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In rebuilding our Unity developer toolset from the ground up , we started by rearchitecting the interfaces that receive data from the Leap Motion device. The simple example script CycleHandPairs controls the enabling, disabling, and toggling of the hand pairs in this scene. MORE
Unity and Android Permissions. What does this mean if you want to request some permissions inside Unity? Unity makes things easier for us, so whenever we use some Unity class that clearly needs a permission, Unity adds this permission automatically to the manifest. MORE
Qneuro has been building 3D environments in Unity and launching them on the iPad, and they’re still waiting for a more integrated hardware solution before launching their virtual reality version. A lot of people are very excited about brain-controlled robots and mind-controlled drones. MORE
After speaking with Unity CEO John Riccitiello, I’m putting a little note on my calendar for CES 2019 as the time I expect to see multiple VR headsets that will cost less than $1,000 for the entire package. While headsets like Gear VR and Daydream View provide convenience, though, they don’t provide the most compelling natural human interaction people find with full hand controls and free movement in Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. VR Industry News unity MORE
Google said that it has partnered with Unity and Epic Games, creators of two of the most popular third-party gaming engines, so developers can use the game-building tools they already know well. “Unity’s native support for Daydream aims to solve the hard problems for you. ” Google created tools for Unity SDK which provides Unity to add spatialized audio Daydream controller support, utilities and samples. MORE
Recently I had a big issue with my VR controllers in SteamVR (both with Oculus and Vive) and so I’m writing this post to try to help you in solving it. And when I put the headset on, I could see the grey intro environment, with all the controllers moving regularly. MORE
We’ve seen Unity’s impressive in-VR authoring tool a few times throughout 2016, with no real clue of when it’s coming. Unity (@unity3d) November 1, 2016. This time, West used the HTC Vive, having used the Oculus Rift with Touch controllers in previous demos. MORE
Private equity firm Silver Lake has agreed to a $400 million investment in Unity Technologies, said John Riccitiello, chief executive officer of the gaming software maker. Other of Unity’s earlier investors include China Investment Corporation, FreeS Fund, Thrive Capital, WestSummit Capital, serial entrepreneur Max Levchin, and Sequoia Capital, which remains its largest shareholder. Games and apps developed using Unity reach 2.4 MORE
Last year, we released an early access beta of the Leap Motion Interaction Engine , a layer that exists between the Unity game engine and real-world hand physics. Object Interactions, UI Toolkit, Handheld Controller Support, and More appeared first on Leap Motion Blog. MORE
With integrations in the works for both Unity and Unreal Engine, Lytro’s goal is to make it easy for their customers to leverage the advantages of light-fields without giving up the advantages that come with real-time rendered content—namely, interactivity. MORE
The company says the SDK includes “a simple API used for creating apps inserted into Cardboard viewers, and the more complex API for supporting Daydream-ready phones and the Daydream controller.” MORE
During the opening keynote to their annual Unite conference yesterday, Unity announced that their in-development VR authoring tool EditorVR , which allows creators to step inside and work on their projects using virtual reality, is on its way within the next couple of months. MORE
Accompanying the news that Valve has made a critical redesign of its ‘Knuckles’ motion controller , the company also recently released a new input system in beta that not only aims to create lifelike hands, but make them accessible to all SteamVR app developers. MORE
Unity launched its Editor VR service in an alpha form late last year, and the engine-maker appears to be pretty happy with the results so far. Editor VR is an in-VR section of the larger Unity engine that lets you edit virtual scenes in games and more. The Unity Labs team is developing an XR Foundation Toolkit to help #VR creators design, prototype & test experiences. Unity (@unity3d) February 28, 2017. Tagged with: Editor VR , unity , XRFT. MORE
The first time I tried a Tactical Haptics virtual reality controller was at GDC 2016. From the moment that controller was in my hand, however, I knew I’d made a miscalculation. I asked him outright when customers might be able to purchase a set of TH controllers for themselves. MORE
