XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 30, 2025

Google might not be the first major tech company to build an extended reality ecosystem. While companies like Apple lock organizations and developers into walled gardens, Google is opening the door to an AI-native playground designed to support any workflow or device. Architecture is a good place to start. Its empowering everyone.

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Upload VR

JUNE 8, 2025

1: Tracked Controllers Apple Vision Pro's gaze-and-pinch input system is a breakthrough in XR interaction and ideal for many use cases. But many VR and mixed reality games and interactive experiences on other platforms are designed around physical tracked controllers, and depend on the buttons, thumbsticks, and triggers they offer.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 22, 2025

I’m sorry if I’m not excited by the news, but I can’t be excited by a Quest with a different color that is shipped with the controller of the Rift CV1. The price for this (lame) bundle is $399, which is more than the price of the original Quest 3S, but less than if you bought all the components separately.

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APRIL 30, 2025

That means it isn't suitable for tracking fast moving objects, such as custom controllers, nor for discerning fine features like small text. This also means the same code should work on Google's upcoming Android XR platform , set to debut in Samsung's standalone headset, with only the permission request being different.

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JUNE 17, 2025

Ever since I integrated ARKit, the Microsoft HoloLens and the Vive, and from that I was able to get 6DOF controllers with an AR transparent headset and anyone could see me using ARKIt. After our puzzling session, which goes on longer than intended because we can’t stop talking, he shows me the component list of his Unity project.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 28, 2025

Although countless other companies are working on developing robust app markets for headsets (Google even announced its own Android XR system in 2024), Meta still has the most variety to offer. Meta makes it easy to create VR experiences with existing platforms like Unity and Unreal.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 5, 2025

Learn more Open Brush announced multiplayer support Open Brush, the open-source version of Google Tilt Brush, now offers what was one of the most requested features: Multiplayer collaborative painting. I have helped Georgy in fixing some issues with his Quest version, so I really hope this experience goes well for him!

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 28, 2025

It could be powered by Android XR for Enterprise users the flexible, modular, and versatile platform designed by Google to democratize XR access, and address unlimited use cases. While other XR vendors build walled garden ecosystems that lock companies into specific devices or systems, Google is building a new horizon.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 29, 2025

Android XR adoption is set to skyrocket in the months ahead, as Google continues to upgrade its XR ecosystem, and partner with cutting-edge developers. Whether youre investing in XR headsets , smart glasses, training environments, or immersive collaboration, Google is ready to support any use case.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 6, 2025

Lynx told potential customers that the Lynx-R1 would be the first headset of its kind, offering both virtual and augmented reality, privacy by design (with no need for any log-in details), and access to a fully open platform for customization and control. However, what makes the Lynx R1 stand out is its support for OpenXR.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 17, 2025

In this tutorial, I will explain step-by-step how you can create a project using Passthrough Camera Access of the Meta SDK , both starting from the samples and starting from a blank Unity 6 project. Update your device if you have a previous version You must have a recent version of Unity. Exciting, isn’t it?

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 9, 2025

Apple beat Meta on time also for this Vision Pro is getting support for PlayStation VR2 controllers , as it was rumored for a long time. One of the reasons we were all excited about Apple entering XR is that Apple relentlessly improves its products over the years and does not just abandon them, like, for instance, Google does.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 16, 2025

The fun thing is that for this huge amount of money, you don’t get the license of Google Beam, which should be purchased separately. This will help users understand if they can play a game even if they don’t have the PS controllers. Also, ALVR , the PCVR streaming solution, has just added support for PSVR 2 controllers.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 16, 2025

I started out as an architect, working in commercial architecture for about five years, and then I saw the Google Cardboard, and the Oculus headset came out. ” A lot of the leaders came from Google. We built our own Unity SDK to support people who could build interactivity into these virtual meetings and gallery experiences.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 26, 2025

Here I was in Hangzhou I’m currently doing some XR contract work, mostly development stuff in Unity (by the way, contact me if you want to collaborate with me!). After getting Steam Link, I finally managed to use the Quest for my tests with Unity. My trip and my Quest Just a picture that I took during my trip to China.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 18, 2025

The approach chosen by Meta is similar to the one that Google promised to take with Android XR. Access to cameras will require the application to ask permission from the user (that so is in control). I have no idea what will happen with all the hardware that has been sold and all the headsets that integrated an Ultraleap controller.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 30, 2025

Bigscreen informed the community that during the final testing phases, the company discovered that due to a design flaw in a printed circuit board (PCB), the controllers tracking may have issues in particular conditions. There are more dead products in this document than in Googles Graveyard.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 14, 2022

After a long time with my lovely Unity 2019.4 LTS, I have decided it was time to switch to something new, not to miss the new features that Unity has implemented these years. I have so started using Unity 2021.3 Let’s see how to build a Unity 2021 application with OpenXR. It is a Unity 2019.4 LTS (2021.3.5

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

A few weeks ago, while reading the news about SIGGRAPH, I saw NVIDIA teasing the release of the Omniverse connector for Unity , and as a Unity developer, I found it intriguing. Unity connector for Omniverse. At launch, Omniverse has been made compatible with Unreal Engine, and support for Unity was lacking.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

