Road to VR

AUGUST 30, 2017

Google released a preview version of ARCore for Android yesterday, the company’s answer to Apple’s ARKit. Built by George Michael Brower with friends at Google Creative Lab. Built with Unity and ARCore. Built by Jane Friedhoff with friends at Google Creative Lab using Unity and ARCore. Portal Painter.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 9, 2024

As an example of a VPS solution, I will give you some details about Immersal , which is one of the leading companies for what concerns this technology. A VPS system detecting visual features in the surrounding environment (Image by Google) VPS stands for Visual Positioning System. What is VPS?

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Road to VR

MAY 1, 2017

During the opening presentation at today’s Unity Vision Summit, Nathan Martz, Developer Platforms Product Manager at Google, took to the stage to talk about new tools that the company is releasing to help developers create high-performance apps for Daydream, Google’s high-end Android VR platform. Instant Preview.

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VRScout

AUGUST 29, 2017

And as developers continued to experiment with the ARKit platform, creating some pretty killer apps , it left us scratching our heads wondering where Google fell into this mix now. Google has been investing heavily on the hardware side with Tango, requiring specialized devices to augment our reality. Image Credit: Google.

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Road to VR

JULY 17, 2024

Google announced that Blocks , the 3D asset creation tool released for VR in 2017, is following in the footsteps of Tilt Brush by going open source. The Icosa Foundation is also known for developing Open Brush and Google Polygon replacement Icosa Gallery. ” The open source archive of the Blocks code can be found on github.

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ARPost

APRIL 27, 2022

Unity support – It is an important parameter for any AR development app. Unity is unarguably the most powerful and prevalent game engine worldwide. For example, to find a nearby location, restaurant, or object. Google ARCore. ARCore is developed and launched by Google. Supported platforms : iOS, Android, and Unity.

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Upload VR

MARCH 14, 2025

Examples of how apps could use this include scanning and tracking QR codes, detecting a game board on a table to add virtual characters and objects to it, detecting physical objects for enterprise guide experiences, or integrating the visual AI functionality of cloud-hosted large language models (LLMs).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

Anyway, with the end of the life of Quest 2, this cycle finished and a new one started with Quest 3, Apple Vision Pro, Google and Samsung announcing their own headset, and other companies chasing them (e.g. Especially Apple and Google, which are the dominant players in the smartphone industry, are both launching headsets this year.

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VRScout

APRIL 17, 2019

According to Google’s Product Manager Elisabeth Morant, the act of porting the application—released originally for SteamVR and the Oculus Rift—came down to simple performance improvements that were achieved using a series of basic, but effective techniques. Image Credit: Google Inc. Image Credit: Google Inc.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Noticing the discrimination people face for being themselves, Google collaborated with Fundación Sergio Urrego to host the #Prideforeveryone movement—a virtual experience anyone can access. It gives a glimpse of the unity shared among the LGBTQ+ community—one that’s fully captured through technology. “I

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

IBM predicts that AI will unlock the next generation of interactivity for XR experiences, describing in the 2021 Unity Technology Trends Report that the maturity of AI will play a key role beyond hand tracking, and into the world of voice. He gives the example of Star Trek: Bridge Crew , a VR game that was made in collaboration with Ubisoft.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 20, 2021

If you are a Unity developer like me, you can use the awesome Unity Recorder package to shoot videos of your experience, both 2D videos and 360 videos. Basically in most cases, you set the Recorder settings, you play your game inside Unity, and you have the video ready without any hassle. Surreal Capture.

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ARPost

JULY 26, 2023

As Space Invaders turns 45, TAITO teams up with Google and UNIT9 to give its players an elevated AR gaming experience with Google’s ARCore Geospatial API. TAITO and Google partnered with global production and innovation studio UNIT9 to transform Space Invaders into an immersive AR game in honor of its 45th anniversary.

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AR Insider

MAY 27, 2021

I’ve been writing about it for over a year, and working on related products at Unity for much longer. We’ve seen some great examples of entertainment marketing, such as Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man : Into the Spider-Verse campaign done by Trigger using 8th Wall’s WebAR platform a few years back. Four Myths About AR Advertising.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Unity (Nasdaq: U) for 3D Modeling and Animation Tools. Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) and Google (Nasdaq: GOOGL) for Servers. These are just examples to better clarify what I mean. Snap’s augmented reality filters likely place it as one of the leading companies in the AR industry. And who could be the actors in this case?

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AR Insider

JUNE 3, 2020

Unity has had a very successful run in the last 10 years or so and is more specific in its purpose as an authoring tool, originally being a 3D game engine giving mostly indie developers a platform to build games for smartphones. Today, Unity is powering the majority of AR apps out there as it is known for its ease of use.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 10, 2022

For example, some of the cloud services that we’ll look at are cloud storage solutions. As this article was being written, Varjo further expanded its cloud with Unreal and Unity engine integrations. For example, Magic Leap has had a partnership with Google Cloud for the past year now. But, what is the cloud anyway?

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

For example, augmented reality is one such innovative technology, allowing us to visually represent all kinds of 3D objects with no physical form. As they learn, many students find it difficult to perceive theoretical information without any visuals or relatable examples. Augmented reality in schools What is AR in school?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 10, 2019

Google I/O 2019 has just finished and has all been about new augmented reality features. Well, you are in the right place… Google ARCore. It works quite well, but it can be used only by the most recent phones that have been certified by Google for ARCore (all the other ones, can try this hack ). Isn’t it cool?

