ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

In its recent Facebook Connect event (which the echoAR team covered here ) Facebook made a number announcements that cement its place as a leader in the AR/VR space. Google also offers ARCore , a developer tool for Android, iOS, Unreal, and Unity which help integrate AR elements into the real environment.

Virtual Reality 130

Virtual Reality AR Augmented Reality Google 130

The Ghost Howls

MARCH 8, 2021

Especially the first feature made most people go in awe : volumetric videos are very expensive, so they’re typically not used during XR events. The result was the one of having Alex Kipman as if he was really in front of you , a fantastic immersive feature for an XR event. Sony announces new games for PSVR. Some news on content.

Microsoft 513

Microsoft Hardware HTC Conference 513

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

XR Today spoke to Brian Vogelsang, AR Product Leader at Qualcomm , on the sidelines of the event about ongoing updates with its latest product release, the Snapdragon AR2 platform. We’re now bringing that directly to developers, who can download the software development kit (SDK) for Unity or Unreal Engine.

AR 93

AR Magic Leap Miami Head Mounted Display 93

The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

More info (My summary of the event) More info (HTC’s 2-minutes video of the event) More info (HTC’s vision of the office of the future) More info (Actual prototype of the office of the future) More info (Qualcomm teasing new XR2 standalone headsets). Sony will give PS4 camera adapters for PS5 for free. News worth a mention.

HTC 421

HTC Oculus Conference China 421

The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

This has been a pretty interesting week for me, having spoken at XR Safety Week and Stereopsia, and having published two cool articles about creating innovative SteamVR controllers and using Application SpaceWarp in Unity to almost double the framerate of your application. Image by Sony). Top news of the week. News worth a mention.

Survey 316

Survey Apple AR Samsung 316

AllThingsVR

JUNE 13, 2017

The CEOs of reality creation tools Unity and Unreal have perhaps the best insight anywhere into the state of the industry and both John Riccitiello and Tim Sweeney see investment accelerating significantly over the next year. Things are changing though.

Microsoft 70

Microsoft Los Angeles Unreal Hardware 70

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 8, 2017

The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is in Los Angeles, CA next week and it’s always one of the largest events of the year for gamers, giving giants of the industry including Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo the chance to show off the latest hardware and games to drive the next generation of consumer interest.

Microsoft 173

Microsoft Los Angeles Hardware Industry 173

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 19, 2024

It may expand upon this YouTube update during Connect 2024 – the company’s yearly showcase event – with the direct support of 8K hardware streaming. The OpenXR API plays a crucial role in many XR headsets from vendors such as Acer, ByteDance, Canon, HTC, Magic Leap, Meta, Microsoft, Sony, XREAL, Qualcomm, Valve, and Varjo.

Microsoft 65

Microsoft Apple Education Training 65

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

But, in the early days of this industry, it is the developer conferences, the places where creators come together to share knowledge and reveal breakthroughs, that are the really exciting events to cover. These representatives of the best of both PC and mobile VR are bound to have a few answers, as will the makers on Unreal Engine 4.

Unreal 100

Unreal Google Unity San Francisco 100

The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

VR will be huge for events, as soon as some issues will be ironed out (e.g. If you want my help in organizing your VR event, please reach out to me … Waiting to meet you in VR, let’s talk about some news…. More info (Valve Index availability) More info (Facebook and Sony pulling out from GDC). It is very interesting.

HTC 225

HTC Hand tracking Virtual Reality Oculus 225

The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

The typical summer week has passed by, with some interesting XR news, but mostly no amazing event to talk about. And I’m not so sure that there will be the build-once-run-everywhere mechanism because every headset has its own Unity plugin with some features that are very vendor-specific. Some news on content.

Oculus 318

Oculus Eye Tracking Hardware Las Vegas 318

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!

How To 177

How To Unity Data Oculus 177

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

AUGUST 11, 2017

This summer, it launched on Sony’s PlayStation VR. According to the team, between the bundling deal and individual sales (of which platform owners like Sony, Facebook and Valve usually take nearly a third) the title has generated more than $1 million. “But we were using it as a sneaky way to show off the game to Valve.”

Machine Learning 137

Machine Learning Groups Unity Gaming 137

XROM

JULY 18, 2021

Mr. Graylin is a sought after speaker and thought leader in the areas of VR/AR, AI, Entrepreneurship, and doing business in China by events and media globally. BigscreenVR has partnered with many of the major movie studios including Paramount Pictures and Funimation (Sony Pictures). 8- Eddie Lou. 14- Kai Liang. 19- Akash Nigam.

Augmented Reality 52

Augmented Reality Virtual Reality India Asia 52