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How to ask Android Permissions for the Oculus Quest in Unity

The Ghost Howls

Some months ago I published a guide for all Unity developers on how to request Android permissions for the Vive Focus Plus, because it took me a while to sort out how to do it to access the camera stream to do augmented reality on that headset. Typical Android permission request popup (Image by Google). What are Android permissions?

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How to build 64-bit Oculus Quest applications for App Lab

The Ghost Howls

After I have written my post on how to handle unwanted permissions in Unity , many Oculus Quest developers asked me to make another tutorial to solve another common problem: Facebook showing a warning for 32-bit builds submitted to App Lab. Method 1 – The Unity Way. Method 1 – The Unity Way.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.05.16): Meta teases Cambria, Google shows new AR features, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Image by Google). Google performs interesting AR news at I/O conference. At Google I/O, no executive of the company has talked about the M-word, but they have anyway showed interesting AR updates, which will be relevant for our future M-world. Another cool announcement has been the one of Immersive View for Google Maps.

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Microsoft Reveals ‘Maquette’, a VR Tool for Spatial Ideation and Design

Road to VR

Microsoft Maquette is a brand new VR tool from Microsoft which is all about prototyping spatial designs. Despite popping up out of nowhere, the tool looks like a quite polished first attempt even though it’s initially launching as a closed beta. Image courtesy Microsoft. Image courtesy Microsoft. Image courtesy Microsoft.

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Blocks By Google VR – 3D Modeling for the Masses

VRScout

For the last month I’ve been working with Google to test Blocks, a new VR creation tool that enables anyone to 3D model low polygon objects without training. Freeform Tool: Similar to a Tilt Brush tool, although it uses a button based checkpoint system to allow for precise placement of polygons.

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Trends and predictions for XR in 2024

The Ghost Howls

Anyway, with the end of the life of Quest 2, this cycle finished and a new one started with Quest 3, Apple Vision Pro, Google and Samsung announcing their own headset, and other companies chasing them (e.g. Especially Apple and Google, which are the dominant players in the smartphone industry, are both launching headsets this year.

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Dev Shares Crash Course on VR Game Optimization for Oculus Quest & Mobile Hardware

Road to VR

Optimization is no easy task, especially with the limited resources of mobile hardware like the Snapdragon 835 processor in the Oculus Quest. But there’s a handful of tools and methods that can set you up for success from the start. The video is focused toward novice VR developers who are working in Unity.

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