Road to VR

JANUARY 25, 2018

Limitless, a company developing content and tools for creating cinematic VR experiences, has joined Lytro to build out tools for combining light-fields and real-time rendering directly in game engines. The post Lytro Picks up Limitless Team to Build Tools to Work With Light-fields in Game Engines appeared first on Road to VR.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Mytaverse is an enterprise-only platform with special tools for digital twins and virtual assets, and I got the world tour. The platform has special tools for displaying and viewing virtual models. The update brought Unreal Engine 5 to the platform (Did we mention that Unreal is a tech partner?), What Is Mytaverse?

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The article is a summary of the most interesting information that came from our chat… including the mind blowing moment when I realized that with this technology, people in Unity and Unreal Engine could work together on the same project :O. Omniverse is the collaborative and simulation tool by NVIDIA. NVIDIA Omniverse.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Facebook already had full control of my Oculus and Facebook accounts, so it had already my XR data. That’s why Avi Bar-Zeev in a tweet on this topic talked about “the illusion of control” of our data : actually, Facebook already had it all. Zuckerberg wrote in a letter some years ago that he wants full control of the XR platform.

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ARPost

JANUARY 16, 2023

Arcturus , volumetric video editing and streaming tools provider, has been at the forefront of virtual production, revolutionizing immersive content experiences across a vast range of verticals. One of its latest releases is an innovative tool that aims to transform virtual production, XR storytelling, and metaverse experiences on HoloSuite.

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VRScout

MAY 19, 2016

Riding the wave of excitement over Google’s new VR platform, Daydream, Epic Games CTO Kim Libreri announced on the Google I/O stage today that the gaming giant has brought support for Daydream to Unreal Engine 4. In a collaboration with Hardsuit Labs on the plugin, Epic Games has made Unreal Engine 4 support for Daydream available now.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

A new free tool injects VR support into almost any modern PC game made with Unreal Engine. If you've been in the consumer VR scene since the early days you may remember VorpX, a paid injector tool that promised to let you play hundreds of PC games in your VR headset. and above, including Unreal Engine 5.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Google today released a new spatial audio software development kit called ‘Resonance Audio’, a cross-platform tool based on technology from their existing VR Audio SDK. Google are providing integrations for “Unity, Unreal Engine, FMOD, Wwise, and DAWs,” along with “native APIs for C/C++, Java, Objective-C, and the web.”.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 1, 2022

It is called “First Hand” because it has been roughly inspired by Oculus First Contact , the showcase demo for Oculus Touch controller released for the Rift CV1. This makes sense considering that controllers shine with different kinds of interactions than the bare hands , so the applications must be different.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 21, 2024

Unity vs Unreal: Which is the best option for companies creating content for extended reality ? Unreal, or “Unreal Engine”, on the other hand, excels at enabling the creation of visually stunning graphics. They both offer creators access to various tools that enable the creation of immersive experiences in various environments.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 22, 2022

Epic Games, the parent company of the popular real-time 3D (RT3D) development suite Unreal Engine 5, recently released MetaHuman, a framework for creating highly realistic digital human avatars. I was curious to test the tools; wild stuff. (3D MetaHuman designers can choose a base avatar model from online content libraries.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

OpenBCI has been making open-source tools for neuroscience and biosensing since 2014. Similarly, motor-impaired individuals may be able to gain more control over prosthetics and other pieces of assistive technology. VR has been an increasingly popular tool among neuroscientists as well. What are its possible applications?

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

For November’s batch of free VR experiences, we have everything from a VR board game experience and collaborative design tool to an old-school DJ simulator. ShapesXR can best be described as a design and rapid prototyping tool. Another month, another round of free games and apps for the Oculus (Meta) Quest 2.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Raicuparta reveals Human Fall Flat studio No Brakes Games actually bought experimental VR support from the modder after having seen a video of some early control concepts at work. And you can thank VR modder ‘Raicuparta’ for that. “They offered to hire me, but that wouldn’t work for me at the time.”

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ARVR

JULY 22, 2020

Training Professionals: Take Control of Your VR Content [link] Many training professionals want direct control over their virtual reality (VR) training content. If you count yourself among that group, you need tools that you can use. Some VR studios provide tools for training professionals, most do not.

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ARPost

JULY 13, 2022

Inworld AI is a company building a tool to create brains that experience creators can put into virtual bodies to populate the metaverse – whether that’s games, simulations for enterprise and education, embodied chatbots in immersive retail environments, or whatever else you can think of. we need something better. What is Inworld AI ?

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Most worlds on it today are made inside VR, using the Touch controllers to manipulate primitive 3D shapes and rig up interactions using a spatial visual scripting system. Last year, Meta started rolling out these advanced desktop creation tools to select Horizon Worlds individual creators in a closed beta.

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Road to VR

APRIL 20, 2018

Different Controller: The Oculus Go Controller and Gear VR Controller share the same inputs: both are 3DOF controllers with clickable trackpads and an index finger trigger. If your app displays a visible controller, you should change the model displayed depending on whether you are running on Gear VR or Oculus Go.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

You can then use the HoloPlay Studio software to easily drag and drop new holograms onto the device, develop applications using plugins for programs like Unity and Unreal Engine, and more. All you have to do is plug the Portrait into a power source and use the touch controls located on the side of the device to cycle through content.

