XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 20, 2022

This Tuesday, Adobe partnered with Meta to debut Substance 3D , a modelling software, on the Quest portfolio of virtual reality (VR) headsets. Adobe Substance 3D is a suite of powerful real-time 3D (RT3D) creation tools that enable developers to design Metaverse elements and isolated immersive content. Extra Tools for Collaboration.

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ARPost

JULY 13, 2022

Inworld AI is a company building a tool to create brains that experience creators can put into virtual bodies to populate the metaverse – whether that’s games, simulations for enterprise and education, embodied chatbots in immersive retail environments, or whatever else you can think of. “In we need something better.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Speaking on the Unity integrations, Ivan Rajkovic, CEO of SpectreXR, noted: We’re excited to expand hand-tracking support for OctoXR and enable even more Unity developers to create immersive and engaging interactive VR/AR experiences. Unity itself is a highly accessible graphics engine ready for a range of developers.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

” The company has launched a beta of the SDK today supporting Unity, and support for Unreal Engine is on the way. Available now with support for Unity, the Steam Audio SDK will also soon support Unreal Engine. Realistic sound is an important but often underappreciated aspect of the immersion equation in VR.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Already, the company is partnering not just with Samsung and Qualcomm but with countless heavyweights like Sony, Magic Leap, and Unity. Android XR and Gemini: The AI/XR Connection One of the reasons Google believes now is the perfect time for an XR revolution, is that it has an incredible selection of AI-powered tools to offer developers.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 19, 2023

To try and overcome these challenges, having good room-emulation tools that enable quick level design iteration is essential. In this article, I want to go over how levels in Laser Dance work, and share some of the developer tools that I’m building to help me create and test the game’s adaptive laser patterns.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 31, 2024

The real-time 3D engines powering AR/VR/MR applications, like Unreal and Unity, found fame and traction as gaming development tools. For example, Unity is a critical component of the workplace-focused Vision Pro. We’ve accumulated substantial UX expertise, ensuring an optimized experience for virtual environments.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 30, 2021

When you are in VR, instead, you have to draw all the environment, the skybox, set the correct lighting, etc… This means more time invested, which is more money spent. There is always some work that is necessary to adapt it” The environment of our VR version of HitMotion: Reloaded.

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Road to VR

MARCH 15, 2023

Released in April 2022, UE5 packs in two new tools called Nanite and Lumen. Nanite is a virtualized geometry system which uses a new internal mesh format and rendering technology to render pixel scale detail and high object counts. .” And why not on Quest 2 or Quest Pro?

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VRScout

AUGUST 8, 2022

There’s also a robust suite of creator tools you can use to build and share your own games and worlds. The app features a number of different colors and brush strokes to employ, allowing you to craft everything from stylish self-portraits to complex virtual environments you can actually explore. Ultrawings 2.

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Road to VR

MAY 8, 2017

Getting that directional audio to interact in realistic ways with the virtual environment itself is the next challenge, and getting it right came make VR spaces feel far more real. SEE ALSO Latest Unity Beta Gets NVIDIA VRWorks for Enhanced Rendering Features. Photo courtesy NVIDIA.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 28, 2025

Spatial Audio and Immersive Environments When youre evaluating Meta Quest devices, youll notice they all support spatial audio technology allowing them to deliver 3D soundscapes that boost your immersion in virtual environments. Meta makes it easy to create VR experiences with existing platforms like Unity and Unreal.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The Use of VR in the Field of Education Vindevogel goes on to say that VR will be a useful tool in the field of education. More Accessible Developer Tools VR solutions are becoming more popular in commercial settings and it’s expected that developing such solutions will become simpler in the coming years.

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ARPost

MAY 28, 2020

We’ve been trying to solve a very specific need for people that already had a VR headset,” Altspace Head of Engagement Katie Kelly said in a panel discussion, “Why VR Collaboration & Shared Experiences In Virtual Environments Work.” “(…) Now, we’re trying to solve a much larger need.”. update to Theia for Unity Developers.

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ARPost

JULY 26, 2023

For example, if it’s raining, the virtual environment may also show rain, and if there’s a tall building at the player’s location, there will also be a tall building in the AR realm where an Invader may emerge from. The most remarkable update, however, is the real-time response to location-specific patterns and nearby buildings.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Android XR aims to simplify the development of MR applications by offering a set of tools and APIs compatible across various hardware devices. For Qualcomm partners like Lynx, Sony and XREAL, we are opening a path for the development of a wide array of Android XR devices to meet the diverse needs of people and businesses.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Since I have worked on some VR concerts myself (and one even got featured on the Unity blog), I thought my opinion could be valuable for someone… at least for the Stageverse developers that so have some feedback about what to improve. but I thought it could be interesting to write some short first impressions about it.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

They can also create new lesson plans in virtual environments and provide fun, interactive learning experiences for their students. This costs them much less than more widely-used gaming engines such as Unity or Unreal Engine. Virtual learning environments make physical materials redundant.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 22, 2021

The Virtual Burn is being created by devoted teams of independent technologists, who are building six wholly unique virtual experiences that will welcome anyone from around the globe August 22 through September 7, 2021. Here are some numbers from the 2020 Virtual Burn. What were your stats for 2020?

