2021-06-24
And substance rocks. Big time. Said it before: Adobe is a seriously underestimated player in the metaverse (and all else 3D) https://twitter.com/...
VentureBeat
Adobe launches Substance 3D, a suite of 3D design tools Adobe says has applications in video games and VFX and uses AI to ease technical complexity of 3D design
it is truly one of the greatest strengths of the medium. https://twitter.com/... Jade / @jadel4w : The new ‘Adobe’ substance designer and painter videos look like they were designe...
2021-03-31
I'd bet on Snap being able to crack the AR glasses market. Maybe even moreso than Facebook. https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
The Information
Sources: Snap plans to unveil new Spectacles aimed at AR developers and creators in May and has begun a years-long project to make a camera drone
Snap is readying a new push into hardware with a more advanced version of its Spectacles smart glasses that feature displays capable …
2020-09-24
“People familiar with Abovitz's next project said it centers on building entertainment content for smartphones and augmented reality devices, including Magic Leap.” https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Bloomberg
Sources detail what went wrong at Magic Leap, which raised $3.5B and failed to build its much-hyped AR headset, with most blame placed on founder Rony Abovitz
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2020-06-12
How will Snapchat get all of this 3D data in the first place? They're analyzing public Snaps that were shared by users to the company.., extracting visual data about the buildings and structures in photos and using them to create more accurate 3D maps of locations. #ARCloud https://twitter.com/...
TechCrunch
Snap says more than 170M+ people access AR features daily and updates its AR platform with voice search, geography-specific Local Lenses, and SnapML
Lucas Matney / TechCrunch :
How will Snapchat get all of this 3D data in the first place? They're analyzing public Snaps that were shared by users to the company.., extracting visual data about the buildings and structures in photos and using them to create more accurate 3D maps of locations. #ARCloud https://twitter.com/...
CNBC
Snap announces Minis, apps made by third-party developers that run inside of Snapchat, launching on Android and iOS in July
- Snap on Thursday announced a new product called Snap Minis — small apps built by third-party software developers that can be opened within Snapchat.