The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2021

Before leaving you to the best news of the week, I would like to highlight two notable things about my work: My crazy trolling game “The Unity Cube” has been featured in a video by Upload VR! Amazon is opening its AR Beauty Salon. Unity developers will get this joke Funny link. You don’t even know how this made me happy!

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

It has made significant contributions in various verticals such as entertainment, education, retail etc. It has the ability to create a cross platform code where users can create their projects in either JavaScript, Unity, Xamarin, and Cordova. Virtual trial is one of the widely appreciated feature from the retail side.

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

The third major change came from Unity which recently announced that it will now be serving AR ads on mobile. Unity has one of the world’s largest mobile ad serving businesses and at the end of last year they partnered with Fossil to pilot this new ad format in mobile games.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The image above, clearly an homage to the legendary Unity Cube , demonstrates the position and orientation of optical sensors across different surfaces of the object… this would ensure that sensors are always available as the object is turned or moved. Image by Rob Cole). This was quickly solved using a five meters long active USB 2.0

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Also the price is getting closer to that plan, with the device now expected to retail for $1300. More info Epic layoffs people and changes the price of Unreal Engine After the drama that surrounded Unity a few weeks ago because of its pricing change, it seems that Epic is not having its most epic (pun intended) moment ever, either.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In 2022, the Immerse Global Summit featured speakers from some of the world’s best-known brands, including Amazon, Meta, Qualcomm, Microsoft, and Unity, and demonstrations of some of the most exciting metaverse technologies. Unity shared how digital twins were helping its customers unlock new levels of innovation.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 29, 2024

And since then, it has failed to build its own software development platform besides a fragmented series of integrations for game engines like Unity, nor has it built out its own suite of vital first-party applications beyond Horizon Workrooms. It's even possible that new entrants ike Amazon or Valve could change the landscape entirely.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

AR is being applied in training and education, healthcare, heads-up wayfinding and navigation, tourism, retail, field service, real estate sales, design and architecture. In another scenario, we may see game engines dominant, like Unity or Unreal. Its wizarding successor grossed $12M in its first month.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 18, 2023

AR software development kit (SDK) providers like Apple, Xreal, Niantic, 8 th Wall, Unreal, and Unity give developers the tools to make and distribute custom AR content that naturally drives retention and engagement with new interactive experiences to “wow” potential buyers. Although, this is quickly changing.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 12, 2019

Tracey Wiedmeyer and Alan discuss a few ideas, from browsing the catch of the day in a VR tropical wonderland, to using VR and AR to test out retail layouts before you build them. So maybe you can just talk about InContext Solutions and what you’re doing for retailers. Alan: Today’s guest is Tracey Wiedmeyer.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 12, 2019

Tracey Wiedmeyer and Alan discuss a few ideas, from browsing the catch of the day in a VR tropical wonderland, to using VR and AR to test out retail layouts before you build them. So maybe you can just talk about InContext Solutions and what you’re doing for retailers. Alan: Today’s guest is Tracey Wiedmeyer.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Game engines like the versatile Unity have long been the go-to for AR development, and for good reason. ” You know what, go learn Unity and coding and figure out how to actually make it. And it was for me as well; I’ve been a Unity user forever. It’s amazing.” ” Paul: [laughs] Right.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Game engines like the versatile Unity have long been the go-to for AR development, and for good reason. ” You know what, go learn Unity and coding and figure out how to actually make it. And it was for me as well; I’ve been a Unity user forever. It’s amazing.” ” Paul: [laughs] Right.

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VRWorld

JULY 12, 2017

.” The conference description states that VRX is “the only B2B event which covers the full spectrum of where VR is having the biggest impact; with insights and solutions from those leading the charge in gaming, film, broadcasting, automotive, engineering, architecture, healthcare, retail, tourism, hospitality, marketing and beyond.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Game engines like the versatile Unity have long been the go-to for AR development, and for good reason. You know what, go learn Unity and coding and figure out how to actually make it. And it was for me as well; I've been a Unity user forever. Alan: And then they ask their tech teams and they're like, "does anybody know Unity?"

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 18, 2019

Previous to that, Rori was a partner and director of strategy at Ogilvy, where she focused on developing digital marketing strategies for health, retail, and media industries. It can also be around planning the future retail store, and using plan-o-grams to set up spaces for future retail. from the University of Pennsylvania.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 18, 2019

Previous to that, Rori was a partner and director of strategy at Ogilvy, where she focused on developing digital marketing strategies for health, retail, and media industries. It can also be around planning the future retail store, and using plan-o-grams to set up spaces for future retail. from the University of Pennsylvania.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The news is that the device may be called Vive Ultimate Tracker and retail at $200 per unit. It is also possible to create your custom spaces to use in Mesh either with a no-code editor or by using Unity to create more personalized and complex scenes. And as you can imagine, the leaks come from him, always him: Brad Lynch.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 26, 2019

