AR Insider

JULY 1, 2020

Learn how industrial giant ABB is using Unity and augmented reality to transform field maintenance procedures into a completely paperless process. Kielar, to walk us through how they used Unity to develop a new digital field operator system. Best practices for bringing AR applications to the field. by Nick Davis.

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

That’s the consensus that seems to emerge from “Top 2020 Trends: Enterprise AR & VR” a report published today by Unity Technologies, where 15 industry experts (yours truly among them) outlined how Mixed Reality (or XR depending on what flavor acronym you favor) will supercharge and transform the world of work.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

A new cycle of XR The Apple Vision Pro launch has been a disruptive moment for our industry (Image by Apple) As I said in a popular post a few months ago , I think we have entered a new cycle for immersive realities. Especially Apple and Google, which are the dominant players in the smartphone industry, are both launching headsets this year.

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ARPost

MARCH 26, 2020

The three-day event featured videos and special blog posts. On Tuesday, a post went live on the VIVE blog detailing what their digital GDC alternative offerings will look like. While Facebook’s blog did a good job of fielding comments on the videos and blog posts, it didn’t offer any live content.

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Peter Graham

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

While it might seem daunting, Oculus and Unity want to make that process a little easier. Now you can’t just go in cold having never even looked at Unity (a game engine by the way). If you don’t then Unity suggests some introductory courses first, such as an intro to Unity course and an intro to VR tutorial.

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Headjack

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

In our previous blog we defined our Cloud encoding profiles, In this blog we will go in-depth on why we made our choices regarding video quality and video compression and what to keep in mind when setting up your own encoding profiles. The industry really professionalized over the last couple of years and we are […].

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The past week has been a pretty interesting one for the tech world: between Microsoft Ignite, Unity Unite, and the OpenAI drama, there has been a lot to follow. Unity 6 takes back the original way of specifying engine versions and abandons the confusing one that bound a new Unity version to the year it was released.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 4, 2022

The same luck has not happened to employees at Niantic at Unity. Unity, instead, is firing 4% of its employees, and this may seem weird considering that in the last months it has proceeded to hundred-millions-dollars acquisitions. NVIDIA and Siemens partnered for the “Industrial Metaverse”. Other relevant news. More info?—?NVIDIA

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Peter Graham

JANUARY 25, 2020

Videogame engine Unity has supported the XR industry from the early days of virtual reality (VR) through to the current crop of augmented reality (AR) hardware. This week has seen Unity update its XR platform, removing support for some devices whilst reaffirming official functionality for the latest headsets. .

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Discovery : a “small number” of Pre-Discovery concepts are approved by executive review to proceed to the Discovery phase, where “a few” employees examine the practicalities of industrial design and cost. More info New info about Meta Orion Orion is the device of the moment and many people in the industry are talking about it.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

And this message, if it manages to go through, can be beneficial for the whole industry. Funny link Donate for good Like last week, also this week in this final paragraph I won’t ask you to donate for my blog, but to the poor people that are facing the consequences of the war. I will leave you the link to do that below.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Experience with 3D content creation is a plus, and you’ll have the opportunity to learn and work with AR design. Senior Unity Developer Join our Unity team and be at the forefront of innovation in the global mobile-AR industry.

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EON Reality

JULY 17, 2024

Here are some of the most commonly used software tools in the AR industry. Unity Unity is one of the most popular platforms for AR development. Known for its versatility and user-friendly interface, Unity is widely used for creating both AR and VR experiences. Asset Store : Access to a vast library of assets and plugins.

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Cats and VR

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Sumerian supports importing FBX, OBJ, and coming soon Unity projects. Thank you Tara Walker for providing info via your blog post Some of these features are: Editor: A web-based editor for constructing 3D scenes, importing assets, scripting interactions and special effects, with cross-platform publishing.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Virtual reality is transforming industries and has so much to offer in terms of exposing people to new experiences they otherwise wouldn’t be able to enjoy. Furthermore, developments in the VR industry are improving existing technology. Thus, in the future, VR users are less likely to encounter such issues.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Who We Are Push the boundaries of the virtual reality industry with us as we create a cross-platform, VR video streaming metaverse. You’ll be instrumental in coordinating various teams, understanding market trends, and driving the overall vision to ensure that we stay on the cutting edge of the VR industry.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Senior Unity Developer Join our Unity team and be at the forefront of innovation in the global mobile-AR industry. Experience with 3D content creation is a plus, and you’ll have the opportunity to learn and work with AR design.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 6, 2022

There have been many announcements at the event: no one of them has been game-changing for the industry, but they overall show where the XR ecosystem is headed. More info (Galea on Road To VR) More info (Galea on my blog The Ghost Howls). Pimax and Skyworth announce new VR headsets. Funny link. Tonight at WWDC Funny link.

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EON Reality

JULY 11, 2024

In this blog, we’ll delve into the process of making augmented reality, exploring its components, tools, and the steps involved. Programming Languages : Depending on the platform, you might use Swift (iOS), Kotlin (Android), or C# (Unity) for coding the AR app. But how exactly is this captivating technology created?

