Adding to the cost and complexity of VR has been the need for fixed external sensors to enable positional tracking. Oculus Rift uses one small sensor for human-scale tracking, while the Vive relies on ...

James Andrew, Founder of PixelRouter VR and creator of Z0NE, explores the challenges virtual reality developers face when trying to transcend the boundaries of users' physical space for the purposes ...

In most body-movement-tracking VR systems, users have to wear sensors on various parts of their body, and/or they must remain within the confines of a base station. The free-roaming Surplex system, ...

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The Butterfly Trackers operate on inertial measurement units, translating small changes in orientation and acceleration into ...

Virtual reality in movie theaters and malls is about to get a whole lot more realistic, thanks to new tracking technology introduced by OptiTrack this week. The company, which is already supplying ...

PSVR 2 is something that many gamers have had their eyes on since it was first discussed back in 2019. Since then, news has either been leaking out on the product through the internet, or Sony itself ...

Oculus’ entry-level virtual reality headset will soon be no more. Facebook is discontinuing sales of the Oculus Go this year to go ‘all-in’ on upgrades to position-tracking headsets like the Quest and ...