XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 2, 2023

Our artists were only open to using virtual tools if models would be photorealistic and it was an intuitive user experience. Project partner Zoan created a digital twin of the opera stage using Unreal engine to provide a photorealistic and a real-time 3D (RT3D) “XR stage.”

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

This week, 3D modelling and spatial data capture service provider Amrax integrated its Metaroom application onto Autodesk Construction Cloud, ready for international AEC firms. Autodesk Construction Cloud is a suite of first and third-party XR services that Autodesk built primarily for construction firms.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 14, 2022

The concept borrows from Timberland’s CONSTRUCT: 10060 programme, which unites global sportspeople and footwear fans to celebrate innovation and design on Epic Games’ Fortnite Metaverse. Timberland® CONSTRUCT:10061 created in Fortnite, powered by Epic Games’ Unreal Engine. Coming soon.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

RT3D engines such as Unity and Unreal significantly streamline XR production pipelines with easy-to-use tools. Neural Radiance Field (NeRF) and photogrammetry technology is an essential emerging tool which dramatically decreases production pipelines by enabling quick digital twin creation. What is Photogrammetry?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

RT3D engines such as Adobe Substance, Unity, and Unreal significantly streamline XR production pipelines with easy-to-use tools. Neural Radiance Field (NeRF) technology is an essential emerging tool which dramatically decreases production pipelines by enabling quick digital twin creation. What is NeRF/Photogrammetry?

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Extended Reality is one of the most exciting areas in technology today. Using clunky controllers often detracts from the immersive interaction, and can make learning how to use a new technology more complex. The same tools make moving around and interacting with experiences in any XR world feel more streamlined and organic.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

A vital tool in an XR developer’s belt is a real-time 3D (RT3D) engine. RT3D development engines provide a suite allowing creators to access powerful content creation tools generally reserved for video game development. Arcturus will also integrate additional tools into the UE5 suite in the future. Matching Client Demand.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Some of the topics linked to immersive technologies include ‘Music in Gaming and Virtual Realities,’ ‘Music’s Worth in the AI Era: Progress or Downfall’, and many others. The award-winning artist combines her groundbreaking style of artistry and storytelling with Epic Games’ Unreal Engine and Abelton.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 11, 2017

Creating a future where the technology imagined in books like Ready Player One and movies like The Matrix actually exists is going to take a lot more than solid virtual reality headsets. Most games take place in small, intentionally constructed environments or arenas. ” This promise has caught the eye of investors in a major way.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 6, 2023

Varjo Technologies, a leading high-end manufacturer of extended reality (XR) headsets and solutions, integrated Twinmotion’s architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) tools for professional designers. The joint effort will allow Varjo headset owners to work on Twinmotion’s solution this year.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 11, 2023

City planners and construction firms can also plan their future developments with bespoke immersive maps. Additionally, Unreal included its Pixel Streaming service for interoperability across devices. Firms can also build partnerships by implementing tools needed to incubate industry standards and interoperable ecosystems.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 22, 2024

Creating the most immersive XR experiences requires more than just the best visuals or spatial audio technologies. Leveraging the technologies across their line of enterprise-exclusive headsets, such as the VR-3, XR-3, and Aero, has birthed several key secondary tools for hand and eye tracking. Under its Varjo Base v3.5

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2020

Ben Lang has written a very interesting editorial on the topic, and for instance, he imagines that this may mean that all Sony-owned game studios will all start using Unreal Engine as their game engine , unifying the production processes among them all. Unreal Engine can now use your iPhone to record facial animations. More info.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

British 3D artist Rafi Nizam has opened a new animation with tools from NVIDIA’s Omniverse Create XR along with solutions from Epic Games, Autodesk, and Adobe, it was revealed on Friday. Using Omniverse’s Create XR app, Nizam later leverages VR tools to direct and design his content. PHOTO: Rafi Nizam/ NVIDIA.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

This week, a report from Prophecy Market Insights revealed core details behind the potential growth of the photogrammetry market – a core technology behind Apple’s spatial computing ambitions most recently shown during the iPhone 15’s showcase. Recently, Apple introduced XR features for its latest iPhone 15 model.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

With the next generation of Playstation set to hit shelves this holiday season, the big news in the gaming circuit is the revelation of Unreal Engine 5. Unreal Engine manager Marc Petit explains the many other use cases this technology promises. And of course, what's coming up with Unreal Engine 5? What is a game engine?

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

With the next generation of Playstation set to hit shelves this holiday season, the big news in the gaming circuit is the revelation of Unreal Engine 5. Unreal Engine manager Marc Petit explains the many other use cases this technology promises. And of course, what's coming up with Unreal Engine 5? What is a game engine?

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 26, 2020

We believe that the easier it is to create 3D and XR experiences, the more prolific this technology will become. The demand for easy-to-use 3D creation tools is growing rapidly as demonstrated by a report by Hired that showed demand for VR/AR engineers grew by 1400% in 2019. billion devices. MetaVRse logo (Image by MetaVRse).

