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A haptic playback and authoring plugin for Unity allows filmmakers to tailor feedback to their experience. MORE
Developers looking to use ARCore to create augmented reality apps can start building right now on both the Pixel line and Samsung S8 line. Built with Unity and ARCore. Built by Jane Friedhoff with friends at Google Creative Lab using Unity and ARCore. MORE
World-building engines Unreal and Unity are both on board with support of Google’s new ARCore augmented reality toolkit. For those unfamiliar, ARCore is the evolution of Google’s Tango platform that runs first on Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy S8 with Android 7.0 MORE
Thanks to custom designed waterproof VR headsets housing Samsung S8 mobile devices, over 9,600 attendees have gone down the VR slide since opening in February. The VR experiences are rendered in real-time inside Unity, so the tracking system can adapt to each user’s speed in real time. MORE
With the release of uSensAR, we are allowing developers, smartphone manufacturers and developers to create those AR experiences not just for iPhone, Pixel and Samsung S8 users, which ARkit and ARcore only serve, but the entire Android ecosystem.”. With support for Unity, C++, and Java already, as well as an SDK coming in Q1 2018, uSensAR wants to make AR even more widespread than it already is. MORE
Samsung is searching for the next killer GearVR app and is incentivizing devs with an app challange. If your app has not been published for Samsung Gear VR yet, send them yourdemo/app experience created in the Oculus SDK with Unity or Web VR. MORE
Building on the momentum set into motion by the inaugural event, Unity Technologies is hosting Vision VR/AR Summit Asia in Beijing. Unity will also host a one-day workshop the day before the event where Unity field engineers will discuss VR development and optimization. MORE
Having built a full Unity integration for the playback system, Cubicle Ninjas claims they’re the first to deploy Carmack’s VR playback tech outside of the re-release of Oculus’ Henry on mobile headsets which was first used to demonstrate the new technique. MORE
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. MORE
Samsung has also teased to be interested in releasing a new AR/VR standalone device. The only exception to this rule seems to be the Samsung Odyssey+, that offers features somewhat comparable to the ones of the Vive Pro, but costs only $500. Samsung will do the same. MORE
Developers of Oculus Rift games made with the Oculus Unity plugin can now add Windows MR headset support with their existing code. Facebook first added SteamVR support to the Oculus Unity Integration back in November. Oculus Store games still can only have Oculus API support ticked in Unity. A developer of a game in Unity for the Oculus Rift can now add Windows MR support without having to integrate the separate SteamVR Plugin. MORE
New SDKs are also available for Android, iOS, Unity, Unreal Engine. Video: Along with the update, Google has extended ARCore support to new devices from Huawei, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Vivo, and Xiaomi. MORE
Virtual Desktop , the app which lets you view your PC’s monitor inside VR, is launching for Oculus Go and Samsung Gear VR this Thursday. Godin claims that this achieves better performance and longer battery life than if he had used a game engine like Unity or Unreal Engine, because those have unnecessary overhead. Oculus Go Samsung Gear VR gear vr virtual desktop MORE
The report, titled “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: 2016 Mobile and VR Games Year in Review,” is a compilation of information Super Data and Unity Technologies, though we clarified with Unity that they did not contribute to the estimates for VR headset data in the report. MORE
Unity Technologies has announced a $181 million Series C investment led by DFJ Growth, a venture capital firm with the likes of Twitter and Tesla in their portfolio, in order to continue their dominance of the game engine market. MORE
When we last heard from OTOY , the company revealed it was bringing light field baking and more to its Unity integration. On display at Unity’s booth is the first light field video created in OTOY’s Octane renderer using the engine. MORE
Most importantly, the SDK comes with support for Unity Engine and Unreal Engine – you can build and test your own application almost immediately. Augmented Reality, also called Mixed Reality (MR, MxR) is set to represent a very large part of our lives. MORE
Zero Days VR was released on June 8th on Oculus Home for both the Oculus Rift and Gear VR, and it also won an award for Narrative Achievement at Unity’s Vision VR/AR Awards. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at Zero Days VR from Unity’s 2017 VR/AR Vision Summit. MORE
Google is currently working with Samsung, Huawei, LG, ASUS and unnamed others, saying they’ll be targeting “100 million devices at the end of the preview.” MORE
Unfortunately, when it comes to immersive experiences, WebVR sits backstage, while VR headsets from HTC, Oculus, Playstation VR, Google and Samsung soak up all the limelight. MORE
How Unity is preparing for the mobile VR revolution The gaming landscape looked quite different when TechRadar spoke to John Riccitiello, CEO at game engine Unity, back in June 2015. That hasn’t caused Unity to shy away from VR though, quite the opposite. MORE
