Motion Sensing Peripherals
STEM Motion Controller Prototype Demoed with Crashland, Sixense AMA Today With STEM Feature Announcement
Sixense has put together a video showing their STEM prototype played with one of my favorite Oculus Rift demos -- Crashland. The Sixense team is also doing an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session on Reddit where the community can...
VRGO is a Wireless VR Controller You Sit On, Kickstarter Campaign Live
We've seen some pretty crazy VR-focused motion controllers at Road to VR over the years, but this latest offering from UK based VRGO probably makes the top 5. A wireless motion controller using inertial input that you sit on....
More Images of ‘Rink’, Samsung’s Gear VR Motion Controller Surface
We covered the news today that Samsung will be debuting a new motion controller designed specifically for virtual reality and it's Gear VR headset at CES next week. Now, some new images have surfaced of the devices which give...
News Bits: YEI Announces PrioVR Shipping Delay, New Video of Alpha Demos
July was going to be 'the month of VR', with the expected arrival of several major virtual reality accesories from previously successful Kickstarter campaigns, along with the Oculus Rift DK2. PrioVR, the motion capture suit for VR, is the...
3DRudder VR Controller Priced at $175, Ships in March 2016
This what the retail version of 3DRudder, a unique motion controller designed that aims to "free the hands and lets the user do more", looks like. And this is how much it'll cost when it finally goes on sale...
New Tactical Haptics Reactive Grip Video Shows More Tactile Experiences
Back at GDC 2013, we caught up with Tactical Haptics and demoed their Reactive Grip technology which seeks to provide players with convincing tactile sensations on controllers and other peripherals. The company has released a new video showing two...
Oculus to Open ‘Constellation’ Positional Tracking API to Third-parties
Oculus says that they'll be opening up their 'Constellation' tracking API so that third-parties can use the tech to build positionally tracked peripherals beyond what the company will make themselves.
At E3 2015, Oculus founder Palmer Luckey told us that he...
Sixense STEM Next Generation Motion Controller Goes to Kickstarter This Month
Sixense has officially announced that they'll be bringing their next-gen 'STEM' motion controller to Kickstarter this month, along with a few additional details.
Sixense, creators of the technology behind the Razer Hydra motion controller, announced the wireless 'STEM' motion controller...
Video of Sixense STEM Archery Game Revealed, Will Ship to Kickstarter Backers
It looks like backers of Sixense's successful STEM Kickstarter campaign may soon receive news of their long-awaited motion controllers. In the mean time, Sixense have released footage of the game that will ship to supporters of the campaign, an extremely...
Sponsored: Intel Developer Lab Explores Gesture Input With Latest RealSense Depth Cameras
On February 18th Intel held a developers lab in Rocklin, CA (north of Sacramento) in the new 'Hacker Lab' space at Sierra College. The event sought to teach devs the in's and out's of developing with Intel's latest RealSense...
Ximmerse Adds Motion Tracking to PC and Mobile VR Using Stereo Camera Tech
Ximmerse, a tech company based in China, are working on a suite of optically tracked input systems based around a proprietary stereo camera. The system is claimed to work with both PC and mobile based virtual reality.
The three big...
Sixense STEM is “in the Home Stretch”, New Shipping Date Revealed
Sixense has just sent out an update to backers of their 2013 STEM motion controller Kickstarter campaign which includes an updated production roadmap and a new estimated release date.
Sixense, makers of the Razer Hydra and inventors of the promising...
News Bits: Save $10 on a Leap Motion VR Developer Bundle
Leap has made available a new bundle which will save developers $10 when buying the Leap Motion controller and corresponding VR mount for the Oculus Rift VR headset.
Back in August, Leap announced a VR mount for their Leap Motion...
HapTech is Bringing Realistic Weapon Recoil to a VR Controller for $60
HapTech, formerly Striker VR, are specialising in haptic and recoil simulation for use in gaming peripherals. Ben Lang got to try out the company's new prototype and chat with Founder and President Kyle Monti.
We first covered HapTech, formerly known as...
Reactive Grip Brings Tactile Feedback to the Razer Hydra, Other Motion Input Devices [video]
At GDC 2013, a company called Tactical Haptics showed off a tactile-feedback system, called Reactive Grip, for motion-controlled input devices. The prototype I got to use consisted of a hacked up Razer Hydra built into a 3D printed housing...











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