XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 30, 2024

3D Capture Tech Ready for All The partnership lets Palette CAD users send their 3D captures directly to the Metaroom application. The Metaroom Studio solution by Amrax will enable designers to edit their digital twins via a desktop application by adding crucial mission information.

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VRScout

APRIL 16, 2019

So far the partnership has resulted in the 3D capture of sites such as the 1,000-year-old Temple of Kukulcan in the Mayan city of Chichén Itzá in Mexico, parts of the Roman city of Pompeii , buried by the famous eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.; and the Native American cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde in southern Colorado.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Screen capture of prototype Star Wars AR game for Disney’s Lucasfilm/Lenovo AR headset. As the video below shows, a cinematically real, 3D George Takei is not something that can be made casually. Last June, I met Pete Forde of Itsme at VR Toronto, where he did a realistic 3D capture of me, and then animated it.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 3, 2017

To do this, an infrared 3D capture camera hangs on the front of your headset (either the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, or other devices) and dangles in front of the lower half of your face, reading your expressions.

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Road to VR

MAY 22, 2018

The new camera, Lucid and RED say, “meets the need of a large, combined audience,” which likely means pro and prosumers looking to distribute 180-degree 3D video across the multitude of supported devices.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 20, 2017

But the world is three-dimensional, and so 3D capture is the next big frontier in reflecting our surroundings. Until recently, 3D scanning has been limited to professionals willing to buy expensive hardware and software, and work through intricate workflows. We believe 3D capture is going to be a major driver for VR adoption.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Motion capture not only recorded an adult actor’s movements, but also facial expressions, some of which were acted out based on video and photos of the real-world Nayeon. High resolution photographs were taken in a 3D capture technique called photogrammetry. Image courtesy MBC.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 15, 2017

Plenty of companies are making 360 degree cameras, but many of these are aimed at the professional market, especially those that also support 3D capture. Vuze from Humaneyes is a camera looking to change that.

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Road to VR

MARCH 13, 2019

Dubbed ‘Codec Avatars’, the Pittsburgh office is using what they call “groundbreaking 3D capture technology and AI systems” to generate lifelike virtual avatars that could provide the basis of a quick and easy personal avatar creator of the future. ” Image courtesy Facebook.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

APRIL 27, 2017

We need perfect 3D capture with seamless stitching and ultra-high resolution capture to make truly immersive panoramic content. 360 degree cameras are wonderful things, but they’ve got a long way to go.

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AllThingsVR

MAY 31, 2016

GoPro Can Now Shoot In 3D Capturing 3D action footage could be about to get a whole lot easier thanks to Vitrima , a new low-cost accessory designed for GoPro cameras. Vitrima gets around this by using mirrors to enable 3D capture on a single GoPro camera with no other attachments or editing required.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

In the same way that photography became an instant automated process to capture moments, we wanted to do the same thing for entire 3D spaces. Instead of several 3D artists taking weeks create a 3D model.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Apple today announced its iPhone 15 lineup of smartphones, including the iPhone 15 Pro which will be the company’s first phone to capture spatial video for immersive viewing on Vision Pro.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 5, 2016

FUNDING WRAPUP: GEOCV RAISES $700K TO CAPTURE APARTMENTS IN 3D: New York, NY, based company GeoCV has raised $700K to continue progress on bringing its mobile-based 3D scanning application to the real estate market.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

The first of these is Towers for Tango , a new app for Google’s Project Tango 3D capture tech, currently seen in the just-launched Lenovo Phab Pro 2. Fresh off the release of its VR tribute to Contra , Gun Sight , Climax Studios is back this week with the announcement of two new games for two new platforms.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 1, 2017

Perhaps even more exciting is a demonstration of the company’s ORBX Media Player (OMP) running on Google’s Tango 3D capture system. It apparently streams without the need for buffering.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 15, 2019

Samsung showed off their new Note 10 with full 3D capture, rigging and animation capabilities: check out my LinkedIn post. RealWear, a startup based in Vancouver, Wash., recently raised $80 million for a head-mounted AR system that’s designed for the workplace.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 15, 2019

Samsung showed off their new Note 10 with full 3D capture, rigging and animation capabilities: check out my LinkedIn post. RealWear, a startup based in Vancouver, Wash., recently raised $80 million for a head-mounted AR system that’s designed for the workplace.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

