The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap is on sale. A report on Bloomberg informed us all that Magic Leap is exploring a sale of the company. The sales never skyrocketed and now Magic Leap is in desperate need of cash , after many layoffs, disappointing sales, and having put its IP as collaterals to a bank.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2021

Before leaving you to the best news of the week, I would like to highlight two notable things about my work: My crazy trolling game “The Unity Cube” has been featured in a video by Upload VR! Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap 2 is coming in Q1 2022. You don’t even know how this made me happy! Top news of the week.

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JULY 24, 2019

Despite securing $280 million from Japan’s largest telecom earlier this summer, we’ve heard surprisingly little from the multi-billion dollar AR startup of late regarding its flagship headset, Magic Leap One. Image courtesy Magic Leap, Weta Workshop. Officially support for Unity 2019.2

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Road to VR

JANUARY 17, 2019

It looks like Magic Leap could be gearing up to jump into the world of mobile AR, as the company recently published a job listing for a senior software engineer who will be tasked with building “a cross-platform framework that enables large scale shared AR experiences between mobile devices (iOS, Android) and Magic Leap devices.”

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 31, 2022

Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap 2 to feature dynamic dimming. At Photonics West, Magic Leap’s VP of Optical Engineering Kevin Curtis has revealed some new interesting details on the upcoming Magic Leap 2. To be exact, the eye box is twice as large as the one in Magic Leap One.

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Road to VR

MARCH 20, 2018

Vive Pro date and price, Magic Leap announcements, Nvidia’s real-time ray-tracing, and Budget Cuts resurfaces. Magic Leap announcements. image courtesy Magic Leap. Magic Leap has launched the SDK for the device’s Lumin OS , with support for Unity and Unreal engines.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

In this article, you may find the answers to all the above questions : I will guide you in developing a little Unity experience for the nReal glasses (the typical grey cube!), How to get started with nReal development (and emulator) in Unity (Video tutorial). And then of course you have to download the nReal Unity SDK.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Magic Leap has released a new set of development components in a ‘Magic Leap Toolkit’ (MLTK) which includes a slew of pre-built tools which aim to make it easier for creators to bring their AR vision to life without needing to re-think the basics. ControlInput. Bumper events. RuntimeConsole. PlaceOnFloor.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 23, 2018

At GDC 2018 Magic Leap has announced the release of the Lumin SDK , that is the tools that we should use to develop for this AR glass. and I discovered that the SDK contains a fancy emulator so that you can start exploring Magic Leap development even if you don’t have a device. Unity has to be discarded.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Image by Magic Leap). Is Magic Leap in trouble? The Magic Leap could become a tragic leap , using some words from Palmer Luckey. In the meantime, the competition of Chinese companies like nReal is threatening even more the appeal of Magic Leap. Top news of the week.

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Next Reality AR

MARCH 5, 2020

Don't Miss: Unity Previews Project MARS Mobile App, Extends AR Foundation to HoloLens & Magic Leap, Intros XR Interaction Toolkit This week, just in time for Dr. Seuss Day, Dr. Seuss Enterprises launched its first augmented reality app, Dr.

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Next Reality AR

JUNE 22, 2018

During its presentation at Unite Berlin, Magic Leap gave attendees a crash course in developing experiences for Magic Leap One (ML1), we found out quite a bit more about how the device works and what we can expect to experience with the device. Here's what we learned.

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Next Reality AR

JUNE 21, 2018

Magic Leap just did something it didn't do during its recent Twitch hardware demo: actually show us some new demo footage of what augmented reality really looks like through the Magic Leap One.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 10, 2018

There is all this hype for Magic Leap in these days, but so few people can try it, because it costs too much and ships only in selected regions. I wanted to make the Magic Leap experience available to more people, that’s why I’ve made a Magic Leap One emulator for the Vive Focus. Well, sort of.

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Next Reality AR

AUGUST 28, 2018

Less than 20 days after the launch of Magic Leap One, Mapbox has jumped at the chance to provide its map services to Magic Leap developers through its Maps SDK for Unity. The mixed reality headset allows for a more emersive [sic] experience than any other device we've.

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Next Reality AR

MARCH 19, 2019

Visitors to the Unity booth at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco will get a special augmented reality treat courtesy of Magic Leap and Weta Workshop. The Unity booth will be the exclusive site of first looks at the multiplayer experience.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 15, 2023

Spatial Hits Big at GDC 2023 In March, at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2023 in San Francisco, Spatial announced the platform’s new Unity Creator Toolkit is entering its beta stages. For example, Spatial’s Unity Creator Toolkit beta model powered the 2023 Metaverse Fashion Week on Spatial between 28 to 31 March.

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Next Reality AR

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

conference to its YouTube channel, Magic Leap also launched a new video series for developers called Spacebar. The new series consists of interviews with developers regarding their insights, experiences, and recommendations for developing with the Magic Leap One.

