HTC Announced 6DoF Controllers Tracking Dev Kit For Standalone Vive Focus

At the World Conference on VR Industry in Nanchang, China HTC announced 6DoF controllers dev kit for its standalone headset Vive Focus and a tracking attachment that goes on top of the Vive Focus.

The developer kit is able to give Vive Wave-compatible standalone headsets the capabilities to track two 6DoF controllers.

The problem of Vive Focus is that it comes with the 3DoF motion controller. The add-on of two 6DoF controllers to substitute the Vive Focus' single 3DoF controller, that relies on software to simulate a 6DoF feel, but also sometimes it requires re-centring.

Courtesy: HTC

In a tweet, a video clip provided by HTC's China President, Alvin Wang Graylin, the 6DoF controllers appear to respond well even with his wide range of movements while playing Beat Saber. 

Developers can send their interest in receiving the Vive Focus 6DOF controller-dev kit extension.