Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2018

Announced with support for both Unity and Unreal, the Lumin SDK exposes the capabilities of the Magic Leap One headset to developers who can use it to begin building augmented reality experiences for the platform. Use of Unreal Engine 4’s desktop and mobile forward rendering paths. Eye tracking. Gesture and hand tracking.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

As with every big event, I’m writing a post to try to summarize the most important news that have come out from the GDC 2018 … so that if you have lost something, you just need to read this post to get in par with the rest of the world. — Benjamin Lang (@benz145) March 23, 2018. So, are you ready? Let’s start!

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Road to VR

JANUARY 2, 2020

Back at Microsoft’s annual SharePoint Virtual Summit in May 2018, the company announced it was getting ready to ship a new VR maker tool set called Spaces for SharePoint, the web-based collaborative platform for enterprise customers. ” The news was first reported by German VR publication MIXED.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The company says its Beta Prototypes will be shipping to new and existing partners during Q1 2018. Urho Konttori, CEO and founder of Varjo Technologies says the company plans on launching “a profoundly revolutionary VR/XR headset by the end of 2018.”. image courtesy Varjo. The post Varjo Secures $6.7M

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 22, 2018

The company is providing a Unity and UE4 SDK so that interested developers can develop for it. One of my favorite games of all times is Unreal Tournament because I just love to shoot and kill without thinking too much… or better, without thinking AT ALL. Playing with it is great, it is a bit like playing Unreal Tournament.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 17, 2023

Back in 2018, as part of the IBC Masterclass on VR technology, Rob Koenen shared his vision of the future of virtual reality. Unity Integrations allow users to connect Unity services to popular tools like Discord, Slack, and Jira. The solution also integrates with Unity, Unreal, and even the iOS environment in some cases.

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Road to VR

MAY 25, 2018

The company said at the time that high res content would become available in early 2018, so we’re hoping to see it crop up sooner rather than later. Cole said that, to achieve top quality and smooth playback, the company writes native applications for each platform they build for, rather than building upon engines like Unity or Unreal.

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HaptX

DECEMBER 20, 2018

At HaptX, our team is celebrating a milestone-filled 2018. Weeks later, we traveled to Park City, Utah to debut our HaptX Glove prototype at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Our team took over the Ready Player One livestream on Twitch at the 2018 South by Southwest Conference. A new generation of HaptX Gloves.

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VRScout

AUGUST 7, 2019

Released back in 2018, the Looking Glass was an instant hit among 3D content creators. The Looking Glass Pro is now available for shipping worldwide at $6,000 and is compatible with both Unity and Unreal Engine, as well as a handful of 3D modeling and printing applications.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2023

I loved the news of this launch because the first alpha of Flipside was launched in 2018 for PCVR. With it, you can have your virtual recording studio to record short clips of a virtual character representing you.

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Peter Graham

MARCH 14, 2020

It’s why Japanese studio Psychic VR Lab created STYLY, an online, browser-based solution for those creators looking to delve into this immersive space without having to go down the Unity/Unreal Engine route. This is just the beginning as the app will introduce creative tools later this year. So onto the interviews.

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AllThingsVR

JUNE 6, 2017

Sadly, this won’t launch until Spring 2018 :( Full tweet here. Apple also says that both Unity and Unreal Engine will support their VR SDKs on Mac, allowing developers to create VR content on Apple’s machines. ARKit will feature support for Unity, Unreal, and SceneKit. See above tweet).

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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.

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TechCrunch VR

JANUARY 25, 2022

In 2018, three co-founders of Refract, Chong Geng Ng, Michael Chng and Eugene Koh, worked on a gaming-related project and encountered a problem statement: How would one bridge the gap between gaming and physical activity? The Series A round brings Refract’s total raised to $9 million.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The FTC investigation noted how Zuckerberg said it was crucial to be completely ubiquitous in killer [VR] apps during its 2018 acquisition of Occulus. Budding XR developers can access dedicated immersive content creation tools or integrate projects from leading free-to-use real-time 3D (RT3D) engines like Unity and Unreal.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MAY 24, 2022

The first version of the VR headset was launched in 2018, back when the industry was less mature. Compatible with Steam VR and OpenXR drivers, Unity, Unreal Engine, and other game engine plugins, as well as C++ libraries such as Direct X, OpenGL, and Vulcan. Multiple connectivity options such as VirtualLink (5m / 16.40

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Software-wise, we use Unity, Vuforia, and OpenCV. The red and blue “walls” on opposing sides of the playing field (the 2018 designs resemble street wall graffiti) are actually gigantic tuned AR positioning markers. Although we use Unity in-house for development, we don’t require it specifically. The other reason is technical.

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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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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

AUGUST 11, 2017

During this process of development the Northways learned Unity, a game creation toolset that alongside competitor Unreal Engine has been early to support VR. “I had a lot of trouble transitioning to Unity and VR, and 3D art I’d avoided for ages,” Sarah Northway said. Learning New Skills.

