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How to build a mixed reality headset
- Alfred Jones, VP of hardware engineering at Meta Reality Labs, discusses the process of building a mixed reality (MR) headset on the Meta Tech Podcast.
- Jones talks about choosing the right display technology, battery, and thermal budget for an MR headset at the right price point.
- He explores the challenges of implementing passthrough functionality and shares insights on dogfooding MR hardware at Meta.
- The episode can be downloaded or listened to on platforms like Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and PocketCasts.
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Sony, Lynx, And Xreal Are Building Android XR Devices Too
- Sony, Lynx, and Xreal are building Android XR devices
- Samsung's Android XR headset is launching in 2025
- Google is building Android XR platform as the industry standard
- Other companies like Sony, Lynx, and Xreal are also building devices to run Android XR
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Samsung’s Android XR Headset Will Have First-party Motion Controllers & Support PC VR Streaming
- Samsung’s 'Project Moohan' headset will be the first to ship with Android XR next year.
- Samsung is developing first-party motion controllers for the Android XR headset, allowing compatibility with existing VR applications that rely on motion controllers.
- Android XR will support PC VR streaming on the Samsung headset, enabling users to stream PC VR content from their gaming PC.
- Details regarding the motion controllers and PC VR streaming capabilities are still limited.
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Samsung's Android XR Headset Ships In 2025, And We Went Hands-On
- Samsung has revealed its first standalone headset, currently known as Project Moohan, will be released in 2025.
- The headset runs on Google’s Android XR operating system and is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chipset.
- The headset boasts features such as state-of-the-art displays, eye tracking, and hand tracking.
- Google Maps runs with full immersion and hand tracking while providing a more enhanced experience from 2025.
- Google's 2025 addendum to Daydream will include Photos, TV and Chrome.
- Android XR doesn't require eye tracking even though Samsung includes it.
- Perceived field of view will range considerably based on the specific positioning of the rigid strap on the back of the head.
- Translation and navigation concepts make clear Google's ambitions are bigger than headsets.
- Google aims to support Unity PolySpatial for multitasking volumetric apps.
- Samsung's controllers planned for the system alongside its battery.
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Hands-on: Samsung‘s Android XR Headset is a Curious Combo of Quest & Vision Pro, With One Stand-out Advantage
- Samsung is working on a new mixed reality headset named Project Moohan.
- The headset is set to be released in 2025 and comes with a Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 processor.
- In terms of the hardware, the device looks like a combination of Quest and Vision Pro.
- The device includes pancake lenses with automatic IPD adjustment and downward-facing cameras.
- The field-of-view feels smaller than Quest 3 or Vision Pro.
- Android XR, the headset's software, features real-time volumetric captures for Google Street View and in-display video conversion for YouTube.
- Gemini, Google's AI agent, provides a conversational AI experience not found on competing headsets.
- Gemini can control the headset and perform general assistant functions.
- Project Moohan may lack an external display to show the user's eyes.
- Samsung has not provided details about the weight, field-of-view, or price of the headset.
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Introducing Android XR SDK Developer Preview
- Google has released Android's extended reality developer kit, the Android XR SDK. Using familiar Android APIs and tools, it enables developers to create augmented and virtual reality apps for headsets and glasses. Most Android apps will be automatically offered up in an extended reality format on the Play Store, which is also to be introduced shortly. The XR SDK is built on existing app development foundations and already familiar libraries, including Jetpack Compose, Material Design for XR, and ARCore for Jetpack XR.
- As well as being able to put users inside immersive virtual worlds or bring AR capabilities to native apps, the XR SDK also offers features such as natural, multimodal interaction and spatialised 3D panels and audio. New tools include browser support from Chrome for Android XR's Web XR standard, while native languages C/C++ support OpenXR 1.1.
- Google has also partnered with Unity to natively integrate their real-time 3D engine with Android XR starting with Unity 6, adding Android XR support to packages such as OpenXR, AR Foundation, XR Interaction Toolkit, XR Hands, and XR Composition Layers. Chrome on Android XR also supports WebXR features including depth maps allowing virtual objects to interact with real-world surfaces.
- The XR SDK, which is oriented around open standards and formats such as glTF 2.0 for 3D models and OpenEXR for HDR environments, is available now via developer.android.com/develop/xr.
- Android developers can also get access to prerelease hardware by filling out a form to participate in an Android XR Developer Bootcamp.
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Google Announces Android XR Operating System Alongside Samsung MR Headset
- Google has announced Android XR, a new core branch of Android for XR headsets and glasses.
- Android XR is designed as a comprehensive spatial computing platform for immersive VR content.
