ARVR

OCTOBER 29, 2021

That could be wayfinding with Google Live View , or visual search with Google Lens. As you can tell from the above examples, Google will have a key stake in this “Internet of Places.” It broadly refers to digital domains that host synchronous interaction between placeshifted participants. But it’s not alone.

AR 130

AR Gaming Unreal Real Estate 130

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. Your app should not refer to an HMD touchpad when running on Oculus Go. Unreal 4.18, pulled from Oculus’ GitHub mirror.

Oculus 211

Oculus Google Controllers Unreal 211

Road to VR

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Steam is widely considered the de facto platform for PC games, VR or otherwise, but Unreal Engine creators Epic Games want change that with a new storefront that they say will leave more revenue to developers than Steam and other major digital distribution platforms. Image courtesy Epic Games.

Gaming 150

Gaming Unreal Unity Groups 150

The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

Unreal Engine 5 may change the rules of game development. Out of nowhere, Epic Games has teased the next version of Unreal Engine, Unreal Engine 5, due to be released in 2021. It means that you can take whatever model, even with billions of polygons, and put it in your Unreal Engine project. Other relevant news.

Apple 303

Apple Unreal Oculus Tools 303

VRScout

JULY 11, 2017

Google wants you to play with Blocks, this smartphone wants you to get rid of your headset, a new marketplace connecting content creators with funding, the price of the Oculus Rift is slashed, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… 1. GOOGLE WANTS YOU TO PLAY WITH BLOCKS. THIS SMARTPHONE WANTS TO MAKE HEADSETS OBSOLETE.

Google 151

Google AR Oculus Entertainment 151

Upload VR

JUNE 6, 2022

References to realityOS were found in App Store upload logs and Apple code earlier this year, and an Apple linked shell company trademarked RealityOS last week. Apple is reportedly working on a VR client for FaceTime with face tracking driving Memoji avatars, as well as a VR version of Maps (similar to Google Earth VR?)

Apple 104

Apple New York AR Unreal 104

ARVR

MAY 10, 2021

Refer to my medium article?—? Unity Website Unreal // Unity’s higher fidelity sibling Unreal Engine is the world’s most open and advanced real-time 3D creation tool. Unreal Website AR specific SDK and dev platforms Admittedly I know less about these but they’re just as important players in this space! at Google scale.?—?

Augmented Reality 130

Augmented Reality Unreal AR Tools 130

Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 10, 2016

An environmental artist with a passion for Star Wars has realised the iconic location of Star Wars’ Mos Eisley space port in jaw-dropping detail via Unreal Engine 4. ” The resulting environments, rendered capably using Epic’s Unreal Engine 4, are some of the most detailed and realistic recreations I’ve ever seen.

Unreal 100

Unreal Entertainment Virtual Reality Groups 100

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 4, 2017

Story Studio is also the creator of Quill — a VR artistic creation platform similar to Google’s Tilt Brush. Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly referred to the division as Oculus Story Studio s ; it has since been corrected. We want to wish them all the best of luck in their future pursuits.

Oculus 198

Oculus Unreal Tips Virtual Reality 198

The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

It is able to offer this thanks to the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 chipset (and its related reference design), that has been conceived with these features in mind. I’m of course referring to the Dead and Buried demo showcased at OC5. Let’s see how Apple and Google will answer. Google Glass 2 is now available for direct purchase.

Hand tracking 424

Hand tracking AR Augmented Reality Oculus 424

Hypergrid Business

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

Their phones can be used for some low-end VR, via the Cardboard platform from Google, but they haven’t had anything of their own to match the higher-end Samsung Gear VR and Google Daydream View headsets. The developer kit works on Unity, Unreal, and Scenekit engines. ” Google’s ARCore to compete with ARKit. .

AR 110

AR Augmented Reality Google Apple 110

The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Between that, I worked on consumer cloud software with Google for five years… managing engineering teams for Gmail, Japanese mobile, Google Labs, and social (Blogger etc.) At Google, the change was rapid but much easier to control , as everything from the software to even the servers were designed in-house. teams for Japan.

