We developed Interhaptics with the aim of standardizing the creation and delivery of rich haptics experiences for all haptics devices. At first, the objective was daunting, and a lot of […]
Haptics is ongoing a second renaissance in the latest year, with several markets implementing haptics technologies to solve different human interaction challenges. We see today haptics technologies in automotive, gaming, IoT, Virtual and augmented reality, wearable, smartphones, and other related markets.
Interhaptics was released to the public in September 2020. It supports an extensive list of XR controllers, hand tracking systems, and haptic devices.
The Mixed Reality Toolkit (MRTK) is a reference in the world of XR interactions and UI creation for both VR and AR (specifically for Hololens). It is a solid system working on many platforms and providing various tools to help you create your XR experience. However, depending on your project it might not fit properly your expectations or your needs. Today we will cover some key points of MRTK while comparing them to their opposite key points from the Interaction Builder by Interhaptics.
The Oculus is one of the best standalone solutions with an embedded hand tracking system. Thanks to these properties, the Interhaptics team developed a series of demos illustrating the use of hand tracking and haptics with Oculus Quest.