The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The VR ecosystem can end 2021 with a big smile on its face. This has been thanks to its massive growth: according to Rec Room’s Shawn Whiting, in March 2021 the total number of users was 2 million, while now they are 37. A look back at 2021. It’s the end of the year, and it’s time to look back at what has happened in 2021.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 26, 2022

has been pushing the limits of haptic technology since the launch of its HaptX DK2 gloves back in January 2021. The device also includes a variety of plugins for Unity and Unreal Engine, as well as a C++ API. The HaptX SDK makes it easy for any developer to bring a realistic sense of touch to their VR games and apps.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Today at AWE 2021, Qualcomm announced Snapdragon Spaces XR Developer Platform, a head-worn AR software suite the company is using to kickstart a broader move towards smartphone-tethered AR glasses. Snapdragon Spaces includes SDKs for Unreal Engine and Unity, and is based on OpenXR. Image courtesy Qualcomm Technologies.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

See Also: Best AR/VR Certifications to Kickstart Your Career in 2021. Blender, Unity, and Unreal Engine are just a few of the 3D software solutions you might want to learn as they are very useful in the design of Augmented and Virtual reality environments. 3D Animation and Modeling Skills.

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Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2021

Major VR stakeholders—including Oculus, Valve, HTC, Microsoft, Unity, and Unreal Engine—now offer full or partial support for the standard. Members of the OpenXR consortium publicly supporting the standard as of March, 2021. After years of development, the OpenXR 1.0 Sony, however, remains an odd one out.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

This Monday, the popular real-time 3D (RT3D) engine Unity completed its merger with Ironsource to introduce tools for mobile platform developers to track core user metrics that enhance eCommerce opportunities. Unity has merged with @ironSource. Unity (@unity) November 7, 2022. Read the blog for more details.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

At Connect 2021 last week, Meta revealed a new Quest rendering technology called Application Spacewarp which it says can increase the performance of Quest apps by a whopping 70%. While similar to the Asynchronous Spacewarp tech available to Oculus PC apps, Meta says Application Spacewarp will produce even better results.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

We’re eager to see just how that’s supposed to work when HalfDive gets closer to its Kickstarter launch, which is coming on December 6th, 2021. — Diver-X (@DiverX_VR) September 30, 2021. SDK: Unity (features dedicated to VRChat) / Unreal Engine. pic.twitter.com/2S8BwCI28S.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The Looking Glass Portrait also features support for popular creative software such as Autodesk, Blender, Maya, Unity, and Unreal Engine. Looking Glass Portrait is currently available for pre-order on Kickstarter with the first batch expected to ship January 2021. For more information visit look.glass/portrait.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The session launched Victoria VR , a blockchain-enabled worldbuilding game that Reyes had also teased at the 2021 VR/AR Global summit. See Also: 2021 VR/AR Association Global Summit: Metaverse, Convergence, and Adoption. “We AI is then digitally embodied through Unreal Engine , Unity , Metahuman , or Ready Player Me.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 18, 2022

According to analysts, the Apple headset could reach 10M sold units in 2026… this means that in 4 years from now, it expects to have the sales that Quest had in 2021–2022. Nano-tech wants to be the Nanite of Unity. Unreal Engine 5 has brought two interesting features with its release: Lumen and Nanite. Other news. Learn more.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Developers will be also able to implement both facial and eye-tracking in Vive’s Wave SDK and soon via OpenXR, with integration available in Unity, Unreal Engine, and Native. .” The unit, which attaches to the headset’s USB-C port, is built around a mono tracking camera clocked at 60Hz. Image courtesy HTC.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 20, 2023

“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end,” said Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, when concluding Facebook Connect 2021. The years following Connect 2021 were transformative for Meta as the company transitioned from a social media company to a serious technology firm.

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Upload VR

MARCH 14, 2024

That group is W4 Games, a startup founded in 2021 by Godot's co-creator Juan Linietsky, Godot's Project Manager Rémi Verschelde, Godot's Networking maintainer Fabio Alessandrelli, and serial entrepreneur Nicola Farronato. If you're not familiar with it, Godot is a free and open-source alternative to Unity and Unreal.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

They “will incorporate some of the key features found in the DualSense wireless controller, along with a focus on great ergonomics”; There will be a “new generation” of games and experiences for it; It is still under development and won’t launch in 2021. MWC Shanghai 2021 showcased some XR technologies. More info (Qualcomm AR Viewer?—?Road

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ARVR

APRIL 9, 2021

Enterprise AR: 7 real-world use cases for 2021 What is ARCore? Just like ARKit, ARCore can work with Java/OpenGL, Unity, and Unreal. If you are using Unity3D, you’ll need to install ARCore Unity SDK. If your choice is for Unreal Engine 4, you can do so with GoogleARCore plugin. ARCore is a Google SDK.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 20, 2023

What’s more, new programs, learning institutions, and courses are constantly emerging to help professionals refine their skills. In 2021, Red Bull even announced their commitment to helping develop Swiss Mixed Reality talent , so they could begin their adventure into the impending metaverse.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Unity Game Engine ?? Unreal Engine eXtended Reality (XR) Technology Platforms | Source: [link] How to Select Extended Reality (XR) Toolkit? ? Enterprise AR: 7 real-world use cases for 2021 WebXR Toolkits ? It provides a framework that makes 3D and UI interactions available from Unity input events. Maturity of Toolkit ?

