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overlordpotatoe t1_j3zsq6t wrote

VR will be so cool if they can reduce it down to a pair of lightweight glasses/goggles and have full body tracking without the need for controllers. It's probably not even that far off being possible.

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NotASuicidalRobot t1_j3zw0f9 wrote

There are VR headsets that solely use it's onboard front cameras for tracking, though they still need controllers. Imagine if it directly tracked the hands ... Actually it can't be that hard right

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overlordpotatoe t1_j3zwj14 wrote

The VR headset I have can already use hand tracking for controls, though it's not perfect.

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NotASuicidalRobot t1_j3zwleg wrote

Aight that's kinda cool. So yeah this but better and smaller

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overlordpotatoe t1_j3zybcr wrote

Yeah. Getting the headsets compact enough to be less of a nuisance might actually be the part we're furthest away from. They're getting lighter with each generation, but they're still fundamentally pretty bulky headsets.

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XoxoForKing t1_j41xex5 wrote

I imagine a possible way that we might get body tracking without controllers could be by using bone conductivity, like the earphones but analyzing the return echo

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clearlylacking t1_j428c6t wrote

What a neat idea! Do they already do this in the medical field for something?

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XoxoForKing t1_j42cx7g wrote

I don't really know if there are medical uses in regards to bone conductivity, but the echo is used commonly for the ultrasounds - the question is whether current technologies would be able to make a wider analysis with the correct setup

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