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Techniques
ir lighting and lenses
Motion Trackers
Techniques
ir lighting and lenses
need to keep lighting on stage low
point grey sells 120fps cams
flood stage with IR light then look for silhouettes
Motion Trackers
can do realtime
typically incorporated with SteamVR
Unity seems to have support
need minimum of 3 (L leg, R leg, hip) but can have more
Brands
Vive
the standard
v3.0 has 8 hour battery life.
fairly bulky
can increase range by using up to 4 base stations (lighthouses) although has been tested with 16
Tundra
1/2 the weight and size as Vive
has developer kit
SlimeVR
this looks fantastic but it is in preorder and they aren't shipping until March 2024.
range is Wi-Fi range
they have a nice comparison chart
Haritorax
sensors you wear
BT range
< $500
mocopi
similar to Haritorax?
uses BT.
6 trackers you wear. < $500
works with Unity
might only connect with phone?
complaints about drift and heavy processing
https://us.store.rokoko.com/Rokoko
full suit
starts at $2K
add sensors to shoes
example
movella and xsens
this looks like a $5K investment
targetting industry
Standable
this appears to be a software-only solution and still requires motion trackers?
Interfacing
SteamVR
OpenVR
OpenXR
this looks like the future open standard