Road to VR

MAY 25, 2020

With growing usage of social virtual worlds and spaces like VRChat and Mozilla Hubs , you might be looking for a way to make your own avatar to represent yourself in VR. Here are two user-friendly avatar character creator apps for that purpose which won’t require the use of developer-level tools like Unity, Blender, etc.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 8, 2022

The enterprise-grade platform includes rich 3D asset creation services, “state-of-the-art” manipulation mechanics, customizable avatars, locomotion options, and user interface (UI) tools. There is a lot more to consider than just the code and the tools. Enrique Tromp : VR applications place the user inside a virtual world.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Today we’re looking at the clever design of Red Matter 2’s ‘grabber tools’ and the many ways that they contribute to immersion. Intro Today we’re going to talk about Red Matter 2 (2022) , an adventure puzzle game set in a retro-future sci-fi world. In Inside XR Design we examine specific examples of great VR design.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 8, 2022

At the event taking place both in Las Vegas and online from 12 to 16 June, Vection will introduce updates that give Webex users immersive collaboration features such as virtual world-building tools to strengthen modern hybrid working routines.

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Hypergrid Business

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Thankfully, with advancements in technology, many tools are available to help me retain my sanity, even when an actual therapist is not within reach. A couple tools that have supported me are Tripp’s virtual reality meditation program and their free mobile app. We do have some connections to different support lines,” she added.

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ARPost

MARCH 8, 2022

With more and more business and sales being conducted in virtual worlds, one digital marketing agency with physical offices in California is expanding its services into the metaverse. Our clients are now able to expand their businesses and operations into the virtual world to amplify their growth and authority.”.

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ARPost

MARCH 1, 2022

Emperia creates virtual worlds, primarily for art, retail, and fashion events. The company has worked with organizations ranging from The World Health Organization to Christie’s. So far, clients have paid Emperia to design and host these virtual worlds. World-Building and Metaverse Building.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Even in 2016, it was clear Waltz of the Wizard was something special, as Aldin Dynamics used its own data analytics and visualization tool Ghostline toprototype the game’s level design and gameplaybasically an unheard amount of attention paid to actual users of the game.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 22, 2022

After many pressures from the community and the media, Meta has finally decided to introduce new parental control tools in Quest 2. Even if Meta still doesn’t admit that its headsets are used by a lot of small kids (these measures are marketed as tools parents can use with teenagers), these measures are targeted also at them.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 1, 2022

Extended reality, the umbrella term covering Virtual Reality (VR), Mixed Reality (MR) and Augmented Reality (AR), is gaining rapid attention around the world. Once considered a novel tool for entertainment, XR has now emerged as a potential must-have for the future workplace. 1. Strengthen Team Relationships.

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VRScout

MAY 19, 2022

Through Hatch Kids , young learners access a program called HatchXR , a set of awesome tools that will let kids design, code, and play their own games as well as create their own virtual worlds to explore. We built Hatch as a kids coding platform for the age of the Metaverse.”

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VRScout

MAY 11, 2021

In addition to today’s big headset announcements, HTC has also announced VIVE Business, a comprehensive range of VR tools that includes VIVE Business Device Management System, VIVE Business Training, VIVE Business Streaming, and VIVE Sync, each of which designed to support large manufacturing companies as well as small family-owned businesses.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2024

Augmented Virtuality and the connections between the real and virtual worlds One thing that fascinates me the most about mixed reality is creating a connection between the real and the virtual world. The kitchen is the virtual setting, and the box is the real element living in it.

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VRScout

JANUARY 10, 2022

“I’ve been told pretty directly that the idea of a completely virtual world where users can escape to – like they can in Meta Platforms/Facebook’s vision of the future – is off-limits from Apple,” said Gurman in his newsletter.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Following its expansion onto new VR and non-VR platforms alike, social virtual world Rec Room is seeing serious growth. Pair that breadth of accessibility with built-in tools which allow creators to make and share their own virtual experiences, and you’ve got a recipe for a thriving virtual world.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 29, 2025

There are some great onboarding resources on the Meta Quest website, and weve created some handy guides here on XR Today that cover things like how to maximize Meta Quest battery life , use casting features, set up Meta Guardian tools and more. You also get some handy tools for VR headset management in enterprises too.

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EON Reality

DECEMBER 28, 2023

A Groundbreaking Leap in Educational Technology, Blending Immersive AI-Driven Interactions, Historical Insights, and 24/7 Virtual World Engagement. This state-of-the-art virtual environment promises to transform the landscape of learning and engagement by blending immersive AI technology with interactive education.

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VRScout

AUGUST 15, 2022

“Virtual Reality represents a new era for online learning, entertainment, and fun. Until now, however, VR has been limited by the interactive tools available to navigate this visually stunning world. The result is the most natural and highly accurate way to interact with the virtual world.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Niantic, the developer behind location-based AR games such as Pokémon Go and Pikmin Bloom , today announced that it will be making its Niantic Lightship Augmented Reality Developer Kit available to developers around the world in an effort to build its ever-growing AR metaverse.

