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A lightweight foveation codec for VR​

At SIGGRAPH 2021 we presented a new foveation codec for VR that performs an image size reduction based on user gaze before passing to video encoding — reducing bandwidth use and transfer latency, while maintaining image quality where the user is looking.

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• Tech talk

Healthcare, XR, and eye tracking

As XR and eye tracking converge, the impact on healthcare is clear in the way our partners SyncThink have approached applied neurotechnology. Find out more in this joint keynote from VRARA Global Summit 2021.

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• Keynote

Tobii Spotlight Technology raises image quality in VR headsets

Senior analyst Anshel Sag (MI&S) sat down with XR thought leaders from Tobii, Nvidia, and HP, to discuss how Tobii Spotlight Technology enables DFR in Nvidia's VRSS 2, and how it raises image quality in headsets with native eye tracking like HP Reverb G2 Omnicept Edition.

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Future of XR — MRTV interview

Johan Hellqvist, head of XR at Tobii talks to MRTV about the future of XR, explaining how eye tracking technology works in AR and VR devices. He talks about the devices currently equipped with Tobii's eye tracking and talks in depth about the use cases and application of the technology in the XR ecosystem.

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The importance of eye tracking in AR and VR

This white paper from analysts Moor Insights & Strategy covers the importance of eye tracking and how it enhances the VR experiences and enriches AR and VR devices through three capabilities: foveated rendering, interpupillary distance (IPD), and user identification.

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• White paper

Foveated rendering and its future

At SIGGRAPH 2019, Tobii joined a panel discussion with industry experts from HTC, NVIDIA, and Rein to discuss the future of foveated rendering — an enabling technology for performance enhancement in VR, freeing up resources to improve the user experience.

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Next evolution of VR

During the 2020 VR/AR Global Summit, HP announced the release of its latest headset, the HP Reverb G2 Omnicept Edition. Tobii's Johan Bouvin joined HP and ISV developers in a webinar to discuss the sensor technologies embedded in the headset.

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• Webinar

Eye tracking: enabling developers to create value

In this tech talk from AWE 2020, Tobii's VR veteran Johan Bouvin (director of product and XR software ecosystem) takes a look at the applications of eye tracking, inviting developers to explore this technology in XR and enterprise.

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Tobii Spotlight for Foveated Transport

This technology leverages gaze, optics, and visual points of interest to reduce the amount of data sent to the graphics rendering pipeline. Coming soon, this technology is perfect for local, edge, and cloud-enabled split-rendering over 5G, Wi-Fi, or wire.

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• Video