Next Reality AR

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Don't Miss: Apple Buried a Detail About iPhone 11 Pro That Moves It Closer Toward a Future AR Smartglasses Product The app leverages the People Occlusion and Motion Capture features from ARKit 3 to cover users' hands with real-time (and sometimes psychedelic) digital.

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Road to VR

MARCH 20, 2020

Now, Apple announced that its latest iPad Pro includes LiDAR hardware, making it what the company calls “the world’s best device for augmented reality.” To that effect, Apple’s new custom-designed LiDAR scanner is said to operate at “nano-second speeds,” and work up to five meters away (~16.5

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 31, 2020

A new VR glove could be coming that tracks the motion of each finger and thumb bone. Patent and Trademark Office just published a patent application from Apple for a VR glove made with smart fabric that will be capable of this fine-level motion capture. Image courtesy Patently Apple.). Patent Office.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 24, 2023

Apple Inc has entered talks with roughly six media partner firms to launch a virtual reality (VR) content platform for its upcoming headset, reports revealed on Monday. The partnership aims to integrate the Cupertino-based firm’s Apple TV+ product lineup on the new head-mounted displays (HMDs).

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Is Apple working on Smart Glasses? This week, Apple was found to have supplied the U.S. Apple has filed several patent requests for its Vision Pro technology and a smart glasses-style HMD. Let’s look at the last big news pieces for November 2023.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 28, 2020

unveiled a new line of Snapchat Lenses that combine 3D motion capture and multiple neural networks to create over 10 augmented reality costumes powered by 3D full-body tracking. Celebrate all hallows eve with seven AR costumes and three background dancers. Today, Snap Inc.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2021

The rumors on the Apple Glasses are intensifying. It is not a secret that Apple is working on an XR device: the mystery is when it is going to release it and what it will actually be. The hype is rising, and Apple is playing with it. (My usual terrible image to wish you Happy Easter, if you celebrate it). Top news of the week.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Apple’s upcoming headset will have leg tracking and iris scanning, The Information reports. Last year Bloomberg , The Information , and supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo released reports claiming Apple is preparing to release a premium headset for VR and AR with ultra high resolution color passthrough.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Stepping into the role of Artemis, goddess of the moon and the main protagonist of the album, Stirling used an XSens 3D motion capture suit and Manus VR Gloves to capture all of her movements and dance routines and translate them into VR in real-time, delivering a jaw-dropping sense of presence while in VR.

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VRScout

AUGUST 3, 2017

Over the past year Jackson and his team at Wingnut AR, a subdivision of Wingnut Films , have been utilizing Apple’s ARkit to experiment with various types of AR experiences. On stage demo at Apple’s WWDC. In the video we get an in-depth look at an intense sci-fi scene projected onto a tabletop surface using an iPad Pro.

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VRScout

JUNE 4, 2019

Image Credit: Apple. Thanks to ‘Motion Capture’ technology, while in table-top mode, players can turn their camera at another player to see their name floating above their device, as well as whatever items they’re currently holding onto. Image Credit: Apple.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

I hope to be wrong, of course: maybe Valve has just accelerated to launch its device before Apple may finally release its one. A musician will perform live to over 1 [million] people on Roblox, using a phone for motion capture 1. A Roblox developer will be valued at $1 [billion] I think the n.1

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Image Credit: Apple. Motion capture technology allows your corresponding avatar to replicate a handful of your gestures, such as waving. As you explore, you’ll discover certain enemies and biomes tied to their real-world environment. In tabletop mode, you look down upon the AR experience from a god-like perspective.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2016

One name is notably absent from that list: Apple. Despite the occasional patent or acquisition , Apple has yet to make any concrete statement concerning its commitment to VR. In an interview with Buzzfeed , Apple CEO Tim Cook made some interesting comments related to AR and VR. It’s been a big few years for Apple and AR.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Packing a 7-megapixel front-facing depth camera, Apple’s iPhone X can do some pretty impressive things with its facial recognition capabilities.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Titanic VR was built from the ground-up for VR and was made using what the studio says were “comprehensive maps to create a realistic 3D model of the wreck site as well as motion capture, face-scanning technology and professional voice actors to immerse users in the story.”

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The company has worked with Disney, Warner Bros, Apple TV, Netflix, Wells Fargo, Sony Pictures, Walmart, and many others. With offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York, IW Group is a marketing agency dedicated to implementing Web3 and metaverse technologies for massive brands worldwide.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 8, 2023

Furthermore, Apple debuted its Vision Pro mixed reality headset on Monday at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2023, sending shockwaves across the media. These can include training and simulation, design visualisation, upskilling, sales and marketing visualisation, and collaboration.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

What an exciting week for technology, with the Facebook Connect, PS5 price announcement, Apple event and the release of RTX30 graphics cards! Even Apple uses modified ARM chips. A group of creatives is proposing a live motion capture VR opera based on the murder mystery steampunk opera “Miranda”. Check it out!

