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Oculus is “All in on OpenXR,” New Developer Features Will Come to OpenXR Only

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Image courtesy The Khronos Group. One year after, on August 31st, 2022, Oculus will require that new applications be built with OpenXR, and the Oculus Mobile and Oculus PC SDKs will move to “unsupported” status. OpenXR has seen a slow but steady rollout since reaching version ‘1.0’

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Reality TV Meets The Metaverse In This Interesting New Project

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The ‘Hyperreality Initiative,’ as it’s referred to by Dark Slope, will utilize the new Unreal Engine 5 game engine to deliver high-quality visuals as well as a combination of haptic feedback technology to further immerse contestants in the experience. Check out the full details now! Image Credit: Dark Slope.

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Top 5 XR Innovations to Invest in During 2022 and 2023

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Plus, it means groups of people can share the same aligned XR interaction. For instance, the BMW group used RT3D solutions create a combination of AR and VR applications designed to train frontline workers, manage the assembly line and improve quality control.

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OpenXR Update to Optimise Major XR Headsets

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Moreover, RT3D development services like Autodesk VRED, Blender, Godot, NVIDIA’s Omniverse, StereoKit, Unreal Engine, and Unity support OpenXR integration. The new stereo-foveated rendering improves eye-tracking features, and the feature is widespread – already finding a home on Unity, Unreal, and NVIDIA Omniverse.

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PlayStation VR 2 Coming in 2023

XR Today - Virtual Reality

million units for the second half of 2022. (1/5). Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) May 30, 2022. Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) May 30, 2022. The firm plans to create a virtual space allowing groups to socialise, game, and collaborate in an immersive environment. units shipments in 2H22. pic.twitter.com/NIqFgg4Kjl. — ???

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NORD XR Launches Führerbunker VR Film for Meta Quest

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Developers designed the VR experiences using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5 , arguably the world’s top immersive platform for designing and deploying immersive content. Time & History VR (@TimeAndHistory) October 30, 2022. Currently, the project remains in the first of three beta stages. link] – ?

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The Future Is Now: 2023 Metaverse and XR Predictions Worth Looking Into

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As pointed out in one of the Unity Developers’ blog posts , aside from the exponential rise of development businesses, we’re also seeing more developer tools, such as the Unity and Unreal engines, becoming more accessible. This, he thinks, will prompt the growth of the number of VR consumers.