VRScout

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

In an official press release, Artur Sychov, Founder and CEO of Somnium Space stated, “We are putting a lot of effort into the immersive aspect of our VR world. The VR space will also use the Ethereum blockchain network, meaning you can tokenize in-game assets such as land parcels, avatars, wearables, collectibles, etc.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

As the demand for these immersive experiences continues to grow, a number of leading virtual, augmented, and mixed reality vendors have begun demonstrating their ability to assist retail and ecommerce stores in building next-gen interactions. This could allow retailers to interact with clients in a digital version of a showroom or office.

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ARPost

JANUARY 17, 2023

However, “possible” and “impossible” are constantly shifting landscapes in immersive technology. Some high-end waveguide headsets – almost exclusively used in enterprise and defense – achieve more immersive AR, but the virtual elements are still on a single focal plane. Holograms have been largely deemed impossible.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 27, 2022

The widely used real-time 3D (RT3D) engine Unity has faced shocking user backlash following the significant acquisition of IronSource this month. Despite kickback and earlier staff redundancies, Unity continues to expand its RT3D product as a toolkit for creating extended reality (XR) solutions, video games, and movie VFX content.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Even outside of the hardware market, Google has given companies access to AR app development kits and immersive software for some time now. Already, the company is partnering not just with Samsung and Qualcomm but with countless heavyweights like Sony, Magic Leap, and Unity.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Although gaming is certainly a great use case and example of what immersive VR experiences can deliver, the possibilities are endless,” said Vindevogel. That’s because VR is capable of creating such immersive, interactive, and social experiences.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 2, 2024

Effective May 15, 2024, Unity is introducing Matthew Bromberg as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer, President, and member of the Unity Board of Directors as the firm moves towards deploying its engine as an enterprise-grade RT3D design and collaboration – namely for game development and creating XR applications.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 6, 2022

Poised to arrive around January 2023, it is considered by many the savior of XR, the hardware that will show the real possibilities of immersive realities and make finally VR mainstream. Unity as a game engine has wide visibility on the upcoming hardware, so if he doesn’t see XR exploding next year, probably it won’t happen.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 12, 2024

VR gloves are a wearable XR accessory designed to enhance immersion with spatial computing capabilities and sensory feedback. In the corporate landscape, haptic gloves can offer a more immersive experience to users working on prototypes for new products in the virtual world. What are VR Gloves and How Do They Work?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 21, 2023

3D social and shared immersive space platform Spatial announced on Monday that its Unity Creator Toolkit had moved to its beta version. The new iteration of Spatial’s widely-celebrated extended reality (XR) platform now integrates Unity Technologies’ industry-leading solutions.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Truly immersive experiences in Extended Reality rely on the ability to engage multiple senses in an environment which looks, feels, and sounds similar to real-life. Capable of bringing direction and positioning to sound cues, this solution could significantly improve our sense of immersion. Step 1: Plan a Comprehensive XR Strategy.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 28, 2024

WEART looks to join this XR product shift with its wearable haptic product. To help adopters leverage TouchDIVER Pro in business situations, WEART is also deploying a supporting Unity and Unreal-ready SDK for creating custom hand-object interactions.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Virtual reality is quickly becoming a mainstream technology, not just for consumers, but for businesses investing in new strategies for immersive collaboration , too. There’s plenty of great software available for developers who want to build impressive virtual worlds, like the Unity and Unreal kits. We need incredible content.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The Immerse Global Summit 2023 , now part of the Metacenter Global Week event, is just around the corner. For ten years, the Immerse Global Summit (IGS) has stood as a leader in the XR and metaverse event landscape, featuring the biggest speakers and exhibitors from the industry. What is Immerse Global Summit 2023?

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ARPost

JUNE 2, 2022

Unity, Qualcomm, and the XR Association (XRA) followed Inbar’s welcome address with keynotes of their own. Unity Keynote. Unity Technologies CEO and Chairman John Riccitiello did not preserve Inbar’s record in his keynote “Getting Beyond Fiction and Seeing the Reality in the Metaverse.” Opening Day Keynotes. Elizabeth Hyman.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Namely, within the XR space, the firm works on many related immersive technologies to boost Meta’s hardware and software offerings, from AI to avatars. It is a space early in its development yet key in providing advanced levels of immersion, input, and feedback during enterprise operations such as training sessions.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 13, 2022

The Unity real-time development platform has become one of the industry-standard choices for the creation of powerful XR experiences over the years. Countless companies have built powerful games and training environments within Unity, specifically designed to work within the extended reality landscape.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The device also has plugins for RT3D content development platforms like Unity, Unreal, Blender, WebXR, and a first-party SDK. Frayne also noted that VR/AR/MR headsets are great for leveraging fully immersive applications. Device usability can come in many forms, such as simple navigation and non-intrusive wearable technology.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 18, 2020