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Road to VR

JUNE 27, 2022

Earlier this month during Apple’s annual developer conference, WWDC 2022, the company gave developers the first look at improvements coming to Apple’s ARKit 6 toolkit for building AR apps on iOS devices. Image courtesy Apple. Better Motion Capture. Image courtesy Apple. Image courtesy Apple.

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Since location anchors are dependent on Apple Maps data, this means that if the city is not supported by Apple Maps, functionality for location anchors may be limited. By using these architectural features in conjunction with Apple Maps Look Around data, a user’s location can be better approximated for location anchors.

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ARPost

JUNE 3, 2022

The glove is capable of intricate motion capture, including for use in XR applications. The panel started off with the burning question of when Apple will launch an XR device, with Schilowitz providing the answer “when it’s ready” – and not before. “When is this mixed reality future going to happen? StretchSense.

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ARVR

AUGUST 25, 2022

We can only expect that after apple releases their glasses at the end of 2023, according to MacRumors Apple Glasses: Everything We Know So Far And the second model of glasses in 2024/5, as we know, will cause the markets to start “coping “ them, and we can’t forget about the return of google glasses 2. And the Second is Web 3.0.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 11, 2023

Brilliant Labs Unveils arGPT Monocle for iOS A rising star in the XR world, Brilliant Labs unveiled earlier this week that it had released its arGPT smart glass Monocle for Apple’s iOS operating system.

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Road to VR

JULY 12, 2019

The Cupertino-based tech giant may be pumping the brakes on its long-rumored Apple AR headset , something that was reportedly slated to see a release as early as 2020. A DigiTimes Taiwan report (via MacRumors ) now suggests that Apple has disbanded the team behind it, effectively putting its consumer AR device on hold.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

My friend Nicolas Esposito of Enter Reality has released Project Rigel, his solution to provide full-body tracking and motion capture for Unreal Engine. Since IKinema has been acquired by Apple, this indie project could be a nice substitute for all developers that want an affordable full-body motion capture solution.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Apple acquires IKinema. Another acquisition got my attention this week: Apple buying IKinema. IKinema was a company working on motion capture and had developed a great solution that lets people animate a full-body avatar with just some Vive Trackers on their limbs. Metaio becoming ARKit years later).

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 11, 2022

In film, you feel comfortably immersed in the story looking at something like the cute Baymax robot but constantly distracted looking at more human-like faces in heavily motion captured works like the 2004 film The Polar Express.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 7, 2022

OVR nodes are little electronic devices that are worn on specific parts of your body like the Apple Watch on your wrist, but to be worn on your chest, waist, ankles, and knees. On the other hand, the importance and popularity of motion capture features can not be overseen. We keep evolving. What are your future plans?

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VRWorld

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

Although VR headset technologies continue to improve, with a number of new technologies slated for release this year , and with a long-rumoured Apple AR device potentially in the works, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that there are several more senses beyond sight and sound.

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Bernard Marr

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Meta has built its specific vision of what the “next level” of the internet will look like around virtual reality, and 2023 will bring new versions of its hugely popular Quest VR headsets, as well as new VR/AR/MR headsets from companies such as Apple , Google , and Microsoft.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 3, 2023

Commonly used for creating real-time 3D (RT3D) content, motion capturing (mocap) has rapidly become a mainstay in the extended reality (XR) market, employed on the latest headsets. In our discussion, we explore the rise of immersive motion-capturing technologies for the gaming industry.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

people walking around), so I don't have an apples-to-apples comparison against Santa Cruz. The inside-out tracking was more "swimmy" on Focus, but I tried it in an environment with a lot of dynamic features (i.e. — Dimitri (sleeping for 72 hours post-gdc) (@ddiakopoulos) March 25, 2018.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Sometimes people ask us and say, "OK, if I close my eyes, I don't feel I'm holding an apple, I'm only feeling I'm holding a rough round shape." Whether with, for example, a HaptX setup, you would come closer to the idea of feeling an apple, rather than a rough round shape. And that's the difference in technology.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Sometimes people ask us and say, "OK, if I close my eyes, I don't feel I'm holding an apple, I'm only feeling I'm holding a rough round shape." Whether with, for example, a HaptX setup, you would come closer to the idea of feeling an apple, rather than a rough round shape. And that's the difference in technology.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Sometimes people ask us and say, "OK, if I close my eyes, I don't feel I'm holding an apple, I'm only feeling I'm holding a rough round shape." Whether with, for example, a HaptX setup, you would come closer to the idea of feeling an apple, rather than a rough round shape. And that's the difference in technology.

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Road to VR

JULY 11, 2019

This is an honest shame, because I count many of the design elements as a net positive, such as overall character design, motion capture, set pieces—all of it has enough meat on the bone for the sake of immersion. You can pick up a fork, but not an apple from an apple box. So on, and so forth.

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