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Definitely look forward to our discussion. Brandon: Yeah, we definitely have a lot of fun here, and we used to take the simulators home for weekend testing, but kind of got to the point where we play with it enough at the office. Brandon: Yeah, there's definitely a variety of products out there. Alan: I'm really excited.

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Definitely look forward to our discussion. Brandon: Yeah, we definitely have a lot of fun here, and we used to take the simulators home for weekend testing, but kind of got to the point where we play with it enough at the office. Brandon: Yeah, there's definitely a variety of products out there. Alan: I'm really excited.

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base stations) Controllers : Vive Wands. But this device got also some criticism: first of all , HTC has not released new controllers and still sells it with the old Wands. 749 for just the headset, $1399 for the full bundle with the headset, wands controllers, and base stations. technology (with support for Steam VR 1.0

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Today I host another amazing article by the VR ergonomics expert Rob Cole , which has already written on this blog amazing posts, like the series about the ergonomics of the Valve Index or the viral article about the amazing Caliper VR controllers he worked on by himself. Image provided by Rob Cole). Second-generation base station (2.0)

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And to be clear, I used it in a real home, not a carefully controlled demo environment or a well-lit studio. He's what he said: "That’s a model we’ve definitely explored. But if you're sat at a desk, you will definitely notice how the real world skews as you rotate your head in a way that virtual objects don’t.

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From time to time, I like to look at the adoption graph of XR shown by John Riccitiello (the CEO of Unity) in 2017 , where you can see that the real acceleration of immersive technologies should start around 2022-2023. Pico Neo Eye 2 and controllers. Yes, it’s a lot of time, but these are realistic projections.

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It is one of those places where people look for 3D models , alongside other marketplaces like the Unity Asset Store, Google Poly or Turbosquid. Not to mention how 3D technologies are being adopted and developed by major companies like Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple. Believe it or not, this is a 3D model.

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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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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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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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JUNE 24, 2019

Matt: Definitely, most of the problems to be solved — and still being solved — are the technical problems right now; we’ve known these use cases for 10 years. Definitely, the advances with neural networks and AI on the graphics side are just making things possible that were never possible before. Matt: Yeah.

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JUNE 24, 2019

Matt: Definitely, most of the problems to be solved — and still being solved — are the technical problems right now; we’ve known these use cases for 10 years. Definitely, the advances with neural networks and AI on the graphics side are just making things possible that were never possible before. Matt: Yeah.

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JUNE 24, 2019

Matt: Definitely, most of the problems to be solved — and still being solved — are the technical problems right now; we’ve known these use cases for 10 years. Definitely, the advances with neural networks and AI on the graphics side are just making things possible that were never possible before. Matt: Yeah.

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AUGUST 5, 2019

They're hiring a Unity developer or a 3D modeller. But at the same time, for those companies that do have that and really want to bring things in-house, what are some of the tools that you're seeing -- besides ARKit, ARCore, and Unity -- that are standing out to you? It's not something that every company will do.

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AUGUST 5, 2019

They're hiring a Unity developer or a 3D modeller. But at the same time, for those companies that do have that and really want to bring things in-house, what are some of the tools that you're seeing -- besides ARKit, ARCore, and Unity -- that are standing out to you? It's not something that every company will do.

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JANUARY 24, 2020

We just worked with Unity, building augmented reality projects. And I cannot wait until the day that I can take all my controllers and like run over them with my car, because– Alan: [laughs] We’re actually going through this.How can we get the hand tracking in Oculus Quest? But then you put the controller down.

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JANUARY 24, 2020

We just worked with Unity, building augmented reality projects. And I cannot wait until the day that I can take all my controllers and like run over them with my car, because– Alan: [laughs] We’re actually going through this.How can we get the hand tracking in Oculus Quest? But then you put the controller down.

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AUGUST 5, 2019

They're hiring a Unity developer or a 3D modeller. But at the same time, for those companies that do have that and really want to bring things in-house, what are some of the tools that you're seeing -- besides ARKit, ARCore, and Unity -- that are standing out to you? It's not something that every company will do.

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AUGUST 5, 2019

They're hiring a Unity developer or a 3D modeller. But at the same time, for those companies that do have that and really want to bring things in-house, what are some of the tools that you're seeing -- besides ARKit, ARCore, and Unity -- that are standing out to you? It's not something that every company will do.

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DECEMBER 8, 2021

But the gift is not mine, but from the XR ergonomics expert Rob Cole, that has written an INCREDIBLE guest post about his experiments in trying to build from scratch the prototype of a SteamVR controller with a modular design and optimal ergonomics. Image by Rob Cole). Introduction. Lockdowns and shortages. Image by Rob Cole).

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JANUARY 24, 2020

We just worked with Unity, building augmented reality projects. And I cannot wait until the day that I can take all my controllers and like run over them with my car, because--. So you need to use the controller to start the experience, because that's a function of Oculus, not anything we have control over.

