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Unreal Engine Gets OpenXR Improvements Just in Time for Oculus Development Shift

Road to VR

The latest version of Unreal Engine 4, version 4.27, brings “production-ready” support for OpenXR. You may recall news back in May that the early access version of Unreal Engine 5 includes improved support for OpenXR. That makes Unreal Engine 4.27 Epic says that the OpenXR support in Unreal Engine 4.27

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Open-Source VIRTUOSO SDK for Unreal Engine – a Standard Framework for XR Development

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And it is made possible by VIRTUOSO , an open-source SDK created by Charles Rivers Analytics, which is now available for Epic Games’ Unreal Engine. Immersive experiences are in greater demand in all fields: for home entertainment, for training in various industries, and for retail and marketing. “Our Oculus Rift and Oculus Quest.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.04.10): Epic releases Unreal Engine 5, Meta cancels F8, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 5. Epic Games has finally released the latest iteration of its popular game engine: Unreal Engine 5. This means that while great, Unreal Engine 5 is not disruptive for us VR users and developers, yet. As a Unity developer, I am a bit envious of all of this. Top news of the week.

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AR Functionality Comes To Vive Pro With New Front-Facing Camera Tools

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The Vive Pro gets new SDK tools unlocking advanced AR capabilities. According to HTC, the SDK breaks down into three primary modules that allow developers to focus solely on their content: a depth module, see-through module, and a 3D reconstruction module. The Vive Pro is one hell of a VR headset.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.05.16): Meta teases Cambria, Google shows new AR features, and more!

The Ghost Howls

This reminds me of a similar error HTC made in the past of mixing signals of a pro device and consumer content It has RGB passthrough cameras with three times the resolution of Quest 2 cameras. Google performs interesting AR news at I/O conference. Even worse, Unity has lost -30% of its stock value. Other relevant news.

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Vive Pro Gets AR Capabilities Thanks to HTC’s New Tools for Front-facing Cameras

Road to VR

HTC has announced a new set of tools allowing developers to build applications which take advantage of the Vive Pro’s stereo front-facing cameras, effectively turning the device into an AR headset dev kit. SEE ALSO HTC Vive Pro Headset Review: Welcomed Improvements Overshadowed By a Steep Price.

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Turn Any Vive or Rift Into an AR Headset

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Thanks to recent platforms such as Apple’s ARKit and hardware like Microsoft’s HoloLens headset, AR has been on the rise as of late with zero signs of slowing down anytime soon. However, when it comes to delivering truly high quality augmented experiences, the current options available to consumers and even developers are expensive and few.

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