Researchers at Intel Labs developed a system capable of digitally recreating a scene from a series of photos taken in it. Called Free View Synthesis, the system uses multiple steps, including traditional algorithms and neural networks. The result is 3D geometry, including colored texturing, which the system can use to synthesize new views in […]
3D Realms Announces Retro-FPS Event Realms Deep, Featuring New Game Announcements
3D Realms is best-known for Duke Nukem’s successful run of games in the ’90s, including Duke Nukem 3D, one of the landmark games in the FPS genre. In recent years, however, it’s rebranded to focus almost exclusively on retro-style FPS games, such as Dusk, Amid Evil, and Ion Fury (previously Ion Maiden). https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/7S71Gib5Hdo Now, 3D […]
3D for the Enterprise: The Inherent Effectiveness of XR
A lot of thought gets put into how businesses might enable employees to achieve peak performance. A key aspect that often gets overlooked is the basic medium of our tools and interactions. Going back to first principles, it’s important to take into account that humans are fundamentally driven to operate in a three-dimensional world. The […]
Niantic Acquires 3D Spatial Mapping Company 6D.ai
Niantic, the company behind the world-scale mobile AR games Pokemon Go and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, is acquiring 3D spatial mapping company 6D.ai. According to Niantic CEO and Founder John Hanke, the acquisition will allow Niantic to “leverage 6D.ai’s deep expertise and significant breakthroughs in AR research and engineering” and see them build a “dynamic, […]