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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

The Lord of the Rings auteur is using Apple’s ARkit to unlock new levels of storytelling immersion in augmented reality. 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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Apple Announces ARKit 3 with Body Tracking & Human Occlusion

Road to VR

Apple also introduced Reality Composer and RealityKit to make it easier for developers to build augmented reality apps. With ARKit 3, the system now supports motion capture and occlusion of people. This would break the illusion of augmented reality by showing conflicting depth cues. Motion capture.

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Spatial Beats: Oculus, Snapchat and new XR Funding

AR Insider

The 8-minute interactive mobile augmented reality experience featuring Palaye Royale allows viewers to watch and interact with holographic performances in their own homes.They are planning on building a slate of musical AR experiences this year. It can be used with motion capture and animation techniques.

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CES 2021 Goes Virtual

ARVR

Top 17 Augmented Reality Statistics, Facts and Trends for 2021 and Beyond 3. How Augmented Reality Will Improve Your Next Travel Experience 4. 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.

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

TechCrunch VR

Refract , a Singapore-based extended reality (XR) startup, announced today it has closed approximately $8.5million SGD (approximately $6million) Series A led by Sea Limited along with international family offices and individual investors. Make Hollywood-quality animations at low-budget prices with this motion capture suit.

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The XR Eye & Hand Tracking Vendors for 2024

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

With a combination of professional acoustics and intelligent tracking technology, Rokid’s headsets support natural immersion in the augmented reality space. Options range from the Tobii Pro Nano and Spark systems to Tobii Pro Spectrum and Fusion. The tracking-system agnostic technology can also integrate with virtually any setup.