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Amazon Sagemaker Ground Truth can now create virtual objects for AI model training

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In machine vision applications, that means creating different environments and objects to train robots or self-driving cars, for example. He noted that the company itself needed a tool like this because even with the millions of packages that Amazon itself ships, it still didn’t have enough images to train a robot.

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How Different XR Companies Approach Cloud Services

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For example, some of the cloud services that we’ll look at are cloud storage solutions. As this article was being written, Varjo further expanded its cloud with Unreal and Unity engine integrations. For example, Magic Leap has had a partnership with Google Cloud for the past year now. But, what is the cloud anyway?

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59% of VR Developers Use Unity, But Devs Make More Money With Unreal

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Unity Technologies and Epic Games are in a grudge match for the hearts and minds of game developers. I interviewed both John Riccitiello, CEO of San Francisco-based Unity, and Tim Sweeney, CEO of Raleigh, N.C.-based The Unity-based games reached a billion new devices since GDC 2016. Ditto with Google and ditto with Microsoft.”.

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Amazon Shows What Lumberyard Can Do For VR With Free Showcase

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Wondering what Amazon’s videogame development engine, Lumberyard, can do for VR? The company has some new examples for you today. Lumberyard might not be the most prominent engine in the industry right now, but Amazon is trying to build momentum, especially on the VR side. Tagged with: Amazon , development , lumberyard.

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Metaverse and Investing – Opportunities for Retail Investors Part 2: Software and Infrastructure

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Unity (Nasdaq: U) for 3D Modeling and Animation Tools. Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) and Google (Nasdaq: GOOGL) for Servers. These are just examples to better clarify what I mean. Snap’s augmented reality filters likely place it as one of the leading companies in the AR industry. And who could be the actors in this case? Guest Post.

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How Watson, IBM’s Artificial Intelligence, Is Powering Audio-Interactive VR/AR Environments

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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. He gives the example of Star Trek: Bridge Crew , a VR game that was made in collaboration with Ubisoft.

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Achieving Marketing Success with AR

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AR software development kit (SDK) providers like Apple, Xreal, Niantic, 8 th Wall, Unreal, and Unity give developers the tools to make and distribute custom AR content that naturally drives retention and engagement with new interactive experiences to “wow” potential buyers. Although, this is quickly changing.

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