Road to VR

APRIL 20, 2018

You cannot rely on Google Play Services (e.g. Google Firebase, Google Cloud Messaging, etc), or third-party libraries that depend on Google Play Services (e.g. Your app should not refer to an HMD touchpad when running on Oculus Go. OneSignal) when running on Oculus Go. with Oculus Utils 1.24.1 or later.

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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. Microsoft will still provide the Azure cloud, but all the hardware and software should be provided by Luckeys startup.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

This is huge news because all the most popular XR headsets that are on the market are based on Qualcomm’s reference designs, so here we are talking about a technology that will pave the way to the next generation of XR headsets. It seems the journalist liked them. SteamVR 2.0 is now live for everyone.

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ARPost

JUNE 15, 2020

Unity Support. Unity is an advanced game engine used in the development of augmented reality apps, especially gaming. So, if you are in this business, try to pick an SDK that is compatible with Unity. This lets you use 3D models and CAD data to set up trackers since they’re the perfect reference for physical 3D objects.

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VRScout

MAY 1, 2019

But today you no longer need to be a Unity professional or 3D designer to get into this sacred industry. In that regard, Sumerian is more similar to standard development software, such as Unity, than it is to software such as BioVR. The Varwin software interface is based on Google’s Blockly visual language.

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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. That number is just going to continue growing: referring back to the Snap report , nearly 75% of the global population and almost all smartphone users will be frequent AR users by 2025. Four Myths About AR Advertising. by Tony Parisi.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 29, 2019

For this purpose, it has created a reference design for an AR headset dubbed North Star , giving full instructions on how everyone can build one at home. Reference Design Issues. There is not even an assembly kit like with Google Cardboards. So to have it, you have to buy the pieces and assemble it yourself.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The latter buzz term refers to a retailer’s ability to shift their products or services to meet changing customer demands. Walmart is now using its Immersive Commerce APIs for alpha testing with Unity and it will leverage the APIs to launch a new experience with ZEPETO.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Tilt Brush is Google’s first VR app to launch on the Oculus Rift , and I had a chance to catch up with Tilt Brush product manager Elisabeth Morant. I also asked about privacy in VR, but Google has yet to disclose any information about what information they may or may not be capturing from VR users.

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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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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 28, 2023

There is not only the problem of the timezone but also the unknown of the internet connection and the inability of reaching Western websites like Google. While still in Italy, I verified that Microsoft Teams, Unity, and Github were accessible from China. I still call them VPNs, where the acronym stands for Very Party Networks).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 2, 2024

I guess the competition imposed by Apple and Google forced Meta to speed up the process to ensure to have a richer ecosystem in which its developers are happy (and so do not migrate to other platforms). I did this procedure with “The Unity Cube” , my most famous application. Let’s see what to do, case by case.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 22, 2023

2023: Enter Google ARCore Google’s convenient and easy-to-access ARSDK facilitates the development of WebAR experiences for cross-platform delivery. Google now supports numerous Android smartphones such as Asus, Lenovo, LG, Moto, Motorola, OnePlus, Samsung, Sony, Vivo, Infinix, Tecno, Sharp, and Xiaomi.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Generally, “the cloud” refers to remote servers that do work off of a device. 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? CloudXR From NVIDIA.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 5, 2020

If you want to know more, you can refer to the official pages of the A6000 and A40. For more info, you can refer to NVIDIA’s official post on the matter. Basically, it is like Google Docs for artists. Check with OEM vendors for details on availability. Cloud XR lands on AWS. NVIDIA Omniverse is coming in open beta.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 7, 2020

It is easily accessible in the Unity SDK as a standard WebcamTexture, so if you like hacking things, I guess you can have a lot of fun developing things for it! The Pico SDK can be easily accessed from the Pico website : it is available for Unity, UE4 and also for the native Android platform. User Interface.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Epic Games is a prominent member of the Khronos Group working alongside a host of industry pros including Oculus, HTC, Valve, Microsoft, Google, AMD, NVIDIA, and Unity. Epic Games Store is said to launch soon and begin what Sweeney calls “a long journey to advance the cause of all developers.”

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AR Insider

JULY 16, 2021

These include video, social media, mobile apps, and games (just ask Unity). across Google’s display ad network. Always see chart date for context, and refer to newer projections if applicable. Historical evidence also suggests that VR could follow a path towards ad monetization. Facebook’s cut). Separated by Time.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 31, 2016

We introduced [the OZO Player SDK] available for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Gear VR, Google Daydream, and Cardboard (iOS and Android),” Sayed told Road to VR. The OZO Player SDK comes as both a native SDK and a Unity plugin for those already building VR apps with Unity. OZO Player SDK architecture.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 17, 2025

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. Update your device if you have a previous version You must have a recent version of Unity. Exciting, isn’t it?

