Motion Sensing Peripherals

Motion Sensing Peripherals

Sixense STEM Update: Pre-orders, Black Friday Sale, Mechanical Prototype, New Color Scheme

Time for a quick check up on the world on STEM, the next-generation VR motion controller from Sixense. The company is running a Black Friday / holiday sale and recently showed their first mechanical prototype along with the system's...

Tactical Haptics Announce Wireless Stretch Goal, Gets Creative with the Reactive Grip

In their latest Kickstarter update, Tactical Haptics has responded to backer's requests to go wireless with it's Reactive Grip motion sensing peripheral. And a new video update highlights the range of creative uses for the device. Get a Grip, Go...

Virtuix Omni VR Treadmill Hands-on and Interview with CEO Jan Goetgeluk [video]

Though we've been covering the Virtuix Omni since the beginning, I never got a chance to slip on the shoes and try it for myself. Last weekend I finally got that opportunity and also spoke with Virtuix CEO JanĀ Goetgeluk...

Interview: PrioVR is “too good for us to give up on” — VR Gloves, Vests, and...

After having checked out the first PrioVR prototype the other week, I had a chance to sit down with YEI Technology's Head of R&D, Paul Yost, to learn more about the VR motion tracking system. Yost talks VR gloves,...

Tactical Haptics Reactive Grip Controller: Smaller Size, STEM Support, Heading to Kickstarter

Reactive Grip is an interesting technology by Tactical Haptics which lets you feel feelback from games in the palm of your hands. The company plans to take their prototype to Kickstarter to raise money for production versions of their...

Sixense STEM Kickstarter Ends With 241% Funding, Teases Collaboration with NASA and Project Holodeck

The Sixense STEM Kickstarter had a very successful end this past weekend, reeling in over $600,000 in funding. In addition to teasing some collaboration with NASA and Project Holodeck, Sixense says that STEM pre-orders will be available through their...

Exclusive: Hands-on With the First PrioVR Prototype and YEI’s 3-Space Sensors (video)

Earlier this week I was fortunate enough to get my hands not only on YEI Technology's existing 3-space tracking system, but I was also the first to see the true PrioVR virtual reality motion capture prototype. Since the launch of...

Last Day to Back the Sixense STEM Kickstarter

Today is your last chance to back the Sixense STEM Kickstarter! The STEM Kickstarter, which passed its $250,000 goal just a few hours after launching back on the 12th of September, is now into its final day. The campaign has...

STEM Prototype Shown with 5 Trackers for the First Time: This is the Next Step for...

Sixense's successful STEM Kickstarter has been running for a few weeks now, but for the first time they're showing the true power of their VR tracking system with full 5 point tracking. The results are, quite frankly, awesome. I guess...

PrioVR LZ: New, Cheaper Kickstarter Reward Tier for Seated VR Gaming

For those wanting to get in on the PrioVR Kickstarter, but couldn't back the $349 'PrioVR Lite' kit with 11 trackers, YEI Technology has announced a new less expensive tier aimed toward seated VR gaming. PrioVR is a low-cost VR...

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...

STEM Kickstarter Update: Reduced Prices, iOS/Android Stretch Goal, and More

The already highly successful STEM Kickstarter just keeps getting better. A new update from the team at Sixense brings prices down, adds a new stretch goal at $700,000 for iOS/Android, and introduces a new $149 reward level. Reduced Pricing on...

Inversion Project: Low Cost ‘Pop-up’ VR Environment, Zombie Game Demo Video

It looks like we've got a new challenger to Project Holodeck. 'Inversion Project' by Zero Latency Media is a low-cost, portable VR environment that allows players to crouch, jump, and move around a physical space while having that movement...

Neal Stephenson: “STEM… is going to give Clang a huge boost in playability and realism”

In a newly published video, Neal Stephenson, project leader on Clang, extols the benefits of the Sixense STEM system, and how it will enable Stephenson's goal of realistic sword fighting in videogames. Clang is a project by Subutai Coroporation, which...

Sixense STEM Kickstarter Crushes Goal on Day One, Wireless Base Station Stretch Goal Announced

The Sixense STEM system for VR motion control blew through its $250,000 goal one day one. The campaign is now at $476,000 and appears well on the way to $1 million. Sixense have announce a 'stretch goal' at $550,000...
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