In addition, you also won't need to install
external tracking devices around the room.
This allows headsets to feature room - scale tracking similar to the HTC Vive, though without the need for
an external tracking device.
Not exact matches
This has the advantage of allowing the
external audio
devices to be operated by simply using the buttons on the multifunction steering wheel, while the
track titles are shown in both the instrument cluster and the centre console's colour display.
- Project FUUB was a peripheral
device being developed by THQ Digital Warrington - it was in the works for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and Wii - the peripheral was a set of 4 dice - each player would interact with one or more of the dice when playing one of the FUUB specific games - the
devices themselves were fitted with some physical sensors - FUUBs may have required a separate,
external camera to
track the their movement in 3d space
Viewers can interact with the 3D image via motion
tracking or an
external interface such as a traditional gamepad, or a gesture input
device like Microsoft Kinect or Leap Motion, or Emotiv's Brain Sensor electroencephalography headset.
Microsoft further notes that the communication unit of the camera enables the eye
tracking device to communicate with an
external device or system (not shown), such as a computer or other type of processing
device like a smartphone or tablet.
The Claims section of the patent suggests that the
device will communicate wirelessly with an
external sensor, which will be able to
track stroke duration, force against a «non-touch-sensitive surface», three - dimensional motion and orientation, and «plurality» of strokes.
The Lenovo Explorer headset features inside - out positional
tracking, like all Windows Mixed Reality
devices, meaning no
external sensors are needed.
For the unaware, 6 DOF
tracking essentially allows for positional
tracking without the need for any
external sensors or
devices.
Project Tango is an ambitious initiative of both the firms to make use of 3D motion
tracking and depth sensing on mobile
devices like smartphones and tablets to determine their position relative to the world without making use of GPS and other
external signals.
The interface of Daydream has you aiming the controller like a laser pointer to select items, and for something that doesn't rely on
external cameras or
tracking devices, the whole system works much more seamlessly than I expected.