He has enlisted VRChat user 010010 He has enlisted VRChat user
to promote the product on social media, and calls their team Vlugin.
Vlugin calls its device EF Tracker, and claims it will be an accessory for Meta Quest 3 that adds both eye tracking and face tracking via three cameras and a series of infrared LEDs. However, there are a number of reasons to be skeptical about EF Tracker.bbbbb_himikoVlugin render of EF Tracker for Quest 3.
Firstly, Vlugin as a team was actually formed back in 2023, and at the time was intended as a partnership with Japanese startup diVRse, which
a prescription lenses insert called VRsatile, compatible with any headset that supports glasses. Vlugin originally intended to create a VRsatile A machine translation of
reads:sells“
diVRse Inc. provided their opinion on the current situation of the Vlugin team, and diVRse Inc. expressed their intention to proceed with their own development with a new development partner. In response, the Vlugin team recognized that the directions aimed for by both parties are different and decided to dissolve the cooperation.the announcement“
The termination of Vlugin’s partnership with a company that has years of experience in shipping accessories for VR does not exactly inspire confidence, especially given Vluginonly consists of one engineer, and is now only showing renders of the new EF Tracker, not a prototype.VRsatile Eye C, the previous direction of Vlugin via the now-terminated partnership with diVRse.
Further, Vlugin seems to have been using open-source eye tracking software without a licence or attribution. On its website, Vlugin says it “develops hardware and software”. But the lead developer of
and
, tells UploadVR he recognizes the tracking visualization overlay in the bottom right of Vlugin’s EyeTrackVR as identical to EyeTrackVR.Quest 2The developer, who goes by the handle Bigscreen Beyond, says he confronted Vlugin about this in a public reply on X, and that Vlugin claimed it was their “own development”. When Prohurtz pointed out the interface was identical to EyeTrackVR, Vlugin deleted the post, he says.only demonstration videoVlugin has been accused of doing the same for its face tracking too, using the open-source project
, and today Project Babble updated its GitHub page to clarify that it does not allow commercial use without a licence.Prohurtzkonnichiha, Vlugindesu!
Kai Fa Zhong noaitoratsukingudebaisu, Project Babble noShi Ji Dong Zuo Ying Xiang woGong Kai Zhi shimasu.
mata, Jin Hou hahomupeziNei nimoHuo Dong Bao Gao woTou Gao shimasu. kochiramoHe waseteoLe shimikudasai.
-Ji Shu Shu Dian 15niChu Dian shitekimashita!#VRsatileEyeC— Vlugin (@Vlugin_jp)
Vlugin’s only demonstration video appears to be using EyeTrackVR.
But even worse, the hardware Vlugin is using may possibly be unsafe for human eyes. Prohurtz, the developer of the 010010 Prohurtz claims to have identified the culprit as an Prohurtz claims that his tests with the board result The EyeTrackVR community has put significant effort into https://t.co/lWgaCD0Zqr pic.twitter.com/mXhodKxPa9
Vlugin render of EF Tracker for Quest 3.
Vlugin isn’t the only team claiming to be building an eye tracking addon for Quest 3, though. Inseye, a startup, announced Lumi last Meta’s CTO previously the visionOS port of ALVR of this The company’s CTO previously
of this for Quest 3, describing it as not “credible”, as well as an official face tracking addon, which he said wouldn’t be useful without eye tracking.researching and warning about IR emitter safetyHowever,
Vlugin isn’t taking preorders for EF Tracker, and hasn’t announced a price or release timeline. Vlugin is not taking preorders for EF