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How the 6DoF controllers and faceplate work
The experimental Daydream 6DoF controllers and faceplate use photodiodes coupled with
artificial intelligence to track the position and orientation of the controllers
to support the full six degrees of freedom. (Check out the
Degrees of Freedom
document for more info.)
Full 6DoF tracking requires that the LEDs on the faceplate are visible to the
photodiodes on the controllers. Any obstruction to the line-of-sight between the
faceplate and controller causes the controller to suspend position tracking, and
will fall back to operating like the 3DoF controller. When the line-of-sight
between the LEDs and photodiodes is restored, the system recovers to full 6DoF
tracking.
For details on how your users will experience the controllers and faceplate, see
Features.
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Last updated 2024-10-09 UTC.
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