XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 14, 2023

Unreal Engine, one of the leading creation tools in the digital development market, has its own selection of valuable VR modes and technologies specifically suited to virtual reality. The latest version of Unreal Engine, UE5 (Unreal Engine 5) shipped in April 2022 this year, after an initial period of early access in 2021.

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JULY 31, 2024

Released in the Audio SDK for Unity and Unreal, the new Acoustic Ray Tracing tech is designed to automate the complex process of simulating realistic acoustics which is traditionally achieved through labor-intensive, manual methods. You can find out more about Meta’s Acoustic Ray Tracing here.

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JULY 28, 2021

” According to Oculus, that means only its OpenXR SDK will receive “full support” (like QA testing, bug fixes, and up-to-date documentation). The move begins with the v31 SDK update, in which Oculus is shifting to OpenXR as the “preferred API for all new applications going forward.”

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JULY 18, 2018

Unreal Engine 4.20 Unreal Engine 4.20 Documentation for the feature can be found here. For developers using Unreal Engine to build titles for the Rift, UE 4.20 The post Unreal Engine 4.20 officially launched today with heaps of updates. On the AR front, UE 4.20 adds supports for Apple’s ARKit 2.0 Now UE 4.20

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

But until recently , the only way to build XR apps for Meta's headsets was with a game engine, such as Unity or Unreal, and Meta didn't provide any kind of UI framework for either. Horizon OS UI Set comes with v69 of the Meta XR Interaction SDK for Unity, and developers can find documentation on it here.

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DECEMBER 18, 2024

Developers can find the Audio To Expression documentation here: Unity / Unreal / Custom Engines.

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VRScout

MARCH 19, 2018

Announced today on the company’s site , developers can now explore Magic Leap’s software development kit and dive into the Creator Portal to find documentation, tutorials, and more. Secretive augmented reality startup Magic Leap is finally taking its first step towards opening up their platform to outside developers.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Google’s existing VR SDK audio engine already supported multiple platforms, but with platform-specific documentation on how to implement the features. 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.”. Image courtesy Google.

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ARPost

JUNE 22, 2020

Custom Boeing computers and controllers were required to make the training experiences as realistic as possible, according to documents Varjo shared with ARPost. Boeing also made the experience using 3D scans of the Starliner console on Unreal Engine. This one feels like you’re there. Connie Miller with Varjo headset.

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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. And a consequence of this openness is that… people in Unity and Unreal could work together!

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MARCH 19, 2018

Announced with support for both Unity and Unreal, the Lumin SDK exposes the capabilities of the Magic Leap One headset to developers who can use it to begin building augmented reality experiences for the platform. Use of Unreal Engine 4’s desktop and mobile forward rendering paths. Eye tracking. Gesture and hand tracking.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2021

Then for the next 6 months I built the platform and documented everything to be replicated by the community both in the user experience and pure excitement as AR brings your surface to life. . This is the official documented guide for building a Triton headset. developers compared to the amount of Unity/Unreal devs is far less.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2021

“Developers will also receive a robust resource library that includes documentation, sample code, tutorials, knowledge bases, and tools to help accelerate their development.” Snapdragon Spaces includes SDKs for Unreal Engine and Unity, and is based on OpenXR. Image courtesy Qualcomm Technologies.

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JULY 4, 2017

” Among Oculus’ setup guide, other guides for integrating mixed reality capture support Unity and Unreal apps are also available ( Unity , Unreal , Native ).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 6, 2021

According to the documentation, I could use the command-line tool , but I had no willing to go in full-nerd mode. In case you are an Unreal person, the good news is that such a tool is available also for UE4. The solution: how to upload an update to your App Lab experience. For us, it was “Integrated LIV and bHaptics support.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 19, 2021

Oculus For Developers has some documentation for Designing accessible VR. Here you are some: Open XR: [link] UI Accessibility Plugin (Unity): [link] Set Color Deficiency Type (Unreal Engine): [link]. Can you give us some hints on the steps to perform to design an XR experience with accessibility in mind? You can find it here: [link].

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 20, 2021

In case you use Unreal Engine, there are similar possibilities : here you can find an official blog post by Epic Games on how to shoot a 360 degrees trailer of your game inside the engine. So have a look at the documentation of the application you want to shoot the media elements in and see if there is a way to shoot 360 content.

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JULY 3, 2017

They’ve provided a CAD model for just this purpose and you can see the guide here , For best possible setup, try to follow documentation as precisely as possible, and pay special attention to the directions regarding Oculus sensor setup, USB ports, and chipsets. Tagged with: mixed reality Facebook Twitter Reddit More.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2017

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

OCTOBER 1, 2022

If you are an Unreal Engine guy, well… I’m sorry for you. Since the Interaction SDK can be quite tricky, my suggestion is to read its documentation first, and only after check out the sample. Or to have a look at the sample while reading the documentation. First Hand – Review as a developer. The Unity project.

