Monday, 21 August 2017

Hands-On with Valve's SteamVR "Knuckles" Controllers!

quote [ For this special episode of Projections, we finally get our hands on Valve's prototype SteamVR "Knuckles" controllers! FOO VR's Will Smith stops by to give us a demo of this experimental interaction model and shows us what he's been working on at FOO and virtual reality TV shows. It's super cool! ]

So the premise is this is to demo the upcoming Valve "Knuckles" controllers devs are currently working with, but the software environment they use is what makes this worth checking out. This is a great demo of the kind of potential VR has to change the entertainment industry by taking things like traditional animators out of the equation at a fraction of the cost of typical motion capture.

Also, the HTC Vive just got a $200 price drop.
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[by steele@1:20pmGMT]

Comments

Mythtyn said @ 4:13pm GMT on 21st Aug
Glad to see the price reduction. I think it needs to come down another $200 to be competitive though. Reason for another $100: Deluxe audio strap, and i assume they will probably release the knuckle controllers for at least $100. (wouldn't be surprised if its closer to $150)
steele said @ 6:43pm GMT on 21st Aug
I haven't used the DSA, but I've also not had any problems with the standard rig, so I'm biased in that aspect. But I think it's plenty competitive right now. Again, the lighthouse system is far superior to constellation and that's going to be made even more apparent as more lighthouse compatible equipment is released, including headsets and the pucks. I mean, even $150 for the knuckles would be a steal.
midden said @ 7:33pm GMT on 21st Aug [Score:1 Interesting]
I just saw this, from Bruce Sterling. According to this, VR is just starting the climb out of the trough of disillusionment.

Big graph, so in a spoiler window.
Ankylosaur said @ 8:02pm GMT on 21st Aug [Score:1 Funsightful]
Where does Hype Cycle Graphing fit on the graph?
midden said @ 1:02am GMT on 22nd Aug
Look closer...

fractal zoom
SnappyNipples said @ 2:11am GMT on 22nd Aug
I don't have enough video card to join that club...yet.
steele said @ 2:27am GMT on 22nd Aug
Always worth checking the SteamVR Performance Test just in case. ;)

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