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JUNE 26, 2023

But there’s even more: Unity has already published a page about how it is possible to build for the Quest 3 using not only the XR Interaction Toolkit, but also AR Foundation. AR Foundation is typically used for AR devices, e.g. smartphones, and it’s the first time to my knowledge that is employed with a VR headset.

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MARCH 13, 2023

I wonder if this will have any consequences… More info News worth a mention (Image by Xiaomi) AR and VR were great at MWC XR analyst Anshel Sag wrote a great article highlighting all the most important hardware showcased at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. You can discover more on the dedicated Linkedin post that I’m sharing below.

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AUGUST 14, 2023

More info (Samsung prototype headset leaked — Upload VR) More info (Samsung prototype headset leaked — XR Daily News) Other relevant news (Image by Meta Reality Labs) Meta’s first AR glasses will be just for internal use A new report by The Information talks about the AR glasses that Meta is building.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

More info A Universal Unity VR injector may be in the works, or maybe not Raicuparta has just added an old simple Universal Unity VR Mod tool to its Rai Pal tool. If all the existing flatscreen Unity games could become VR-compatible, that would be huge. But for now, we are not sure at all this is going to happen.

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JULY 4, 2022

The same luck has not happened to employees at Niantic at Unity. Unity, instead, is firing 4% of its employees, and this may seem weird considering that in the last months it has proceeded to hundred-millions-dollars acquisitions. Niantic announces a new AR game, this time with NBA. Other relevant news. Image by Mojo Vision).

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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The past week has been a pretty interesting one for the tech world: between Microsoft Ignite, Unity Unite, and the OpenAI drama, there has been a lot to follow. Unity 6 takes back the original way of specifying engine versions and abandons the confusing one that bound a new Unity version to the year it was released.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

More info John Riccitiello steps down from its role as Unity CEO The last chapter of the drama about Unity’s pricing change is that John Riccitiello has left his role of CEO at the company. It’s good that this company managed to successfully pivot and investors are giving it trust. I will leave you the link to do that below.

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AUGUST 28, 2023

Google is working in parallel to build the Android XR operating system for this headset and a Micro XR operating system for AR glasses. Since MRTK was used especially for AR applications, it is natural that these three giants of augmented reality are interested in keeping it alive. in the reviews!

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NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The reasons behind the layoffs are well-known: the competition with TikTok hurting Meta’s revenues; Apple’s new privacy rules on iOS have reduced the effectiveness of the ads business; the conflict in Ukraine and the inflation have led to bad economic conditions. Red6 made Charlie Fink try AR on a plane. Learn more. Learn more.

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JANUARY 15, 2023

DigiLens has unveiled its first AR headset. But now Congress has stopped the Army’s request for $400 million to buy as many as 6,900 more of the AR combat goggles this year , because of all the issues the hardware has, and probably also because of the many expenses due to the US’s support to Ukraine. Francesco Salizzoni.

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JULY 18, 2022

If it is true, it confirms that Apple has no mainstream plans for this device, and it will bet on true AR glasses for the mainstream. Anyway, we’ll see… these are all speculations. Shopify’s internal prototype shows the power of diminished reality. Nano-tech wants to be the Nanite of Unity. See Unity running on Quest.

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JANUARY 23, 2023

Welcome to another roundup of AR/VR news of the week! Wishing you all a very positive and special year of the rabbit, I leave you with the most important news of the week in AR and VR! Wishing you all a very positive and special year of the rabbit, I leave you with the most important news of the week in AR and VR!

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

And Ars Technica evaluated its use to replace a TV : unsurprisingly, the result of the analysis is that Vision Pro can be a good replacement for some TV setups (but with a few caveats). They also talk about the current difficulties of using Unity to develop for the Vision Pro. A must-read article. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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MAY 15, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Google) Google announces important AI and XR news at Google I/O This Google I/O has seen immersive realities back to the menu. During the keynote, CEO Sundar Pichai and his collaborators announced interesting features both for AR and VR. All without leaving your editor.

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JUNE 19, 2023

This is its description that I lazily copy-pasted: AR/VR creators, this survey is for you. Which tools and platforms are you using to build mind-bending creations? The survey takes about 15 minutes and covers VR, AR, and mixed reality sectors. Just pick a language you’re most comfortable with.

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JULY 31, 2023

According to the Financial Times, “In June, AR, VR, and mixed reality start-ups in the US raised $208 million, almost as much as the previous three months combined ”. There will be a new launcher, improved graphics, improved in-game camera, production-ready Unity SDK for the creators, improved full-body VR, and much more.

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MARCH 22, 2022

It has acquired the startup Raxium, whose expertise is manufacturing micro-LED for AR/VR devices. Micro-LEDs are an important technology, especially for building AR glasses. Qualcomm has just set up a fund to support the creation of interesting AR/VR content. News worth a mention. Image by Qualcomm). Learn more.

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DECEMBER 27, 2022

And also confirms that Meta is going to invest 20% of its budget on Reality Labs, so on XR technologies, and that 50% of this money will be invested into the development of AR glasses. The meaning is quite clear: Meta is still committed to XR and its end goal is developing the AR glasses that all people will wear all day.