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SpringboardVR

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Content Providers If you’re a content provider and would like your game to be available for the MixCast VR Marketing System, please integrate the free MixCast SDK, which is available for projects built in Unity and Unreal and available on the MixCast website at [link]. Learn more at mixcast.me. Link to press kit here.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

APRIL 5, 2017

Impressive VR haptics are already on their way and could be in your living room in 2018. It’s possible we could release in Q1 of 2018 but we also might want to wait until the holiday season.” The focus lately has been getting both controllers ready to go and perfecting Unity and Unreal Engine integrations.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 31, 2018

One of the best moments ever at View Conference 2018 , has been when I was able to interview John Gaeta. And in general, the world of cinema and of “gaming” will converge always more and in the end, we’ll have movies that will be realized with game-engines like Unity and Unreal Engine.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 17, 2019

Experience in game engines like Unity and Unreal Engine is also a must. Magic Leap launched their debut product, the Magic Leap One , in August 2018. The posting specifies that the successful candidate will work out of the company’s Sunnvale, California office.

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Building the Metaverse

JANUARY 18, 2023

For people who couldn’t realize their creativity in a sandbox or walled-garden — platforms like Unreal and Unity enable the creation of real-time, immersive worlds that simulate reality. Image from Unreal Engine 5.1 Realtime ray tracing was a demo in 2018 that required a $60,000 PC. Now, it’s possible on a PlayStation 5.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

” Developers can tune the vest’s actuators with both Unity and Unreal SDKs for greater immersion in VR, as the vest can hypothetically simulate things like gunshots and raindrops, so not only sound-based haptis. You can check out the Kickstarter campaign here.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 12, 2020

Nick: So the project itself, I'll tell you, I first saw virtual reality about a year and a half ago, it was October of 2018. So did you guys build this in Unreal or Unity or.? Nick: Yes, we used Unity. And the fact you've combined CG graphics with 360 photos of the real site is really an impressive part of that.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 12, 2020

Nick: So the project itself, I'll tell you, I first saw virtual reality about a year and a half ago, it was October of 2018. So did you guys build this in Unreal or Unity or.? Nick: Yes, we used Unity. And the fact you've combined CG graphics with 360 photos of the real site is really an impressive part of that.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 12, 2020

Nick: So the project itself, I'll tell you, I first saw virtual reality about a year and a half ago, it was October of 2018. So did you guys build this in Unreal or Unity or.? Nick: Yes, we used Unity. And the fact you've combined CG graphics with 360 photos of the real site is really an impressive part of that.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Game engines like the versatile Unity have long been the go-to for AR development, and for good reason. ” You know what, go learn Unity and coding and figure out how to actually make it. And it was for me as well; I’ve been a Unity user forever. It’s amazing.” ” Paul: [laughs] Right.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Game engines like the versatile Unity have long been the go-to for AR development, and for good reason. ” You know what, go learn Unity and coding and figure out how to actually make it. And it was for me as well; I’ve been a Unity user forever. It’s amazing.” ” Paul: [laughs] Right.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 27, 2022

The Metaverse Standards Forum has already gathered many important players of the XR sector like Unity, Unreal Engine, Meta, Microsoft, Lamina 1, NVIDIA, and even other relevant companies like IKEA and Adobe. Some others, like Niantic, will probably join soon. Others, like Apple, will probably never join and develop their own standards.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Game engines like the versatile Unity have long been the go-to for AR development, and for good reason. You know what, go learn Unity and coding and figure out how to actually make it. And it was for me as well; I've been a Unity user forever. Alan: And then they ask their tech teams and they're like, "does anybody know Unity?"

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 25, 2017

It's adopted by industry leading graphics engines such as Unreal Engine 4 , Unity 5 and Amazon’s Lumberyard to provide developers an easy path to take amazing in-game shots. Powered by Epic's Unreal Engine 4, the game started free-to-play access in February 2017. What's Nvidia Ansel? For Honor?.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

But they claim having also seen a Unity experience running from it (maybe it will be possible to develop for Horizon with Unity, as it is possible with VRChat), so developers may still be able to create more complex stuff. in 2018 ( according to SuperData ). Unity GPU We recently enabled Unity’s GPU Profiler on Quest and Go.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

billion before it fell into administration in 2018 after an investor dispute prevented it from raising emergency funding. Before his entrepreneurial work, Mahajan was an engineer at Epic Games on the Unreal Engine and Gears of War. Blippar was reportedly worth $1.5 14- Kai Liang. 37- Arvind Neelakantan.

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Ryan Schultz

AUGUST 23, 2022

As Matthew Ball writes in the introduction to his book: In 2018, I began writing a series of online essays on the Metaverse, then an obscure and fringe concept. Chapter 6 covers the computational requirements and trade-offs in building the metaverse, while chapter 7 looks at virtual world engines such as Unreal and Unity.

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