I started an experiment if it’s possible to take a screenshot of a camera that takes a screenshot of what the camera is seeing which then is rendered to a photograph in virtual reality. Although I expected the performance wouldn’t be too well since it’s using the Oculus Quest, but it turned out it worked …
Last week, I’ve finally successfully installed Unity ML Agents after several attempts in the past. As a person who has a design & research background, I find it very interesting to test tools that implement machine learning. I hope to learn more about the basics of machine learning which I believe could be complimentary to …
Last week, I had to take a week off to attend the final demonstration event for Niantic’s Beyond Reality Developer Contest. It’s a 4-month hackathon where participants create an augmented reality game that encourages exploration, exercise, and real-world social interaction by using Niantic’s Real World Platform SDK. Niantic’s Real World Platform includes a world-scale persistent …
Social presence, intimacy, & user agency is still an occurring issue in virtual reality experiences that involve social interactions. While remote virtual reality social media has been reiterated numerous times (i.e. AltspaceVR, VRChat, Rec Room), I think a physical shared space virtual reality social platform would be interesting to see in the future, especially with …
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This is my first post here as a new lab member of Future Reality Lab! I’m Adlan Ramly, a graduate student majoring in Integrated Digital Media specializing in Human Centered Design & Research for Emerging Technologies. Previously I interned at The Smithsonian Institution as a Creative Technologist where I worked on ExplorAR: A Collaborative AR …
