Road to VR

JUNE 3, 2019

At the company’s annual WWDC developer conference today, Apple revealed ARKit 3, its latest set of developer tools for creating AR applications on iOS. Apple also introduced Reality Composer and RealityKit to make it easier for developers to build augmented reality apps. Faster reference image loading. Motion capture.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 9, 2023

There is a lot of hype around the Apple Vision Pro. Video review I made a video of mine where I show you my full hands-on experience with the Quest Pro application that emulates the Apple Vision Pro menu and then give you my detailed opinion on it, highlighting the pros and cons. Eeeeh… not exactly. Let’s see why.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 9, 2024

But first of all, usually, they do not detect in what place they should start (unless some cloud anchor is used), they just start in the user’s room and use some local surfaces as a reference system. Of course, this is also the mission of big players like Google and Apple.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

More info Some news about Apple Vision Pro The news and rumors about Vision Pro never end. In these two weeks, we got to discover that Apple is planning to organize demo sessions of Vision Pro inside the Apple Store venues and that in the beginning, the only way to buy a Vision Pro will be going to an Apple Store.

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MARCH 25, 2024

A new Apple Pencil that supports Vision Pro is being tested by Apple, according to MacRumors. MacRumors cites "a source familiar with the matter" as saying Apple has internally tested such a stylus to allow drawing in visionOS apps like Freeform. The report doesn't however go into any specific detail on how the new device works.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 22, 2025

We now refer to this broad collection of experiences as extended reality, or XR. The Android XR ecosystem is gaining traction as Meta promotes its Horizon OS and Apple unveils its visionOS. The current version of Android XR is in a preview stage for developers only, with a broader release anticipated in the future.

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ARPost

JUNE 15, 2020

Unity Support. Unity is an advanced game engine used in the development of augmented reality apps, especially gaming. So, if you are in this business, try to pick an SDK that is compatible with Unity. This lets you use 3D models and CAD data to set up trackers since they’re the perfect reference for physical 3D objects.

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JUNE 21, 2023

Apple released the software development kit for its upcoming visionOS platform that drives the Vision Pro headset. The new software tools in the SDK for "Apple's first spatial computer" rely on eye, hand and voice input, and Apple says it is accepting applications for developer kits starting next month.

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JUNE 7, 2023

Rec Room was listed on the Apple Vision Pro's App Store in a clip from WWDC. Rec Room is made with the Unity engine, which Apple Vision supports via "layering" onto its own RealityKit engine. Rec Room is clearly listed, alongside other apps like Zoom.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 18, 2020

We call this category “AR as a Service,” and it includes companies of all sizes — from Adobe to Unity to 8th Wall. Always see chart date for context, and refer to newer projections if applicable. The wild card here is Apple’s rumored market entrance in 2022. Also be ready for redefined AR from Apple.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The latter buzz term refers to a retailer’s ability to shift their products or services to meet changing customer demands. Walmart is now using its Immersive Commerce APIs for alpha testing with Unity and it will leverage the APIs to launch a new experience with ZEPETO.

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JUNE 6, 2022

Apple is working on headset versions of its core apps as well as the ability to view a Mac’s display, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports. Last year Gurman , The Information , and supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo released reports claiming Apple is working on a premium headset for VR and AR with high resolution color passthrough.

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Road to VR

APRIL 17, 2024

The standard has been in development since April 2017 and over time has become supported by virtually every major hardware, platform, and engine company in the VR industry, including key AR players—but notably, not Apple. The original vendor extension has been adopted natively in Unity, Unreal, and recently by NVIDIA Omniverse.

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Road to VR

JULY 11, 2018

Kimball said that the Unity and Unreal engine integrations for Magic Leap do much of the core balancing optimizations (between the available A57 cores and Denver 2 core) for developers already. SEE ALSO Echoing Apple's iPhone Launch, Magic Leap Taps AT&T for Exclusive US Distribution.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 2, 2024

I guess the competition imposed by Apple and Google forced Meta to speed up the process to ensure to have a richer ecosystem in which its developers are happy (and so do not migrate to other platforms). I did this procedure with “The Unity Cube” , my most famous application. Let’s see what to do, case by case.

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AR Insider

JULY 16, 2021

These include video, social media, mobile apps, and games (just ask Unity). To put some numbers behind that, 75 percent of apps in Apple’s App Store’s first year were paid apps — similar to VR today. Always see chart date for context, and refer to newer projections if applicable. Facebook’s cut).

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ARPost

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Generally, “the cloud” refers to remote servers that do work off of a device. As this article was being written, Varjo further expanded its cloud with Unreal and Unity engine integrations. While almost all non-Apple mobile devices run Android, it is also the backbone of many XR headsets.). But, what is the cloud anyway?