Image by Samsung). Anyway, officially, both Samsung and Oculus have continued at least to support it. But at the presentation of the latest Samsung Note 10, for the first time after the Note 4, Samsung has dropped support for Gear VR in its latest flagship device. MORE
Khronos Group , the consortium behind the OpenXR project which aims to standardize the way applications communicate with AR and VR headsets, just added Microsoft to its ranks. MORE
At VRLA 2017, Unity CEO and games industry vet John Riccitiello dumped a little cold water wisdom on the hype surrounding the red-hot VR industry. John Riccitiello is the CEO of Unity Technologies , one of the world’s leading game engines. MORE
The Unity game engine is a versatile tool that developers, from beginners to those well-versed, utilize to fully realize their video game concepts. Such a move eases the process for developers, increasing efficiency by allowing them to do a larger amount of their augmented and mixed reality work within the Unity Editor. Unity confirmed to UploadVR that its Editor VR solution is still on track for release this year. You can find the Unity 5.5 MORE
Taking much of what they learned and built already with Tango since 2014, Google’s ARCore doesn’t require any additional hardware and works with Java/OpenGL, Unity and Unreal. And if you own a Pixel or Samsung S8, running 7.0 AR is happening. MORE
Then, you can create MR applications, and so code in Unity and at the same time see the preview of your 3D game in 3D in front of you. Unity releases the XR Interaction Toolkit. The plugin is currently in preview, and Unity seeks feedback for fixing the bugs and adding new features. MORE
Unity version 2019.2 In 2018 Unity introduced Scriptable Render Pipelines, allowing developers to have greater control over the engine’s rendering. The post Unity’s High Definition Render Pipeline Now Supports VR appeared first on UploadVR. unity ar unity vr MORE
With the release of uSensAR, we are allowing developers, smartphone manufacturers, and content creators to build those AR experiences not just for iPhone, Pixel and Samsung S8 users… but for the entire Android ecosystem,” he continued. The uSensAR platform will support Unity , C++ and Java. Unity uSens uSens Inc. HCI systems manufacturer uSens, Inc. announced the availability of uSensAr, a smartphone augmented reality engine, this week at CES 2018 in Las Vegas. MORE
But they claim having also seen a Unity experience running from it (maybe it will be possible to develop for Horizon with Unity, as it is possible with VRChat), so developers may still be able to create more complex stuff. MORE
Samsung AR glasses. Probably the true surprise of the whole show has been Samsung, that during its press conference has teased some AR glasses. Ok Samsung, you have our attention. Neon is a project about realistic avatars by Samsung subsidiary STAR Labs. MORE
Supported phones: Samsung: S8, S8 plus, Note 8, S9, S9 plus, Huawei: Mate 10, Mate 10 Pro, P20, P20 pro. Unity-based SDK supporting Windows and Android. Its SDK is compatible with Unity, so us developers can use a game engine we already know well to create AR apps. MORE
The road to photorealistic VR is long, but OTOY is helping to shorten it with the integration of its technology into the free version of Unity. You could import a simple item from the Unity asset store, apply the renderer, and have it look strikingly realistic. MORE
Mobile VR solutions like Samsung’s Gear VR currently employ rotational tracking only. The data is sent to a computer via UDP packet over Wi-Fi, and the results are displayed using the game engine Unity, as shown in the brief demonstration video heading this article. MORE
Feature comparison between ARCore, ARKit and the Unity Handheld AR SDK (Image by Unity). Samsung itself has stated that it is very interested in developing a future headset that is able to deliver both AR and VR. MORE
The SDK is already functional with the Unity engine, and support for Samsung’s Galaxy phones is also planned for the near future. One of the amazing things about Apple’s new ARKit developer platform is that there’s no extra hardware required. MORE
Google , Oculus and Samsung Internet also published their WebVR and open-source developer resources. . And if you are a Unity developer, it is fairly seamless to integrate and embrace developing for WebVR. “I MORE
The same Unity plugin is able to serve all Oculus devices and this helps a lot in developing cross-platform titles. The SDK is also very well documented and it is easy to find the solution to your problems also in Oculus and Unity forums since the Oculus dev community is far from being little. MORE
UploadVR
JULY 30, 2019
Unity version 2019.2 In 2018 Unity introduced Scriptable Render Pipelines, allowing developers to have greater control over the engine’s rendering. The post Unity’s High Definition Render Pipeline Now Supports VR appeared first on UploadVR. unity ar unity vr
UploadVR
MARCH 6, 2019
Developers of Oculus Rift games made with the Oculus Unity plugin can now add Windows MR headset support with their existing code. Facebook first added SteamVR support to the Oculus Unity Integration back in November. Oculus Store games still can only have Oculus API support ticked in Unity. A developer of a game in Unity for the Oculus Rift can now add Windows MR support without having to integrate the separate SteamVR Plugin.
