XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 9, 2022

Unity represents one of the most flexible environments in the XR landscape for companies looking to build their own collaborative experiences from scratch. The Unity ecosystem is an open and broad landscape full of tools capable of empowering workforces through communication, shared projects, and access to unique capabilities.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 2, 2022

Unity VisualLive. Created by a market-leading provider of XR development software, Unity VisualLive allows professionals in a host of environments to visualise designs and collaborate more effectively in a real-time space. Spatial integrates with a wide range of platforms, including OneDrive, Google Drive, and Slack. ImmersedVR.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

Two days ago, I’ve given you my predictions for virtual reality in 2021 (read it, in case you missed it). 2021 is going to be an interesting year for AR. This commercial video about Google Glasses led me to immersive realities. We're excited to develop more innovative effects in 2021!

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

The global pandemic has changed the rules for everything, and the situation is so confusing and so rapidly evolving that any prediction for 2021 is completely unreliable, too. 2021 won’t be the year of VR. Well, let’s be honest, this won’t happen in 2021, either.

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AR Insider

MAY 27, 2021

I’ve been writing about it for over a year, and working on related products at Unity for much longer. Our friends at ARtillery predict that AR advertising will pass the $2B mark in 2021, driven primarily by social networks. Myth-Busting Immersive Advertising. Tony Parisi is Head of XR Ad Innovation at Unity Technologies.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2020

At the same time, Facebook could have an approach similar to the one that Google has with Android: theoretically you can use an Android phone without a Google account, but good luck in doing it : since my phone is Chinese, I don’t have Google services and I can assure you that it is a true pain in the a**. Image by Google).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In October, Igloo Vision , a major provider of immersive collaborative spaces, refurbished its demo centre in London to provide five novel immersive spaces for its Hoxton-based showroom. People can also view YouTube 360 videos, Google Street View, as well as the enterprise’s bespoke 360 web browser.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

IBM predicts that AI will unlock the next generation of interactivity for XR experiences, describing in the 2021 Unity Technology Trends Report that the maturity of AI will play a key role beyond hand tracking, and into the world of voice. The open-sourced Watson Unity SDK can be found on GitHub.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

RT3D engines such as Unity and Unreal significantly streamline XR production pipelines with easy-to-use tools. A developer then imports the photogrammetry asset into an RT3D engine to use it as a component for many projects, including virtual reality (VR) immersive experiences, augmented reality (AR) objects, and movie VFX sequences.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

RT3D engines such as Adobe Substance, Unity, and Unreal significantly streamline XR production pipelines with easy-to-use tools. Google: RawNeRF. Google first introduced RawNeRF in 2020 as an automated photogrammetry tool that can simulate the real-world lighting of a scanned object. NVIDIA Instant NeRF. ready workplaces.

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ARVR

JULY 15, 2020

With the Starboard UI and Apple Glasses release anticipated for Q4 2020/Q1 2021, the world is eagerly awaiting the next generation of extended reality (XR) standards. For example, the Google Cardboard headset is only $20 !!! Unity 3D is probably the most common software used for developing VR/AR applications?—?you

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 7, 2020

In the end the visuals are good, and the display is much more immersive than the one of the Oculus Go , but it has its little flaws. This means that they are not close to your ears, so the audio is less immersive. Luckily, you can use external headphones with the 3.5mm jack to have truly immersive audio. User Interface.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

But in China, they are very famous, and now they are also organizing a big event about XR called FBEC with hosts from all the major VR companies (HTC, Unity, Alibaba, Huawei, etc…). Pictures from FBEC 2021 (Image from VRTUOLUO) Who will be the most important speakers?

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ARVR

JULY 6, 2021

Photo by Sigmund on Unsplash Augmented Reality is all set to create a more immersive world that will encompass most of our daily life. Getting Started The initial tech stack for this was Flutter, Unity AR, and Firebase, but we soon had to switch to using the ar_core_flutter plugin and Appwrite for the backend. ExpiCulture?—?Developing

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AR Insider

MARCH 20, 2020

ARtillery rather projects a mid-2022 market entrance (with a possible late-2021 announcement). Advertisers are drawn to immersive product visualization, not to mention glowing campaign results. Visual search a la Google Lens will be opportune as it inherits the high-intent dynamics that make search a valuable ad medium.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Preorders are open now with just a little deposit of $10, shipping in 2021. In its upcoming 5-year development plan, there should be measures to favor the growth and the spread of Immersive Realities. Simple WebXR” aims at bringing WebXR to Unity. It looks very interesting, and as a Unity developer, I want to experiment with it.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

Apple glasses are coming in 2021–2022 and they are incredibly sleek. He says that Apple AR glasses will come in 2021 and that he has seen them. Out of nowhere, Epic Games has teased the next version of Unreal Engine, Unreal Engine 5, due to be released in 2021. So let me stop talking and let’s dig into them immediately!

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ARVR

MAY 10, 2021

Enterprise AR: 7 real-world use cases for 2021 Game engines that also invoke the 3D pipeline AR is more than just a medium for games, but not many people escaped the tidal wave that is Pokémon Go, and AR gaming is a super exciting application of the tech! Unity // Most people's intro to game dev! at Google scale.?—?

