XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Walmart has unveiled its proprietary artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and immersive commerce platforms, which it says will improve shopping experiences. Kumar continued: “Being people-led means we start with the human need, and often, a combination of technologies like AI, GenAI, AR and Immersive Commerce, is key to the solution.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 19, 2024

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? The Launch of Google Blocks Google blocks was introduced in 2017. It was originally released for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.

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Road to VR

JUNE 29, 2017

According to a recent entry on the Google Developers Blog , the company has begun experimenting with advertising formats suitable for placement inside of virtual reality experiences. The post Google Begins Experimenting with VR Ads appeared first on Road to VR.

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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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VRScout

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

During the first-day of the Unite 2016 conference in Los Angeles Tuesday, Unity Technologies unveiled a number of new updates and features to help support VR and AR creators around the world developing interactive 3D, VR and AR experiences. Recruiters can also post jobs and target a pool of highly-sought Unity talent.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Google is diving head-first back into the world of extended reality and this time, the company is going big. While it might not be ready to show off any physical products just yet, Google has officially laid out its vision for a brand-new unified Android XR ecosystem. Nor is the company simply investing in a new mixed reality headset.

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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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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Google has announced the launch of Android XR, a platform designed to support the creation of mixed reality (MR) applications. The initiative builds on ARCore, Googles existing augmented reality framework. Google has partnered with several hardware manufacturers for Android XR, including Samsung and Qualcomm.

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Road to VR

MAY 11, 2023

Google has announced an upcoming AR game, Space Invaders: World Defense , which is built as a showcase of the company’s latest AR tool. Over the last few years Google has been steadily working on its AR developer toolset, ARCore.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 11, 2023

Google has unveiled its Geospatial Creator for Unity platform, allowing developers to preview 3D assets via the Unity Editor. Viewing spatially-linked assets on a hyperrealistic 3D planet map, the toolkit powers ARCore and Photorealistic 3D Tiles via the Google Maps Platform, it said on its website.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Apple Intelligence on the Vision Pro would be a big deal, and especially it would let Apple compete better with Google , which made the integration with Gemini one of the best features of its Android XR operating system. on the Prima Immersive app on the Apple Vision Pro. on the Prima Immersive app on the Apple Vision Pro.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 9, 2021

If you want to build a career in immersive technologies , you can start by getting your degree in this field. Throughout the program, students will learn how to use modern immersive technology primarily for communication purposes, with a focus on the aspects of ethical and social improvements.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 15, 2025

This week, we had quite a lot of interesting news about all the major players: Apple, Meta, Google, and Valve. I think this decision may make a lot of sense: Meta is allegedly going to release glasses with a display at the end of this year, so launching something with fewer features may not have made much sense for Google.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 23, 2025

This week, following last month’s AndriodXR announcement and this week’s Samsung Moohan teasers, Google made a massive parrel move. In return, Google will gain valuable XR-related support from the headset vendor. What a HTC/Google Unitifaction Mean? This move is huge for the industry.

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Road to VR

MAY 19, 2016

Google have announced that developers itching to get started on building Android VR games using the Unity game engine can do so right now using a Daydream plugin. Initially, Unity support for Daydream will be available via a plugin, with native support arriving some time in the Summer.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 10, 2020

With an unrivalled price point, the ZapBox kit includes controllers, two phone camera adaptors, world anchors, a content library of both pre-released and original experiences, and a Unity plugin for developers.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The glasses should work with Google Gemini AI and have the following features: Processors : Snapdragon AR1 and NXP Camera : 12MP with Sony IMX681 Battery : 155mAh Weight : 50 grams The first batch of production should be around 500,000 units , with more to come if the glasses prove to be successful.

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VRScout

APRIL 14, 2020

XR experiences in general, have proven themselves to be an amazing tool for everything from workforce training and digital marketing to product visualization, entertainment, and immersive online education. Simply send a link to your friend through an email or text message and they can jump in with you using their own compatible device.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 14, 2021

With VR art bringing more immersive tech to bridge gaps, it has fueled the continuous evolution of art. Sabby Life ( @TheSabbyLife on Twitter) is a VR art pioneer and live performer who has created immersive virtual interactive and animated online worlds. To launch her art onto virtual platforms, she relies on Blender and Unity.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Owlchemy Labs and Resolution Games announced they’re adopting support for Android XR, bringing some of their most popular titles to Google’s upcoming XR operating system. Android XR is set to make its debut on Samsung’s ‘Project Moohan’ mixed reality headset , which is slated for consumer launch sometime in 2025.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 28, 2023