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Road to VR

MARCH 20, 2019

Epic have been running developer-focused funding initiatives for many years now, with the original ‘Unreal Dev Grants’ fund announced back in 2015. In many ways, those grants have reflected Epic and Unreal Engine’s early and consistently prominent support of VR since the early days of VR’s latest resurgence.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 1, 2025

Plus, there are tools like VIVE Business+ for end-to-end device and app management. It also makes it easy for companies to access enterprise-grade apps with dedicated solutions for design, productivity, and even collaboration tools (like Zoom or Microsoft Teams).

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VRScout

DECEMBER 14, 2017

In a trio of announcements, Apple revealed that Valve would be bringing SteamVR and HTC Vive to the new iMac, Unity and Unreal Engine were coming to Mac, and Final Cut Pro X would finally support VR video editing. One of those tools is none other than Final Cut Pro X, Apple’s professional-level video editing software.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 24, 2022

According to the rumors, In the beginning only Apple’s first part tools (like RealityKit) will be allowed to create content, and only after, Unity support will come. Unity should anyway be the first engine partner, something that doesn’t surprise me considering the litigation between Apple and Epic Games, the company behind Unreal Engine.

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Road to VR

JUNE 11, 2018

” The upgraded tracking and improved developer tools are available in beta today on Windows , alongside three new demos to try it out for yourself. Founded in 2010, Leap Motion released its initial product (today called the ‘ Leap Motion Controller ‘) in 2012, a desktop-focused peripheral which offered markerless hand-tracking.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

They encompass a broad range of powerful tools. The options are almost limitless, from solutions that engage more of the body’s senses to tools designed to mitigate the issue of VR sickness. VR controllers have grown increasingly intuitive in recent years.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 9, 2022

And in fact, in these years, NVIDIA has always worked in offering the tools to improve the graphical quality of games and 3D applications in general , with ray-tracing (RTX ON / RTX OFF) being the latest big innovation it brought to the market. Omniverse is a powerful tool for creating 3D virtual worlds that is made of different modules.

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Road to VR

JULY 4, 2017

Oculus has recently published a guide to teach developers how to capture mixed reality with two important tools (besides a VR headset): a green screen and an external camera. image courtesy Oculus.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The G1 device comes with a rich software development kit (SDK), enabling clients to integrate the HaptX brand of realistic feedback into custom immersive applications using Unreal Engine and Unity. The HaptX SDK contains tools to control G1’s feedback and input while a user is within an immersive application.

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Road to VR

JUNE 6, 2016

Epic Games’ popular Unreal Engine has just received a major update with version 4.12 With the latest release release of Unreal Engine 4 (version 4.12) Epic have included a preview version of the VR Editor they first unveiled in February and more recently at GDC 2016. The post Unreal Engine 4.12 Elsewhere, UE4 4.12

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 22, 2021

Omniverse is the solution to these challenges – enabling interoperability between disparate software applications, allowing skilled designers and engineers to continue working in their tools of choice , and providing scalable, GPU-accelerated physically accurate simulation for these complex data sets.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Performance Optimization Tools: This section covers the tools that you should use when tracking down performance problems. Oculus offers a bevy of resources through its developer portal , such as documentation on how to develop VR experience for PC-based VR, mobile VR, Web VR, and both Unity and Unreal Engine.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 13, 2019

because you will soon encounter a weird red material that has gone out of control in the enemy base , and that is related to the secrets that you have to uncover. And in case you forget it, you can always use the tool that you have in your left hand to see what are the current goals. The game is all about solving puzzles.

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Road to VR

MAY 29, 2019

Built with SteamVR Tracking tech, the stylus works similarly to a typical SteamVR controller, but affords the natural precision that comes with precise finger control. Though it’s ‘just’ a stylus, the VR Ink has a surprising number of controls built right in. Photo by Road to VR. Photo by Road to VR.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Haptic feedback comes in many hardware forms, such as gloves or controllers. Haptics Studio and SDK leverage Unity and Unreal RT3D engines for creating AR/VR/MR content; Meta’s tools allow developers to integrate haptic experiences into Quest applications. What is Haptics Studio by Meta?

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 31, 2024

The real-time 3D engines powering AR/VR/MR applications, like Unreal and Unity, found fame and traction as gaming development tools. By simulating a wide range of environments and scenarios, users can master critical skills and reactions, making VR an invaluable tool for education and training in high-risk fields.”

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 1, 2017

Epic Games is using the Game Developers Conference (GDC) to give an advanced preview of the latest additions to its Unreal Engine VR Editor, which allows creatives to build worlds in a virtual reality environment using the full capabilities of the editor toolset combined with interaction models designed specifically for VR world building.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 28, 2025

The Horizon marketplace offers access to a huge range of intuitive tools for productivity, product design (CAD development), and collaboration. There are pre-built Meta Quest productivity tools, like Horizon Workrooms (though they lack extensive collaboration features ). Evaluating Meta Quest: Is it Right for your Business?

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