We call this category “AR as a Service,” and it includes companies of all sizes — from Adobe to Unity to 8th Wall. It won’t be a graphically intensive UX but rather a stylistically-viable form factor that prioritizes wearability. Fully Immersed. Figures reflect market factors at the time of creation.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 30, 2024

Unity to Integrate Vagon’s RT3D Streaming Service This week, Unity, a leading XR and RT3D content creation engine, announced a new partnership with Vagon, experts in 3D content streaming. The leaks, which come from a GeekBench listing, mark the first substantial information about the device.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 20, 2023

The Meta Quest and Quest Pro models contain outward-facing tracking cameras and software replicating user gestures in an immersive environment. Additionally, Handy leverages Unity to create alembic files that a developer imports into Blender to create a realistically animated hand model. Meta Debuts Hand-Tracking v2.1

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 26, 2022

He noted that the immersive opportunities for business are endless thanks to HaptX Gloves G1 hardware. The G1 device comes with a rich software development kit (SDK), enabling clients to integrate the HaptX brand of realistic feedback into custom immersive applications using Unreal Engine and Unity.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

JUNE 20, 2023

Immersive technologies are no longer reserved for the gaming and entertainment industries. Cameras, room conferencing kits, and immersive displays have all become increasingly common. VR solutions can make workplaces feel less isolating, improving unity and presence in a distributed workplace.

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VRScout

APRIL 29, 2019

I wanted to work with all types of wearable technology. So I guess what I was thinking of was a form of AR where people could actually walk through the animations, ” Benzing told me as she explained how she crossed the wire from traditional theater to immersive technology, way back in 2015. We’re working with Unity on this project.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 4, 2025

Other key design features include a lightweight frame with premium build quality, magnetic light seals for customizable immersion, plush padding for extended wear comfort, automatic IPD adjustment via eye tracking, and smart device integration built into the core design.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 4, 2023

One is “design visualisation,” the ability to take digital content and reproduce it in an immersive environment. But you can leverage the [immersive] technology, represent it in a 3D environment, and perhaps reduce the number of prototypes physical prototypes.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 23, 2023

Web3 firm RLTY announced on Thursday it had partnered with avatar-building platform Ready Player Me to boost interoperability for avatars and wearables. The former’s no-code, Unity-based virtual experience creator for enterprises will integrate new and existing Ready Player Me avatars to build immersive web3 experiences.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 8, 2023

Creating the most immersive XR experiences requires more than just the best visuals or spatial audio technologies. Eye and hand tracking technologies embedded into wearable devices, or delivered through external sensors, provide the feedback that applications need to optimize the immersive experience for each user.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Advancements in Hardware and Wearables Spatial computing solutions rely on a combination of intuitive hardware and powerful software. This includes the development of more comfortable, lightweight, and powerful wearable headsets, like the impeding Apple Vision Pro. It’s not just wearable hardware that’s evolving, either.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 22, 2024

Creating the most immersive XR experiences requires more than just the best visuals or spatial audio technologies. Eye and hand tracking technologies embedded into wearable devices, or delivered through external sensors, provide the feedback that applications need to optimize the immersive experience for each user.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Advancements in Hardware and Wearables Spatial computing solutions rely on a combination of intuitive hardware and powerful software. This includes the development of more comfortable, lightweight, and powerful wearable headsets, like the impeding Apple Vision Pro. It’s not just wearable hardware that’s evolving, either.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The platform is designed to support experiences that combine augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), enabling immersive applications that overlay digital content onto the real world or create fully virtual environments.

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ARPost

JUNE 1, 2020

Patrick O’Shaughnessy presented the Auggie for Best Developer Tool to Unity , a cross-platform tool that hosts many XR experiences. Dave Lorenzini presented the award for Best Input & Output Hardware to Looking Glass 8K Immersive Display – marking the second consecutive year that the company took home an Auggie.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Meta’s Oculus team have already partnered with leading companies like Sony Music to give fans an immersive way to explore music videos and unique content. Various carnivals and VR gaming rooms around the world are experimenting with the flexible and immersive interface VIVE has to offer.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 1, 2023

However, the introduction of new tools for development, such as Real-Time 3D (RT3D) technologies, as well as next-gen headsets and wearables, mean holographic experiences are more accessible than ever. Unity Unity stands as one of the market leaders in software development for the metaverse landscape and the XR economy.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MAY 24, 2022

Back in December of last year, it was noted that enterprises were purchasing headsets and immersive technology gear at an incredible rate, a trend that will continue for years to come. XTAL is a premium headset that allows users to enter immersive VR environments with state-of-the-art technologies and a semi-ruggedized exterior.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 15, 2024

They can automatically scale performance to different devices and wearables, giving you room to grow. Google ARCore Google’s ARCore is the augmented reality SDK that combines various cross-platform APIs developers can use to build immersive experiences for Android, iOS, the web, and Unity.

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