In this article, you may find the answers to all the above questions : I will guide you in developing a little Unity experience for the nReal glasses (the typical grey cube!), How to get started with nReal development (and emulator) in Unity (Video tutorial). And then of course you have to download the nReal Unity SDK.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 22, 2022

Meta to introduce new parental controls on Quest. After many pressures from the community and the media, Meta has finally decided to introduce new parental control tools in Quest 2. It was even featured on Google News. More info (Quest 2 new parental controls?—?Road Road To VR) More info (Quest 2 new parental controls?—?Upload

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 19, 2024

The VR modelling tool Google Blocks is now available as an open-source version under the name of Open Blocks. Google AR Glasses: Is This the Return of Google Glass? Ultimately, it hopes to create a ‘full modelling suite’ that adds greater controls over materials, texturing support, and tools from CSG pipelines.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Google today released a new spatial audio software development kit called ‘Resonance Audio’, a cross-platform tool based on technology from their existing VR Audio SDK. Google’s existing VR SDK audio engine already supported multiple platforms, but with platform-specific documentation on how to implement the features.

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Road to VR

MAY 1, 2017

During the opening presentation at today’s Unity Vision Summit, Nathan Martz, Developer Platforms Product Manager at Google, took to the stage to talk about new tools that the company is releasing to help developers create high-performance apps for Daydream, Google’s high-end Android VR platform. Instant Preview.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

Sony unveils the new controllers of the PSVR2. One month after the reveal of a “next-gen VR headset for the Playstation” (whose name is not known, but I guess it will be PSVR2), Sony has revealed one important detail of its new VR system: the controllers. The controllers will be given to selected developers very soon.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Two months ago Google launched their Blocks VR creation tool that enabled anyone to 3D model low polygon objects with little modeling experience required. You can intuitively create objects or characters in Blocks and bring them into Unity, changing the way developers may approach building their next VR game or scene.

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VRScout

AUGUST 7, 2017

Last month, Google launched their Blocks VR creation tool , enabling anyone to 3D model low polygon objects with no prior modeling experience required. Now Google’s Daydream Labs is giving us a glimpse into just that. Step Two: Controlling the Model. Vive trackers on your feet can add even more control, letting your legs loose.

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VRScout

JANUARY 18, 2020

unity @Oculus #OculusQuest #MadeWithUnity #XR #SpatialComputing cc: @mitrealityhack pic.twitter.com/wypOFEJcNx — Greg Madison (@GregMadison) January 17, 2020. 02 Transform any surface into a giant touch screen.

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Road to VR

JULY 17, 2024

Google announced that Blocks , the 3D asset creation tool released for VR in 2017, is following in the footsteps of Tilt Brush by going open source. The Icosa Foundation is also known for developing Open Brush and Google Polygon replacement Icosa Gallery. ” The open source archive of the Blocks code can be found on github.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

This is Google Earth VR. Google Earth VR is a surprise project from Google’s Geo team that is being both announced and released today. This is the team behind Google Maps and the original Google Earth. Google Earth VR’s primary locomotion system is flight. This is not the real Mt.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 10, 2020

With an unrivalled price point, the ZapBox kit includes controllers, two phone camera adaptors, world anchors, a content library of both pre-released and original experiences, and a Unity plugin for developers. Inspired by Google’s cardboard headset, ZapBox was conceived in 2014 as a way to meet consumers where they were at.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 7, 2020

The Pico G2 4K Enterprise is packaged quite well: nothing special or mindblowing, but an ordered box with the headset, the controller and the accessories inside. On the right, you can see the 3 buttons that let you interact with the headset even if you don’t have the controller. Controller. Top view of the controller.

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ARPost

JULY 23, 2019

However, it comes with additional resources including a controller and a proprietary computing pack. See Also: Developing AR Apps with Google's ARCore. While the full SDK will come with a 3DoF controller, the beta works with a mobile phone as a controller. Beta which launched yesterday. Moreover, through the NRSDK 1.0

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Road to VR

APRIL 20, 2018

You cannot rely on Google Play Services (e.g. Google Firebase, Google Cloud Messaging, etc), or third-party libraries that depend on Google Play Services (e.g. If your app displays a visible controller, you should change the model displayed depending on whether you are running on Gear VR or Oculus Go. or later.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Owlchemy Labs and Resolution Games announced they’re adopting support for Android XR, bringing some of their most popular titles to Google’s upcoming XR operating system. Like Quest though, Project Moohan is also set to include first-party motion controllers and PC VR streaming , making it a bit of a mashup between the two.

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VRScout

APRIL 17, 2019

According to Google’s Product Manager Elisabeth Morant, the act of porting the application—released originally for SteamVR and the Oculus Rift—came down to simple performance improvements that were achieved using a series of basic, but effective techniques. Image Credit: Google Inc. Image Credit: Google Inc.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The puck of the Nimo runs on top of a Qualcomm Snapdragon XR 2 (Gen 1) and it is used both as a computation unit and as a controller. More info Google may still be working at Project Iris Some months ago a rumor claimed that Google had stopped working on Project Iris, its project devoted to the creation of augmented reality glasses.

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