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VRChat: What is VRChat and how did I import my plumper model as a character?

In times of Covid-19 you are very likely looking for new hobby and since I have a VR headset, I looked around a bit and came across VRChat. VRChat is a software which allows you to talk virtually without transmitting a video signal and communicating with a live video stream like in one of the numerous video chat apps but VRChat works more like a multiplayer computer game. You pick a (okay, let’s say it like it is: 16 or more...) character ...

Samsung Odyssey Plus in Germany?

One of the best Windows Mixed Reality headsets (besides the much more expensive HP Reverb) is unfortunately not officially available in Germany. At the moment it is relatively cheap to buy it in the USA and so I took a look at it and decided to buy it there. Meanwhile it has become very easy howl Amazon US sends this product to Germany. It used to be much more problematic when you had to order a kind of trustee service to buy it and then have ...

GoPro Fusion 360° shoulder mount

My 360° camera (a GoPro Fusion) can take very interesting pictures, but it has one problem: Due to its size, it can’t be easily attached with a normal action cam stand (I also ride e.g. inline skates without a helmet). So what to do? I have started my Hash Animation:Master and my 3d printer and some test prints and various attempts later, I have created a first, working shoulder mount for my VR cam recordings. I’m not completely satisfied ...

Mixed Reality - Controllers have dropouts? Here is the solution...

Lately I’ve been annoyed that unfortunately one of my MXR controllers had dropouts. Funnily enough always only one and mostly the left one, however today suddenly the right one behaved in such a way, which brought me on the solution of the problem. It’s not the controller itself that has a problem, nor the MXR headsets or the like, but the problem is the Bluetooth connection! If you also have such a problem, you should therefore ...

Mixed Reality - Controller (Part 3)

Interacting with the virtual environment in MXR/VR systems requires some form of input device. Classical controllers like the XBox controller or other gamepads could also be used, but tracking controllers are much better suited to make full use of VR’s capabilities. These controllers can be recorded in space using various tracking methods (optical, infrared, gyroscopic, etc.) and thus also displayed in virtual reality. So you can e.g. display ...

Mixed Reality - What is InsideOut-Tracking (Part 2)

The Mixed Reality headsets are not only cheaper, easier to connect and set up than the Oculus Rift or the HTC Vive, they also use a different method to perceive the environment and the controllers. This is also the reason why the setup is so much easier, because you don’t need any external sensors that need to be screwed to walls or ceilings or mounted on stands - the glasses do it all by themselves. This method is called "Inside-Out-Tracking": ...