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 20, 2020

It seems that in the Oculus SDK there are now some lines that refer to the Oculus Quest colocation APIs , that would let you play in local multiplayer with other people in your home. Mozilla updates its Unity WebVR exporter. Google Glass can help Autistic kids. And there are even already some hints for the future.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 1, 2020

I used to refer to this list each time I came across a term, but didn’t remember what it meant exactly. refers to any 3D model. refers to the accumulation of potential motion tracking error. understanding the real world environment by detecting feature points and planes and using them as reference points to map the environment.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The Verge started referring to them as the new “Glassholes”, the term that was invented to describe people wearing Google Glass in public, when that device was popular. I understand the fun of doing stuff with passthrough: when the Vive Focus came out, I did some stuff like that, too. There are many other examples of that.

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ARPost

AUGUST 19, 2019

He discovered Google Tilt Brush and created the sculpture, which sold to a digital art buyer. “I I work a lot with Unity, but to a small degree,” said Barnes. This is like the capital of the world,” Barnes said, referring to the population and culture. I’m most proud of creating a solar system in Unity,” said Barnes.

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AllThingsVR

MAY 19, 2016

Yes, Google is Making its Own Daydream VR HMD The long-rumoured new mobile VR HMD from Google was MIA at the I/O developer conference this week, but the company has at least now confirmed it’s coming. Google’s VP of Virtual Reality, Clay Bavor, confirmed as much towards the end of the ‘VR at Google’ talk on the conference’s second day.

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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. Virtual humans are getting more and more real.

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Road to VR

APRIL 6, 2018

I think that it’s most likely the these types of educational experiences will be built on the open web using open standards like WebXR, and currently Google’s Expeditions is the probably the closest platform that is realizing the more educational aspects of the OASIS.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

Qualcomm releases XR2 5G reference design. Qualcomm has finally released the reference design for AR/VR headsets based on the XR2 chipset (a special version of the Snapdragon 865 for XR headsets), and it will pave the way for the standalone headsets of the future. This is one of the weirdest rag-doll experiments in Unity.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 15, 2018

We can deploy to a vast of platforms using game engines like Unity, Unreal Engine, the more recent Godot engine or any of the other engines out there, which have all started to add VR features”. But that’s just how Unity works, and this post isn’t about Unity, so let’s move on. You may be saying “Come on!

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

There’s a rumor going around that Nintendo is making a VR headset in partnership with Google. Image courtesy Evan-Amos, Wiki Commons Note : Every time someone refers to Virtual Boy as a VR headset, or pretends to wear it like one in a YouTube thumbnail, I scream into an empty paint bucket, hoping the residual fumes will calm my nerves.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2020

Presenz also offers a Unity plugin so that you can import this render file in Unity and so mix the resulting volumetric video with some real-time interactions that you add in the game engine. I’ve tried two experiences made with Presenz, and I have to say that the volumetric effect was very nice. Altheria Solutions.

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Upload VR

JUNE 6, 2022

References to realityOS were found in App Store upload logs and Apple code earlier this year, and an Apple linked shell company trademarked RealityOS last week. Apple is reportedly working on a VR client for FaceTime with face tracking driving Memoji avatars, as well as a VR version of Maps (similar to Google Earth VR?)

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The camera uses the patterns on the actual book as a reference to display the AR content, a technology that is often used today on Snapchat and Instagram. For example, a user could point a camera at areas of their city to see what it looked like ten years ago from an archive of Google Maps. Earlier this year, ARCore v.1.31.0

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ARVR

JULY 6, 2021

Getting Started The initial tech stack for this was Flutter, Unity AR, and Firebase, but we soon had to switch to using the ar_core_flutter plugin and Appwrite for the backend. Augmented Reality Options The first option was to use Unity AR with the help of the Flutter Unity Widget package. with a much simpler API.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 17, 2023

End-users can design first on Procreate or Photoshop and then transfer a reference design to Da Vinci Eye to print an image on a wall in their office or a large-scale mural. Also, the service provides artists with a tool for copying reference designs. The application can help users copy images.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 5, 2018

This also let me write various articles about it, like this one on Vive Focus streaming , this one on Focus instant preview for Unity or this other one highlighting the updates of the v2 runtime. This is necessary to establish a common reference system between the headset and the controller, that use independent IMU sensors.

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Google Daydream VR platform is set to launch in fall 2016, but only a select group of developers will be able to publish Daydream apps. Google Play store is limiting access until some point in 2017. While any Android developer can submit Cardboard applications to the Google Play store, Google decided to limit Daydream apps releases.

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