But interestingly enough, it also allows you to walk into a retail location, be identified spatially, pick up a 7Up can, and walk out of the location and have it trigger and transaction. And even the ability to just do an Amazon Go-like transaction is actually a spatial transaction. From a pair shoes, to a coffeemaker, to everything.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 26, 2019

But interestingly enough, it also allows you to walk into a retail location, be identified spatially, pick up a 7Up can, and walk out of the location and have it trigger and transaction. And even the ability to just do an Amazon Go-like transaction is actually a spatial transaction. From a pair shoes, to a coffeemaker, to everything.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 24, 2019

The tools are pretty [new], and Unity and things, you need to invest a fair bit of time and effort to build something. In enterprise, or in retail, or marketing, or sales? You can mess around with Amazon Sumerian. Things like Unity developer or 3D modeller and stuff like that. Try it and fiddle around.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 24, 2019

The tools are pretty [new], and Unity and things, you need to invest a fair bit of time and effort to build something. In enterprise, or in retail, or marketing, or sales? You can mess around with Amazon Sumerian. Things like Unity developer or 3D modeller and stuff like that. Try it and fiddle around.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 26, 2019

But interestingly enough, it also allows you to walk into a retail location, be identified spatially, pick up a 7Up can, and walk out of the location and have it trigger and transaction. And even the ability to just do an Amazon Go-like transaction is actually a spatial transaction. From a pair shoes, to a coffeemaker, to everything.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The free app, powered by Unity, opens with a quick warning about being aware of your surroundings while using AR and encourages you to supervise children when using the app. As of this writing, the AR story puzzle is not available on other online retailers like Amazon. The company is based in Canada but also ships to the US.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 24, 2019

The tools are pretty [new], and Unity and things, you need to invest a fair bit of time and effort to build something. In enterprise, or in retail, or marketing, or sales? You can mess around with Amazon Sumerian. Things like Unity developer or 3D modeller and stuff like that. Try it and fiddle around.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 12, 2019

If you know that there are less than two people per day coming into a retail shop to actually buy a car, you have to take it a little bit more step-by-step approach.” .” I said, “they walk out of the shop — they’re ashamed of their behavior, and they never come back.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 12, 2019

If you know that there are less than two people per day coming into a retail shop to actually buy a car, you have to take it a little bit more step-by-step approach.” .” I said, “they walk out of the shop — they’re ashamed of their behavior, and they never come back.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 24, 2020

We just worked with Unity, building augmented reality projects. And we are in the process of signing an agreement with a very big retailer. You can buy it on Amazon, you can buy it at Best Buy. We have done some work with the Air Force on voice-activated pilot training. And I can’t say which one yet, TBD.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 24, 2020

We just worked with Unity, building augmented reality projects. And we are in the process of signing an agreement with a very big retailer. You can buy it on Amazon, you can buy it at Best Buy. We have done some work with the Air Force on voice-activated pilot training. And I can’t say which one yet, TBD.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 24, 2020

We just worked with Unity, building augmented reality projects. And we are in the process of signing an agreement with a very big retailer. You can buy it on Amazon, you can buy it at Best Buy. In terms of consulting work, we've consulted for Verizon, we've consulted for Coca-Cola, mostly in the augmented reality side of things.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The technologies include Wallaby, a series of large language models (LLMs) for retail, a new AI-powered customer support assistant, a Content Decision Platform for tailored shopping experiences, and an AR platform called Retina to create 3D assets for ‘Adaptive Retail’.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 18, 2023

Ericsson uses Omniverse to create digital twins of cities to decide where to place 5G towers and virtually fix problems before deploying crews on the ground. Here are a few more examples: Amazon has over 200 robotics facilities that handle millions of packages each day. Canada, and Mexico.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 25, 2020

So in retail and e-com, it has been decimated. This is trickling down to everything, not only retail, but then also meetings. And then the tools to make experiences with those three sets are getting easier to use, like MetaVRse and Unity and Unreal. Alan: –into Siri, Google, whatever, Amazon. It was crazy.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 25, 2020

So in retail and e-com, it has been decimated. This is trickling down to everything, not only retail, but then also meetings. And then the tools to make experiences with those three sets are getting easier to use, like MetaVRse and Unity and Unreal. Alan: –into Siri, Google, whatever, Amazon. It was crazy.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 25, 2020

So in retail and e-com, it has been decimated. This is trickling down to everything, not only retail, but then also meetings. And then the tools to make experiences with those three sets are getting easier to use, like MetaVRse and Unity and Unreal. Alan: –into Siri, Google, whatever, Amazon. It was crazy.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

They're hiring a Unity developer or a 3D modeller. But at the same time, for those companies that do have that and really want to bring things in-house, what are some of the tools that you're seeing -- besides ARKit, ARCore, and Unity -- that are standing out to you? Alan: I think the zSpace thing could be used for retail on location.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

They're hiring a Unity developer or a 3D modeller. But at the same time, for those companies that do have that and really want to bring things in-house, what are some of the tools that you're seeing -- besides ARKit, ARCore, and Unity -- that are standing out to you? Alan: I think the zSpace thing could be used for retail on location.

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