When Valve Corporation and mobile phone manufacturer HTC jointly announced the SteamVR virtual reality ecosystem, it certainly caught many who’ve been following consumer virtual reality off-guard for one simple reason: you could get up and walk around. Other virtual reality solutions such as the Oculus Rift are explicitly “sit-down” experiences. After all, since you can’t … Continue reading SteamVR Lighthouse
What is Magic Leap? You may have heard of Magic Leap before (not to be confused with the Leap Motion), but what exactly is it all about? Magic Leap is a company that was launched in 2010. Quietly, without anyone taking much notice, they raised over $540 million from high-profile investors such as Google and … Continue reading Magic Leap Motion Tracking
The PrioVR is an in-development motion capture suit intended for mainstream use, mainly video games. Unlike many professional motion capture systems the PrioVR is not a cumbersome full body unit, but a series of sensors strapped to the body that allow for skeletal movement to be accurately digitised. This means that your skeleton can be … Continue reading PrioVR the full body motion tracking suit
The STEM by Sixense is a wireless motion tracking system that provides precise motion tracking and control for virtual reality experiences. The system is still in development, but is slated for a December 2015 release. The system is in many ways a successor to the Razer Hydra, a licenced product also developed and produced by … Continue reading The Sixense STEM