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Hypergrid Business

MARCH 14, 2021

Story telling is increasingly blurring the line between the physical and virtual worlds, according to presenters at the just-concluded this year’s Technology + Storytelling: Engaging The Immersive Future event organized by NYC Media Lab. The technology is getting good enough to get us to the other side of the uncanny valley , he added.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

With the next generation of Playstation set to hit shelves this holiday season, the big news in the gaming circuit is the revelation of Unreal Engine 5. Unreal Engine manager Marc Petit explains the many other use cases this technology promises. And of course, what's coming up with Unreal Engine 5? What is a game engine?

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

The first time I tried the HoloLens I knew I was experiencing the first generation of a game-changing technology. Integration with these popular AR tools could open up the headset to a massive community of independent creators who have flocked to the developer-friendly platforms. More immersive. Yes, let’s get that out of the way.

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VRScout

JULY 21, 2016

But as the technology make its way into the hands of a new breed of creators, we are getting more glimpses into the greater potential of VR — one of those being educational VR tools. When it comes to virtual reality content, quite a bit of emphasis has been placed on gaming.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 19, 2022

It’s fair to say the construction (AEC) industry represents perhaps one of the most significant markets for XR technology. Used correctly, the right XR technology can accelerate the development of a project, and allow for innovative new designs, created by a multitude of worldwide specialists. Varjo and Sellen Construction.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

AR smart glasses can come with many benefits that boost the hardware market as a source of reliable workplace tools, notably small form factors, simple UIs, and accessibility. For frontline workers, it’s important that they have technology at their disposal that is entirely voice-controlled and, therefore, hands-free.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Meanwhile, the immersive industry is coming closer to a potential paradigm shift in 2024, as big technology brands plan to make a mark on the emerging sector. Parkinson also noted other major trends would involve the “expansion of display technology” as well as further AI integrations.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

AUGUST 11, 2017

I met with Moore and the Northways for a conversation recently in Colin Northway’s still-under-construction virtual art gallery. The sound technology combined with the movements of our hands and heads made our conversation, even between avatars represented as the simplest of shapes floating in space, feel remarkably like the real thing.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

And why should a creator use STYLY and not a social VR world with building tools like Horizon Worlds or VRChat? And the supported creators tools? Tools STYLY is compatible with. When do you think web-based XR content can reach the same high level of standalone content made with Unreal or Unity? You work with WebXR.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 22, 2024

When you can iterate digitally, the resource savings are obvious, especially when working at the scale of commercial construction, for example – but only if the digital twin accurately and completely replicates all the critical aspects of the physical. he explained. Being able to collaborate in parallel unlocks unprecedented potential.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Whiting oversees the development of the award-winning Unreal Engine 4’s virtual reality efforts. Epic’s Unreal Engine 4 is one of the leading tools for VR game development. As tracking technology improves, this could truly be something that is revolutionary. Nick Whiting.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 24, 2019

CEO Matt Miesnieks has been in the AR game since the beginning, and he says the best in the industry have always known the best, native use cases for the technology; the problem was for the technology to catch up to the use cases. The technology is improved. Alan: Today’s guest is Matt Miesnieks, the CEO at 6D.ai.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 24, 2019

CEO Matt Miesnieks has been in the AR game since the beginning, and he says the best in the industry have always known the best, native use cases for the technology; the problem was for the technology to catch up to the use cases. The technology is improved. Alan: Today’s guest is Matt Miesnieks, the CEO at 6D.ai.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 24, 2019

CEO Matt Miesnieks has been in the AR game since the beginning, and he says the best in the industry have always known the best, native use cases for the technology; the problem was for the technology to catch up to the use cases. The technology is improved. Alan: Today’s guest is Matt Miesnieks, the CEO at 6D.ai.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Paul has been a software developer and technology consultant since 1997 – since before the interwebs! At Magic Leap, Paul recognized the lack of accessible tools for non-game developers that was hindering widespread adoption of immersive and spatial computing technologies. Paul, welcome to the show. Paul: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Paul has been a software developer and technology consultant since 1997 – since before the interwebs! At Magic Leap, Paul recognized the lack of accessible tools for non-game developers that was hindering widespread adoption of immersive and spatial computing technologies. Paul, welcome to the show. Paul: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Paul has been a software developer and technology consultant since 1997 - since before the interwebs! At Magic Leap, Paul recognized the lack of accessible tools for non-game developers that was hindering widespread adoption of immersive and spatial computing technologies. To learn more about Torch, you can visit torch.app.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

So how do you create a powerful, strong camera, 360 camera tool, but also give it the ease of use of a consumer product, and not have to spend too much time in post and all those things? And it’s truly incredible, the type of innovation and technology that’s coming out of China as a whole right now, across the board.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

So how do you create a powerful, strong camera, 360 camera tool, but also give it the ease of use of a consumer product, and not have to spend too much time in post and all those things? And it’s truly incredible, the type of innovation and technology that’s coming out of China as a whole right now, across the board.

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