The Lenovo Mirage Solo and other Daydream headsets all use a single hand controller that operates a lot like a laser pointer. The latest update to the Google VR SDK for Unity, though, adds support for two of those types of controllers. Functionality shouldn’t change on devices that only support one controller, but apps could now see that controller as the player’s dominant hand. MORE
We’ve just released an updated version of our newly overhauled Unity Core Assets for the Orion Beta. There’s never been a better time to upgrade from the older Unity assets for V2 tracking, so we put together a quick guide to show you how. MORE
Unity Technologies has been known among developers as the maker of a “game engine” since the tool debuted in 2005. That’s because experiences created with Unity are more often than not films, interactive movies, advertisements, or augmented reality and virtual reality content. MORE
The Focus features two frontal cameras that are used for the inside-out tracking and through scripting, in Unity, it is possible to access their stream. You can also start from the sample Unity project and modify it as you wish to implement the logic that you want. MORE
That tattoo of the NES controller on Sabandija’s arm? That actually acts as the controller in the game. Sabandija revealed that he’d built this in Unity and that, in reality, Sonic can only jump in this demo. In fact, we’re so impressed we won’t even mention that slightly teeth-grinding fact that this is a NES controller being used to play a classic Sega game. MORE
Brandon Bray, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft, took the stage at Unity’s Vision VR/AR Summit 2017 to show a little more of what Microsoft has planned for the VR side of things when the first Windows Holographic headsets come later this year. image courtesy Unity Technologies. MORE
Deploying to the Unity Editor. Appendix A: An Aside on Using External Libraries for Unity Development. Check Appendix A: An Aside on Using External Libraries for Unity Development for more about class libraries and links to my library. UNITY_EDITOR) && !UNITY_WSA_10_0. MORE
In my review of Amazon Sumerian I said multiple times that in other game engines, like Unity, it is not possible to create a WebVR experience. A WebVR exporter for Unity??? Unity on one side, a WebVR experience running on Firefox on the other one. MORE
Developed as part of Y Combinator’s most recent class of start-ups, Plexus Immersive Corp’s haptic gloves are an intuitive new solution to VR & AR control that utilize a generous selection of compatible baseplates to work cooperatively with most major VR controllers. MORE
Back at GDC 2017 at the start of this month Unity gave us a brief update on Editor VR, its new platform for developing 3D content within headsets like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Tagged with: Editor VR , KinematicSoup , Scene Fusion , unity. MORE
I’m among them: today I’ve made my first builds and so I want to guide you through the first very basic steps in building an app for Oculus Go on Unity , to spare you some little headaches. Now you have to set-up your Unity development environment. MORE
VR developer Turbo Button released an interface for multiplatform VR development in Unity. Input (handling controllers) is a core focus of the interface. TButt handles everything from basic 3DoF laser pointers to dual 6DoF controllers. A useful feature is that it allows for emulating a 3DoF controller in the Unity editor for more rapid development than pushing a full build to a standalone headset. MORE
The game allows you to manipulate objects and battle foes with your mind, and is played entirely without handheld controllers. ” The company offers an SDK so Unity developers can integrate the system into a game. Controllers Hardware Neurable MORE
Today is Unity’s Vision Summit in Los Angeles. Superhot VR is an action/puzzle hybrid with a unique time control mechanic. The event is a chance for the 3D visuals company to focus on its support for the VR/AR industry and encourage creators to develop using its tools. MORE
Unity CEO John Riccitiello has been following both virtual and augmented realities for a long time and, like the rest of us, he’s waiting for it to go mainstream. Today at Unity’s Vision Summit, he outlined how and when he thinks it will get there. That means from headset to processor to controller and everything else you might need to access the virtual world. MORE
Facebook’s Oculus released a new update to its Unity integration package to make it easier for developers of Rift-only games to port to HTC Vive. What makes modern game engines like Unity so useful for both developers and end users is that they support many platforms with the same project and code — eliminating development time to “port” a game from one platform to the other. Haptics: the same APIs for haptic feedback on Touch now works on HTC controllers. MORE