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ARPost

JUNE 30, 2022

In the true metaverse, they argue, we won’t be locked into or out of certain digital experiences – we’ll be able to move from one virtual world to another like walking from one store in a mall to another. These worlds can be published to independent domains but maintain a door to other microverses. A Metaverse of Links.

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VRScout

JULY 21, 2021

Wolf3D, the team behind Ready Player Me , today announced a new platform that allows you to bring a custom 3D avatar with you across a growing catalog of VR apps, from social VR experiences like VRChat and Somnium Space to immersive tools such as Animaze and LIV. Here you can access and customize your 3D avatars and discover new apps.

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VRScout

AUGUST 1, 2021

Virtual Worlds , where new economies and fan bases are emerging. He compares what’s happening now with virtual worlds to the early days of the internet. We see virtual worlds as a part of the next evolution the internet is moving towards,” says Phull, “3D environments and spaces are just more immersive.

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VRScout

MAY 24, 2020

As we think through supercharging remote work and productivity, we've been working on mixed reality concepts that builds on existing technologies like Passthrough to allow people to switch between real and virtual worlds pic.twitter.com/cJCEXDxC7b — Boz (@boztank) May 21, 2020.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 21, 2025

The application already featured AI generation of code and audio, and this means that now there is a full pipeline for world creation that is powered by AI. Meta claims these generative AI tools can dramatically reduce the time needed to build virtual worlds from weeks to as little as hours. Is it useful? Probably not.

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VRScout

JANUARY 13, 2021

Designed for use by companies for a variety of professional training purposes—such as the proper handling of hazardous material and the use of complex tools or machinery—these futuristic-looking devices allow users to interact with digital objects in a virtual world just as they would in real-life.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Toei Animation, the Japanese animation studio behind popular series such as Dragon Ball and Sailor Moon , has teamed up with Sony Music Solutions to develop a series of virtual worlds available via the popular VR social platform VRChat. Many people in their 30s to late 40s enjoyed Toei Animation’s works in the 90s.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

PIXELYNX is creating a new virtual world ecosystem that makes it easy for music artists to launch their own interactive environments that can be monetized using NFTs, playable experiences, and virtual performances.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 3, 2021

When asked about Ready Player Me’s new partnership with SideQuest , Tõke said, “The future of our partnership is aligned with our overall mission – connecting hundreds of virtual worlds together.” It’s becoming clear that the metaverse won’t be a single app or game – it will be a collection of thousands of virtual worlds.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Everything started with a video of Glen Keane painting Ariel in Tilt Brush , Rosie Summers recounts when asked about the beginnings of her creative journey with virtual reality. It came with Tilt Brush, a tool that she has been using ever since. Summers has made a name for herself in this growing niche in the art world.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 9, 2021

When Meta’s Horizon (now called Horizon Worlds) launched as an invite-only beta last year, a small group of Quest users was permitted access to the ambitious social experience and given the tools to start building their own world, play games, create safe spaces for discussions, and make new friends. Image Credit: Meta.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The company also took time during the conference to unveil its NVIDIA Omniverse Replicator, a powerful synthetic-data-generation engine that has the ability to produce physically simulated virtual worlds perfect for training pruposes. Again, this isn’t Huang talking, It’s a virtual avatar powered by artificial intelligence.

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ARPost

AUGUST 17, 2022

Company executives shared cutting-edge technology that NVIDIA is releasing to transform graphics processing and provide creative tools to help companies embrace the metaverse reality. Some tools to create this seemingly complex technology include Audio2Face and Audio2Emotion, AI models that create facial animation in sync with voices.

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ARPost

AUGUST 15, 2022

ArcGIS Maps SDK for Unreal Engine blurs the distinction between the real world and the virtual world. Esri , the world’s largest GIS software firm, recently released version 1.0 The platform also features a new World Partition system , improved mesh modeling, and expanded tools from previous versions.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 23, 2021

During this panel too, Reyes spoke of blockchain technologies as the link not just between virtual worlds, but between virtual worlds and the physical world to create true interoperability across immersive platforms. How are we going to transport attributes from the physical world to the digital world?”. “To

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ARPost

MAY 30, 2022

This has accelerated VR adoption as a tool to connect and engage versus challenge. Possibly exacerbated by the challenges of socialization and meeting other, like-minded people in the real world. This is a clever tool for engaging audiences. This growing trend is apparent to any developer engaged in their community.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

We now see more collaborations between global fashion brands and tech companies grabbing opportunities in digital fashion in the virtual world. This powerful AR try-on technology gives digital fashion a more practical purpose beyond the virtual world. Empowering Creators With Advanced AR Tools.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 22, 2021

I think there is a lot of confusion in the communities about it… Omniverse is a simulator of 3D virtual worlds. To use an analogy, Omniverse Nucleus – the platform’s collaboration engine – is like the ‘Git’ of 3D assets and these virtual worlds. Why is a solution like Omniverse important?

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