Meta’s promotional art for Direct Touch. | Image: Meta
Meta is testing what could become a foundational upgrade to its Quest VR headsets: a way to tap and scroll on virtual elements with only your hands, no controllers required. The idea is that you’ll be able to do actions you might already be familiar with from your smartphone, like swiping up and down a page, pressing a button to activate it, or typing on an onscreen keyboard, using just your fingers in the air.
The new experimental feature is called “Direct Touch,” and it’s included with the Quest v50 software update that’s rolling out now. Af...
