, and is designed […]

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Road to VR & Scott Hayden

29. Januar 2021