VRScout

AUGUST 19, 2020

Apple threatens to withhold support for ARKit and upcoming VR technology on Unreal Engine. For those who may be out of the loop, last week Epic Games filed a lawsuit against Apple after the company pulled their megapopular multiplayer game Fortnite from the iOS App Store. We are asking the court to stop this retaliation.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

After the latest Unite event, Unity has released in Open Beta the tools to develop applications for the Apple Vision Pro. For now, I’ve read the available documentation and I think it’s already worth telling you what are some very interesting tidbits that I’ve learnt about Apple Vision Pro development in Unity.

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Road to VR

JUNE 8, 2023

Luckily the latest update to Apple’s ‘Vision’ framework—which gives developers a bunch of useful computer vision tools for iOS and iPad apps—includes the ability to identify and track the skeletal position of dogs and cats. Would reality really be complete without our beloved four-legged friends? Certainly not.

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VRScout

APRIL 6, 2021

Augmented reality will forever change the way we communicate says the Apple CEO. According to a recent report by Apple research expert Ming-Chi Kuo , Apple will be launching a mixed reality headset later this year, followed by a dedicated AR headset in 2025 and AR contact lenses in 2030. Image Credit: Apple.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Last week Meta released the latest version of the Meta Quest Developer Hub tool which has been optimized to work natively on Apple’s M-series chips for better performance. The Meta Quest Developer Hub (MQDH) is a collection of tools to make VR development easier for Quest developers.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

visionOS support include ‘Play to Device’, which allows live-previewing of content on the visionOS simulator, or Apple Vision Pro within the Unity Editor. Notably, development for visionOS is limited to Mac computers with Apple silicon. Tools for Vision Pro App Development appeared first on Road to VR.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 5, 2023

I just watched the full keynote of Apple at WWDC , where the company in Cupertino announced the Apple VisionPro headset. UX : Can Apple make XR usable? Use cases : Can Apple make XR useful? Partnership : Who’s onboard with Apple in this journey? Terms : Will Apple invent new words to define XR?

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Blackmagic Design has revealed full specs and details for its new URSA Cine Immersive camera, specially designed to shoot 8K VR180 footage for the Apple Immersive Video format. Apple Immersive Video is a 180 3D video format intended for playback on Apple Vision Pro.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

My feed on social media is full of posts about the Apple Vision Pro, which has just been released a few days ago. So, as you can expect, a big part of this newsletter will be about Apple’s device, but actually there are also a few interesting pieces of news that regard other products and other companies.

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Road to VR

APRIL 14, 2022

Earlier this week Meta announced that it would begin testing tools to let creators sell things for real money in Horizon Worlds and would charge a fee of 47.5% The fee structure seemed at odds with prior comments from Meta which have criticized app store fees from the likes of Apple and Google. of their earnings.

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Road to VR

JUNE 5, 2023

Ahead of the Apple Vision Pro’s release in ‘early 2024’, the company says it will open several centers in a handful of locations around the world, giving some developers a chance to test the headset before it’s released to the public.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 15, 2022

Tools to supercharge graphics workflows with machine learning. Among these tools are included NeRF, body tracking, and reconstruction, reconstruction of 3D elements from one or more 2D images, reconstruction of 360° 8K panorama from a set of images, and much more. Apple MR headset may cost $2000+. Other relevant news.

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Road to VR

JUNE 10, 2024

But there’s lots more that Apple didn’t actually show on stage. Beyond what Apple showed of VisionOS 2 in the WWDC keynote, there’s a lot more coming when the update launches this Fall. It will be interesting to see how well Apple’s approach works. Here’s everything we know so far.

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Road to VR

JUNE 21, 2023

Apple Vision Pro has brought new ideas to the table about how XR apps should be designed, controlled, and built. In this Guest Article, Sterling Crispin offers up a concise guide for what first-time XR developers should keep in mind as they approach app development for Apple Vision Pro.

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Road to VR

APRIL 25, 2023

The timing might have something to do with Apple’s looming entrance into the XR space. In doing so, Magic Leap has strengthened itself—and the existing XR industry—against what could be a standards upheaval by Apple. Though delayed from its commitment last year, Magic Leap today announced that ML2 now fully supports OpenXR.

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ARPost

JUNE 5, 2023

And Apple ruled a lot of those talks. Bracing for Impact From Apple A big shift is expected this week as Apple is expected to announce its entrance into the XR market. Whether an Apple entrance is real this time or not, AWE is bracing itself. And diversity in the industry is what sets Apple apart. “If

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Road to VR

JUNE 14, 2023

In addition to offering immersive experiences, Apple says that Vision Pro will be able to run most iPad and iOS apps out of the box with no changes. Apple says that on day one, all suitable iOS and iPad OS apps will be available on the headset’s App Store.

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Road to VR

APRIL 19, 2023

Apple appears to be getting ready to unveil its first mixed reality headset at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June. Now a report from Bloomberg maintains the Cupertino tech giant is also prepping a dizzying number of first-party apps, including gaming, fitness, video and collaboration tools.

