AR Insider

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

SAP shapes the future of work with Unity. That’s changing with the SAP Extended Reality Cloud (XR Cloud), which is based on Unity’s platform and enables the development of mixed reality applications. To make it easier for Unity developers to integrate SAP data into Unity, SAP recently launched the Unity Integration Toolkit.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

These are the improvements it applied: Changes in prices will start with the next Unity 2023 LTS, so existing applications will not be affected, at least while the use previous Unity versions Unity Personal will still be free (now up to 200K of revenues) and applications made with it will be subject to no fee at all.

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Unity’s Latest Trends Report Declares 2020 will be a Breakthrough Year for XR. 15 Experts weigh in on why we’re reaching a tipping point in spatial computing. Timoni West, Director of XR Research Unity Labs says UX designers will have to adjust in order to meet the demand for these new kinds of experiences.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 26, 2023

But there’s even more: Unity has already published a page about how it is possible to build for the Quest 3 using not only the XR Interaction Toolkit, but also AR Foundation. Unity page also confirms that the headset will provide plane detection, so you will be able for instance to detect the walls and the desks in your room.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 24, 2024

Leo Barella, Takeda’s Chief Technology Officer , added: The world of work continues to evolve at a rapid pace, but the importance of human connection has never gone away. When it comes to the potential use cases and benefits, we’re only really scratching the tip of the iceberg.

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AR Insider

MAY 27, 2021

I’ve been writing about it for over a year, and working on related products at Unity for much longer. Back then, it was largely aspirational: early returns on engagement, customer sentiment and revenues around mobile AR brand experiences were promising, but we hadn’t yet seen signs of a tipping point. Four Myths About AR Advertising.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 16, 2022

Even worse, Unity has lost -30% of its stock value. These huge losses have a similar origin to Meta’s ones: Apple’s new privacy policy on the stores has impacted the earnings through Unity ads. Unity is a very important company for many AR/VR creators, so this is not a good piece of news. Thanks to Ivan for the tip!).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Some days ago, we of New Technology Walkers have finished developing our latest update for our VR fitness game HitMotion: Reloaded , in which we have integrated bHaptics and LIV support, among other things. I so chose to use the Oculus uploader inside Unity, which let me use a GUI, and so was easier for me to operate with.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 18, 2022

It will launch with VR controllers, and will be expensive because it contains a lot of new technology. This is understandable from a business standpoint, but hearing a CTO, so the supreme tech guy of a company, the one who should be excited the most about technology, saying this is a bit sad. Nano-tech wants to be the Nanite of Unity.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 7, 2020

This is due mostly to the common difficulties in implementing new technologies in large organizations. There will be a tipping point for industrial AR, after which adoption accelerates in a sort of herd mentality. We believe the tipping point won’t come in 2020 but momentum will be gained so that it can come in 2021.

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AR Insider

APRIL 30, 2020

As augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR – collectively mixed reality, or XR) technology and hardware continue to evolve and become more accessible, enterprises are expanding the range of use cases for XR across their organizations. All that has changed as real-time 3D technology has become significantly easier to use.

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ARVR

JULY 15, 2020

For example, Chinese technology company Easpeed developed “no-touch” hologram buttons for elevators, to avoid having to touch surfaces and lowering the risk of spreading COVID-19. Bonus Tip : We recommend using OS X to scan faces and Android for object manipulation for the best results. #2:

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 15, 2022

Every year the SIGGRAPH is an event where companies showcase the best technologies they have for 3D content. Jensen Huang and its executives have performed many announcements regarding NVIDIA technologies, and the most relevant are: A new platform for creating avatars, NVIDIA Omniverse Avatar Cloud Engine. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

On the technological side, it seems all is set to start using cloud rendering, but the big problem of the latency from the nearest server remains; VRSS (Variable Rate SuperSampling) v2 has been announced. VRSS is the technology that makes the graphics card draw in higher resolution the region of the image you are looking at.

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AR Insider

MARCH 20, 2020

The underlying technology and consumer readiness aren’t there, and Apple is rarely first to market. There will come a tipping point followed by accelerated adoption — just like in enterprise smartphone adoption — but that might not come until 2021-2022. They likely won’t come in 2020 as many initially believed.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2022

And also confirms that Meta is going to invest 20% of its budget on Reality Labs, so on XR technologies, and that 50% of this money will be invested into the development of AR glasses. The picture is the one of another year of the “early days” of the technology. Thanks Louis Cacciuttolo for the tip). Vooiage Technologies.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

This year, I’m just watching the conference from home The conference has been interesting, and it has been the usual mix of technology and politics. Tips & Tricks for the Quest 2! 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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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

The article ends with Facebook claiming that it cares about privacy, and wants to discuss the topics of privacy, security, and safety of this technology with all the community. More info (Volu official website) More info (The technology behind Volu). Learn more (XR Collaboration) Learn more (Unity College). News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 22, 2022

Micro-LEDs are an important technology, especially for building AR glasses. I love how they are jumping on the hype with humor, more companies should do that (Thanks Tom Ffiske for this tip) Decentralized technologies are great, but be careful that are scams, bots, and hackers also operating in this world. Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

They also talk about the current difficulties of using Unity to develop for the Vision Pro. More info (Eye+hand interface) More info (My doubts on Apple Vision Pro’s UX) Still talking about UX, but on the development side, I loved reading the article where Realities.io describes how they ported Puzzling Places to the Vision Pro.

