Mixed Reality Shotgun Simulator Patent

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Another patent on shotgun shooting simulations in virtual reality and mixed reality - just issued This one covers everything from trackers on the shotgun to using an adjustable stock to make adjustments in the virtual reality gun – in order to do gun fitting in VR and mixed reality Describes use of tracker on the shotgun, electronic or electrical trigger control and making adjustments to stock dimensions for mixed reality simulations Shotgun Shooting Simulator … [Read more...]

Using the VR Headset to Teach Good Shooting Form

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Your shooting will improve if you wear the VR headset correctly.  Both in virtual reality and that other reality. Since the Vive Headset uses fresnel lenses, it has very little tolerance for off-axis viewing. Meaning, if you are not looking directly at the target, the view will go a bit fuzzy, since you’ll be looking at the edge of the fresnel prisms. Looking directly at the target will restore clarity.  This in effect forces correct head position on the stock in Clazer Pro Gun – you have to … [Read more...]

Best First Person VR Shooting Game ?

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What's the best first person shooter game in VR ?  “Best” FPS is a bit subjective given the artistry involved. The most realistic one is Clazer, since the gun controller is fixed to a real gun and that gun is represented accurately in the game. All of the dimensions, ballistics and spatial lead of moving targets are correct. The weight and the dimensions of the gun controller feel real since it’s a real gun. So it’s the best in terms of authenticity- the closest to shooting a real gun in a … [Read more...]

HTC Vive Develops High Definition Eye Tracking for LeadTech /Clazer

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HTC Vive has developed a new high resolution headset with eye tracking especially for LeadTech Clazer  !  Thanks ! How thoughtful of them !  In addition to having a higher resolution – for a clearer picture, the headset tracks your eye movement which enables us to offer three unique benefits: Enhance the resolution of what you are looking at  – which puts the clay in super high definition if you are looking at or near the clay. Show where you were looking when/ if you miss.  The … [Read more...]

Practicing with real guns in virtual reality . . . .

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In order to clarify and simplify the installation instructions, we are going to make some short videos and a mixed media green screen video to show how to install the gun controller, how to get the Tracker working in Steam, etc. Should be a lot easier to follow. Stay tuned. This the gun controller bracket on the new Benelli over/ under . . . . which is a very 21st century O/U … [Read more...]

Using Your Firearm in VR Simulations and Games

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Show below is the patented LeadTech VR gun controller adapter for the Vive Tracker on two handguns and an AR 15. The VR Gun controller mounts to most accessory rail brackets for flashlights and lasers - including, of course AirSoft guns. We are going to start testing the Gun Controller in FPS VR games that accept the Vive Tracker as input. This is the same gun controller bracket that we make for shotguns to play Clazer. Shown with trigger guard block, trigger switch Velcro pad, Vive Tracker … [Read more...]

Clazer VR Gun Controller Firmware Update

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A firmware update to the Clazer Beta channel on Steam just went live. We updated our support for the Vive Trackers in Clazer for users with the gun controller. The Tracker now replaces one of the hand motion controllers instead of acting as a third device.  Will now resume shipping the VR Gun Controller. Instructions for pairing a Vive Tracker to SteamVR: Make sure only a single VR controller is powered on. Open SteamVR and ‘Right Click’ on the controller icon. Click the ‘Pair … [Read more...]