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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Italy won the Tennis Davis Cup, and that was pretty cool to see (the match between Sinner and Djokovic was just incredible). More info Get started with Apple Vision Pro development Unity has just released the tools to start developing for Apple Vision Pro and interested developers can already start experimenting with them.

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JUNE 19, 2023

More info Ready Player Me launches monetization tools for developers This has been in my opinion one of the biggest news of the week. Ready Player Me, the startup offering cross-platform and cross-application avatars, has just announced the release of its monetization tools in beta. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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JANUARY 13, 2021

It was too early for Unity, but they taught me about C++, C#, Java, OpenCV, OpenGL and other fancy development stuff. I thought developing everything VR-related in native code, but while researching how to develop for VR, I discovered that many people abandoned de nerd C++ wei to use a more visual program called Unity.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2021

I’m still here in the US for some days after having attended AWE, planning to meet some interesting people before heading back to Italy. Unity has bought Weta Digital for 1.6B. Unity has just bought Weta Digital for 1.6B. You can read some of my hands-on articles on my blog (e.g. More info. It’s an interesting concept.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Since I have worked on some VR concerts myself (and one even got featured on the Unity blog), I thought my opinion could be valuable for someone… at least for the Stageverse developers that so have some feedback about what to improve. but I thought it could be interesting to write some short first impressions about it.

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AUGUST 15, 2022

As you’ve read in my other article written today , this is a special day for this blog… but it is also Monday, so I won’t skip writing a new amazing roundup of AR/VR news So, wishing you a happy Ferragosto (the name of today’s holiday in Italy), I leave you to the best XR news of the week! Top news of the week. Image by NVIDIA).

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JULY 4, 2022

Inflation here in Italy is ramping up, and the impression I have is that we are entering into a recession phase. The same luck has not happened to employees at Niantic at Unity. We are still waiting for in-device tools, though. Image by Unity Technologies). Other relevant news. Image by Mojo Vision).

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AUGUST 28, 2023

After a few days where we thought we were all living in a big oven, here in Italy we’re having the first taste of Autumn, with the temperatures going down and a lot of rain falling from the sky. That’s fantastic news for all Unity XR developers! in the reviews!

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APRIL 27, 2020

Another busy week has passed by, and here in Italy we just got the news that lockdown measures will start to loosen from next week, but the road to go out as we wish is still long. We’re looking for a Unity dev for a freelance gig lasting 1–2 months, ideally from Italy or a nearby country (for easier management).

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JUNE 1, 2020

Developers can develop AR experiences with Zappar using the tool they like the most : Unity, native Javascript, A-frame, C++. Unity launches MARS tools. They are an enterprise tool useful for companies to build solutions without having to hire a programmer. Pokemon Go adds AR occlusion and scanning features.

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JANUARY 28, 2023

Anyway, in these two weeks, even with some difficulties, I’ve managed to work quite at the same pace that I had in Italy , and we are going full speed ahead in improving the platform (some news about it is coming very soon…). While still in Italy, I verified that Microsoft Teams, Unity, and Github were accessible from China.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Now there are strong moderation tools and the situation is much better , but for many, it is still a wild place where people behave wildly. And it is so satisfying using VR to promote art and culture , even more if it is about my lovely Italy. Unity editor scripts are very useful to produce some automation for you. Why VRChat?

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DECEMBER 29, 2019

Worldwide, things are a bit less extreme: here in Italy, a new Quest bought today will be shipped in 10 days. Image by Unity Technologies). Unity releases the EditorXR runtime. Some years ago, Unity released its VR editor, a version of its popular game engine working all in VR. Thanks Matias Nassi for the tip!).

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APRIL 10, 2022

All these tools look amazing also for the creation of very realistic VR experiences, but actually, we should hold our enthusiasm: both Nanite and Lumen are not available for VR yet, and Epic has not announced any kind of improvement of the workflow for development for Oculus Quest 2, either. News from partners (and friends).

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JUNE 4, 2023

This tool is not available to creators, yet, but Meta is launching in preview a game made with them, called Titanborne. This is great news because MRTK 3 introduces better compatibility with Unity standard tools than its previous version. I will leave you the link to donate for these two causes below.

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JULY 25, 2020

A final mention goes to the fact that now it is summer and here in Italy it is quite hot. bHaptics made it very easy for the developers to implement it thanks to a Unity prefab that must just be dragged into your project. Once you are inside Unity, you can import these patterns and play them to play the haptics effect.

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JUNE 5, 2023

It will have tools for building for it, and aside from the usual Apple tools, developers can use Unity to create content for it. Remember that in the US, salaries are much higher than in other parts of the world, so if in San Francisco $3499 may be worth “just” the rent of a month, in Italy, it is 2.5

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JULY 4, 2020

I can say that I have been very lucky to work with a group of talented people from many countries (Italy, Russia, France, etc…) on this project. And all of this using Unity, the tool that I already use every day. For a recurring stand-up comedy event, I would choose Altspace, because it has better community tools.

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MARCH 23, 2020

Jokes apart, before starting, let me send a big hug to all of you that are in quarantine because of the coronavirus and thank all the people that in these days have cared about me after having heard the sad news about Italy (Simon, David, Daniel, Suzie, Mark… John that has been so kind… Sebastian, and many others!). Top news of the week.

