It’s not big secret that I am a big HTC Vive fan. I love Steam VR tracking. I purchased an HTC Vive as soon as they became available. I love the overall product.
I also have not been blogging much lately. In the world of immersive experiences there has not been much development happening anywhere outside ILMXlab/Void and Dreamscape Immersive. These companies keep very close to themselves so there has not been much news to report on.
Last month HTC Vive released their Pro Model. I have not purchase one of these new models yet because, as far as immersive experience development is concerned, the new product does not have any must have feature. Tracking 2.0 will not yet be available until who knows when. The wire-less adapter would be nice but not essential for exploration. The new improved display and headset would also be nice but, once again not essential for the exploration I am doing.
Just recently, HTC released a new SDK for the PRO enabling it to generate AR. This is really cool since, at first glance, anything you can do with Magic Leap, you can do with Vive. I have not had an opportunity to play with the Magic Leap SDK which was also released about a month ago. However, If given the opportunity to work with just one hardware set, I would choose Vive. I know very little about Magic Leap and that is the problem. Outside of Magic Leap all information is rare. Once Tracking 2.0 becomes available I will probably get myself a new Vive Pro. If that means I won’t need to purchase a Magic Leap Dev kit then I will be all over that.
I have included some test footage from Ghost Project Studios who is one of the first adapters of this new technology. Really exciting Stuff. Why is this exciting? You’ll just have to stay tuned to a new concept I am working on concerning the three contributing levels of immersive experiences. Until then, Enjoy these videos:
