Question: Where to start to code with hands tracking ?

[EloiStree]

https://youtu.be/PM2kH2Sakt4

https://youtu.be/or5M01Pcy5U

https://youtu.be/gpQePH-Ffbw

https://developer.oculus.com/blog/hand-tracking-sdk-for-oculus-quest-available/ Manual: https://developer.oculus.com/documentation/quest/latest/concepts/unity-handtracking/

[EloiStree]

"Before you can use hands as input devices, you must enable permissions in the AndroidManifest.xml file. In addition to setting permissions in the manifest file, the user must enable hand tracking on their Oculus Quest to use the feature in apps that implement it."

<uses-permission android:name="oculus.permission.handtracking" />
<uses-feature android:name="oculus.software.handtracking"
android:required="false" />

[EloiStree]

Code: OVRHand

	public enum HandFinger { Thumb , Index , Middle , Ring   , Pinky }

	public enum TrackingConfidence {Low,	High}

        bool IsTracked { get; private set; }
	bool IsPointerPoseValid { get; private set; }
	Transform PointerPose { get; private set; }
	float HandScale { get; private set; }
	TrackingConfidence HandConfidence { get; private set; }
       float GetFingerPinchStrength(HandFinger finger)
       bool GetFingerIsPinching(HandFinger finger)

[EloiStree]

public class OVRBone
{
	public OVRSkeleton.BoneId Id { get; private set; }
	public short ParentBoneIndex { get; private set; }
	public Transform Transform { get; private set; }
}

public class OVRBoneCapsule
{
	public short BoneIndex { get; private set; }
	public Rigidbody CapsuleRigidbody { get; private set; }
	public CapsuleCollider CapsuleCollider { get; private set; }
}

[EloiStree]

Video of it: https://youtu.be/LIgWpyN51zQ

[Rhward3rd]

I commented on the YouTube, but also thought to ask here.

Any interest in attempting a prototype of the DigiTouch research hand tracking keyboard concept?

Eg. Each knuckle is a key position and you use thumbs to type. Keyboard is split between both hands.

See: https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3130978

I ask because your demo looks like it already has 90% of what is needed already.

Just map letters to bone locations and add simple text editor to test, or even web browser

[EloiStree]

@Rhward3rd Can you explain more. I think I see what you mean. But to be sure. Do you mean a bit like those ? or more like this

---

I already design some keyboards in the past for VR. But I fall on three problems.

• Learning curve is hard. So it takes days to test if a proto is efficient.
• If the user need to watch the key in any way, you won't go faster that 30 words/minute
• If the user need to learn a keyboard just for a game, they won't.

---

Redit: Found your other post, #418 :
https://youtu.be/4d_RMTVn9eQ

[EloiStree]

Apparently here, he signal to uncheck the 2019 Signature to have your own manifest: https://theslidefactory.com/oculus-quest-hand-issue-object-reference-and-build/

Found that manifest in late research 2020_06_14:

• https://developer.oculus.com/documentation/native/android/mobile-native-manifest/
  • https://developer.oculus.com/distribute/publish-mobile-manifest/
  • https://developer.oculus.com/documentation/unity/unity-handtracking/

[manuelrossner]

Modifying the Manfiest file provided in @EloiStree link with the current required Flags from the Oculus Developer page I managed to enable Handtracking in 2022 https://developer.oculus.com/documentation/native/android/mobile-hand-tracking/ Thank you to the slide Factory (https://theslidefactory.com/oculus-quest-hand-issue-object-reference-and-build/)

`

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.unity3d.player" xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:installLocation="preferExternal"> <supports-screens android:smallScreens="true" android:normalScreens="true" android:largeScreens="true" android:xlargeScreens="true" android:anyDensity="true"/>

<application
    android:theme="@style/UnityThemeSelector"
    android:icon="@mipmap/app_icon"
    android:label="@string/app_name">
    <activity android:name="com.unity3d.player.UnityPlayerActivity"
              android:label="@string/app_name">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
        </intent-filter>
        <meta-data android:name="unityplayer.UnityActivity" android:value="true" />
    </activity>
</application>
<uses-permission android:name="com.oculus.permission.HAND_TRACKING" />
<uses-feature android:name="oculus.software.handtracking" android:required="false" />
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.vr.headtracking" android:required="true" android:version="1" />

`