Visual Studio Express (VSE) is a freeware version of the Microsoft Toolset Visual Studio Dev Environment Toolset. It is a slimmed down version, which is still reasonably functional. Microsoft describes the VSE toolset as a "free, easy to use and easy to learn software solution for hobbyists, beginners and students". [...]
The Visual Studio 3D StarterKit consists of a variety of sample objects that enable you to develop a base game for Windows Store using a Visual Studio 2012 project. It also comes with a kit that supports the use of runtime resources created by the Visual Studio tools and includes loading and rendering resources [...]
The new version has been named the Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and will increase the productivity of programmers when developing applications and software. In this article we will discuss new functionality in Visual Studio 2019. We will show you why these features will have a positive impact on productivity and software development. [...]
The saying that a picture is worth a thousand words is quite old, but its application is more important than ever for eCommerce merchants. High-quality product images can increase sales and reduce returns in almost every industry. Fortunately, software today makes it possible to create visual content [...]
When Oculus Link is released in November, users will be able to play SteamVR games like No Man`s Sky on their Oculus Quest. Facebook has introduced this new feature on Oculus Connect 6. The free update allows you to play rift games with the Oculus Quest when [...]
The furniture manufacturer believes that virtual reality (VR) could reduce the number of showrooms and increase sales. The Italian furniture manufacturer Natuzzi has won the technology companies Microsoft and Hevolus Innovation for a new project: a VR technology that allows users to simulate interiors and exteriors and [...]
The German car manufacturer Audi uses virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) to offer its customers a more appealing sales experience. The company has long experimented with VR to see how the technology can be used effectively. Meanwhile, the team in India has been tinkering a [...]
To date, the development team of Facebook Reality Labs and Oculus have created the only fully articulated hand tracking system for VR that is completely based on monochrome cameras. The system uses neither active depth sensing technology nor additional devices. Facebook will use this technology as a software update for Oculus Quest. This is [...]
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today at Oculus Connect 6 (OC6) that the Oculus Quest standalone headset will support full hand tracking in a software update for the Quest's built-in camera sensors early next year as an alternative to using a controller-based system like Oculus Touch. [...]
ShaderMap is an image texture and map generator for 3D designers. It allows you to create maps from source images, 3D models and lightscan images. Each map is generated by a plugin. There are a number of standard map plugins that are included in the ShaderMap installation like: Diffuse Displacements Diffuse Albedo Normal Displacement [...]