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JULY 12, 2019

I would say Pagani is definitely a case like that. Audi, we definitely contributed to that part. I’ll mention a bunch more: Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Qualcomm, Intel, Unity — you’re looking at these massive companies now, and they’re all betting big on VR and AR. Barry: Yeah, that’s true.

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JULY 12, 2019

I would say Pagani is definitely a case like that. Audi, we definitely contributed to that part. I’ll mention a bunch more: Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Qualcomm, Intel, Unity — you’re looking at these massive companies now, and they’re all betting big on VR and AR. Barry: Yeah, that’s true.

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AUGUST 12, 2019

Definitely. You have two controllers, so you have your hands. You can build in Unity, it’s the same thing. I think that was one of the biggest challenges over the last few years, was… well, put it this way: Amazon has 1.5 billion products for sale on Amazon. Tracey: Yeah. Alan: Absolutely. Alan: Yeah.

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AUGUST 12, 2019

Definitely. You have two controllers, so you have your hands. You can build in Unity, it’s the same thing. I think that was one of the biggest challenges over the last few years, was… well, put it this way: Amazon has 1.5 billion products for sale on Amazon. Tracey: Yeah. Alan: Absolutely. Alan: Yeah.

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JULY 28, 2019

But I think definitely, where we’ve moved on from individualized volumetric capture is this capture of large footprints. You definitely don’t want that. And so, the demand has definitely gone up. Raj: [laughs] It’s very expensive, there’s no doubt. On the job training.

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JULY 28, 2019

But I think definitely, where we’ve moved on from individualized volumetric capture is this capture of large footprints. You definitely don’t want that. And so, the demand has definitely gone up. Raj: [laughs] It’s very expensive, there’s no doubt. On the job training.

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JULY 28, 2019

But I think definitely, where we've moved on from individualized volumetric capture is this capture of large footprints. You definitely don't want that. And so, the demand has definitely gone up. Raj: [laughs] It's very expensive, there's no doubt. So, for example, you can pretty much set up in the living room.

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JANUARY 29, 2020

We’ve got AR platforms being hosted by Amazon, by Facebook, by Snapchat, where you can develop your own AR lenses. And you’ve got these 6DOF controllers. I mean, the introduction of ARKit and ARCore probably put 200 startups out of business. And we’re seeing these kind of rapid advances in technology. Alan: Yeah.

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JANUARY 29, 2020

We've got AR platforms being hosted by Amazon, by Facebook, by Snapchat, where you can develop your own AR lenses. And you've got these 6DOF controllers. I mean, the introduction of ARKit and ARCore probably put 200 startups out of business. And we're seeing these kind of rapid advances in technology. Alan: It's really exciting.

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JANUARY 29, 2020

We’ve got AR platforms being hosted by Amazon, by Facebook, by Snapchat, where you can develop your own AR lenses. And you’ve got these 6DOF controllers. I mean, the introduction of ARKit and ARCore probably put 200 startups out of business. And we’re seeing these kind of rapid advances in technology. Alan: Yeah.

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OCTOBER 23, 2019

Our initial power users were definitely more on the artist side. Alban: Yeah, definitely. One of them is that I think they like to keep control, and so they make 3D models and then use them to make beautiful 2D renders, and they control how people are going to consume that content in 2D or videos. Alban: Yep.

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OCTOBER 23, 2019

Our initial power users were definitely more on the artist side. Alban: Yeah, definitely. One of them is that I think they like to keep control, and so they make 3D models and then use them to make beautiful 2D renders, and they control how people are going to consume that content in 2D or videos. Alban: Yep.

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OCTOBER 23, 2019

Our initial power users were definitely more on the artist side. Alban: Yeah, definitely. One of them is that I think they like to keep control, and so they make 3D models and then use them to make beautiful 2D renders, and they control how people are going to consume that content in 2D or videos. Alban: Yep.

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JANUARY 25, 2022

This has been on one side amazing to increase the size of the VR market, but on the other side, it is becoming concerning, because Meta has now a de-facto monopoly, controlling all the standalone VR market, and more than 60% of the PCVR market. Pico Neo 3 Pro headset and controllers. When it will launch, it will make a difference.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

This week’s episode goes all the way back to last year’s Curiosity Camp, when Alan shared a ride with Unity Lab’s Timoni West and Vapor IO CEO Cole Crawford, recording a podcast along the way. Timoni: Director of XR in Unity Labs. Alan: Director of XR at Unity Labs, and Cole Crawford, CEO of Vapor IO.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

This week’s episode goes all the way back to last year’s Curiosity Camp, when Alan shared a ride with Unity Lab’s Timoni West and Vapor IO CEO Cole Crawford, recording a podcast along the way. Timoni: Director of XR in Unity Labs. Alan: Director of XR at Unity Labs, and Cole Crawford, CEO of Vapor IO.

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