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Tech Trends VR

AUGUST 7, 2018

With Augmented Reality technology, consumers will soon be routinely trying on designer outfits and seeing how they look at home, or in AR pop-up stores. In my view, it marks the tipping point where the web replaces the PC as the dominant computing platform of the future.” Scaling AR With Blockchain Technology [link].

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

The price tag seems a bit too steep given the current situation of the company unless behind the curtains they have some secret technology and some Carmack-style talents. Unity’s HDRP is now VR-compatible. Unity High Definition Rendering Pipeline is now compatible with Virtual Reality projects. Support the Skarredghost.

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Leapmotion

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Keep ergonomics and the physical constraints of both technologies in mind. The rigged hand is available for Unity from our V2 Skeletal Assets. Any tips for your fellow developers? The post Inside Leap Motion: 5 Hands-On Tips for Developing in VR appeared first on Leap Motion Blog. Let us know in the comments!

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2021

Or us of New Technology Walkers , that in our fitness game HitMotion: Reloaded ( download it !) Now, in what seems a desperate move to become relevant in a field dominated by Unity and Unreal Engine, it has made this engine opensource with the name Open 3D Engine. Thanks Clemente for the tip!) Learn more. Some XR fun.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

I’m pretty excited to receive this headset because I want to see the clarity of the images everyone is talking about and I also want to play around with mixed reality, a technology I am a big fan of. For now, the first reactions of the community are pretty positive: it seems that if you can afford it, it is a very solid headset.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 14, 2021

Do you remember that leaked email when Zuck told that he wanted to control all the technological stack Facebook works on and he wanted to acquire Unity? If you are interested in these Photon glasses, check out the Kickstarter campaign tomorrow! (Thanks David @spatialpixels for the tip!). News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Circuit Stream , the company he works for, offers a full platform of AR/VR training and learning services to help people master immersive technology. The article Dejan has written is a big collection of tutorials, suggestions, and tips about developing applications that use hand tracking. How to Set Up Hand Tracking in Unity 3D.

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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 possible applications are endless.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 27, 2023

IGS 2023 wrapped up last week, tipping off a monumental event filled with XR innovation across a series of industries. Also, the report stated that Microsoft will explore microLED displays to circumvent some of the issues with waveguide technologies, including “their size and the poor visual quality.” I fully agree that no, it’s not.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Personally, I believe in some problems with Facebook’s management : some days ago, when he was given a lifetime VR Award for his great contribution to the ecosystem, strangely John complained about the VR technology going too slow. Oculus and Unity partner for a course on VR. In some years, it should be possible, though. Support me!

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ARVR

JANUARY 4, 2021

XR encompasses augmented, virtual, and mixed reality technologies. Like many other technologies, there is no perfect roadmap to learning XR. Understand the constraints of this technology. This is an upcoming industry that may be good to get into. Feel free to ask questions in the comments below this article.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 10, 2022

As a Unity developer, I am a bit envious of all of this. Linus Tech Tips has hosted Lucas from LucidVR and his very cheap DIY haptic gloves. The CEO of Sketchfab has tried it and said that it works quite well. This is for sure something that can be useful for the whole XR ecosystem. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 3, 2017

Startup Tactai inked a deal with Ericsson as its first client and will offer CES 2017 attendees a hands-on demonstration of its “Dynamic Tactile Wave” technology at the Ericsson booth. The company is creating a library of content in Unity that offers textures and other touch elements to 2D and 3D objects. The Waltham, Mass.-based

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 8, 2023

Zapbox features a 100° FOV and is going to launch with a Unity SDK to create content for it. Zapbox allows you to use your phone on a specific holder that stays on your head to have screen-through augmented reality always in front of your eyes. A wand with a dedicated pattern on it is used as the 6DOF controller.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 24, 2017

Engines like Unity and Unreal are constantly getting better at representing sound effects in 3D space – with binaural audio , better reverb modeling, better occlusion and obstruction modeling, and more. The Unity game engine tries to reinforce this real-world falloff. Tip it over. Setting Boundaries. Evoking Touch. Pick it up.

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Digitalnauts

MARCH 23, 2022

Charles Seguin, Co-Founder and CEO at Digitalnauts, answers a few questions on the representation of the XR industry at SXSW 2022 and gives us his top tips. In terms of technology at SXSW, to be honest I was a bit disappointed. IF YOU HAVE SOME TOP TIPS, WE’D LOVE TO HEAR THEM! Chat with people around you.

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Leapmotion

OCTOBER 20, 2015

At Leap Motion, we believe that the next wave of technological interfaces will rely on the original human operating system: your hands. Our Unity , Unreal , and JavaScript integrations already include model hands that you can quickly drop into any project. Building a 3D Desktop App with Unity. Design 101: Escaping from Flatland.

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