Of course, this is at least partially due to its heavy adoption by Unity, the most widely used engine for AR development. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of programming languages and variations of those languages that exist. MORE
Unity Technologies presented their Special Keynote at GDC 2017 in San Francisco on February 28, announcing the release date of Unity 5.6 alongside a bulletin of other updates, including a glimpse of Unity 2017. Unity 5.6. Unity 5.6 MORE
During this week's Unite Berlin conference, an event dedicated to Unity developers, Magic Leap's Brian Schwab and Aleissia Laidacker, two of the company's Interaction Lab experts, took to the stage for a special presentation. MORE
Today I want to propose you a quick solution for one big problem of the Vive Focus apps: the controller pairing popup always appearing in front of your eyes. Anyway, no popup also means no controller. After you do that, the controller appears on screen and you can finally use it. MORE
By participating in these two cutting-edge programs, students are educated on the fundamentals of designing and engineering captivating immersive experiences using the power of Unity on the Udacity online learning platform. . MORE
Currently controllers like Oculus Touch or the HTC Vive wands are unable to replicate the weight and shape of interactive items in the virtual world, but this intriguing mod gives them that ability. The device works with a Unity plug-in to communicate with games. MORE
Unity Technologies’ Unity Engine is playing an increasingly important role in the VR industry, and new funds announced today should help it grow further still. Unity Technologies is getting $400 million from private equity firm Silver Lake. “The second act that I think attracts a lot of investors and investor interest is the fact that we have about 70 percent of AR and VR content built on Unity,” Riccitiello said. MORE
In providing developers a way to incorporate scanning technology into Unity, Leap Motion enabled a new breed of VR experience—one where participants used their own hands to interact with digital objects rather than controllers. MORE
Unity was reluctant to put a final date on the launch of Editor VR when it was last shown at Unite 2016 in November, but we now know it will be with us very, very soon. Unity sees VR development going down this path in the future. Tagged with: Editor VR , unity , VR Development. MORE
Unity Widgets are back – with a new name and massively streamlined functionality! Just released for our Unity Core Assets , the UI Input Module provides a simplified interface for physically interacting with World Space Canvases within Unity’s UI System. MORE
Looking for the perfect Unity assets for the 3D Jam ? Avatar Hand Controller for Leap Motion – $5. An extension of the rigged hands and forearms in Leap Motion’s core asset package, this asset allows you to control the actual hands of your properly rigged humanoid character avatar. MORE
Unity CEO John Riccitiello doesn’t think we’ve yet seen a true consumer launch of a VR or AR headset. Speaking at this month’s TechCrunch Disrupt event in San Francisco, Riccitiello stated that around two-thirds of all VR and AR applications were built inside the Unity engine, though he reasoned that every device on the market today was really a ‘beta’ kit. Unity Engine VR Industry News John Riccitiello unity MORE
Let’s take a light-speed look at VR development with Leap Motion in Unity and JavaScript. With the Leap Motion Controller, you can quickly bring your hands into almost any virtual reality experience. Fictional UIs vs. Today’s Motion Controls. Hey everyone! MORE
The Ghost Howls
MARCH 3, 2018
In my review of Amazon Sumerian I said multiple times that in other game engines, like Unity, it is not possible to create a WebVR experience. A WebVR exporter for Unity??? Unity on one side, a WebVR experience running on Firefox on the other one.
Road to VR
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
During the opening keynote to their annual Unite conference yesterday, Unity announced that their in-development VR authoring tool EditorVR , which allows creators to step inside and work on their projects using virtual reality, is on its way within the next couple of months.
Next Reality AR
APRIL 20, 2018
Of course, this is at least partially due to its heavy adoption by Unity, the most widely used engine for AR development. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of programming languages and variations of those languages that exist.
