SMI Virtual Reality Eye Tracking at Dell World 2015

SMI Virtual Reality Eye Tracking at Dell World 2015

HOUSTON and BERLIN, October 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

    - SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI) showcases unique VR-HMD Eye Tracking combining eye
and hand controller input at Dell World

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    SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI) [http://www.smivision.com ], leader in eye tracking
technology, has been invited by Dell to showcase SMI's unique virtual reality eye tracking
technology at Dell World [http://dellworld.com ], October 20-22, 2015, in Austin, TX, USA.
SMI demonstrates gaze-assisted human-computer-interaction and training for professionals
in virtual reality. The showcases are powered by a Dell Precision Tower 5810 high-end
workstation and an Oculus Rift DK2 with SMI's unique and proven eye tracking upgrade
[http://www.smivision.com/en/gaze-and-eye-tracking-systems/products/eye-tracking-hmd-upgrade.html ]
. SMI HMD Eye Tracking technology enables realistic, fast and real-time hand-eye
coordination in the virtual environment and provides live feedback on a user's visual
interaction. The demos represent two of many scenarios where eye tracking brings new
possibilities to VR.

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    Eye Tracking for VR can be used to create intuitive interaction by using gaze to
select or move objects, or by adding eye movements to life-like avatar animations. One of
the SMI showcase scenarios at Dell World lets users manipulate objects in an assembly task
by selecting with gaze and moving them with the virtual hands.

    A second scenario demonstrates eye tracking assisted interaction and live gaze
feedback in a control room task. In professional training scenarios, gaze feedback to an
instructor can be used to assess performance during routines which are visually complex.
While real-time gaze guidance for the trainee can help to structure task execution with
gaze cues overlaid on the virtual scene. This visual guidance accelerates training and
feedback and can make expert knowledge explicitly visible.

    SMI's eye tracking upgrade for the Oculus Rift DK 2 is the only high performance eye
tracking solution available and proven for VR applications. It is designed for VR
developers and researchers and comes with a calibration-free user mode for quick and easy
setup. A fully automatic slip compensation allows users to move or take the headset on or
off without compromising data robustness.

    SMI provides a broad OEM Eye Tracking platform with reference designs for desktop,
mobile and wearable AR/VR computing and display formats ready for consumer and industrial
OEMs.  

    "SMI eye tracking enables eye-hand coordination and interaction in virtual reality for
intuitive and natural human computer interfaces," says Christian Villwock, Director of
SMI's OEM Solutions Business. "This is why eye tracking is a key component for many
display technologies. SMI's OEM Eye Tracking relies on a technology used by more than 5
million users under the broadest range of conditions. This makes SMI a reliable partner
for consumer and industrial OEMs."

    About SMI 

    SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI) is a world leader in eye tracking technology,
developing and marketing eye & gaze tracking solutions for scientists and professionals,
OEM and medical solutions for a wide range of applications. Find out more at
http://www.smivision.com. Follow @SMIeyetracking on Facebook
[https://www.facebook.com/smieyetracking ], Flickr
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/smieyetracking ], YouTube
[https://www.youtube.com/user/smieyetracking ] and Twitter
[https://twitter.com/SMIEyeTracking ].

       
         
        Media Contact 
        SensoMotoric Instruments GmbH (SMI) 
        Stefanie Gehrke 
        +49(0)172-3808-537 
        Stefanie.Gehrke@smi.de 

     

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