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

I was expecting a PSVR 2 launch in 2021, but then suddenly Jim Ryan in an interview with The Washington Post has commented on VR with these exact words: PlayStation believes in VR. Coming in May 2021 , with first units sents to reviewers in January 2021, because the product is almost ready. Top news of the week.

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ARVR

JULY 29, 2021

WebXR stands for “Extended Reality” for the web, which includes virtual reality and augmented reality, and all other related immersive technologies, such as mobile devices, for which these types of experiences can also be developed. Trending AR VR Articles: 1.How How VR could bring transhumanism to the masses 2. ExpiCulture?—?Developing

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 21, 2023

In 2021, US technology giant Nvidia announced it was starting its journey into the cloud streaming world with help from the Google Cloud. Plus, headsets can also communicate more effectively with computer systems in real-time, allowing for more immersive experiences, free from lag and interruptions.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 29, 2020

Regarding the Quest, Facebook listened to all our complaints about the too strict content curation and said that it is working on a new and more open content distribution platform to be released in 2021. Google is going to buy North. Google adds depth APIs to ARCore. Unity Learn Premium is permanently free.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 14, 2020

And while Unreal Engine already supports OpenXR, Unity is a bit lagging, but support is coming in 2021. There is not a VR mod for it, but of course, the VR community is doing everything to play it in VR , so let me link here below various guides on how you can play it inside a VR headset , to have better immersion.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Enterprise AR: 7 real-world use cases for 2021 Benefits of Augmented Reality in Education There are many advantages of using augmented reality applications in education that have already been discovered by practicing educators. Students study the material more deeply through immersion, which makes it feel more real and relevant.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

They “will incorporate some of the key features found in the DualSense wireless controller, along with a focus on great ergonomics”; There will be a “new generation” of games and experiences for it; It is still under development and won’t launch in 2021. MWC Shanghai 2021 showcased some XR technologies. More info (Qualcomm AR Viewer?—?Road

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 8, 2021

Alex Kipman promised us a Microsoft Ignite conference with an amazing level of immersion , and he kept his word. 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. Pico Neo 3 is coming in Q2 2021. Google stops selling Cardboard viewers.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

This reinforces my belief that Microsoft in 2021–2022 will add VR support to it , to fight the PSVR when the market will be riper. It is called The Immersive Reality Revolution and I advise you all to buy it now! This is one of the weirdest rag-doll experiments in Unity. Facebook acquires Sanzaru Games. More info Buy it now!

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 14, 2022

Google and Waymo evolve NERF to cope with cities. Well, this week Waymo and Google have presented their work with Block Nerf, a variant of Nerf that is meant for large environments like cities. VR users grew up in 2021 by 11%. Unity has partnered with Insomniac to build a metaverse for immersive live performances.

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Hypergrid Business

APRIL 5, 2023

In mid March , Google announced the end of Google Glass Enterprise. In 2021 and 2022, Reality Labs — its metaverse division — reported a total loss of nearly $24 billion. I watched the Game Developers Conference presentations from Nvidia , Unreal Engine , and Unity. And it’s not just Unreal and Unity.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The World Map in this world therefore isn’t a 2D street map like we have with Google Maps or Open Street Map, nor is it a 3D map with terrain and building volumes. Both Azure Spatial Anchors and Google Cloud Anchors are leveraging existing strengths in mapping towards the AR Cloud. Insane, yet companies are mapping it already.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The community was creating a lot of prototypes, and many companies in the US were getting funding to develop immersive products. 2021 has been the year of the Metaverse , with the announcement of the change of name of Facebook to Meta, which caused an explosion of interest in the tech world. There was a lot of enthusiasm and hope.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

I think I’ll miss the joys of summer (and all the trophies that Italy has won), but at least I’ll be able to enjoy again some delicious hot chocolate Before leaving you to the news of the week, I’m happy to announce to you that I’ve been selected as a speaker for AWE US 2021 ! Varifocal feature supported. Yes, you’ve read everything well.

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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. At Magic Leap, Paul recognized the lack of accessible tools for non-game developers that was hindering widespread adoption of immersive and spatial computing technologies. To learn more about Torch, you can visit torch.app.

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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. At Magic Leap, Paul recognized the lack of accessible tools for non-game developers that was hindering widespread adoption of immersive and spatial computing technologies. To learn more about Torch, you can visit torch.app.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

And moving on, I want to say that 2021 is looking pretty damn amazing to begin with for the XR world. Our VP of Marketing and Strategy, Alex Colgan, will turn the tables and interview me on what happened in 2020 and what we can expect from 2021. But I think we're all looking forward to 2021, and what it's going to mean for all of us.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

And moving on, I want to say that 2021 is looking pretty damn amazing to begin with for the XR world. Our VP of Marketing and Strategy, Alex Colgan, will turn the tables and interview me on what happened in 2020 and what we can expect from 2021. But I think we're all looking forward to 2021, and what it's going to mean for all of us.

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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. At Magic Leap, Paul recognized the lack of accessible tools for non-game developers that was hindering widespread adoption of immersive and spatial computing technologies. And it was for me as well; I've been a Unity user forever.

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