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Erratum: OmniHands: Robust Motion Capture of Interactive Hands via A Versatile Transformer

ACM Transactions on Graphics has published an erratum for OmniHands, the hand-motion capture paper aimed at interactive hand tracking. The correction lands in Volume 45, Issue 5, dated October 2026. …

Research ACM Graphics · 3 weeks, 3 days ago
EgoPHI: Estimating 3D Hand-Object Contact and Force from Egocentric Vision

arXiv cs.GR details EgoPHI, a method that estimates 3D hand-object contact and force from a single egocentric RGB image plus object geometry. For game teams, the interesting bit is the …

Research arXiv cs.GR · 1 month ago
OmniHands: Robust Motion Capture of Interactive Hands via A Versatile Transformer

A 2026 TOG paper describes a transformer-based hand mocap system aimed at messy, interactive hand poses rather than clean lab captures. For teams building VR, AR, or first-person interaction, the …

Research ACM Graphics · 2 months, 2 weeks ago
OmniHands: Towards Robust 4D Hand Mesh Recovery via A Versatile Transformer

OmniHands introduces a novel approach to hand mesh recovery, enhancing interactive applications in gaming and VR. By leveraging a versatile transformer architecture, it effectively addresses the challenges of single and …

Research arXiv cs.GR · 5 months ago
Deep Dive: Rethinking VR interaction design through hand tracking in Dimensional Double Shift

Owlchemy Labs is revolutionizing VR interaction by eliminating controllers in favor of hand tracking, enhancing immersion and accessibility. This shift is particularly significant for designers and programmers, as it requires …

News Game Developer · 7 months, 1 week ago
Learning Generalizable Hand-Object Tracking from Synthetic Demonstrations

A new system for hand-object tracking leverages synthetic data, eliminating the need for human demonstrations. This advancement is particularly relevant for programmers and designers focused on manipulation mechanics, as it …

Research arXiv cs.GR · 8 months, 3 weeks ago