VR Storytelling vs. Technology: Which Matters More?

Analysis of Baobab Studio's VR film: design choices in storytelling, character-driven interaction, film/game hybrid format, technical execution and platform support.

Perceiving Object Weight in Virtual Reality

Experimental study of weight simulation in VR interaction: comparing direct and loose attachment models to convey object mass across motion-controller platforms.

AR Hardware: Core Components and Technical Bottlenecks

Survey of AR hardware forms and system architecture, covering handhelds, HMDs, smart glasses, SAR, AR display technologies and object detection challenges.

How Headset VR Works: Lenses, Tracking, and Components

Technical breakdown of how VR headsets work, covering lenses, displays, positional sensors, infrared tracking, controllers, audio, cabling, and computing.

A Clear Guide to Virtual Reality (VR) Technology

Technical overview of virtual reality: history, main VR devices, content development challenges, market trends and outlook for engineers and developers.

How Lighthouse Tracking Works

Explains Valve's Lighthouse system for six-degree-of-freedom tracking in VR: rotating infrared lasers and sensor timing compute position with low processing overhead.

How VR Headsets and Sensors Work

Technical overview of VR headsets covering components, displays and sensors, with emphasis on head tracking, motion systems and latency considerations for immersion.

What's Challenging About Mobile VR Spatial Tracking?

Analysis of mobile VR spatial tracking challenges—sensor, power, and processing limits—and current approaches such as inside-out SLAM and optical marker systems.

Myopia and VR: Playing Without Glasses and Treatment Claims

Review of VR headsets for myopic users: limited diopter/IPD range, reduced field and comfort with glasses. VR does not correct myopia; amblyopia claims need clinical trials.

VR Design: GPU and Display Integration

Overview of reducing VR motion-to-photon latency using front-buffer rendering, OLED low-persistence displays, asynchronous time-warp, and multimedia synchronization.