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UploadVR
NOVEMBER 30, 2016
The Unity game engine is a versatile tool that developers, from beginners to those well-versed, utilize to fully realize their video game concepts. Such a move eases the process for developers, increasing efficiency by allowing them to do a larger amount of their augmented and mixed reality work within the Unity Editor. Unity confirmed to UploadVR that its Editor VR solution is still on track for release this year. You can find the Unity 5.5
UploadVR
AUGUST 29, 2017
World-building engines Unreal and Unity are both on board with support of Google’s new ARCore augmented reality toolkit. For those unfamiliar, ARCore is the evolution of Google’s Tango platform that runs first on Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy S8 with Android 7.0
UploadVR
OCTOBER 20, 2016
Building on the momentum set into motion by the inaugural event, Unity Technologies is hosting Vision VR/AR Summit Asia in Beijing. Unity will also host a one-day workshop the day before the event where Unity field engineers will discuss VR development and optimization.
UploadVR
JANUARY 11, 2017
The road to photorealistic VR is long, but OTOY is helping to shorten it with the integration of its technology into the free version of Unity. You could import a simple item from the Unity asset store, apply the renderer, and have it look strikingly realistic.
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UploadVR
MARCH 1, 2017
When we last heard from OTOY , the company revealed it was bringing light field baking and more to its Unity integration. On display at Unity’s booth is the first light field video created in OTOY’s Octane renderer using the engine.
AllThingsVR
JULY 25, 2016
How Unity is preparing for the mobile VR revolution The gaming landscape looked quite different when TechRadar spoke to John Riccitiello, CEO at game engine Unity, back in June 2015. That hasn’t caused Unity to shy away from VR though, quite the opposite.
Road to VR
JULY 13, 2016
Unity Technologies has announced a $181 million Series C investment led by DFJ Growth, a venture capital firm with the likes of Twitter and Tesla in their portfolio, in order to continue their dominance of the game engine market.
Cats and VR
NOVEMBER 18, 2016
Samsung is searching for the next killer GearVR app and is incentivizing devs with an app challange. If your app has not been published for Samsung Gear VR yet, send them yourdemo/app experience created in the Oculus SDK with Unity or Web VR.
UploadVR
FEBRUARY 1, 2017
The report, titled “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: 2016 Mobile and VR Games Year in Review,” is a compilation of information Super Data and Unity Technologies, though we clarified with Unity that they did not contribute to the estimates for VR headset data in the report.
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Road to VR
MARCH 8, 2017
Mobile VR solutions like Samsung’s Gear VR currently employ rotational tracking only. The data is sent to a computer via UDP packet over Wi-Fi, and the results are displayed using the game engine Unity, as shown in the brief demonstration video heading this article.
UploadVR
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
Virtual Desktop , the app which lets you view your PC’s monitor inside VR, is launching for Oculus Go and Samsung Gear VR this Thursday. Godin claims that this achieves better performance and longer battery life than if he had used a game engine like Unity or Unreal Engine, because those have unnecessary overhead. Oculus Go Samsung Gear VR gear vr virtual desktop
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.
Next Reality AR
AUGUST 3, 2018
New SDKs are also available for Android, iOS, Unity, Unreal Engine. Video: Along with the update, Google has extended ARCore support to new devices from Huawei, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Vivo, and Xiaomi.
Road to VR
JUNE 9, 2017
Zero Days VR was released on June 8th on Oculus Home for both the Oculus Rift and Gear VR, and it also won an award for Narrative Achievement at Unity’s Vision VR/AR Awards. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at Zero Days VR from Unity’s 2017 VR/AR Vision Summit.
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
Having built a full Unity integration for the playback system, Cubicle Ninjas claims they’re the first to deploy Carmack’s VR playback tech outside of the re-release of Oculus’ Henry on mobile headsets which was first used to demonstrate the new technique.
VRWorld
JANUARY 10, 2018
With the release of uSensAR, we are allowing developers, smartphone manufacturers, and content creators to build those AR experiences not just for iPhone, Pixel and Samsung S8 users… but for the entire Android ecosystem,” he continued. The uSensAR platform will support Unity , C++ and Java. Unity uSens uSens Inc. HCI systems manufacturer uSens, Inc. announced the availability of uSensAr, a smartphone augmented reality engine, this week at CES 2018 in Las Vegas.
The Ghost Howls
AUGUST 11, 2019
Image by Samsung). Anyway, officially, both Samsung and Oculus have continued at least to support it. But at the presentation of the latest Samsung Note 10, for the first time after the Note 4, Samsung has dropped support for Gear VR in its latest flagship device.
