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The Future is Now: Live Breakdance Battles in VR Are Connecting People Across the Globe

Road to VR

The group has hosted a series of tournament-style dance battles with judges and prizes; the IDA helpfully explained the format of one of its events last year, using VRChat , naturally: The next BIG #VRCHAT #Dance #Battle event is here! On the software side, improvements in avatar technology will also enhance the experience.

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The 2023 Polys WebXR Awards Recap

ARPost

In-person hosts, producers, presenters, and an audience gathered at ZeroSpace , an XR stage and motion capture studio in Brooklyn. Their actions on the stage were volumetrically captured and displayed in The Polys’ AltspaceVR environment, similar to the launch of Microsoft Mesh. See Also: AWE 2022 Day Two: The Floor Opens.

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Peter Jackson’s New Studio is All About AR Storytelling

VRScout

The scene includes a stunning set piece as well as smooth, lag-free animations of alien gunships raining down fire onto a group of unlucky civilians. The 1:30 minute demo apparently operates on a specialized version of ARKit that runs a plugin, which easily integrates the software into Unreal Engine 4.

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WindsorPatania Envision Future of Education with XR Facility

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The site is located at Hangar 2 in Cambridgeshire, ready for the Eastern Colleges Group, UK. Enterprise and education end-users commonly suffer challenges relating to maintaining and managing a rapidly evolving hardware and software market to ensure device optimisation.

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Sony Unveils Mocap System for XR Creatives, Avatars

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Sony has released a set of motion capture (mocap) wearables in time for the holidays, the company announced in a press release. Users can place them on ankles, wrists, the head, and the hip to capture and monitor real-time movements to control avatars. A photo of Sony’s ‘Mocopi’ device trackers.

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LUMO Labs Bringing Wireless Full-Body Tracking And Dreamscape Games To VR

VRScout

One group in particular, LUMO Labs, is supporting the development of two specific projects with the potential to leave a lasting impression within the virtual reality industry for years to come. Andy went on to explain the many practical functionalities of the multi-faceted software.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.08.23): Facebook launches Horizon Workrooms, Intel announces its graphics cards, and more!

The Ghost Howls

But if remove all this boring stuff, the software is actually good according to the first reviews, and also introduces some innovative solutions. The software supports up to 16 users in VR, plus 34 users that can connect with just a webcam , for a total of 50 users. brainstorming vs workshop). Join Skarredghost’s Patreon.

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