Glove interface object with flex sensing and wrist tracking for virtual interaction

A glove interface object, comprising:

• a plurality of flex sensors configured to generate flex sensor data identifying flexion of a plurality of finger portions of the glove interface object;
• a plurality of trackable objects configured to be illuminated during interactivity, the plurality of trackable objects being positioned at a wrist portion of the glove interface object;
• a communications module configured to transmit the flex sensor data to a computing device for processing to determine a finger position pose of the glove interface object, the finger position pose being applied for rendering a virtual hand in a view of a virtual environment on a head-mounted display (HMD), the virtual hand being rendered based on the identified finger position pose, the computing device configured to identify the plurality of trackable objects from captured image data to enable tracking of a location and orientation of the glove interface object in an interactive environment;
• wherein the virtual hand is rendered at a location in the virtual environment that is substantially defined by the location of the glove interface object in the interactive environment;
• wherein the virtual hand is rendered having an orientation in the virtual environment that is substantially defined by the orientation of the glove interface object in the interactive environment.

A method, comprising:

• receiving flex sensor data generated from at least one flex sensor of a glove interface object, the flex sensor data identifying a flex of at least one finger portion of the glove interface object;
• receiving captured image data of an interactive environment in which the glove interface object is disposed;
• processing the flex sensor data to determine a finger position pose of the glove interface object, and applying the finger position pose to render a virtual hand in a view of a virtual environment that is displayed through a head-mounted display (HMD);
• processing the captured image data to identify at least one trackable object positioned at a wrist portion of the glove interface object, the trackable object configured to be illuminated during interactivity, wherein processing the captured image data enables tracking of a location of the glove interface object in the interactive environment;
• wherein the virtual hand is rendered at a location in the virtual environment that is substantially defined by the location of the glove interface object in the interactive environment.