SteamVR Tracking

SteamVR Tracking

How to Use the HTC Vive Tracker Without a Vive Headset

Valve's SteamVR Tracking system is great for VR but certainly not limited to it. For developers, hackers, researchers, and...

HTC Vive Tracker Juggling (yes, juggling) Demonstrates Impressive Performance

The Vive Tracker, a 'puck'-like device designed to attach to objects to track them in VR via the SteamVR...

Hands-on: Reactive Grip Haptic Controller Prototype with Vive Tracker, Touch, and Custom SteamVR Tracking

Tactical Haptics, developers of the Reactive Grip controller, are showing their latest prototypes now with attachments for the Vive...
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Watch: How ‘Star Wars: Rogue One’ Used SteamVR Tracking to Shoot VFX

It's emerged that last year's Star Wars: Rogue One, used existing virtual reality technology - specifically HTC Vive's Steam VR tracking...

Valve’s Gabe Newell Expects PC VR Headsets to Have Integrated Wireless in 2018

Valve chief Gabe Newell is optimistic about the future of VR, considering the studio is in development of three...
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Watch: IKinema’s HTC Vive Powered Full Body Motion Capture System is Impressive

Motion capture specialist IKinema has demonstrated its new in-development low-cost motion capture system which uses use 6 points of...

Valve Confirms New Vive Base Station Coming This Year

Late last year at Steam Dev Days, Valve talked about a new and improved design for the SteamVR Tracking...

SteamVR Tracking 2.0 Will Support 33×33 Foot Playspaces With 4 Base Stations

Valve plans to manufacture and sell new SteamVR Tracking 2.0 base stations in 2018. The new base stations will...

‘Athena’ is a New Lighthouse Tracked VR Gun Controller from Ilium VR

Ilium VR are working on a new VR-centric gun peripheral which plans to use Valve's SteamVR 'Lighthouse' tracking to bring...

Oculus Rift and HTC Vive Roomscale Dimensions Compared

Ahead of the launch of Oculus Touch, the company has finally detailed its 'experimental' camera arrangements for 360 degree...

SteamVR Tracking Courses Begin, Already Completed by 50 Developers

Valve opened up their SteamVR tracking technology for third-party development in August, and since then, 50 developers have completed...

Send HTC Your Idea for a Vive Accessory and Win a Free HTC Vive

The Vive's Lighthouse tracking system is an impressive piece of tech, considering it boasts sub-millimeter, 3D room-scale positional tracking for...

Second-gen Lighthouse Chip Could Improve Tracking, Reduce Cost of HTC Vive 2

A new chip that Valve is recommending for use in future SteamVR headsets and accessories brings improved performance and significant...

Analysis of Valve’s ‘Lighthouse’ Tracking System Reveals Accuracy

Valve's 'Lighthouse' tracking system affords the HTC Vive a 'room-scale' tracking space for the VR headset and its controllers...

Valve Engineers Talk Lighthouse Evolution & Favourite VR Memories

At GDC this year, I had a chance to talk with Valve developer Jeremy Selan and tracking engineer Ben...
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