UploadVR
AUGUST 19, 2018
Unity Technologies has been known among developers as the maker of a “game engine” since the tool debuted in 2005. That’s because experiences created with Unity are more often than not films, interactive movies, advertisements, or augmented reality and virtual reality content.
UploadVR
DECEMBER 14, 2016
Unity was reluctant to put a final date on the launch of Editor VR when it was last shown at Unite 2016 in November, but we now know it will be with us very, very soon. Unity sees VR development going down this path in the future. Tagged with: Editor VR , unity , VR Development.
UploadVR
DECEMBER 31, 2018
VR developer Turbo Button released an interface for multiplatform VR development in Unity. Input (handling controllers) is a core focus of the interface. TButt handles everything from basic 3DoF laser pointers to dual 6DoF controllers. A useful feature is that it allows for emulating a 3DoF controller in the Unity editor for more rapid development than pushing a full build to a standalone headset.
UploadVR
NOVEMBER 22, 2018
Facebook’s Oculus released a new update to its Unity integration package to make it easier for developers of Rift-only games to port to HTC Vive. What makes modern game engines like Unity so useful for both developers and end users is that they support many platforms with the same project and code — eliminating development time to “port” a game from one platform to the other. Haptics: the same APIs for haptic feedback on Touch now works on HTC controllers.
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 24, 2016
The company says the SDK includes “a simple API used for creating apps inserted into Cardboard viewers, and the more complex API for supporting Daydream-ready phones and the Daydream controller.”
VRScout
OCTOBER 8, 2017
By participating in these two cutting-edge programs, students are educated on the fundamentals of designing and engineering captivating immersive experiences using the power of Unity on the Udacity online learning platform. .
UploadVR
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
Unity CEO John Riccitiello doesn’t think we’ve yet seen a true consumer launch of a VR or AR headset. Speaking at this month’s TechCrunch Disrupt event in San Francisco, Riccitiello stated that around two-thirds of all VR and AR applications were built inside the Unity engine, though he reasoned that every device on the market today was really a ‘beta’ kit. Unity Engine VR Industry News John Riccitiello unity
UploadVR
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
We’ve seen Unity’s impressive in-VR authoring tool a few times throughout 2016, with no real clue of when it’s coming. Unity (@unity3d) November 1, 2016. This time, West used the HTC Vive, having used the Oculus Rift with Touch controllers in previous demos.
VRScout
MARCH 1, 2017
Unity Technologies presented their Special Keynote at GDC 2017 in San Francisco on February 28, announcing the release date of Unity 5.6 alongside a bulletin of other updates, including a glimpse of Unity 2017. Unity 5.6. Unity 5.6
The Ghost Howls
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
Recently I had a big issue with my VR controllers in SteamVR (both with Oculus and Vive) and so I’m writing this post to try to help you in solving it. And when I put the headset on, I could see the grey intro environment, with all the controllers moving regularly.
The Ghost Howls
APRIL 23, 2018
Unity and Android Permissions. What does this mean if you want to request some permissions inside Unity? Unity makes things easier for us, so whenever we use some Unity class that clearly needs a permission, Unity adds this permission automatically to the manifest.
UploadVR
FEBRUARY 28, 2017
Unity launched its Editor VR service in an alpha form late last year, and the engine-maker appears to be pretty happy with the results so far. Editor VR is an in-VR section of the larger Unity engine that lets you edit virtual scenes in games and more. The Unity Labs team is developing an XR Foundation Toolkit to help #VR creators design, prototype & test experiences. Unity (@unity3d) February 28, 2017. Tagged with: Editor VR , unity , XRFT.
UploadVR
MARCH 14, 2017
Back at GDC 2017 at the start of this month Unity gave us a brief update on Editor VR, its new platform for developing 3D content within headsets like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Tagged with: Editor VR , KinematicSoup , Scene Fusion , unity.
