Oculus Touch

Oculus Touch
Basic Info
Type	Input Device, Motion Tracker
Subtype	Hands/Fingers Tracking, Haptics
Platform	Oculus Rift
Developer	Oculus VR
Release Date	First half 2016
Website	https://www.oculus.com/en-us/rift/
System
Operating System	Windows, Mac, Linux
Storage
Display
Image
Optics
Tracking
Tracking	6DOF
Rotational Tracking	IMUs
Positional Tracking	External camera sensor
Audio
Connectivity
Device
Input	Analog stick, 2 buttons, 2 triggers, hand gestures

Oculus Touch also known as the Half Moon is the first unique Input Device for the Oculus Rift. One Oculus Touch controller is held in each hand. These devices are wireless and motion tracked by the same positional tracking sensor that tracks the Rift HMD. In addition to traditional gamepad controls such as analog stick, buttons and triggers, Oculus Touch is able to detect hand gestures and provide haptic feeback.

Oculus Touch was revealed alongside Oculus Rift CV1, on June 11, 2015 during Oculus VR's Pre-E3 Special Live Event.

Features

• Hand presence

• Manipulation - precise manipulation of virtual objects

• Low mental load

• Communicative gestures - for social interactions.

• Transitional inputs -

• Lightweight -

Hardware

Traditional Controls

One wireless Oculus Touch is held in each hand. 2 Oculus Touch controllers are designed to operate simultaneously. Some of the controller's features are similar to a traditional gamepad. It has 1 analog stick and 2 buttons on top. Additionally, it has 2 triggers, 1 for the index finger located in front and 1 for the middle finger on the side.

Tracking

Oculus Touch achieves low latency, 6DOF tracking through the same system as the Rift headset. IR LEDs are placed on the controllers' bodies and rings, allowing them to be tracked by the same positional tracking sensor that tracks the HMD. In addition to positional tracking, controllers possess built-in IMUs that allow rotational tracking.

Gesture Sensing

The device has an inward facing sensor matrix that can detect hand gestures.

History

Oculus Touch's codename while in development was Half Moon.