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Real-Time Motion Capture Brings David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust Back To Life

VRScout

Brought to life via a combination of motion capture technology and Unreal Engine, guests at both the party and the weekend event were able to view the digital model on a massive 8K Samsung monitor and interact with the character in real-time. Even after his death, he’s still at the bleeding edge of creativity!

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Peter Jackson’s New Studio is All About AR Storytelling

VRScout

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. The 1:30 minute demo apparently operates on a specialized version of ARKit that runs a plugin, which easily integrates the software into Unreal Engine 4.

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Meet The Forge: A Metaverse XR Studio System by Prox & Reverie

ARPost

This studio system contains the latest interactive production tools, such as Oculus, Manus, Vive , Faceware, Varjo , and Xsens motion capture. See Also: Dedicated AR and VR Accessories Manufacturers. Unlocking the Metaverse. Empowering Content Makers.

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Spatial Beats: Oculus, Snapchat and new XR Funding

AR Insider

This week we cover a handful of new funding rounds, new Snap AR milestones and Oculus Quest sales Inflections, among other items. This will allow these companies to work more closely together to deploy AR applications across industries in the process of digital transformation. Over 200M Snapchat users engaged with AR daily in Q4.

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Apple Announces ARKit 3 with Body Tracking & Human Occlusion

Road to VR

At the company’s annual WWDC developer conference today, Apple revealed ARKit 3, its latest set of developer tools for creating AR applications on iOS. ARKit 3 now offers real-time body tracking of people in the scene as well as occlusion, allowing AR objects to be convincingly placed in front of and behind those people.

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CES 2021 Goes Virtual

ARVR

The Gear There were some exciting announcements this year in the AR/VR industry, and here they are (in no particular order): (Image courtesy Vuzix) Trending AR VR Articles: 1. 9 Must Have Skills To Become An AR/VR Developer (With Course Recommendations) 2. Don’t forget to give us your ?? !

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Refract raises $8.5M SGD funding, announces new game development division 

TechCrunch VR

The latest funding will be used to intensify R&D for AXIS , a wearable and game-oriented full-body motion capture solution. Refract’s goal has always been to become a key player in AR and XR gaming, and this funding enables us to accelerate this process,” said Chng. .