Meta releases Quest v50, adding Direct Touch, an experimental setting letting users “touch” virtual buttons and keyboards directly instead of via pinch gestures
Hand tracking on Meta's Quest VR headsets is about to get better. With the new v50 update, you'll be able to …
The Verge Jay Peters
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Discussion
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@tylrmurphy
Tyler Murphy
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Rumors are that Apple Reality won't come with controllers, so they'll have to nail this (if you assumed VR headsets could already do this well, you would be wrong) https://twitter.com/...
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@atla_
Marcus K
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This is super important work @boztank - yes the controllers are great and for many situations they are still fitting (because you can grab something) but the endgame are hand tracking with direct touch. https://twitter.com/...
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@lightandalchemy
Ben Radcliffe
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Amazing. https://twitter.com/...
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@sadlyitsbradley
Brad Lynch
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Meta Quest build 50.0 starts going out today Includes: 2D app multitasking on Quest 2, Direct Touch experimental feature, Quick Settings panel improvements, and faster tracking time initialization on Quest Touch Pro Controllers https://www.meta.com/...
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@dilmerv
@dilmerv
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This is amazing, I am glad to see hands-based locomotion systems in the latest First Hand version 🔥👇 https://twitter.com/...
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@mytechmusings
Prakash Sangam
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Reliable high sensitivity hands-based locomotion make #XR experience friction-free & one of many missing links in making it popular.. https://twitter.com/...
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@sadlyitsbradley
Brad Lynch
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I hope the next update enables WiFi-6E 😅
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@meta
@meta
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Now you can tap with your finger 👉 instead of your controllers on @MetaQuestVR — so navigating #virtualreality feels as natural as swiping through your phone. Read more: https://about.fb.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@boztank
Boz
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With v50, we're introducing Direct Touch as an experimental feature, a more natural way to interact with the Quest system UI using tap/swipe gestures. https://www.meta.com/... https://twitter.com/...