- Samsung Project Moohan will be the first MR headset to launch with Android XR next year.
- Android apps currently on the Play Store will be available on immersive Android XR headsets.
- Google's major first-party apps like Chrome, Gmail, Calendar, Drive have been updated for Android XR.
- Google Maps has a fully immersive view very similar to Google Earth VR.
- Android XR is designed to power smartglasses in the near-term as HUD-like companions to a smartphone.
- A new Jetpack XR SDK has been announced to help developers create spatial versions of their existing flat apps.
- AI-powered hand mesh and detailed depth textures are among the vendor-specific extensions added to OpenXR.
- Google has updated its 'Material Design' for Android XR apps.
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‘Hawken’-like Mech Shooter ‘Iron Rebellion’ Hits 1.0 Launch Today on Quest and PC VR
- Iron Rebellion, the Hawken-like mech-battler from indie Black Beach Studio, has officially launched its 1.0 version on Quest and PC VR.
- The game allows players to customize their mechs for squad-based battles, with immersive controls that involve physical interactions.
- The update includes features like leaderboards, improved matchmaking, smarter AI, and visual and audio enhancements.
- Iron Rebellion is available on Steam for PC VR and the Horizon Store for Quest, priced at $25.
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Unity Promises Day-one Support for Android XR, Including Easy Ports for Existing Quest Content
- Unity has partnered with Google to provide official platform support for Android XR.
- Unity has released tools to help developers build and port games and experiences to Android XR.
- The XR tools feature support for hand and eye-tracking, occlusion, foveated rendering, and more.
- Apps already integrating OpenXR can be easily ported to Android XR.
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Apple Vision Pro Gets Ultrawide Mac Virtual Display in visionOS 2.2 Release
- Apple has released visionOS 2.2, bringing Ultrawide Mac Virtual Display to Vision Pro users.
- The update offers two new display formats: 'Wide' (21:9) and 'Ultrawide' (32:9).
- Mac-side dynamic foveated rendering ensures sharp content wherever you look.
- The feature requires a Mac computer with macOS Sequoia 15.2.
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VR Simulators for Machines, Processes and Humans
- VR simulators and simulations provide hands-on practice in a 3D world designed to replicate real-life scenarios.
- Simulations can replicate machines, environments with human beings, and actual human interactions.
- Simulations should be synchronous, allowing multiple people to access them for teaching purposes.
- Simulations and simulators should have realistic outcomes and can record student usage for assessment.
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Smash Drums Adds Fall Out Boy, Foo Fighters & More In The 2000s Rock Legends Music Pack
- Smash Drums has released its latest Rock Legends Music Pack, focusing on 2000s rock tracks.
- The premium DLC includes five new songs: Blur - Song 2, Evanescence - Bring Me To Life, Fall Out Boy - Thnks Fr Th Mmrs, Foo Fighters - The Pretender, and Red Hot Chili Peppers - Snow (Hey Oh).
- The pack is inspired by the CEO's high school/college playlist and is available on the Meta Quest platform for $5.99.
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Realize Music’s ‘Sing’ wants you to sing out loud by yourself in VR because it just feels good
- Former Devolver exec, Mike Wilson, has developed a VR app called Sing that allows users to sing out loud on their own.
- Wilson believes that singing is beneficial for well-being but many people refrain from it due to fear of judgment.
- Sing provides over a million songs for users to sing along to with lyrics and visualizations without any scoring or gamification elements.
- The aim of the app is to allow users to engage with music and experience joy, promoting wellness and removing barriers that discourage singing.
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Devolver Co-Founder Announces Self-Care Singing App Realize Music: Sing
- Devolver co-founder, Mike Wilson, has announced a new venture called Realize Music: Sing, a singing-for-wellness app.
- Realize Music: Sing is a merging of rhythm game, meditative self-care, and VR sensibilities, launching for the Meta Quest platform on January 23rd, 2025.
- The app will offer access to over 1 million songs and has secured agreements with Sony, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group.
- Realize Music: Sing will feature dynamic visuals, personalization options, interactive activities, and plans for future releases on Apple, Samsung, PS VR2 devices, and flatscreen media.
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Turn Your Home Into A Horror Game With Panic Room MR On Quest Today
- Panic Room MR, a mixed reality horror game, is launching on Quest 3 and 3S headsets.
- The game features two scenarios: Spiders and Demons, with hordes of creepy crawlies and a twisted figure invading your home.
- In the Spiders level, players will need to take out the spiders using arachnid-killing firepower.
- Panic Room MR is available for $4.99 on the Meta Quest 3 family.
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