Cameras and Chaperones: After Standalone 6DoF, What’s Next For VR?
Standalone 6DoF represents one of the most important criteria distinguishing high-end VR from other mass-market headsets. However, as 6DoF becomes the norm, what is the next technology that OEMs will race to incorporate? As the window for Oculus to formally announce its new standalone 6DoF headset grows smaller, it will be important for consumers and VR practitioners to examine how interaction with virtual environments will evolve with the next generation of hardware. Below are three potential technologies to replace 6DoF as the new differentiator of high-end standalone VR: Body tracking Current 6DoF technology extrapolates tracking data from IMUs mounted...
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