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How to make an Augmented Virtuality app for Quest in Unity

The Ghost Howls

I wanted just to experiment with technology, not make a product I’m not going to do a step-by-step tutorial, but if you are a bit experienced with Unity, you can use the info I’m providing you to create something similar yourself. Initialization I launched Unity (I’m using version 2022.3

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First Hand analysis: a good open source demo for hand-based interactions

The Ghost Howls

I finally managed (with some delay) to find the time to try First Hand, Meta’s opensource demo of the Interaction SDK , which shows how to properly develop hand-tracked applications. What is incredible about this demo is that all the interactions are very polished, and designed so that to be ideal for the user. The Unity project.

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A Demo and Fresh Look at Campfire

ARPost

The company is currently launching new hardware and a new product package, so we spoke with CEO and co-founder Jay Wright for a software demo and an explanation of the new release. A “slice” tool provides a transparency plane that can be moved through a model to create cross-sections. All of these tools work on all platforms. “We

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How to get started with WebXR in Unity

The Ghost Howls

WebXR is a technology with enormous potential, but at the moment it offers far worse tools to develop for it than standalone VR , where we all use Unity and Unreal Engine. As a Unity developer, I think that it is a very important enabling solution. How to get started with WebXR in Unity – Video Tutorial.

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How to build your passthrough AR app for Oculus Quest in Unity

The Ghost Howls

So let me show you how you can develop an AR app for Oculus Quest 2 using Oculus Passthrough APIs in Unity. In this tutorial, you are going to replicate the fantastic The Unity Cube experience, this time in AR! Open Unity (I’m still on Unity 2019.4 Open Unity (I’m still on Unity 2019.4

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Mozilla Updates the Unity WebXR Exporter to Run VR Apps in the Browser

Road to VR

While the tools for building WebXR apps are designed to be familiar to web developers, many VR developers use game engine tools like Unity to build their apps. With the Unity WebXR Exporter, developers now have the option of targeting browsers as their publishing platform, making their app easily accessible on the web.

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Meta Quest Debuts ‘First Hand’ Tracking Demo

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Meta Platforms unveiled last week the latest iteration of its hand-tracking technologies as a demo for developers, allowing users to explore virtual worlds with their hands rather than physical controllers. Modular systems for adjusting hand-tracking functions such as pose recognition and velocity tracking.