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Anyone else disappointed that they announced a new interface controller (Oculus Touch), but did not show any type of demo?

austenallred 11y ago
I have a hunch it's not ready, though I have no evidence to support that
- pervycreeper 11y ago
  That makes sense in view of their decision to bundle the Xbox controller instead.
- ngoel36 11y ago
  Good enough for Zuck to play! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10102175618819241&set=a.529237706231.2034669.4&type=1 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10102175618819241&se...
  - Tepix 11y ago
    Notice how they hid the wire coming from the rift.
  - austenallred 11y ago
    Good enough for Zuck to take a picture holding the controller
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mliker 11y ago
Palmer said it'll be demoed at the E3 booths. Yeah, you're right they should have demoed it onstage.
joshuak 11y ago
Yes. Also lackluster considering cooler possibilities like leap motion[1]. 1. https://www.leapmotion.com/product/vr https://www.leapmotion.com/product/vr
- robertfw 11y ago
  Leap Motion has been a pretty big let down, though I have not yet tried the latest tools they have released.
  - leapmotion_alex 11y ago
    Hope you'll give it a shot; Image Hands significantly reduces the kinds of jitters that can ruin a decent user experience. In case you haven't yet, be sure to calibrate and optimize your tracking: http://blog.leapmotion.com/troubleshooting-guide-vr-tracking/ http://blog.leapmotion.com/troubleshooting-guide-vr-tracking...
- melling 11y ago
  The original Leap Motion doesn't really cut it. The company is moving on with a new technology called Dragonfly for VR: http://www.roadtovr.com/ces-2015-leap-motion-co-founders-talk-dragonfly-made-vr-motion-input-camera/ http://www.roadtovr.com/ces-2015-leap-motion-co-founders-tal...
  - leapmotion_alex 11y ago
    Dragonfly has some pretty significant hardware advantages for passthrough and FOV, but the biggest challenge is really at the software level, which is common to all our devices. (Full disclosure: lead writer at Leap)
- Rovanion 11y ago
  The LEAP is a really inexact input device. Used it for a project this winter and the only reliable input we found was the position and rotation of the whole hand.

austenallred 11y ago

I have a hunch it's not ready, though I have no evidence to support that

pervycreeper 11y ago
That makes sense in view of their decision to bundle the Xbox controller instead.
ngoel36 11y ago
Good enough for Zuck to play! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10102175618819241&set=a.529237706231.2034669.4&type=1 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10102175618819241&se...
- Tepix 11y ago
  Notice how they hid the wire coming from the rift.
- austenallred 11y ago
  Good enough for Zuck to take a picture holding the controller

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mliker 11y ago

Palmer said it'll be demoed at the E3 booths. Yeah, you're right they should have demoed it onstage.

joshuak 11y ago

Yes. Also lackluster considering cooler possibilities like leap motion[1]. 1. https://www.leapmotion.com/product/vr https://www.leapmotion.com/product/vr

robertfw 11y ago
Leap Motion has been a pretty big let down, though I have not yet tried the latest tools they have released.
- leapmotion_alex 11y ago
  Hope you'll give it a shot; Image Hands significantly reduces the kinds of jitters that can ruin a decent user experience. In case you haven't yet, be sure to calibrate and optimize your tracking: http://blog.leapmotion.com/troubleshooting-guide-vr-tracking/ http://blog.leapmotion.com/troubleshooting-guide-vr-tracking...
melling 11y ago
The original Leap Motion doesn't really cut it. The company is moving on with a new technology called Dragonfly for VR: http://www.roadtovr.com/ces-2015-leap-motion-co-founders-talk-dragonfly-made-vr-motion-input-camera/ http://www.roadtovr.com/ces-2015-leap-motion-co-founders-tal...
- leapmotion_alex 11y ago
  Dragonfly has some pretty significant hardware advantages for passthrough and FOV, but the biggest challenge is really at the software level, which is common to all our devices. (Full disclosure: lead writer at Leap)
Rovanion 11y ago
The LEAP is a really inexact input device. Used it for a project this winter and the only reliable input we found was the position and rotation of the whole hand.