UploadVR
FEBRUARY 12, 2018
Currently controllers like Oculus Touch or the HTC Vive wands are unable to replicate the weight and shape of interactive items in the virtual world, but this intriguing mod gives them that ability. The device works with a Unity plug-in to communicate with games.
The Ghost Howls
DECEMBER 11, 2018
Today I want to propose you a quick solution for one big problem of the Vive Focus apps: the controller pairing popup always appearing in front of your eyes. Anyway, no popup also means no controller. After you do that, the controller appears on screen and you can finally use it.
The Ghost Howls
JUNE 25, 2018
The Focus features two frontal cameras that are used for the inside-out tracking and through scripting, in Unity, it is possible to access their stream. You can also start from the sample Unity project and modify it as you wish to implement the logic that you want.
VRScout
JULY 3, 2018
Developed as part of Y Combinator’s most recent class of start-ups, Plexus Immersive Corp’s haptic gloves are an intuitive new solution to VR & AR control that utilize a generous selection of compatible baseplates to work cooperatively with most major VR controllers.
UploadVR
MAY 1, 2017
Today is Unity’s Vision Summit in Los Angeles. Superhot VR is an action/puzzle hybrid with a unique time control mechanic. The event is a chance for the 3D visuals company to focus on its support for the VR/AR industry and encourage creators to develop using its tools.
UploadVR
MAY 24, 2017
Unity Technologies’ Unity Engine is playing an increasingly important role in the VR industry, and new funds announced today should help it grow further still. Unity Technologies is getting $400 million from private equity firm Silver Lake. “The second act that I think attracts a lot of investors and investor interest is the fact that we have about 70 percent of AR and VR content built on Unity,” Riccitiello said.
Road to VR
JANUARY 5, 2017
Qneuro has been building 3D environments in Unity and launching them on the iPad, and they’re still waiting for a more integrated hardware solution before launching their virtual reality version. A lot of people are very excited about brain-controlled robots and mind-controlled drones.
Road to VR
MAY 1, 2017
Brandon Bray, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft, took the stage at Unity’s Vision VR/AR Summit 2017 to show a little more of what Microsoft has planned for the VR side of things when the first Windows Holographic headsets come later this year. image courtesy Unity Technologies.
Next Reality AR
JUNE 21, 2018
During this week's Unite Berlin conference, an event dedicated to Unity developers, Magic Leap's Brian Schwab and Aleissia Laidacker, two of the company's Interaction Lab experts, took to the stage for a special presentation.
UploadVR
MAY 2, 2017
After speaking with Unity CEO John Riccitiello, I’m putting a little note on my calendar for CES 2019 as the time I expect to see multiple VR headsets that will cost less than $1,000 for the entire package. While headsets like Gear VR and Daydream View provide convenience, though, they don’t provide the most compelling natural human interaction people find with full hand controls and free movement in Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. VR Industry News unity
UploadVR
JULY 31, 2017
The game allows you to manipulate objects and battle foes with your mind, and is played entirely without handheld controllers. ” The company offers an SDK so Unity developers can integrate the system into a game. Controllers Hardware Neurable
Leapmotion
JUNE 11, 2016
Unity Widgets are back – with a new name and massively streamlined functionality! Just released for our Unity Core Assets , the UI Input Module provides a simplified interface for physically interacting with World Space Canvases within Unity’s UI System.
eleVR
OCTOBER 7, 2016
Deploying to the Unity Editor. Appendix A: An Aside on Using External Libraries for Unity Development. Check Appendix A: An Aside on Using External Libraries for Unity Development for more about class libraries and links to my library. UNITY_EDITOR) && !UNITY_WSA_10_0.