The two big things that have changed is how we can create and consume 3D. Now with solutions like 3D capture, photogrammetry, and depth sensors, anyone can create a 3D file. Apple is going to release something around that — Windows just released a phone with native 3D capture.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Another Windows Phone, HP’s Windows Phone X3, being used for 3D capture. Supposedly-leaked training materials from the network had previously hinted at its existence, suggesting it will include a 2.15GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Moreover, the firm explains how a user can create 3D captures of moments, allowing Vision Pro operators to play the footage back and watch it as an RT3D MR visualization – viewable from various angles.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

“I think for me that’s the biggest compliment a studio like ours could get, especially because we have this hybrid approach to volumetric filmmaking which is game-engine based plus the visual fidelity of photography and in-3D capturing, so I think that for me was coolest and most awesome thing you could say about our project.”.

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AllThingsVR

APRIL 11, 2017

GeoCV, a New York-based 3D capture startup, secured $1.8 Founded in 2014 by 3D computer vision experts, GeoCV scans interior space using a 3D camera and smartphone. Weekly Funding Roundup: GeoCV secures 1.8 million, Logon Olson joins Google, and Anna Sweet leaves Oculus.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

APRIL 19, 2017

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APRIL 19, 2017

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 15, 2019

Samsung showed off their new Note 10 with full 3D capture, rigging and animation capabilities: check out my LinkedIn post. RealWear, a startup based in Vancouver, Wash., recently raised $80 million for a head-mounted AR system that’s designed for the workplace.

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Everything VR & AR

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Tyler and Sophia talk with Tim Zenk of Avatar Dimension on the incredible possibilities of volumetric, 3D capture of real humans for better realism, and human-to-human connectivity across industries.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

AmazeVR filmed brand new content for the experience with Megan performing against a greenscreen for a 3D camera, as pictured above. The end result allowed Amaze VR to merge the real world 3D capture of Megan’s performance seamlessly into the digital world – it’s like having front row seats to a new-age virtual performance.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

But the fact that a 3D file exists somewhere means it’s natively VR and could output immersive content. The Lion King is just a big 3D capture. All those assets exist, all that 3d geometry exists, all those worlds exist. Ironically that uses VR to advance a 2D end-product.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 9, 2023

With the tools, creatives can receive comprehensive, end-to-end capturing solutions with one of the world’s most capable and advanced 3D capturing and reconstruction systems. Announced on Monday at the SIGGRAPH 2023 event , the partnership will offer content creators a trove of solutions for their volumetric video needs.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 1, 2017

The interface also showed how some content, like a highly detailed animated 3D capture of a space suit, can seem to float in this virtual living room alongside other content. Fully immersive software takes over everything, but some legacy apps can be enjoyed simultaneously.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 26, 2024

Essentially, Gaussian splatting builds on older 3D capturing methods like NeRFs and photogrammetry to ensure rooms and spaces are easier to capture and render in real time. With Varjo Teleport, users can leverage this technology to capture and upload real-world location information using an intuitive iOS application.

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Next Reality - News

JUNE 9, 2021

One of the more exciting augmented reality announcements Apple made during its WWDC keynote on Monday came in the form of Object Capture, a new 3D scanning feature coming to macOS Monterey.That cry you just heard in the distance came from the chorus of companies who have published 3D scanning apps leveraging the LiDAR sensors of recent or built their (..)

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 19, 2024

With Gaussian splatting, you could walk around a 3D-captured space naturally, just like you were moving through a real environment. Gaussian splatting eliminates many challenges common with photogrammetry and lidar for 3D asset creation.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 19, 2016

This mobile scanning company has this week launched a new video (below) showcasing its SLAM Scan 3D engine technology being used to enable real world movement within smartphone-based VR experiences.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 22, 2016

A new clip-on camera promises position tracking for the Gear VR. A lot of companies are trying to solve this problem, including The post ‘ZED’ Clip-On SLAM Camera Brings Positional Tracking To Gear VR appeared first on UploadVR.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 1, 2017

Matterport has positioned itself as one of the most prominent VR companies, growing the company on a foundation of a large library of real places scanned into 3D that are being made available for VR as well.

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