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Automotive XR Case Study: Varjo and Phiaro

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

To truly innovate in the automotive space, companies need to be able to experiment with new materials, ideas, and technologies on a massive scale. Concept car development is one of the core stages involved in producing the next generation of vehicles for any modern market.

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Unreal Engine Creators can Visualise Their 3D Creations Using Looking Glass Factory’s Holographic Display’s

Peter Graham

Today, Looking Glass Factory has announced that its displays will now support those working in Unreal Engine (UE4), Epic Games’ popular videogame development software. The new feature can be used for a range of industries not just videogames, such as automotive, architecture, mapping/GIS and medical imaging. ″, 15.6″,

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Varjo, FORCE Technology’s Cost Effective Maritime XR Training Platform

XR Today - Virtual Reality

One of FORCE Technology’s maritime simulations training services for Varjo devices is its Virtual Bridge Simulator, a fully immersive VR training environment that allows seafarers to practice operating a ship’s bridge in a safe and controlled environment. The company’s service can also replicate real-world maritime hazards.

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Epic Games to Award $100 Million to Devs with New ‘MegaGrants’

Road to VR

Epic have been running developer-focused funding initiatives for many years now, with the original ‘Unreal Dev Grants’ fund announced back in 2015. In many ways, those grants have reflected Epic and Unreal Engine’s early and consistently prominent support of VR since the early days of VR’s latest resurgence.

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Basics of Hand Interactions in VR

ARVR

The Exciting Applications of AR and VR in Automotive 4. This is usually triggered, by the player letting go of the hand trigger, or the controller getting too far a way from the object you are interacting with. While Grabbed: Update the drawers position to move towards the players controller. Controller Position?—?for

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Snap Lens Upgraded with Ray Tracing Tools

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Epic Games’ Unreal Engine The news comes as several major platforms for world-building and graphics have launched tools to enhance realism and immersion for developers. One such platform, Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5 (UE5), debuted in April last year, which introduced its Lumen lighting controls feature.

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The XR Eye & Hand Tracking Vendors for 2024

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

With eye-tracking solutions, software can be designed to effectively render the content users are viewing according to their specific needs, reducing bandwidth use and improving clarity. With hand-tracking capabilities, innovators can remove the need for teams to utilize external controllers and devices when interacting with digital content.