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New Unity Tools Bring Interactivity and Real-time CGI to 360 Video, Now in Beta

Road to VR

360 video combined with real-time CG and interactive elements was demonstrated on stage at today’s Vision VR/AR Summit 2017 keynote. Using two layers of video with 3D elements in between, it is a simple way of enhancing standard 360 video footage to make it interactive.

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What Will TCL Nxtwear S Bring to the Smart Glasses Landscape?

AR Insider

TCL's Nxtwear S smart glasses are a big step up from the G model, projecting a 130-inch TV in your field of view, as well as basic 3DOF games and 360 videos. This post appeared first on AR Insider. Charlie Fink goes hands on.

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Google 6DOF videos review: move inside VR videos!

The Ghost Howls

Around 40 days ago, I reported to you the news of Google presenting at SIGGRAPH 2020 a new algorithm for recording, encoding, and decoding 6DOF VR videos , that is movies inside which you can physically move. Today I managed to try its demo , so let me tell you how is it cool being able to move inside a video! 6DOF Videos.

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Moon VR Player returns with passthrough AR mode

The Ghost Howls

It was a video player for virtual reality headsets, able to play both 2D videos, 360 videos, and 360 VR videos which was quite popular back in the Gear VR days. He was part of the team behind the GearVR app store and developed some of Oculus’ first native apps, e.g., Oculus Video and Oculus Social.

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Halloween Kills Snap Lens Brings Michael Myers To Life In AR

VRScout

turn to AR and volumetric technology to promote the new Halloween Kills movie. This 3D mesh can be applied to a variety of mediums, from video games and films to digital art projects and—of course—Snapchat filters. In a 360 video, you can only view the video from a single perspective.

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Google Takes a Step Closer to Making Volumetric VR Video Streaming a Thing

Road to VR

Google unveiled a method of capturing and streaming volumetric video, something Google researchers say can be compressed down to a lightweight format capable of even being rendered on standalone VR/AR headsets. Not exactly ideal. Check out the results below.

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Zuckerberg Announces Upcoming AR Experiences in First F8 Livestream

ARPost

Most people might not think of social media giant Facebook right off the bat when they think “AR experience.” The company, which also owns Instagram, is actually an AR powerhouse. Social AR – or, AR experiences on mobile-based social media platforms – is how many people experience AR for the first time.

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