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{{see also|Terms|Technical Terms}}
{{see also|Terms|Technical Terms}}
{{see also|Accessories|VR Accessories|Input}}
{{see also|Accessories|VR Accessories|Input}}
A [[3D stylus]] (sometimes called a '''VR pen''' or '''spatial stylus''') is a pen-shaped input device that tracks motion in three-dimensional space, providing six degrees of freedom (3[[DOF]] position + 3DOF orientation). It enables precise pointing, drawing, and manipulation tasks that would be awkward with bulkier [[motion controllers]] or bare-hand tracking.<ref name="RoadToVR18"/>
A [[3D stylus]] (sometimes called a '''VR pen''' or '''spatial stylus''') is a pen-shaped [[input device]] that tracks motion in three-dimensional space, providing [[6 degrees of freedom]] (3[[DOF]] position + 3DOF orientation). It enables precise pointing, drawing, and manipulation tasks that would be awkward with bulkier [[motion controllers]] or bare-hand tracking.<ref name="RoadToVR18"/>


[[File:MasslessPenVRStylus1.png|thumb|The **Massless Pen** 3D stylus used with a VR headset<ref name="RoadToVR18"/>]]
[[File:MasslessPenVRStylus1.png|thumb|The **Massless Pen** 3D stylus used with a VR headset<ref name="RoadToVR18"/>]]
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[[File:LogitechVRInkPilotEdition1.png|thumb|The **Logitech VR Ink Pilot** stylus next to a Vive controller<ref name="RoadToVR19"/>]]
[[File:LogitechVRInkPilotEdition1.png|thumb|The **Logitech VR Ink Pilot** stylus next to a Vive controller<ref name="RoadToVR19"/>]]


* '''Massless Pen''' (2021) – high-accuracy stereo-tracked wireless stylus aimed at professional [[CAD]].<ref name="RoadToVR18"/>
* '''[[Massless Pen]]''' (2021) – high-accuracy stereo-tracked wireless stylus aimed at professional [[CAD]].<ref name="RoadToVR18"/>
* '''3D Systems Geomagic *Touch* / Touch X''' – desktop haptic styluses with 3-DOF force feedback.<ref name="3DSystemsTouch"/>
* '''[[3D Systems Geomagic Touch]] / [[Touch X]]''' – desktop haptic styluses with 3-DOF force feedback.<ref name="3DSystemsTouch"/>
* '''HP Zvr stylus''' – tethered IR-tracked pen packaged with the [[HP Zvr stereoscopic display]] for engineering & education markets.<ref name="TheVerge2015"/>
* '''[[HP Zvr stylus]]''' – tethered IR-tracked pen packaged with the [[HP Zvr stereoscopic display]] for engineering & education markets.<ref name="TheVerge2015"/>


Other projects include the open-source *OVR Stylus*, a 3D-printed vibrotactile pen for experimental VR research.<ref name="OVRStylus"/>
Other projects include the open-source [[OVR Stylus]], a 3D-printed [[vibrotactile pen]] for experimental [[VR research]].<ref name="OVRStylus"/>


==Historical development==
==Historical development==