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OCTOBER 5, 2022

Meta recently announced the arrival of a popular architectural tool “ Unity Reflect ” in the Meta Quest environment for 2022. One of the most popular platforms available for developing software crucial to the building and project development environment in the AEC world, is Unity. Magic Leap.

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Upload VR

APRIL 8, 2024

Magic Leap 2 now has a spectator view phone app, and the company has switched to using OpenXR for development. If you're unfamiliar, Magic Leap 2 is a transparent optics AR headset, a rarity in today's market where competitors are focusing on camera passthrough headsets.

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Road to VR

MARCH 23, 2020

Greg Madison, a UX designer at Unity and fellow indoorsman, opened up his playspace a bit by turning his apartment into a VR game platform, something he hopes to share soon with others. But when all is said and done, you’re still only traversing around a pretty small footprint—even smaller if you’re stuck in an apartment.

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ARPost

APRIL 13, 2020

We didn’t have to shake the tree very hard to find someone that we were excited to talk to but we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to talk with the good folks at Unity. What Is Unity? The name “ Unity ” probably sounds familiar to you. Unity is the platform that makes this world a reality. More Buzz Around Unity.

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Road to VR

MAY 1, 2017

At VRLA 2017, Unity CEO and games industry vet John Riccitiello dumped a little cold water wisdom on the hype surrounding the red-hot VR industry. John Riccitiello is the CEO of Unity Technologies , one of the world’s leading game engines. Photo courtesy VRLA. These guys have invested billions.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Will Magic Leap 2 AR Glasses Lead the Way to the Metaverse? When Magic Leap released a preview of its new AR glasses, Magic Leap 2, we discussed whether the hardware will attract consumers to the metaverse. Our honest opinion about KKCOBVR Quest 2 strap and battery Pack.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 24, 2023

Microsoft, Qualcomm and Magic Leap announced a partnership to “guide the evolution” of the Mixed Reality Toolkit (MRTK), a cross-platform AR/VR development framework which has now gone open-source. The committee says more devices are “coming soon,” one of which will likely be the Magic Leap 2 AR headset.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Magic Leap. Magic Leap has quickly emerged as one of the major market leaders in the Augmented Reality hardware environment. Introducing consumers and businesses to a new generation of smart headsets, Magic Leap allows for the convenient alignment of digital and physical experiences.

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

In spite of the fact we’re joking around and playing Angry Birds on Magic Leap, the whole thing feels very grown up, in the sense that these guys are in this for the long haul, and so, they reckon, is the business of making Mixed Reality.

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ARPost

JUNE 3, 2022

AWE day two started off with back-to-back keynotes from mixed reality display maker Magic Leap and AR commerce solution Avataar. A Look at the Magic Leap 2. Magic Leap’s Head of Product Management, Jade Meskill, presented “Magic Leap 2 and the Augmented Enterprise.”

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2021

With Pumori.io , I had created 6 Unity apps that demo UI/UX concepts on the Project North Star headset. However, I had to manually switch between unity packages to demo different apps which led me to taking on and off the headset constantly. . Is this the only supported programming language or devs can also use Unity and Unreal Engine?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 6, 2024

But this should surprise no one: all the previous expensive AR/MR headsets that have been initially targeted at consumers, like Magic Leap or HoloLens, ended up being used mostly in enterprise sectors. More info Unity 6 introduces new features for XR developers The new version of Unity, called Unity 6, is currently in preview.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The OpenXR API is a core piece behind many XR headsets from vendors such as Acer, ByteDance, Canon, HTC, Magic Leap, Meta, Microsoft, Sony, XREAL, Qualcomm, Valve, and Varjo.

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ARPost

JUNE 2, 2023

AWE Day Two Keynotes Day One kickstarted the keynotes, but AWE Day Two saw exciting presentations and announcements from Magic Leap and Niantic. “The small team at Magic Leap has made something that many larger companies are still struggling to achieve.”

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Road to VR

JULY 23, 2021

Facebook announced today that an upcoming update to the Quest development SDK will include experimental support for a Passthrough API which will allow Unity developers to build AR experiences and features into apps on Quest 2.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Competition For Magic Leap, Microsoft, And Varjo? Targeting enterprise customers and applications will put Vision Pro in direct competition with the existing trifecta of enterprise AR headsets: Magic Leap 2 , Microsoft's HoloLens 2 , and Varjo's XR-3 series.

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MAY 22, 2023

Meta Platforms is set to ink a massive partnership with augmented reality (AR) firm Magic Leap, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Meta could potentially explore how to leverage Magic Leap’s trendsetting AR technologies, including software and hardware. Meta and Magic Leap: Partners in Real-Time?

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Magic Leap’s first developer conference, L.E.A.P. The company is livestreaming its keynote today, which will feature a number Magic Leap partners including speakers from Weta Workshop, AT&T, Unity, Epic Games, and ILMxLAB. Timoni West – Director, XR Research, Unity Technologies.

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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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