Augmented Reality 281

Augmented Reality Japan AR Magic Leap 281

The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

I think that, after a year, its specifications don’t sound exceptional anymore and maybe it is better that LG jumps directly to a second generation or that enters the standalone market (as it seems, since there are some rumors about a new revolutionary headset screen developed by Google and LG). Google AR apps.

AR 161

AR Magic Leap Oculus Virtual Reality 161

The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Tyler McVicker of Valve News Network has found some references to a new game, codenamed “Citadel”, that could make people in VR fight against people with a 2D screen. Notwithstanding the name, “Citadel” shouldn’t refer to the Half-Life franchise , and Road To VR suggests it could be in the “Team Fortress” one.

Gaming 289

Gaming Augmented Reality Germany Oculus 289

The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

So at least the collaboration with Valve is true, but notice that it has not been on the headset, so they got no reference design from Valve, it has just been on the software integration. My friend Nicolas Esposito of Enter Reality has released Project Rigel, his solution to provide full-body tracking and motion capture for Unreal Engine.

HTC 392

HTC Oculus Conference China 392

The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 5, 2020

If you want to know more, you can refer to the official pages of the A6000 and A40. For more info, you can refer to NVIDIA’s official post on the matter. Basically, it is like Google Docs for artists. Check with OEM vendors for details on availability. Cloud XR lands on AWS. NVIDIA Omniverse is coming in open beta.

Data 531

Data Latency Unreal Architecture 531

The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

The reference to the tether is a clear statement about the fact that Sony aims at offering quality, and it is not interested in the casual gamers that are the target of the Quest (for now). Unreal is already compatible with the framework, so in 2021 we’ll soon have also the tools ready to create OpenXR cross-compatible platforms.

Sony 366

Sony Oculus Unity AR 366

The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2021

The environment where she has performed in was made in Unreal Engine and the modeling and the shading was so good that for a moment I thought it was a real studio. Google AR Cloud Streaming. Google has partnered with FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles… do you know that Fiat is from my city in Italy?) The whole thing is incredible.

AR 477

AR Google Augmented Reality Course 477

VRScout

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

The CEO of Enklu often refers to it as “Google Docs for AR” because of the ease of collaboration and file-sharing.” . You go there to play, start creating stuff, and at the same time be sharing that with whoever’s in the space and get real-time feedback on experiences. Image Credit: Enklu. “At Image Credit: Enklu.

AR 396

AR San Francisco Microsoft Unreal 396

The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

References found in Quest 2 firmware hint to Quest Pro features. References found in the Oculus Quest 2 firmware by users Reggy04 and Basti564 highlight how the Quest 2 Pro should have: Eyes tracking Facial expressions tracking Eye relief knob Granular IPD adjustment External charging station. Top news of the week. Image by Facebook).

AR 492

AR Nigeria Apple Oculus 492

Leapmotion

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

Recommended: Google Chrome. Recommended: Google Chrome. From Unreal community plugin creator getnamo , NexusVR is a space between worlds, where you can move between different VR experiences. It even includes a sandbox mode featuring a variety of custom signs (e.g. Requires: Webcam. Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift.

Data 49

Data Leap Motion Tools Oculus 49

The Ghost Howls

MARCH 9, 2022

Nucleus connects via special plugins called “Connectors” to standard applications that are used to work on 3D scenes, like Unreal Engine, Adobe Substance, Autodesk 3ds Max, Blender, etc… Normally to work on a 3D scene, you need a full team working on its various aspects (e.g. In the middle, you have Nucleus that assembles the scene.

Latency 522

Latency Training Tools Simulation 522

The Ghost Howls

JULY 20, 2020

Google’s investment for a 7.7% Google-Jio joint venture to develop an Android-based platform for an affordable 5G phone. Read about Google experiments with AR and wearables. A very interesting article on CNET highlights some of the experiments that Google has made with 1D glasses, smart tattoos and other cool stuff.

Oculus 313

Oculus AR Healthcare 360 Video 313

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 13, 2023

AR can also assist in quality inspections by highlighting defects, providing real-time feedback, and comparing finished products to digital reference models. Think of training-of-process steps on the manufacturing shop floor. This ensures consistency and accuracy in the manufacturing process.

