HTC announces three new models of `` Vive Proton '' and `` Vive Cosmos '' VR headsets like huge sunglasses
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HTC takes its own magic leap, announces Vive Proton prototype headset | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/02/htc-takes-its-own-magic-leap-announces-vive-proton-prototype-headset/
HTC Vive Proton called 'Immersive headset system corresponding to three of virtual reality, augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR)'. According to Dan O'Brien, general manager of the HTC Vive division, the film was a 'production prototype'. Proton looks like huge sunglasses, but IT media Ars Technica says, `` Contents are projected on transparent glass like AR device Magic Leap One or Microsoft HoloLens '' or `` Attach to both eyes It seems that the outside world can be seen through a camera that seems to have been ', but it was not possible to obtain a clear answer when asked O'Brien.
Rather than fixing the head with a band, Proton is shaped like glasses and designed to hold the head with a vine. Ars Technica predicts that a cable is coming out of the vine and is connected to a computer that performs various processing, or a battery or a 5G connection modem, but it is not clear.
In addition, images of Proton, which is a model different from the actual prototype photo, are also released. The code disappears completely in Proton of this model. It's in a band format, with things that look like speakers, and it looks like a completely standalone VR device.
According to O'Brien, Proton's headset itself supports 360 degrees of view and 6 DoF that can recognize front and rear, left and right, up and down movements, but at the time of article creation only 360 degree view It is said to be operating at 3DoF corresponding to. Ars Technica also stated that O'Brien repeatedly emphasized that Proton was still under development and that there were no specifications or details to reveal at the time of writing.
On the other hand, HTC Vive Cosmos , a stand-alone VR device that can be used alone without being connected to a PC, is characterized by its ability to be expanded by rearranging the components of the headset. The resolution is 2880 (1440 per eye) x 1700 pixels and the refresh rate is 90Hz. Since the camera uses an inside-out method with a built-in camera, it can be used without an external camera or sensor in the room. HTC has announced three new models of Vive Cosmos: Vive Cosmos Play, Vive Cosmos Elite, and Vive Cosmos XR .
Vive Cosmos Play is a low-priced model for entry, with two cameras on the front of the headset and two on the side, without stereo headphones. Although the price is unknown, Ars Technica hit Obrien with an expectation of $ 499 (about 56,000 yen), and a HTC representative later said, `` We will examine the price of Vive Cosmos Play in detail and find the best for customers. The value is guaranteed. '
Vive Cosmos Elite comes with a headset, two HTC Vive trackers and two trackers for Steam VR Tracking, assuming ``
The Vive Cosmos XR headset has four cameras on the front and two on the sides. The camera on the front is pass-through and can display the outside world on the screen with a maximum of 100 degrees of view. It is said that you can enjoy VR content and the real world. The price of Vive Cosmos XR is unknown. The announced three new models of Vive Cosmos will also have replacement parts, and those who already have Vive Cosmos can update the hardware by purchasing parts.
The three new models, Vive Proton and Vive Cosmos, were scheduled to be announced at the world's largest mobile phone exhibition, MWC Barcelona 2020 , which was canceled due to the new coronavirus. HTC has said that the three new models of Vive Cosmos will be shown again at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) scheduled to be held in March 2020, but Oculus VR, a competitor, has already declared that it will stop exhibiting. So, I'm worried whether the GDC can be held and announced safely.
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