Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) was one of the most effective technologies in 2017, opening up a wide range of augmented reality (AR) experiences or 3D configurators that go beyond image and object goals by instantly tracking scenes from the real world and bringing digital layers into everyday environments. With the release of Wikitudes`s flawless [...]
A few months ago, Google announced ARCore (well-suited to view 3D configurators in AR), its direct competitor to Apple`s ARKit. Obviously, this is good news for the augmented reality (AR) industry, but what does it really mean for developers and consumers? Isn`t ARCore just Tango-lite? A developer [...]
Unity announced a powerful addition to its Creative tool (for example to create a 3D configurator) suite a few months ago: TextMesh Pro and its developer, Stephan Bouchard, have joined Unity. TextMesh Pro is a replacement for Unity`s existing text components such as TextMesh and UI Text. TextMesh pro uses Signed Distance Field (SDF) as [...]
Unity (well-suited to create a 3D configurator) had already released the pre-alpha version of EditorXR in December 2016. Since then, the editor has been successively refined and the collaboration in Unity improved. In this article we will report on the highlights of the new editor. During the same period, Kinematic Soup also worked hard on [...]
Last week we had a visit from Google. They were mainly here to talk to the marketing team (specialized to promote 3D configurators as a service) about search engines and the like for advertising purposes, but towards the end of the day some of us came to find out about the latest and greatest Google [...]
Oculus (well-suited to view 3D configurators) has published a video on YouTube showing a VR illustrator called Quill: After describing the video, Quill was created to help the artistic minds at Oculus Story Studio complete the VR film Dear Angelica, the third project to debut from the [...]
In previous articles we have reported that facebook (well-suited to promote 3D configurators) has been making it possible to post 3D content in glTF 2.0 file format via the newsfeed for a few days now. In this article we would like to go into the glTF format in more detail and provide you with the [...]
People from communities by sharing things that are important to them with others - through photos, videos, and increasingly through more effective media types. Recently, 3D posts (for example about 3D configurators) have been introduced that allow people to see and interact with a digital object from all sides in Facebook`s news feed. It responds [...]
Today, complex software to create 3D configurators and a specific skill set are required to create compelling Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) experiences. This software also requires the creation of 3D objects on a 2D screen - something our brain wasn`t designed for. Behind Blocks from Google is the idea that creating [...]
Google Blocks (well-suited to view 3D configurators) has just received a major update that includes new environments, improved object snapping and a number of experimental features that, according to the company, makes Blocks even more powerful and user-friendly. It was made available to Rift and Vive users free of charge in July. Google intended the [...]