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Road to VR

JULY 19, 2024

Apple is launching a new slate of immersive video content for Vision Pro using Apple Immersive Video, a 180-degree video format combining 8K 3D video and spatial audio for immersive experiences. All of these immersive videos will be accessible for free via the Apple TV app in several countries.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 23, 2022

New reports highlight some episodes of the life of Apple XR glasses. This week The Information has written a long report about the history of Apple XR glasses. The last feature is the one that makes me happier, because it shows that Meta is doing its best to add more parental control tools for the Quest and solve its “kids issue”.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Apple headset may have been delayed again. A new week, a new set of rumors about the upcoming Apple Reality One, the most awaited headset in the history of XR. This week we got to know that Apple has just rebranded the operating system of the upcoming device from RealityOS (or rOS) to xrOS. Top news of the week. Image by Sony).

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 16, 2023

With Vision Pro, Apple is taking a different approach—making apps social right out of the box. Apple’s vision isn’t about creating a server full of a virtual strangers and user-generated experiences, but to make it easy to share the stuff you already like to do with the people you already know.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 31, 2024

Apple Vision Pro apps, coming to Apple’s latest spatial computing experience, will ensure individuals and teams can make the most of their new headset. Initially, Apple didn’t reveal much information about the apps available on the Vision Pro. Think of things like the Apple iCloud and Wallet apps.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 18, 2022

Apple to launch a second “more affordable” headset in 2025. Since the rumors about the upcoming Apple headset were not enough, the famous Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has thought well to release rumors about the next-generation headset. Other relevant news. Image from the web). Anyway, we’ll see… these are all speculations.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 30, 2023

I’ve read a lot of articles and XR news this week, but actually, at the end of the day, nothing relevant has happened, except for the usual rumor about Apple… so you can close this roundup now… no ok, I’m kidding! This doesn’t sound to me very “Apple”. And by the way, on the personal side, things are going well for me!

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AR Insider

JUNE 14, 2021

Mursion (a foreshortened form of Immersion) is used as an immersive VR training and development tool. The post Spatial Beats: Apple, Sony & Fresh AR Funding appeared first on AR Insider. The richest man in the world is going to outer space in his own rocket. What could go wrong? More from AR Insider….

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 14, 2024

More info Apple’s cheaper headset may cost $2000 According to the usual Marc Gurma n, Apple is working on a cheaper version of the Vision Pro, which may use cheaper materials, feature an A-series chipset, and ditch away the EyeSight display. More info Mixed Reality suffers from a drift issue Laser Dance has been delayed to 2025.

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ARPost

JUNE 28, 2023

The long wait for a mixed reality headset from Apple will soon be over with the recent launch of Apple Vision Pro. Earlier this month, Apple unveiled its highly anticipated XR headset at the WWDC 2023 event. The Apple Vision Pro is set to hit US Apple stores in early 2024.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 4, 2023

I need to rush out this newsletter episode because otherwise tomorrow Apple launches its headset and no one will read my articles: everyone will be too busy reading “The top 5 features of the Apple headset” or “The 7 reasons why the Apple headset can revolutionize peeling potatoes”. How is Apple going to sell this headset?

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The hype for the Apple Pro is starting to deflate and it is possible to see that from some cues: for instance, there are more critics of the headset and fewer articles are talking about it. So at the beginning of next year, we may have huge players like Apple, Google, and Meta battling for the high-end XR sector.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 15, 2023

Spatial is leveraging existing popular RT3D content creation tools to become the go-to Metaverse content creation hub. By introducing Unity RT3D content development tools, Spaital invites its community to build the service. Since the tools are so accessible and the distribution platforms methods are so accessible.

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Road to VR

JULY 25, 2023

Apple has now opened applications for Vision Pro developer kits, which it’s sending out to app developers in effort to kickstart its first XR-specific App Store. The dev kit also needs to be passcode protected and never left unattended, or removed from its home address without Apple’s prior written consent.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 30, 2024

Moreover, Palette CAD allows innovative designers to leverage their Apple Pro smartphone LiDAR-ready cameras to scan and digitise a room or object. On the other hand, Metaroom allows users to view 3D scans as a digital twin, leveraging AI, LiDAR, cloud, and SLAM technologies.

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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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VRScout

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Yesterday, Apple revealed four new iPhone 12 models as part of its remote “Hi, Speed” live event. Credit: Apple. “We’re excited to collaborate with Apple to bring this sophisticated technology to our Lens Creator community.” A14 Bionic and ARKit combine to offer more realistic AR experiences.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

Image by Apple). Apple has not announced any glasses at WWDC. Every year, we have the same ritual: we wait for an event by Apple, hoping to hear some news about an upcoming XR device, then nothing happens in this sense, we are disappointed and so we hope for a new reveal next year. Top news of the week. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 23, 2023

Since there is the possibility that Apple announces its headset soon, all the companies are rushing to announce what they have in the pipeline before the big day. Most likely that will be the name of its operating system The headset should be launched at WWDC according to all the most relevant Apple analysts. It’s been a strange week.

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