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Snap Launches Long-Anticipated Custom Landmarkers Tool

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This week, Snap rolled out the long-awaited “Custom Landmarkers” developer tool for creating AR experiences anchored to geographic locations. To showcase the tool, five locations around the world already have their own Custom Landmarkers created through partnerships with early access developers. The Road to Custom Landmarkers.

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Meta Optimizes Quest Developer Tool for Apple’s Mac M-series Chips

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Last week Meta released the latest version of the Meta Quest Developer Hub tool which has been optimized to work natively on Apple’s M-series chips for better performance. The Meta Quest Developer Hub (MQDH) is a collection of tools to make VR development easier for Quest developers.

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3D Modeling Tool Blender Is Receiving VR Support

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The ladder even has a VR mode that lets you build in-headset using the Unreal Editor tool set. b3d pic.twitter.com/81U3kLXm03 — Louis du Mont (@louisdumont) March 31, 2020. The post 3D Modeling Tool Blender Is Receiving VR Support appeared first on VRScout. Image Credit: Blender.

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‘Half-Life: Alyx,’ Valve, FundamentalVR Win Big At The 2020 VR Awards

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Walt Disney Animation, Qualcomm, ILMxLAB are just a few of the winners announced during the 2020 VR Awards. FundamentalVR’s Teaching Space software gives young medical professionals hands-on experience crucial for developing mental muscle memory on important tools, such as modern ventilators. The game, a fun escape. Absolute artistry.

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Avatar Creation Tool ‘Ready Player Me’ Raises $13M to Provide Metaverse-wide Avatars

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The company says it will use the funds to further build out its avatar creation tools and eventually allow developers to earn money through the sale of in-game assets and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). million seed round in July 2020. Image courtesy Wolf3D. million, following a $2.1

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Microsoft’s VR Maker Tool ‘SharePoint Spaces’ to Launch in First Half of 2020

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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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8th Wall Launches Tool for WebAR Experiences Using Curved Targets

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See Also: Reasons Why Brands Will Be Using WebAR Marketing In 2020. Specifically, we talked about 8th Wall’s recently launched tool for creating Web-XR experiences from curved rather than flat targets, available now. 8th Wall specializes in creating tools for both kinds of experiences. Curved Surfaces Are a Different Beast.

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