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Daydream 2.0 Platform Update to Bring Major Improvements to All Daydream Devices

Road to VR

In a AR/VR press briefing, Google told us there are a number of new systems the update will add across all Daydream headsets, regardless of whether they’re standalone or smartphone-based. As for the store itself, Google says they want to put content front and center of the Daydream Home experience with an update to the Daydream UI.

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How I got started with virtual reality (and you can, too)

The Ghost Howls

It was too early for Unity, but they taught me about C++, C#, Java, OpenCV, OpenGL and other fancy development stuff. I thought developing everything VR-related in native code, but while researching how to develop for VR, I discovered that many people abandoned de nerd C++ wei to use a more visual program called Unity.

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59% of VR Developers Use Unity, But Devs Make More Money With Unreal

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Unity Technologies and Epic Games are in a grudge match for the hearts and minds of game developers. I interviewed both John Riccitiello, CEO of San Francisco-based Unity, and Tim Sweeney, CEO of Raleigh, N.C.-based The Unity-based games reached a billion new devices since GDC 2016. Ditto with Google and ditto with Microsoft.”.

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Hacking the Oculus Quest: how to show Android Settings, Alarm and more!

The Ghost Howls

I am very passionate about mixed reality and I am incredibly happy of having developed a Unity plugin to let every developer create AR/MR apps on the Vive Focus Plus (you can find it on GitHub !), Before you read, a little warning: try the things described below at your own risk. They shouldn’t harm your device, but be careful anyway.

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Chatting With The Recipient Of The SXSW 2019 ‘Best Interactive Experience’ Award

VRScout

Impressive. “ [My story] goes way back to theater if we want to go that far, ” Benzing told me over our Google Hangouts call. “ We’re working with Unity on this project. We’ve got these 3D pixels that the dancers are comprised of, and those are super fun to work with and throw into Unity and put these super amazing shaders on them. ”.

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Developer Uses VR To Build AR Experiences That Mimic Real-World Physics

VRScout

Palmer Luckey is a tinkerer,” is how Time Magazine described the creator of the Oculus VR headset back in August of 2015. Why couldn’t they just use a simple voice assistant device, such as an Amazon Echo or Google Home? Lee Vermeulen is breaking new ground with his experimental AR prototypes. .

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Developing the Future of Mixed Reality

Tech Trends VR

Object Theory are pretty much the oldest Mixed Reality company around, having launched in June 2015, before the HoloLens had even started shipping. Object Theory are the oldest Mixed Reality company around, having launched in June 2015, before the HoloLens had even started shipping Click To Tweet.