VRWorld
MAY 25, 2017
Private equity firm Silver Lake has agreed to a $400 million investment in Unity Technologies, said John Riccitiello, chief executive officer of the gaming software maker. Other of Unity’s earlier investors include China Investment Corporation, FreeS Fund, Thrive Capital, WestSummit Capital, serial entrepreneur Max Levchin, and Sequoia Capital, which remains its largest shareholder. Games and apps developed using Unity reach 2.4
VRScout
JUNE 29, 2017
In providing developers a way to incorporate scanning technology into Unity, Leap Motion enabled a new breed of VR experience—one where participants used their own hands to interact with digital objects rather than controllers.
UploadVR
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
That tattoo of the NES controller on Sabandija’s arm? That actually acts as the controller in the game. Sabandija revealed that he’d built this in Unity and that, in reality, Sonic can only jump in this demo. In fact, we’re so impressed we won’t even mention that slightly teeth-grinding fact that this is a NES controller being used to play a classic Sega game.
VRWorld
SEPTEMBER 23, 2016
Google said that it has partnered with Unity and Epic Games, creators of two of the most popular third-party gaming engines, so developers can use the game-building tools they already know well. “Unity’s native support for Daydream aims to solve the hard problems for you. ” Google created tools for Unity SDK which provides Unity to add spatialized audio Daydream controller support, utilities and samples.
Leapmotion
JUNE 1, 2016
In rebuilding our Unity developer toolset from the ground up , we started by rearchitecting the interfaces that receive data from the Leap Motion device. The simple example script CycleHandPairs controls the enabling, disabling, and toggling of the hand pairs in this scene.
Road to VR
JUNE 22, 2018
Accompanying the news that Valve has made a critical redesign of its ‘Knuckles’ motion controller , the company also recently released a new input system in beta that not only aims to create lifelike hands, but make them accessible to all SteamVR app developers.
UploadVR
JULY 16, 2018
The Lenovo Mirage Solo and other Daydream headsets all use a single hand controller that operates a lot like a laser pointer. The latest update to the Google VR SDK for Unity, though, adds support for two of those types of controllers. Functionality shouldn’t change on devices that only support one controller, but apps could now see that controller as the player’s dominant hand.
Road to VR
JANUARY 25, 2018
With integrations in the works for both Unity and Unreal Engine, Lytro’s goal is to make it easy for their customers to leverage the advantages of light-fields without giving up the advantages that come with real-time rendered content—namely, interactivity.
UploadVR
MAY 1, 2017
Unity CEO John Riccitiello has been following both virtual and augmented realities for a long time and, like the rest of us, he’s waiting for it to go mainstream. Today at Unity’s Vision Summit, he outlined how and when he thinks it will get there. That means from headset to processor to controller and everything else you might need to access the virtual world.
Leapmotion
AUGUST 15, 2015
Looking for the perfect Unity assets for the 3D Jam ? Avatar Hand Controller for Leap Motion – $5. An extension of the rigged hands and forearms in Leap Motion’s core asset package, this asset allows you to control the actual hands of your properly rigged humanoid character avatar.
Leapmotion
JUNE 7, 2017
Last year, we released an early access beta of the Leap Motion Interaction Engine , a layer that exists between the Unity game engine and real-world hand physics. Object Interactions, UI Toolkit, Handheld Controller Support, and More appeared first on Leap Motion Blog.
Leapmotion
MARCH 2, 2016
We’ve just released an updated version of our newly overhauled Unity Core Assets for the Orion Beta. There’s never been a better time to upgrade from the older Unity assets for V2 tracking, so we put together a quick guide to show you how.
Leapmotion
AUGUST 11, 2015
Let’s take a light-speed look at VR development with Leap Motion in Unity and JavaScript. With the Leap Motion Controller, you can quickly bring your hands into almost any virtual reality experience. Fictional UIs vs. Today’s Motion Controls. Hey everyone!
UploadVR
APRIL 5, 2017
The first time I tried a Tactical Haptics virtual reality controller was at GDC 2016. From the moment that controller was in my hand, however, I knew I’d made a miscalculation. I asked him outright when customers might be able to purchase a set of TH controllers for themselves.
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