Road to VR
AUGUST 30, 2017
Developers looking to use ARCore to create augmented reality apps can start building right now on both the Pixel line and Samsung S8 line. Built with Unity and ARCore. Built by Jane Friedhoff with friends at Google Creative Lab using Unity and ARCore.
Road to VR
NOVEMBER 2, 2017
Khronos Group , the consortium behind the OpenXR project which aims to standardize the way applications communicate with AR and VR headsets, just added Microsoft to its ranks.
The Ghost Howls
DECEMBER 23, 2019
Then, you can create MR applications, and so code in Unity and at the same time see the preview of your 3D game in 3D in front of you. Unity releases the XR Interaction Toolkit. The plugin is currently in preview, and Unity seeks feedback for fixing the bugs and adding new features.
The Ghost Howls
JANUARY 14, 2020
Samsung AR glasses. Probably the true surprise of the whole show has been Samsung, that during its press conference has teased some AR glasses. Ok Samsung, you have our attention. Neon is a project about realistic avatars by Samsung subsidiary STAR Labs.
The Ghost Howls
SEPTEMBER 29, 2019
But they claim having also seen a Unity experience running from it (maybe it will be possible to develop for Horizon with Unity, as it is possible with VRChat), so developers may still be able to create more complex stuff.
UploadVR
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
A haptic playback and authoring plugin for Unity allows filmmakers to tailor feedback to their experience.
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 4, 2017
Google , Oculus and Samsung Internet also published their WebVR and open-source developer resources. . And if you are a Unity developer, it is fairly seamless to integrate and embrace developing for WebVR. “I
The Ghost Howls
JANUARY 2, 2019
Feature comparison between ARCore, ARKit and the Unity Handheld AR SDK (Image by Unity). Samsung itself has stated that it is very interested in developing a future headset that is able to deliver both AR and VR.
VRScout
JANUARY 21, 2017
Unfortunately, when it comes to immersive experiences, WebVR sits backstage, while VR headsets from HTC, Oculus, Playstation VR, Google and Samsung soak up all the limelight.
VRWorld
JUNE 8, 2016
Most importantly, the SDK comes with support for Unity Engine and Unreal Engine – you can build and test your own application almost immediately. Augmented Reality, also called Mixed Reality (MR, MxR) is set to represent a very large part of our lives.
The Ghost Howls
JANUARY 3, 2019
Samsung has also teased to be interested in releasing a new AR/VR standalone device. The only exception to this rule seems to be the Samsung Odyssey+, that offers features somewhat comparable to the ones of the Vive Pro, but costs only $500. Samsung will do the same.
Road to VR
AUGUST 29, 2017
Google is currently working with Samsung, Huawei, LG, ASUS and unnamed others, saying they’ll be targeting “100 million devices at the end of the preview.”
VRScout
AUGUST 29, 2017
Taking much of what they learned and built already with Tango since 2014, Google’s ARCore doesn’t require any additional hardware and works with Java/OpenGL, Unity and Unreal. And if you own a Pixel or Samsung S8, running 7.0 AR is happening.
UploadVR
JULY 5, 2017
The SDK is already functional with the Unity engine, and support for Samsung’s Galaxy phones is also planned for the near future. One of the amazing things about Apple’s new ARKit developer platform is that there’s no extra hardware required.
The Ghost Howls
JUNE 12, 2019
The same Unity plugin is able to serve all Oculus devices and this helps a lot in developing cross-platform titles. The SDK is also very well documented and it is easy to find the solution to your problems also in Oculus and Unity forums since the Oculus dev community is far from being little.
UploadVR
JANUARY 9, 2018
With the release of uSensAR, we are allowing developers, smartphone manufacturers and developers to create those AR experiences not just for iPhone, Pixel and Samsung S8 users, which ARkit and ARcore only serve, but the entire Android ecosystem.”. With support for Unity, C++, and Java already, as well as an SDK coming in Q1 2018, uSensAR wants to make AR even more widespread than it already is.
VRScout
APRIL 9, 2018
Thanks to custom designed waterproof VR headsets housing Samsung S8 mobile devices, over 9,600 attendees have gone down the VR slide since opening in February. The VR experiences are rendered in real-time inside Unity, so the tracking system can adapt to each user’s speed in real time.
The Ghost Howls
JUNE 14, 2018
Supported phones: Samsung: S8, S8 plus, Note 8, S9, S9 plus, Huawei: Mate 10, Mate 10 Pro, P20, P20 pro. Unity-based SDK supporting Windows and Android. Its SDK is compatible with Unity, so us developers can use a game engine we already know well to create AR apps.
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