Industry 86

Industry Apple Unity North America 86

The Ghost Howls

APRIL 20, 2020

It seems that in the Oculus SDK there are now some lines that refer to the Oculus Quest colocation APIs , that would let you play in local multiplayer with other people in your home. Google Glass can help Autistic kids. A research project using Google Glass to help autistic kids has been published on IEEE. Why does this matter?

Oculus 218

Oculus AR Unity Augmented Reality 218

The Ghost Howls

MARCH 15, 2018

We can deploy to a vast of platforms using game engines like Unity, Unreal Engine, the more recent Godot engine or any of the other engines out there, which have all started to add VR features”. It’s recommended to refer to the API docs to check the details of each function ): // Check whether there’s an HMD connected and a runtime installed.

How To 171

How To Unity Data Oculus 171

The Ghost Howls

JULY 29, 2019

For this purpose, it has created a reference design for an AR headset dubbed North Star , giving full instructions on how everyone can build one at home. Reference Design Issues. There is not even an assembly kit like with Google Cardboards. To develop for the Leap Motion North Star, you can use Unity or Unreal Engine.

Leap Motion 383

Leap Motion AR How To Augmented Reality 383

XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

They're creating kind of reference designs for the world to build on. But then you look at Unreal. Epic sued Apple and Google this year over the duopoly of the app stores. just, Google it. So front facing cameras, IR cameras, eye tracking cameras, facial tracking cameras, all of these things. You look at Epic. 30 percent."

Machine Learning 78

Machine Learning Education Apple Technology 78

XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

They're creating kind of reference designs for the world to build on. But then you look at Unreal. Epic sued Apple and Google this year over the duopoly of the app stores. just, Google it. So front facing cameras, IR cameras, eye tracking cameras, facial tracking cameras, all of these things. You look at Epic.

Machine Learning 78

Machine Learning Education Apple Technology 78

XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

They're creating kind of reference designs for the world to build on. But then you look at Unreal. Epic sued Apple and Google this year over the duopoly of the app stores. just, Google it. So front facing cameras, IR cameras, eye tracking cameras, facial tracking cameras, all of these things. You look at Epic.

Machine Learning 60

Machine Learning Education Apple Technology 60

The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

What is even more important is that with the new Focus 3 update, different headsets can share the same area: that is multiple players can play in the same space using the same reference system. Google to put all its experimental projects inside “Labs” division. More info (Niantic Lightship SDK) More info (Niantic and its new SDK).

AR 314

AR Unity Virtual Reality Google 314

The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

It is a big showcase demo for its Unreal Engine 5, and I have to say it is pretty impressive. This gives more power to Google Glass, that are not doing that bad in the enterprise environment after a total disaster as a prosumer device. More info (Realwear Navigator 500) More info (WebEx on Google Glass 2).

Survey 295

Survey Apple AR Samsung 295

The Ghost Howls

MAY 24, 2021

Google unveils Starline communication solution. At Google I/O, Google has announced Project Starline, an interesting project it has worked on for five years. I find Starlight an AMAZING project on the research side , and I think that all these technologies Google has developed for it may be re-used in other XR projects.

AR 231

AR Google Machine Learning Haptic 231

Building the Metaverse

APRIL 12, 2022

Whether we create something in Roblox, Unity or Unreal; architect an immersive space in VR; or build a decentralized application?—?we Will an oligopoly rule the identity systems of the future, much as “Login with Google” and “Login with Facebook” have done in the current generation of technology? Composability is Compound Interest?

Technology 83

Technology Software Gaming Unity 83

VRGuy

AUGUST 1, 2016

Many game engines – such as Unity, Unreal and SteamVR- immediately support it. For those that want to design their own hardware, the OSVR goggle is a good reference design. Google Glass has not been as successful as hoped. We worked with several goggle manufactures to create plugins for their products.

Latency 40

Latency Trends Software Augmented Reality 40

The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Considering that Quest supports multitasking for 2D apps, this is great to use the Quest as a tool to work: you could have Slack in one Window, and Google Doc in another, and work on a document together with your team. He was clearly referring to Apple and its new recent restrictions about privacy of apps on the App Store.

Oculus 450

Oculus AR Tools Unity 450