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APRIL 10, 2022

As a Unity developer, I am a bit envious of all of this. But given the fact that the most important features of this engine are not available for VR, yet, I don’t feel compelled to do the switch. Lumus announces two new optical systems for AR glasses based on reflective waveguides. Other news. Learn more. Learn more.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The use case is similar to other systems that are becoming popular now: give the user a big virtual display in front of him. More info Google may still be working at Project Iris Some months ago a rumor claimed that Google had stopped working on Project Iris, its project devoted to the creation of augmented reality glasses.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The device also features an RGB camera, so that to provide color passthrough AR. The great news from this week is that the company has brought Niantic Lightship VPS into its engine, so now it is possible to use VPS from a web AR application. This opens up lots of possibilities because you can augment a particular place (e.g.

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AUGUST 29, 2022

Chinese AR company Nreal has finally launched its products in its mother country. The two companies will collaborate to bring augmented reality to the fashion industry, and I’m dreaming of Gentle Monster designing beautiful AR glasses that people will want to wear in the streets. This is pretty cool!

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This may be one of the potential names for either the upcoming mixed reality headset that Samsung is developing with Google or the name of future AR glasses. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. The Vision Pro seems to be sold with a margin over the components cost.

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MAY 30, 2022

Niantic has finally launched its VPS (Visual Positioning System), a solution that will allow developers to create AR applications that are persistent and shared in various locations in the world with centimeter accuracy. VPS is a technology that implements the AR Cloud and creates a bridge between the real and the virtual world.

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MARCH 14, 2022

It was able to provide an SDK and various templates to make companies create easily robust AR experiences that ran directly from the web, without forcing the user to download an app, as it happens for AR applications made with ARCore/ARKit. Shape XR is working on anchoring 3D elements to real objects in passthrough AR.

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JUNE 28, 2021

It’s that time of the week where you can read about the most important news of the past week in AR and VR again! Are you ready? Before starting, my friends at FXG and at Leenzee Games are promoting the Chinese mystery VR game A.D. 2047 and are offering to my readers an exclusive giveaway of 3 keys! News worth a mention.

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JULY 24, 2023

Luckily there is AR that is still strong, and we can hope to wear Google AR glasses soon… ah no, they are dead too. Meta is reported to launch a devkit of AR glasses, codenamed Orion, in 2024. In 2027, it should launch its first AR glasses for consumers, codenamed Artemis.

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AUGUST 16, 2021

Trending AR VR Articles: 1. How Augmented Reality (AR) is Reshaping the Food Service Industry 3. Enterprise AR: 7 real-world use cases for 2021 Additional Factors That Affect the Game Development Costs Pre-production processes? You can find a qualified Unity developer and any other talent you need.

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MARCH 27, 2023

Epic also announced a few interesting things, like a tool to record facial animations for MetaHumans that run on an iPhone; and Fab, the Unreal version of the Unity Asset Store, where the developers can find many tools and multimedia elements put on sale. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine.

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OCTOBER 17, 2022

StandableVR is a plugin developed by a young dev to offer full-body VR via IK in Unity. Bobby Carlton writes a few pieces of advice to follow if you want to have your AR tattoo. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. Quest Hand Tracking v2.1 Learn more. It looks very promising.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2022

So many exciting things are happening and I’m thankful to you all for the support you are giving me. Ars Technica) More info (Meta Quest Pro review?—?Redditor In particular, it investigates how it is possible to build an informative AR experience that can accompany an article. Enjoy Quest Halloween sale.

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

The last big feature is of course mixed reality: Zuckerberg defined the Quest 3 as the first consumer mixed reality headset. I’m a big fan of passthrough AR, and the fact that the reviewers highlighted how the quality of this passthrough is high, makes me excited. I will leave you the link to do that below.

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JUNE 27, 2022

For instance, the piece video on China Daily where Tim Cook says “I am incredibly excited about AR […] stay tuned and you’ll see what we have to offer” has become viral and everyone is talking about it, while actually, it doesn’t convey any info. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine.

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OCTOBER 24, 2022

I’m curious to see how this will compete with the Quest Pro, because every one of these devices has its own strong points : for instance, Pico 4 Enterprise is more affordable, but Meta Quest Pro has a much better passthrough AR. In fact, at launch, it won’t even be possible to create Unity content for it. Other relevant news.

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JULY 3, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Google) Google killed its AR glasses Project Iris Do you remember the name Project Iris? Various reports indicated it as the internal codename in Google for a project meant to build augmented reality glasses. It was our hope for Google entering the AR race together with Meta and Apple.

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APRIL 4, 2022

But at first, let’s get serious and read the relevant news of the week in AR and VR. Unity talked about PlayStation VR 2 at GDC. Unity had a talk about developing for PlayStation VR 2 at GDC 2022. More info (Foveated Tracking boost inside PSVR 2) More info (Full Unity talk at GDC). Top news of the week.

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JUNE 4, 2023

More info Microsoft releases MRTK 3 Notwithstanding the fact that most of the team behind it has been laid off, Microsoft has announced that Microsoft Mixed Reality Toolkit 3 (MRTK3) will reach General Availability (GA) in Q3 of this calendar year. I’m just wondering how Microsoft is still supporting the project and if there will be a MRTK 4.

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