Microsoft’s Mixed Reality Controllers, Hands On

[scolaner]

When Microsoft first announced its Windows Mixed Reality controllers at Build earlier this year, we noted that they were reminiscent of the superb Oculus Touch controllers. When we gave them a go in person, we felt the same.


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[pegnose]

The controllers' tracking is outside-in. They are tracked by cameras external to themselves - sitting in the headset.

 

[scolaner]

The controllers' tracking is outside-in. They are tracked by cameras external to themselves - sitting in the headset.

..that's what the article says...so...?

 

[dranalli]

I would've been confused by the doors as well.... no windows

 

[bit_user]

Unsure whether I was about to step into a 1980s action movie-style mafia drug deal or the meeting I was supposed to be attending, I pushed open the door and found, to my great relief, the latter.

Yeah, what the heck? They should've had a small logo or warned you ahead of time. Did they say anything about it?

 

[bit_user]

The controllers' tracking is outside-in. They are tracked by cameras external to themselves - sitting in the headset.

..that's what the article says...so...?

I think @pegnose was referring to this sentence:

The biggest difference, though, is that the Microsoft controllers offer inside-out 6DoF tracking, so you don’t need to deal with any external sensors.

I guess you mean to say the HMD is inside-out. That the HMD also provides good outside-in tracking of the controllers seems somehow impressive.