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Oculus Quest gesture controls arrive early as an experimental setting
We have seen all kinds of attempts to make the virtual reality experience more immersive. From treadmills to haptic feedback gloves, developers have seemingly tried everything except the most obvious — simple hand tracking. We knew it was coming next year, but Oculus says that it is available now — well, almost.
Back in September, Oculus announced that it would be bringing gesture controls to its Quest VR headset. The feature was not supposed to debut until sometime in early 2020. However, it would seem the development team could not wait.
The feature is not quite at the point where users can ditch their controllers altogether, though. They will be able to manipulate the main Quest interface and some first-party apps like Oculus TV and the web browser. Controllers will still be needed for games and other apps.
The company also promised that what you see now is only the beginning. It is still in the process of refining and adding more functionality to the hand-tracking component. It says much of what it is working on will be available in the full release next year.
Cal Jeffrey
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