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VRScout

APRIL 19, 2017

The best part of it all for developers, Master of Shapes has documented the entire process in a tutorial here. They’ll give you the print files needed, walk you through assembly, and how you should connect the Vive Tracker Spray Can into Unreal Engine.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

I’ve uploaded two of the documents filed by ZeniMax lawyers outlining the legal reasoning. Those documents are uploaded here and here. ” ZeniMax declined to comment. A Reuters report suggested “the injunction could limit the number of games available for sale for Oculus’ Rift VR headset.”

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MARCH 14, 2024

Meta is funding a group of Godot veterans to improve the engine's support for OpenXR and Quest feature extensions, as well as to build high-quality samples and documentation. If you're not familiar with it, Godot is a free and open-source alternative to Unity and Unreal.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 11, 2025

If the documentation has been updated, it means that the release is imminent. The Meta Support page for Passthrough APIs now talks about permission to access the frames of the camera and also about some possible use cases of this technology (like object recognition).

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 10, 2021

There are many good tutorials out there that explain to you how to create a video for an Oculus Quest experience that implements it, but there is very little documentation on how actually a developer can implement this plugin in his/her VR experience. The problem with Oculus MRC is that it is really poorly documented.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 13, 2021

After having learned the basics of Unity, I imported the Oculus plugin inside the game engine and using the related documentation, I started playing around with it. My suggestion to them is to start first of all to learn Unity and C#, or Unreal and C++. This is how I got started with Virtual Reality development.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

More info Jim Ryan hints at a possible PlayStation metaverse The court documents related to the FTC vs Microsoft trial related to the acquisition of Activision contain a very interesting piece of information related to what Sony may be working on. This would be great for having a more natural interaction on Quest 3.

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ARVR

JANUARY 23, 2023

However, there are other game engines available that can be used to create similar games, such as Unity or Unreal Engine. Develop the game: Once you have a game design document in place, you can begin developing your game. It’s important to research different game engines and choose one that is suitable for your project.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2020

WebXR is a technology with enormous potential, but at the moment it offers far worse tools to develop for it than standalone VR , where we all use Unity and Unreal Engine. Now it’s your turn to unleash the power of Unity to create Web experiences !

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ARVR

JULY 22, 2020

Developers build everything in Unity or Unreal, including all training modules. The only path would be for you to become a Unity or Unreal developer. Here’s how the process works: Trainers create a series of documents, spreadsheets, videos, emails, meeting notes, etc… to describe the training procedure or any updates to the procedure.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2022

Current gaming engines like Unity and Unreal are not designed for this. Improbable has very poor documentation on its website, and it is not clear from the docs how well it works in synchronizing physics. Photon is well documented, and the gold standard for networking in gaming, with proven success in many shipped products.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Unreal Engine eXtended Reality (XR) Technology Platforms | Source: [link] How to Select Extended Reality (XR) Toolkit? ? Documentation What is WebXR? ? Three main eXtended Reality (XR) interaction toolkits/platforms are: ?? Unity Game Engine ?? Supported AR/VR devices ? Maturity of Toolkit ? Stability of Toolkit ? Developer Community

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

If you're not familiar with it, Godot is a free and open-source alternative to Unity and Unreal. Meta Funding Godot Veterans To Improve Its Quest Support Meta is funding a group of Godot veterans to improve the engine’s OpenXR and Quest SDKs support and build high-quality samples and documentation.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 13, 2019

The company has worked hard to ultra-optimize everything for the Quest, even creating a custom version of Unreal Engine to offer better lighting! It will teleport you inside a soviet outpost and will make you feel like a 007 agent that is there to grab some documents. The Oculus Quest, with its full freedom, will do the rest.

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Hypergrid Business

APRIL 5, 2023

I watched the Game Developers Conference presentations from Nvidia , Unreal Engine , and Unity. Image courtesy Unreal Engine.) And it’s not just Unreal and Unity. With the basic Unreal and Unity plans available for free, is it even worth it for developers to try to add these AI features to OpenSim?

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

We hope to soon port it to other platforms as well (Unreal, Web…?). The visual side is also often driven by the client requirements or a videogame design document. We recently decided to make the framework and tools available to the public—free and open-source for everyone to use. The result is UltimateXR for Unity.

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JULY 22, 2024

Quest developers can find Depth API documentation for Unity here and for Unreal here. That means on Apple's headset the quality of occlusion for your hands and arms is significantly higher, though you'll see peculiarities like objects you're holding appearing behind virtual objects and being invisible in VR.

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