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Developer Tech Minutes: Evolution of Haptic Controllers for MR/VR

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Researchers at Microsoft’s EPIC lab (Extended Perception, Interaction, and Cognition) had begun their work on touch-sensing for mixed and/or virtual reality with handheld controllers—devices we often use for MR/VR experiences. In this video, you’ll learn about four of these handheld devices: NormalTouch, CLAW, CapstanCrunch, and TORC. Presented by Dr. Eyal Ofek, Principal Researcher, and Mike Sinclair, Senior Principal Researcher, from Microsoft Research, Redmond. 0:00 – Introduction of Eyal and Mike and haptic controllers 2:07 – What is NormalTouch? 3:25 – What is the CLAW? 5:52 – What is CapstanCrunch? 6:58 – What is TORC? 9:11 – Closing thoughts and resources to learn more To learn more about these devices, visit our Tech Minutes webpage: https://innovation.microsoft.com/en-u... To hear Eyal and Mike discuss their view on the future of haptics in VR, watch this previous Tech Minutes video. You can also visit the Microsoft Research page on Haptic Controllers here: https://aka.ms/vrhaptics Finally, you can discover all the latest Tech Minutes for Developers through our YouTube playlist (   • Innovation Tech Minutes  ) or the Innovation Tech Hub (https://innovation.microsoft.com/en-u...) ...more
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Developer Tech Minutes: Evolution of Haptic Controllers for MR/VR
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2022May 3
Researchers at Microsoft’s EPIC lab (Extended Perception, Interaction, and Cognition) had begun their work on touch-sensing for mixed and/or virtual reality with handheld controllers—devices we often use for MR/VR experiences. In this video, you’ll learn about four of these handheld devices: NormalTouch, CLAW, CapstanCrunch, and TORC. Presented by Dr. Eyal Ofek, Principal Researcher, and Mike Sinclair, Senior Principal Researcher, from Microsoft Research, Redmond. 0:00 – Introduction of Eyal and Mike and haptic controllers 2:07 – What is NormalTouch? 3:25 – What is the CLAW? 5:52 – What is CapstanCrunch? 6:58 – What is TORC? 9:11 – Closing thoughts and resources to learn more To learn more about these devices, visit our Tech Minutes webpage: https://innovation.microsoft.com/en-u... To hear Eyal and Mike discuss their view on the future of haptics in VR, watch this previous Tech Minutes video. You can also visit the Microsoft Research page on Haptic Controllers here: https://aka.ms/vrhaptics Finally, you can discover all the latest Tech Minutes for Developers through our YouTube playlist (   • Innovation Tech Minutes  ) or the Innovation Tech Hub (https://innovation.microsoft.com/en-u...)

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