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Google’s XR Modeling Tool ‘Blocks’ Gets a Second Life with ‘Open Blocks’ on Quest

Road to VR

Known for its work on the open source version of Google’s Tilt Brush, Open Brush , The Icosa Foundation has now released a version of Google’slow-poly 3D modeling app Blocks for Quest. “This will be instrumental in unlocking Open Blocks’ full potential for asset creation and remixing,” the studio says.

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Google Responds to Developer Concerns About Long-term Commitment to Android XR

Road to VR

Google’s announcement of Android XR last month was largely met with excitement, but there was a notable undercurrent of concern about Google’s long-term commitment to the platform. The site Killed by Google maintains an active list of the company’s cancelled projects, currently totaling 296.

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What is Google Project Starline? Immersive Conferencing

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Google Project Starline finally looks like it’s going to be rolling out to workplaces worldwide, potentially transforming the way we meet and collaborate in the future of work. Since then, we’ve seen plenty of companies experimenting with the potential of immersive collaboration. What is Google Project Starline?

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Google Rebrands its Open-Source VR Modelling Tool

XR Today - Virtual Reality

The VR modelling tool Google Blocks is now available as an open-source version under the name of Open Blocks. Google AR Glasses: Is This the Return of Google Glass? Ultimately, it hopes to create a ‘full modelling suite’ that adds greater controls over materials, texturing support, and tools from CSG pipelines.

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Big XR News from Google, Vuzix, StretchSense, Bodyswaps

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Google previewed its smart glasses, “Act Two”, at TED2025. now has AI-powered immersive learning. Izadi said: Augmented and virtual reality have moved computing from the rectangular screen to the 360 immersive display, and now even the world itself is becoming the display. Bodyswaps 3.0 Today, that changes.

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Visual Positioning Systems: what they are, best use cases, and how they technically work

The Ghost Howls

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. Disclaimer: this is a paid article built in collaboration with Immersal. Immersal has in fact developed a similar solution for Mall of Tripla , an 85000 m2 shopping mall in Helsinki.

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Google’s Early VR Modeling Tool ‘Blocks’ is Getting Revived as Open Source Software

Road to VR

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.

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