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Re:Facebook and Oculus exec leaving to work on wearable MRI by shostack on Monday May 09, 2016 @11:43PM (#11665022)
What is inside out tracking? Is that like tracking the facial movements and such inside the headset to allow an accurate facial projection while wearing the headset?
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Re:Facebook and Oculus exec leaving to work on wearable MRI by carb on Tuesday May 10, 2016 @12:02AM (#11665075)
Better. It's positional tracking using one or more cameras on the headset. No more external cameras, laser base stations, and limited tracking area.
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Re:Facebook and Oculus exec leaving to work on wearable MRI by danielbln on Tuesday May 10, 2016 @05:20AM (#11666000)
The term inside-out tracking does not make any assertions about requiring fixed external reference points. The Vive is using inside-out tracking as well, since it utilizes photo diodes on the headset that interpret the external IR laser sweeps.
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