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 26, 2020

The Marketplace will launch in 2021. With other game engines already available, both on standalone (Unity, UE4) and web (Sumerian), why did you feel the need to create a new one? Unity and Unreal are both incredible game engines and both require specialized training and/or teams to develop for.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Preorders are open now with just a little deposit of $10, shipping in 2021. Simple WebXR” aims at bringing WebXR to Unity. On GitHub has appeared a new project called “Simple WebXR” aimed at letting you develop WebXR experiences inside Unity. It looks very interesting, and as a Unity developer, I want to experiment with it.

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Upload VR

MAY 10, 2024

The original Nova shipped in late 2021 at $5000, and the new Nova 2 retains this price point. Developers of bespoke enterprise apps can integrate SenseGlove’s Unity, Unreal or native SDK to support the force feedback and haptic features. 0:00 / 0:23 1× Nova 2 adds palm pressure feedback.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 8, 2021

Pico Neo 3 is coming in Q2 2021. All of this running thanks to the power of the Azure cloud. Basically, if you pay for the Azure Cloud, you can have all the building blocks to create easily a multi presence experience that runs on all devices for all people easily. I especially also hope that it will be cheaper than the first version….

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ARPost

JUNE 2, 2023

” Magic Leap’s big announcement wasn’t to do with AI, but it will still be thrilling to developers: an Unreal Engine plugin is coming in August. A new maps SDK compatible with Unity is also coming to 8th Wall. . “The ability to provide contract input and get contextual output will really be a game changer.”

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Hypergrid Business

APRIL 5, 2023

In 2021 and 2022, Reality Labs — its metaverse division — reported a total loss of nearly $24 billion. I watched the Game Developers Conference presentations from Nvidia , Unreal Engine , and Unity. Image courtesy Unreal Engine.) And it’s not just Unreal and Unity.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

It was developed principally by a single developer, Guy Godin, who programmed the app in native code instead of using high-level engines like Unity and Unreal that most developers turn to.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 20, 2020

Mozilla updates its Unity WebVR exporter. Two years ago, I reviewed on this blog a Unity plugin that Mozilla had released in beta to let you create WebVR experiences from your Unity projects. Thanks to this exporter, every Unity developer can create a WebXR experience by just building the Unity project for HTML5!

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

OpenXR has arrived at the first version of the standard, and now it has been implemented by all the major vendors : Microsoft has implemented it for HoloLens and WMR; Oculus for Rift and Quest; Valve has implemented it in SteamVR; etc… Talking about game engines, Unreal Engine now already offers it, while Unity is still lagging behind.

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Amazon donated the project to the Linux Foundation in 2021, and O3DE became fully open sourced, with an Apache license. Plus, Unity and Unreal both have free options. Unreal, a high-end game development engine, is free if you have less than $1 million in annual revenues. What is O3DE?

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ARVR

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Integration with Unity and Unreal Engine. Enterprise AR: 7 real-world use cases for 2021 ARCore ?—?AR Integration with Unity and Unreal Engine. API: C # for Unity, C ++ for iOS, Java for Android. Integration with Unity. That is, for example, tables and walls. Trending AR VR Articles: 1. ExpiCulture?—?Developing

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

I think I’ll miss the joys of summer (and all the trophies that Italy has won), but at least I’ll be able to enjoy again some delicious hot chocolate Before leaving you to the news of the week, I’m happy to announce to you that I’ve been selected as a speaker for AWE US 2021 ! Yes, you’ve read everything well.

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ARVR

MAY 10, 2021

Enterprise AR: 7 real-world use cases for 2021 Game engines that also invoke the 3D pipeline AR is more than just a medium for games, but not many people escaped the tidal wave that is Pokémon Go, and AR gaming is a super exciting application of the tech! Unity // Most people's intro to game dev! From artist tools to live-ops?—?everything

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The FTC first felt concerned over the investment in 2021 when Meta announced the $400 million purchase. In July, the Menlo Park-based firm notably faced a significant roadblock when the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a motion that blocked Meta’s acquisition of Within , an immersive fitness and wellness application.

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ARVR

AUGUST 16, 2021

Enterprise AR: 7 real-world use cases for 2021 Additional Factors That Affect the Game Development Costs Pre-production processes?—?We According to recent data, as of the first quarter of 2021, approximately 316,802 mobile gaming apps were available on the AppStore. How Augmented Reality (AR) is Reshaping the Food Service Industry 3.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Looking for a way to expose her new Spring 2021 collection to the biggest number possible of customers during the pandemic, she has decided to do it in WebAR, so that everyone could inspect her new clothes in detail using just his/her smartphone. Digital fashion is growing, and the pandemic is accelerating this process.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

RT3D engines such as Adobe Substance, Unity, and Unreal significantly streamline XR production pipelines with easy-to-use tools. In 2021, Epic Games acquired photogrammetry solutions provider Capturing Reality, with plans to integrate the firm’s digital twin production tools into the Unreal Engine.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

RT3D engines such as Unity and Unreal significantly streamline XR production pipelines with easy-to-use tools. Epic Games: Reality Scan In 2021, Epic Games acquired photogrammetry solutions provider Capturing Reality, with plans to integrate the firm’s digital twin production tools into the Unreal Engine.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 16, 2024

Rock Paper Reality’s pilot AR service aims to recreate the 1900 Exposition Universelle country pavilions and unrealized Eiffel Tower modifications as immersive assets that teach tourists in an evolving digital manner. The device was first announced at the 2021 I/O conference and underwent several years of development.

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