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MAY 17, 2021

It has created tools to improve geolocation, multiplayer, and also to deliver more realistic AR experiences (e.g. Giving great tools to creators is important to create a new ecosystem: see what has happened after creators had the opportunity of creating AR filters. This could be The Unity Cube 2.0.

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JANUARY 5, 2021

We chose VRChat as a platform because it was the one we were the most confident in (we made all our biggest projects there), because it is one of the most powerful and versatile , and also it let us use Unity, a game engine we all knew very well. Also, VRChat has a great community that has created many tools that have been very useful for us.

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AUGUST 12, 2021

The choice of the black color and the fabric finishes make it look like a professional tool, so it is perfect to use in enterprise settings. It is so possible to use Azure to detect objects in your environment and use this feature for instance in training sessions with real tools. Let’s evaluate together how the device is made.

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

Coronavirus is back in Italy and from yesterday we’re having new restrictions like a night curfew, some kind of shops closed, etc… I hope that you and the people you love are safe. Simple WebXR” aims at bringing WebXR to Unity. It looks very interesting, and as a Unity developer, I want to experiment with it.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2019

If you will be in Italy, please come visiting me! Adobe releases AR authoring tool Aero. Adobe has finally released its Adobe Aero tool. There are already various tools that claim to let people create AR applications without coding, so you may wonder why I am giving that much importance to this news.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

I think I’ll miss the joys of summer (and all the trophies that Italy has won), but at least I’ll be able to enjoy again some delicious hot chocolate Before leaving you to the news of the week, I’m happy to announce to you that I’ve been selected as a speaker for AWE US 2021 ! This one is the last AR/VR news roundup for this summer!

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MAY 4, 2020

While in Italy we get ready for the “Phase 2” of the lockdown, I write the best AR/VR news of the week just for you! Mozilla Hubs is an opensource online VR meeting tool, that lets you meet other people using whatever device by just clicking on a single link. More info (Preview facilities in Unity) More info (Dynamic FFR).

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AUGUST 10, 2020

Adobe XD is a very powerful tool that UI/UX designers use to produce mockups of applications. My team is looking for freelancers for developing an XR experience : we’re looking for 2D artists, 3D artists, Unity developers, sound designers, and UX designers. Adobe XD lets you now prototype XR interfaces. Register now.

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DECEMBER 8, 2021

Today is a special day in Italy when families prepare the Christmas Tree, so I decided to publish a very special post that is a big gift to the whole XR community. The name was of course inspired by “The Unity Cube” application (Image by Rob Cole). Image by Rob Cole). The Guncube. Image by Rob Cole).

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AUGUST 24, 2020

All Apple software, SDKs, APIs, and developer tools ?—?Pre-release Pre-release versions of beta tools such as Reality Composer, Create ML, Apple Configurator, etc… ?—?Engineering Pre-release versions of iOS, iPad OS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS ?—?Pre-release Let’s see what will happen… and in the meantime let’s eat lots of popcorns.

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JULY 26, 2018

This surprised me because, in Italy, the most important people of an IT startup must speak English, because they needs this language to connect with abroad customers and partners. Judao’s experiences are developed with Unity and work with SteamVR headsets like HTC Vive. My envy intensified. Talking about the competition, Mr.

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APRIL 16, 2020

Someway, Dino Audino , which is basically the Bruce Springsteen of film teaching books publishing in Italy (they released fundamental books from academics like Vogel, Katz as well as popular directors such as Maurizio Nichetti), knew about me and we met in Rome. Then there is a different approach on animation, visual effects and tools.

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AUGUST 11, 2018

The typical development environment that they use is Unity, but if the customer requires Unreal because wants a better graphical quality, they can develop using UE4, too. So, it was like a kids-version of Tilt Brush , absolutely not identical to the professional tool that is Tilt Brush. I really loved talking with him.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The damn coronavirus has arrived in my city in northern Italy, but I’m still alive and kicking, reporting you the most interesting XR news of the week! If you’re a developer, a Youtuber or a blogger, for sure you know Oculus Mirror , the command-line tool used to record the footage of Oculus Games. It is very interesting.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

It is anyway a handy tool that can be useful to buy content on the go, for instance. This means that if you have developed your application using Unity XR and Unity XR Interaction Toolkit, you can port your application that already runs on Quest to Pico Neo in just a few hours. I felt honored. Hey mom, it’s me!

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JANUARY 22, 2021

As a long-time AR enthusiast, and one of the first to have tried Google Glass in Italy, I have to admit that I will consider AR mainstream only when it will be on glasses that we will wear all day , when we’ll live in a completely shared mixed reality world (the AR Cloud). The answer is not so trivial.

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JANUARY 20, 2021

From time to time, I like to look at the adoption graph of XR shown by John Riccitiello (the CEO of Unity) in 2017 , where you can see that the real acceleration of immersive technologies should start around 2022-2023. 2021 will be the year that in Italy we’ll have the first most serious rollout of 5G in the biggest cities.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

I’ve preordered my basic $299 one (€349 in Italy) and it will arrive on October, 15th. I think the name ARIA is a mix of AR and AI , because the glass goes around collecting data for the AI, and since ARIA means also “air” in Italy, it can be a suggestion about the fact that it is used outside the lab.

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