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ARPost

JULY 13, 2022

Gelfenbeyn was a co-founder of API.AI, which was purchased by Google and now exists as Dialogflow. For example, the characters can recall past conversations. Once the character is complete in both mind and body, they can be integrated into virtual environments created using Unreal Engine or Unity. A Colorful Background.

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ARVR

MARCH 16, 2023

MUSE Museum AR Experience on a mobile application Finding the best platform for your WebAR project Introduction I have been building Augmented reality apps since 2006, and I have worked with various systems: PC, Mobile, Adobe Flash FlarToolkit, Depth sensors, RGB Sensors, Magicleap, Microsoft Hololens, Google Tango andARCore, and Apple AR Kit.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 23, 2018

The Android pop-up asking the user for permissions during application startup (Image by Google). Unity and Android Permissions. What does this mean if you want to request some permissions inside Unity? What does this mean if you want to request some permissions inside Unity? Thanks, Unity).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 19, 2017

Google’s Tilt Brush app is evolving from a new way for artists to create into an important new tool in a developer’s arsenal. Google VR (@googlevr) January 19, 2017. Today, Google is expanding the Toolkit with some vital new features. Tagged with: Editor VR , tilt brush , Tilt Brush Toolkit , unity.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 19, 2018

without limitation, Oculus, Google, Microsoft, Valve, Steam, HTC)”, venture capital, or crowdsourcing. ” SEE ALSO Facebook Founder Says Company Invested $250M in VR Content, Will Invest $250M More. The post ‘Oculus Start’ Program Aims to Help Indies Jump into VR Development appeared first on Road to VR.

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MAY 16, 2024

During Google I/O 2024, a developer-focused product showcase, the firm unveiled new Geospatial Creator AR tools to boost location-based immersive experiences this week. Google also leverages its Maps application to allow smartphone users to operate AR content via integrated services such as Street View and Lens.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 22, 2023

For example, firms like Walmart and Ikea have smartphone applications for customers to position new furniture items in their homes or try on clothes. 2023: Enter Google ARCore Google’s convenient and easy-to-access ARSDK facilitates the development of WebAR experiences for cross-platform delivery.

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

The third major change came from Unity which recently announced that it will now be serving AR ads on mobile. Unity has one of the world’s largest mobile ad serving businesses and at the end of last year they partnered with Fossil to pilot this new ad format in mobile games. I call them the “Incarnations”.

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AR Insider

JULY 9, 2021

IAB’s Zoe Soon points to Google, Apple and Facebook’s massive AR investments , which have accelerated the cultural learning curve. Game engines such as Unity have driven these prices down in terms of 3D creation and application. That curve for emerging tech often goes from understanding to expectation.

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Road to VR

MAY 26, 2017

Google’s overarching mission is to organize all of the world’s information, and so it’s a natural fit for the company to be one of the leading innovators for using VR for immersive education. SEE ALSO For Google, the Future of VR Is on the Open Web with WebVR & WebAR. LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF VR PODCAST.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2023

More info — Use Google Translate! More info John Riccitiello steps down from its role as Unity CEO The last chapter of the drama about Unity’s pricing change is that John Riccitiello has left his role of CEO at the company. I truly hope this rumor is true.

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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. For example, Unity is a critical component of the workplace-focused Vision Pro. The gamification trap… XR is always linked to gaming, whether business like it or not.

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Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Although Unity 3D is undoubtedly the most common and trained standards for developing and deploying augmented and virtual reality application for both beginner or expert developer, it is cannot be employed for developing content for some headsets. Google VR SDK is popular for building virtual reality applications for Android and iOS.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 29, 2019

A bright example of using AR in tourism is Florence Travel Guide. Similarly, Google’s recent update to Google Maps brought a possibility to navigate through the city using the capabilities of AR. Similarly, Google’s recent update to Google Maps brought a possibility to navigate through the city using the capabilities of AR.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 5, 2017

Unity Technologies and Epic Games are in a grudge match for the hearts and minds of game developers. I interviewed both John Riccitiello, CEO of San Francisco-based Unity, and Tim Sweeney, CEO of Raleigh, N.C.-based The Unity-based games reached a billion new devices since GDC 2016. Ditto with Google and ditto with Microsoft.”.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 22, 2016

At the company’s annual I/O conference, Google announced the Daydream VR platform and mobile headset that will be coming to the latest Android phones later this year. Here’s the presentation from Google I/O on Designing for Daydream: Support Voices of VR. LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF VR PODCAST. Subscribe on iTunes.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Earlier this week Unity’s Editor VR platform evolved from a novel new way of making videogames into potentially the most forward-thinking VR development platform, and its all to do with Tools. As an example, VR scene-building app Tvori , one of our favorite pieces of VR creation software, was shown running inside Editor VR.

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Road to VR

MAY 18, 2016

Google’s newly announced Daydream VR platform , an initiative that’s poised to bring low latency VR to a number of select Android smartphones later this fall, wasn’t exactly what the Internet was expecting when it heard about Google wanting to make its own VR headset. Watch Google I/O 2016 Livestream.

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