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Who We Are Push the boundaries of the virtual reality industry with us as we create a cross-platform, VR video streaming metaverse. Senior Unity Developer Join our Unity team and be at the forefront of innovation in the global VR video streaming ecosystem. I will leave you the link to do that below.

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CraneMorley

JULY 24, 2020

Back to Blog Page. The CraneMorley team has built out a custom Unity app for HoloLens 2, allowing gas company employees to experience a leak investigation using mixed reality HoloGrams. . Sign up for our blog newsletter and get the latest industry news, insights, and CraneMorley client success stories.

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VRPlayin

APRIL 19, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll provide you with some valuable tips on choosing the right collaborative activity for your company. 4 Keep it relevant to your industry Choose team activities that are relevant to your industry and business goals. The post Choosing The Right Team Building Activity appeared first on VRPlayin Blog.

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Cats and VR

JUNE 7, 2017

Before launching the ZED camera, Stereolabs has a long experience in the 3D movie industry working with clients such Cameron-Pace Group of Avatar fame. www.catsandvr.com/blog/. Stereolabs is a leading provider of depth and motion sensing solutions for autonomous robotics and VR/AR.

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VRPlayin

MAY 3, 2023

Incorporating networking opportunities into your team events can foster a sense of unity among participants and strengthen your company’s culture. Expanding Industry Knowledge: Networking events provide a platform for employees to share experiences, insights, and best practices.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 15, 2023

I t has a rugged industrial and enterprise construction, and it is designed to work hands-free with voice and gaze recognition. Unity adds OpenXR hand integration package. Unity has just released the XR Hands package, currently in preview, that aims at making developers integrate hand tracking into their applications via OpenXR.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 6, 2017

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney thinks Apple’s upcoming iOS 11 update, arriving this fall, will be a huge boost to the emerging AR industry. It’s the most definitive event marking the move to high-end technology that will power a new generation of world-class experiences transcending games and storytelling.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 15, 2022

As you’ve read in my other article written today , this is a special day for this blog… but it is also Monday, so I won’t skip writing a new amazing roundup of AR/VR news So, wishing you a happy Ferragosto (the name of today’s holiday in Italy), I leave you to the best XR news of the week! Top news of the week. Image by NVIDIA). Funny link.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Google also offers ARCore , a developer tool for Android, iOS, Unreal, and Unity which help integrate AR elements into the real environment. One-year price performance for QCOM as of 2/3/20 NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) Another market leader in the chip development industry without whom VR won’t be what it is today.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

They also talk about the current difficulties of using Unity to develop for the Vision Pro. More info (How Puzzling Places was ported to the Apple Vision Pro) New apps get released to the Vision Pro every week : Job Simulator and Vacation Simulator have been announced for it (I teased this on my blog a few weeks ago).

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Road to VR

MARCH 20, 2018

Magic Leap has launched the SDK for the device’s Lumin OS , with support for Unity and Unreal engines. Epic Games have detailed Unreal Engine’s support for the Magic Leap One Creator Edition on their blog, which confirms some significant hardware features of the device, including eye tracking, hand tracking, and room scanning.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 3, 2017

Recently Oculus announced via their blog that they’ve added native MR support to their flagship PC VR headset, the Oculus Rift. There are also additional guides for those wanting to integrate mixed reality support into Unity , Unreal , and native. Tagged with: mixed reality Facebook Twitter Reddit More.

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Cats and VR

MARCH 31, 2017

Built from the ground-up by our team of award-winning industry veterans, Downward Spiral: Prologue offers a space Zero-G experience like no other by allowing players to move freely in a VR environment without motion sickness.”. CatsAndVR.com/blog. The VR technology will be launched in 2018.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 23, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) Microsoft lays off 10,000 employees and shuts down its mixed reality projects This is seriously a bad period for the tech industry in general, and of course also for mixed reality. 10,000 employees will lose their job before March : this is a human tragedy on its own.

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Road to VR

APRIL 17, 2024

evolves the standard by incorporating new functionality that was important to the industry but previously not standardized. The update shows the standard evolving as industry needs emerge, an outcome that’s part of the standard’s design. Image courtesy Khronos Group Following the OpenXR 1.0 “OpenXR 1.1

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 3, 2017

According to a blog from the company, the first development kits will be going out to a “small number” of partners, while remaining customers will be notified on a one-by-one basis. Developer kits cost $349 and also come with a Unity plugin SDK. Shipments begin a little later than the original estimation of October 2016.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Next week, the Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Association (VRARA) will host over 100 speakers from various extended reality (XR) firms to explore new immersive technology innovations and opportunities to match a diverse and emerging industry demand. Additionally, IGS Europe hosts exclusive sessions for its VIP ticket holders.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 16, 2020

DISCLAIMER: Before starting, I would like to acknowledge you that since some weeks Niels Bogerd has become a Patron of this blog. Concept picture of SenseGlove used in industrial settings for VR training. Experimenting with different force-feedback haptics inside Unity: rigid object, bendable object, breakable object.

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