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SXSW 2023: Highlights and XR Experiences That Push the Boundaries of Storytelling, Music, and Technology

ARPost

Hosted in Austin, TX, SXSW 2023 ran from March 10–19, 2023. The interactive, volumetric music concert took concertgoers into a special metaverse space inspired by the famous 6th Street in Austin, Texas. Then, there was also the Metaverse Music Concert , presented by YOOM and Active Theory.

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Virtuix: VR Hardware From Commercial to Consumer

XR Today - Virtual Reality

The Austin-based company will sell the product to consumers in US markets later this year. Over the years, the Austin-based firm gained experience distributing immersive products to end-users in enterprise sectors like entertainment and training. The Omni One product is shipping to Virtuix’s investor community.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.03.13): AltspaceVR shuts down, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

Hello everyone from Austin, Texas, where I am attending the SXSW! Altspace was pretty unique because it offered amazing tools to create groups and communities, so people being part of it had many connections inside the platform.

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Google Releases AR Geospatial Creator for Unity

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Additionally, Unreal included its Pixel Streaming service for interoperability across devices. ARway, a company specialising in immersive wayfinding technologies, partnered with Magic Leap and Microsoft to integrate its AR tools onto the latter’s cutting-edge headsets. Furthermore, developers on Unity 2021.3

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Mixing Realities: Behind the scenes of our HaptX Gloves Trailer

HaptX

Additionally, we would film using a functioning HaptX Gloves Development Kit (no props), and feature VR environments developed with the HaptX SDK in both Unity and Unreal. Thankfully, we found the right tool for the job: LIV. LIV is a tool that merges game engine environments with green screen footage captured through a live camera.

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