Today I want to take you on a journey on one of the coolest prototypes I’ve ever worked on, which is about creating Unity applications that can dynamically modify their logic at runtime depending on the user’s needs thanks to generative artificial intelligence. Cubes are easy to do. It got thousands of downloads.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 4, 2025

The device comes as a cross-collaboration between Samsung, Qualcomm, and Google, with Qualcomm providing a chipset foundation and Google working to deploy its much-touted AndroidXR framework on the upcoming headset. The company describes it as the next generation of computing.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 13, 2021

It comes out from the passion of someone that has just discovered how immersive realities are beautiful, or maybe from the mind of a student that has just finished the university and wants to find a dream job in AR or VR. I will briefly highlight all my recent story and how I got started with every new role I covered in the immersive field.

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ARPost

JULY 23, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us how important immersive and interactive apps and games are in our everyday life. Immersive games and apps and 3D videos have opened a new world for emotionally exhausted people staying at home 24/7. XR Events in 2021 – Celebrating the Industry that Made Lockdown Bearable. ICHVR 2021.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 9, 2022

Unity represents one of the most flexible environments in the XR landscape for companies looking to build their own collaborative experiences from scratch. The Unity ecosystem is an open and broad landscape full of tools capable of empowering workforces through communication, shared projects, and access to unique capabilities.

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Road to VR

MAY 2, 2017

The keynote from Unity’s Vision VR/AR Summit yesterday showcased just how far Unity is reaching into non-gaming content when it comes to augmented and virtual reality. The person who is in charge of Unity’s xR strategy is Tony Parisi, who is a co-founder of VRML and a long-time open web advocate. Subscribe on iTunes.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 23, 2025

This week, following last month’s AndriodXR announcement and this week’s Samsung Moohan teasers, Google made a massive parrel move. In return, Google will gain valuable XR-related support from the headset vendor. What a HTC/Google Unitifaction Mean? This move is huge for the industry.

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Road to VR

APRIL 22, 2024

And even though Meta Horizon OS is based on Android and can technically run sideloaded Android apps, the Google Play Store is not available on Meta’s headset. Meta still clearly wants that, and is trying to signal that Google is the reason it hasn’t happened yet.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The Best Art or Film award was presented by General Immersive CEO Ray Mosco and went to Peaceful Places by Gold Enterprises. The award for Best Consumer App was presented by Hopscotch Interactive CEO Emily Olman to Google Maps Live View by Google. Best Art or Film. Best Campaign. Best Creator & Authoring Tool.

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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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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 18, 2024

Google has made Google Blocks an open-source application, which it says will enable “novel and rich experiences”. Google AR Glasses: Is This the Return of Google Glass? ” Icosa Foundation is a global community of developers that create open-source replacements for Tilt Brush and Google Poly. .”

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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. The #Prideforeveryone movement allows people to immerse themselves in a larger community and to know that they’re not alone.

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VRScout

MAY 7, 2020

Over the past five years we’ve seen numerous advancements in immersive technology that have helped open the doors to a wide range of possibilities. The company will also be providing their own Unity Software Development Kit, allowing developers access to the raw data from both the sensors as well as the haptic feedback motors.

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ARPost

JULY 7, 2023

The idea of digital twins has been conceptually important to immersive technology and related ideas like the metaverse for some time – not to mention their practical employment, particularly in enterprise. Unity – which is a game engine at heart – isn’t shying away from digital twins.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

This year, AWE is partnering with Rooom for a much more immersive virtual AWE. How “immersive” immersive media really is has been up for debate as most of these experiences have failed to replicate fine motor use. Day two of the conference opens with Unity’s keynote. Unity is “just a game engine” like XR is “just a game.”

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

At GDC 2017, Unity held a keynote discussing their impact on the gaming industry, future updates to the engine, and much more. The two played a match against each other, which was won by the Green Ranger of course, and then they shared another announcement for Unity 5.6. For Android and iOS, 5.6 as part of the beta as of today.

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ARPost

MARCH 3, 2020

Expeditions Pioneer Program by Google. Google helps tackle the latter with its Expeditions Pioneer Program. Below is a sneak peek of Google’s experiment at Andersen Middle School, where they pioneered their program. ?. Teachers and staff learn how to use Google’s Expeditions app and ARCore (for Android) or ARKit (for iOS).

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