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How to start developing with camera access for Meta Quest 3 on Unity 6

The Ghost Howls

Today I want to talk about one of my favorite topics: passthrough camera access. Meta has just released the APIs to let developers access the frames grabbed by the front cameras of the Quest so that developers can craft applications that can understand the environment around the user. In this tutorial, I will explain step-by-step how you can create a project using Passthrough Camera Access of the Meta SDK , both starting from the samples and starting from a blank Unity 6 project.

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Snap Spectacles Offer a Peek into All-day AR with New Geo-location Platform Update

Road to VR

Snap, the company behind Snapchat, introduced its fifth-gen Spectacles AR glasses six months ago, and now the company is releasing a number of new features that aim to improve geo-located AR experiences. Released in September 2024, Spectacles are still very much a developer kitthe AR glasses only have 45 minutes of standalone battery poweralthough Snap is one of the few companies out there actively engaging developers to build the sort of mainstay content you might find on the all-day consumer A

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Snap Commemorates Six Months of Spectacles

AR Insider

Snap is commemorating Spectacles's six-month anniversary with new lenses, and features in Snap OS. But Spectacles also mark a broader shift in the headworn AR market. We break down the drivers & dynamics. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Is Valve Index Worth Buying in 2025? Our No-nonsense Recommendation

Road to VR

Valve’s Index headset was a market leader among PC VR headsets for years, but is it still worth buying in 2025 now that it’s nearly six years old? Read on for our no-nonsense recommendation. Valve Index is Not Worth Buying in 2025 As someone who used Valve Index as my daily driver for PC VR for years , I can safely say that this 2019 headset is no longer worth buying in 2025 for its ‘full kit’ price of $1,000.

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The Future of eLearning in 2022: A Sensitive Eye for Authentic Translation and Localization

Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

To avoid awkward and sometimes disastrous learning content, instructional designers must use authentic translation in the right context to get optimal results. For example, even a simple phrase like “got milk” translates to “are you lactating” in Mexico. Can you imagine what a straight translation might do to your course? With over 317 million people in the US and over 6.7 billion potential customers in the world, personalizing training seems logical.

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Quest SDK v74 Brings Thumb Microgestures & Improved Audio To Expression

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The latest version of Meta's SDK for Quest adds thumb microgestures, letting you swipe and tap your index finger, and improves the quality of Audio To Expression. The update also includes helper utilities for passthrough camera access , the feature Meta just released to developers, which, if the user grants permission, gives apps access to the headset's forward-facing color cameras, including metadata like the lens intrinsics and headset pose, which they can leverage to run custom computer visio

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Raise A Dragon In Pet Sim Eggy Launching In April On Quest

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Spunge Games' new dragon-raising mixed reality pet simulator, Eggy, launches April 17 on Meta Quest 3 and 3S. Eggy begins in the player's home, where we find a glowing egg and a mysterious book. Inside the egg is a dragon, and inside the book is everything we need to know about raising the beast. Once our dragon hatches, it's up to us to clean, feed, play with, and train it for life outside the nest.

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EON Reality Launches AI-Powered Entrepreneur Guide Application to Empower Global Entrepreneurs Starting with India’s Youth

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IRVINE, CA – March, 17, 2025 – EON Reality, the global leader in AI-assisted Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality-based knowledge transfer for industry and education, proudly unveils its groundbreaking AI-Powered Entrepreneur Guide Application , a cornerstone of the newly launched EON AI Income Academy Program in India. This innovative platform harnesses Artificial Intelligence and a structured 8-step entrepreneurial process to transform aspiring entrepreneurs into creators of marke

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Snap Spectacles See Peridots Play Together & Now Use GPS

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Snap's subscription-based AR glasses have additional capabilities for developers to use in making new kinds of experiences. Software running on Snap's Spectacles can now detect a held phone as well as use GPS and compass headings. The latest version of the glasses released six months ago with a $100 per month subscription program for developers ( and now $50 for educators ), and lens-makers have shown interesting ideas for the 5th generation eyewear, like Peridot virtual pets and a piano learnin

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EON Reality Launches the EON AI² Income Academy in India to Empower Youth with Practical AI Skills and Entrepreneurship Opportunities

EON Reality

IRVINE, CA – March, 17, 2025 – EON Reality, the global leader in AI-assisted Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality-based knowledge transfer for industry and education, is proud to announce the launch of the groundbreaking EON AI Income Academy Program in India, a strategic initiative designed to empower youth through practical AI skill development, entrepreneurship, and direct income-generation opportunities.

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How to Train Employees 65% Faster With Virtual Reality

With a rapidly changing economy, Avangrid Renewables looked to virtual reality to develop a standardized form of immersive training in order to onboard and upskill technicians faster than ever before.

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Interview with CEO and Co-Founder Bobby Voicu of MixRift

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In this series, we interview the founders and CEOs behind immersive technology companies. Immersive technology is rapidly evolving and involves various innovative solutions. These inspiring leaders are shaping a future where the digital and physical worlds merge. In this article, we interview Bobby Voicu of MixRift. Bobby is the CEO and co-founder of MixRift, [.