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

As the song progresses, it’s this black background that we see shift to a variety of animated environments, all created entirely using VR tools Tilt Brush and Blocks. Corgan worked in collaboration with Isobar, Viacom Next, and VR artist Danny Bittman to conceive the virtual worlds depicted in the production.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Having that type of control in a virtual environment opened up so many possibilities for Vermeulen. When watching Vermeulen’s videos, you can see that in some of his experiments he is using VR controllers in an AR environment. “I nteraction has always been my main focus.”

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Valve today released a new tool called Steam Audio that represents the fruit of its purchase of Impulsonic in January. The tech promises sound which very realistically responds to a virtual environment and would serve as an improvement over the standard 3D audio. The tech supports PC, Mac, Linux and Android.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Mixed Reality content My most successful mixed reality demo is about seeing virtual environment outside your home Mixed Reality is the word of the moment and Meta wants to show that it is strong at it. I also expect an official launch of the new tools that creators can use to make better worlds in Horizon Worlds.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 12, 2024

As a quick primer, Apple Vision Pro apps are the tools or software packages designed for or compatible with Apple’s spatial computing device. The Best Apple Vision Pro Apps Created by Apple During WWDC 2023, Apple’s debut of the Apple Vision Pro primarily focused on the existing Apple tools that would work on the headset.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 25, 2017

Founders Graham Gaylor & Jesse Joudrey plan to keep it that way for the “foreseeable future” Like other social VR experiences before it, the app will allow friends to meet up online in virtual environments with personalized avatars and talk, share videos and more.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Roughly 60 judges nominated ARuVR out of 450 global applications for two additional categories – ‘Most Innovative New Learning Technologies Product’ and ‘Best Use of Simulations or Virtual Environments for Learning.’ . Continuous uptakes of immersive learning tools to rapidly upskill workforces and tackle the ongoing labour crisis .

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Companies can use engines from companies like Unity to recreate digital “twins” of products, buildings, and other items, combined with information from various data sources. Eye and hand tracking solutions also allow for better computing power distribution within XR environments. Photogrammetry.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

However, the HoloLens 2 and all of its improvements is a dream tool for industry professionals. While an excellent tool for major companies, the HoloLens 2 can prove just as useful for solo operators. It’s not perfect, but Microsoft’s next-gen MR headset has set a new standard for MR headsets.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 29, 2024

An augmented reality workshop isn’t just an excellent tool for developers and vendors planning to create AR apps. These tools could also help more companies unlock additional revenue streams in the metaverse or enhance customer experience with AR tools. billion by 2031.

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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. This is exactly what Lowe’s is doing with its Holoroom.

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Hypergrid Business

MARCH 12, 2018

Sinespace , a virtual world platform from OpenSim co-founder Adam Frisby, launched its virtual reality beta last week and reports 20 percent weekly user growth. Previously, the Unity-based social virtual world was only available for desktop clients. Virtual meeting. Unity 3D user interface for Sinespace.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 28, 2025

Other technical specifications to think about include: Tracking capabilities: Accurate tracking allows for smoother interactions with virtual environments. Software Ecosystem: Apps and Enterprise Tools The next thing to consider in your enterprise VR platform comparison is the software ecosystem you can access.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 30, 2022

ARCore, built to empower creators to build their own game in the Google landscape, comes with all the tools and developers need to engage their audience. The “TendAR” augmented reality experience creates a virtual fish for players, capable of interacting with the real world through the user’s camera. Respawn Entertainment and Unity.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

WebXR Exporter is an integration allowing developers to make unity creations viewable through a standard browser window. They are virtual environments that we can get into alone or together,” XR speaker and strategist Linda Ricci said in presenting the award for World of the Year. World of the Year. Worlds are like web pages.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 1, 2023

The hardware-agnostic technology is compatible with a range of different devices to ensure everyone in the workplace can interact with the same holographic tools. Unity Unity stands as one of the market leaders in software development for the metaverse landscape and the XR economy.

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Road to VR

MARCH 30, 2017

Developers can quickly add the free SDK to their Unity-based VR games, which allows users to easily set up, broadcast, or record mixed reality gameplay footage with the help of the utility. For best results, the real camera and virtual camera need to achieve perfectly-matched calibration, in terms of position, orientation, scaling and FOV.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 7, 2022

One of the major market leaders in the XR accessories environment, Rebuff Reality focuses on developing enhanced solutions for existing VR hardware and tools. Like HTC VIVE, Magic Leap also supports a vast developer community, with access to various tools capable of integrating with Unity technology for spatial sound.

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