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JULY 22, 2024

Occlusion refers to the ability of virtual objects to appear behind real objects, a crucial capability for mixed reality headsets. In comparison, Apple Vision Pro has dynamic occlusion only for your hands and arms, because it masks them out the same way Zoom masks you out rather than generating a depth map.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 23, 2023

After this update, Cix Liv and other VR people (like the usual Brad) said that the rumor in town is actually not that Bytedance is closing Pico, but that Pico will focus mostly on MR to chase Apple with its Vision Pro and will shut down its VR business. There are many other examples of that.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 17, 2023

End-users can design first on Procreate or Photoshop and then transfer a reference design to Da Vinci Eye to print an image on a wall in their office or a large-scale mural. Also, the service provides artists with a tool for copying reference designs. Apple does. The application can help users copy images.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 20, 2020

It seems that in the Oculus SDK there are now some lines that refer to the Oculus Quest colocation APIs , that would let you play in local multiplayer with other people in your home. I think the battle with Apple has just begun. Mozilla updates its Unity WebVR exporter. And there are even already some hints for the future.

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AR Insider

MARCH 24, 2020

Brand spending on sponsored mobile AR lenses is a bright spot, as is Apple AR glasses rumors. Often, the term is used in reference to industrial uses. This category also includes developer tools such as Unity and AR democratization tools such as Amazon Sumerian or Adobe Aero. Header Image Credit: Apple. AR at Work.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 22, 2023

RT3D developmental engines such as Unreal, Unity, and Omniverse also leverage genAI to optimize developmental workflows, notably for budding XR content creators. Spatial environment refers to the 3D computing space around a headset user – as showcased by Apple’s Vision Pro.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 29, 2024

Will the Apple Vision Pro Debut in China Apple’s CEO and spatial computing champion, Tim Cook , confirmed that the recently released Apple Vision Pro would land in China in 2024. Tim Cook confirmed that Apple plans to release the Apple Vision Pro later this year at the China Development Forum in Beijing.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

Qualcomm releases XR2 5G reference design. Qualcomm has finally released the reference design for AR/VR headsets based on the XR2 chipset (a special version of the Snapdragon 865 for XR headsets), and it will pave the way for the standalone headsets of the future. This is one of the weirdest rag-doll experiments in Unity.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2020

1” is not the new name of a son of Elon Musk, but it is the (questionable) name of a new opensource AR headset by Combine Reality, based on Leap Motion’s North Star reference design. It seems a clone of the Vive Focus Plus, and this is because actually it is based on a reference design provided by HTC. Unity launches MARS tools.

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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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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Image courtesy Evan-Amos, Wiki Commons Note : Every time someone refers to Virtual Boy as a VR headset, or pretends to wear it like one in a YouTube thumbnail, I scream into an empty paint bucket, hoping the residual fumes will calm my nerves.

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The camera uses the patterns on the actual book as a reference to display the AR content, a technology that is often used today on Snapchat and Instagram. Since location anchors are dependent on Apple Maps data, this means that if the city is not supported by Apple Maps, functionality for location anchors may be limited.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Although spatial technology has existed for some time, companies like Apple have spawned new interest. It’s an umbrella term referring to various technologies influencing how we interact with computer systems. The term refers to many different technologies and tools which work together to improve human/machine interaction.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 1, 2023

While spatial computing isn’t an entirely new concept, major market leaders like Apple believe it will shape the future of our digital interactions. This includes the development of more comfortable, lightweight, and powerful wearable headsets, like the impeding Apple Vision Pro.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 22, 2023

The Unity-powered platform also offers visualisations of over 2,500 cities in 49 nations containing “comprehensive 3D geo datasets.” It’s the Google version of the “ARKit” experience from Apple. Additionally, beginners can reference the guides to launch their immersive environments.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

While spatial computing isn’t an entirely new concept, major market leaders like Apple believe it will shape the future of our digital interactions. This includes the development of more comfortable, lightweight, and powerful wearable headsets, like the impeding Apple Vision Pro.

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VRScout

MARCH 6, 2017

These virtual recordings were then used as references for the final CGI scenes. LOTS OF BIG UNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS AT GDC. DOES APPLE HAVE 1000+ ENGINEERS WORKING ON AR IN ISRAEL? VALVE’S R&D IN EYE-TRACKING TO INCREASE. WHEN WILL WIRELESS VR GET HERE? HANDS ON WITH LG’S NEW STANDALONE HEADSET.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 13, 2023

Apple’s Vision Pro triggered new discourse on the future of virutal, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR). Revealed at the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), the Apple Vision Pro has sparked both praise and criticism from the global XR community. Apple is adept at proposing something you didn’t think you needed.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 5, 2018

This also let me write various articles about it, like this one on Vive Focus streaming , this one on Focus instant preview for Unity or this other one highlighting the updates of the v2 runtime. This is necessary to establish a common reference system between the headset and the controller, that use independent IMU sensors.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2023

For reference, my head is 59cm meaning I take a medium-sized bicycle helmet, albeit at the upper end for medium. There is a small tab (visible in the image above) that starts a simple Unity-based application, with a series of white and green dots that must be followed by the user. Glass aspheric lenses.

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