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An Audiovisual Augmented Reality Experience Built on Open-Source Hardware and Software (2021)
Inspiration & Rationale
(May - July 2020)
LeapMotion video from 2018 showcasing through-combiner footage of the robust hand tracking in North Star
During the development of the pilot study for my PhD: the area~ system, I came across the open-source Project North Star AR headset. It had a very clear set of advantages detailed below:
Visual Display
- 2K resolution per-eye OLED displays
Tracking
- Hand Tracking (Ultraleap Stereo IR 170)
- 6DoF Body Tracking (Intel T261)
Software
- Unity Implementation (Project Esky)
Others
- Community of makers (> 2000 people)
- Open-sourced design - ability to expand to other sensory modalities
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.stlfiles for 3D Printing - Cheap in comparison to Microsoft HL2 and Magic Leap ML-1
I therefore thought it would be a good platform to design my further studies with. Either in conjunction with wireless bone conduction headphones, or via desigining, 3D printing, and implementing a bone conduction solution for the headset.
