If you want to dislike AI, do it smartly — understand it first. 🤖 Once you know it, AI may not feel like an enemy but more like a companion or even a rival that helps you grow. 🌍 The real disappointment is the loud voices framing AI as a…
Stepping back from animators for a moment — let’s talk about the technology itself. The founders of Meshcapade (all three originally researchers at the Max Planck Institute) spun out with one clear mission: At the core, we’re building a solution for training computers to understand humans — and not just…
Subscribe to XR AI Spotlight weekly newsletter 👉 https://xraispotlight.substack.com/ Philip is a VFX artist at RiseFX creating visual effects for Films and TV Shows. He is growing an incredible a youtube channel called Pixel Artistry covering the latest tools and workflows in the rapidly evolving world of 3D GenAI to…
AI companions are moving beyond fiction — you can now chat with them in your company group or on Discord just like real friends. 🤖 They’re what I call Hybrid Agents, half in virtual worlds and half in our daily lives. 🌍 Together, they blur the line between story and…
Check the rest of the interview here 👉 https://xraispotlight.substack.com/p/how-kiri-solved-gaussian-splattings Try Kiri Engine here: https://www.kiriengine.app/ This is a fragment of my conversation with Jack Wang, CEO of @KIRI_Engine_App . We cover recent advancements in Gaussian Splatting, what people actually do with all these captures and much more! *** CONNECT WITH ME…
This isn’t just about games — it’s about creating interactive behaviors where characters can evolve into something more. Imagine a virtual trainer that understands you in your environment. 🏋️♂️ Or a virtual physician 🩺 who not only has the knowledge but also the embodiment to react and interact like a…
Imagine a game character you can interact with just like a real person. 🎮✨ Picture having your own character that moves like you inside the game — one you can talk to, saying “Hey, come with me, let’s explore this area.” This is about building behavior for virtual characters so…
Subscribe to XR AI Spotlight weekly newsletter 👉 https://xraispotlight.substack.com/ Roberto Coviello is an engineer at Meta Reality Labs, where he builds open-source showcases and samples to help push XR development forward. He’s also known for his YouTube Channel full of in-depth XR tutorials that played a key role in his…
Every platform has its strengths 🌍—some focus on deep world-building, others on massive events. ARRIVAL doesn’t try to cover it all. Instead, we connect the dots and provide infrastructure. We keep ARRIVAL Space open to many use cases, then carefully evaluate how people actually use it—and the result is a…
Read the full conversation 👉 https://xraispotlight.substack.com/p/the-impact-of-ai-on-xr-education This is a fragment of the insightful interview I had with Charlie Fink. He is a producer, podcaster, author, professor, and #forbes columnist covering #AI, #XR, and the #metaverse . From questioning the future of wearable displays to arguing that #democracy itself might not…
At the core, what we’re building is a solution that trains computers to not only understand but also replicate human behavior. 🧠✨ Imagine being able to capture human motion from a single video—something researchers have been tackling for years. Solving this unlocks endless possibilities across every industry, from entertainment to…
Subscribe to XR AI Spotlight weekly newsletter 👉 https://xraispotlight.substack.com/ Sam Cole is the CEO and a co-founder of FitXR. He is a firm believer in the benefits of regular exercise for physical and mental health, and since the conception of VR, he turned his vision of delivering immersive fitness into…
We’re seeing a claim–add–share loop 🔄: creators link their ARRIVA Space on websites, newsletters, and socials—turning it into a brand-new 3D home. By blending links into 2D platforms, they reach new audiences who can hop in, meet them, and chat. Plus, we actively support creators with promotion & marketing, fueled…
The Vision Pro experience is incredible ✨—but it’s really the content that makes it shine. Imagine standing by the sea with a lighthouse, or wandering through the woods with spatial sound all around you. Thanks to creators like Studio Duckbill, I can now explore places I’d never be able to…
Read the interview with @OlliHuttunen78 here 👉 https://xraispotlight.substack.com/p/tools-workflows-and-optimizations Grab the Camera Array tool from Gumroad 👉 https://toppinappi.gumroad.com/l/Camarray This is a fragment of the insightful interview I had with Olli Huttunen, an expert in Gaussian Splatting. During the conversation, we take a deep dive into the world of #gaussiansplatting : -…
Claiming your own digital space means starting with a blank slate 🎨—add your Instagram, YouTube, Calendly, website, and instantly make it shine in 3D. Then level it up with multiplayer, 360° video, meshes, 3D assets—and yes, Gaussian splats. That’s the true game changer. #VirtualSpaces #3DDesign #DigitalCreativity #ImmersiveTech #GaussianSplats
Don Carson, Senior Art Director at Mighty Coconut, brings decades of experience in both theme park design and virtual worldbuilding. As a former #Disney Imagineer, he helped create entire lands for the parks, and today he applies those same principles to Walkabout Mini Golf, one of the most beloved VR…
Building tools that blend the physical with the digital—so interactions feel natural and intentional 🪄 Imagine a lid: you close it to put things away, both physically and mentally. Open it when you’re ready. Even assign notifications to objects—deciding when they speak to you. It’s a playful, yet powerful way…
Subscribe to XR AI Spotlight weekly newsletter 👉 https://xraispotlight.substack.com/ Mo dedicated over 18 years to designing solutions that empower people and make a meaningful impact. This includes more than 8 years in immersive XR, spatial computing, and AI-powered products, leading in-house and remote teams across pioneering startups like ShapesXR, Gravity…
Imagine shopping in a vibrant mall—surrounded by rich sensory details, guided by your own personal assistant—but doing it all from your couch 🛋️🛍️ That’s the power of merging offline experience with online convenience. The best of both worlds, delivered straight to your living room. #FutureOfShopping #ImmersiveCommerce #GenAI #RetailInnovation
Architects pour vision into every detail of their buildings—but too often, visitors walk through them staring at their phones 📱🏛️ The future? Heads up, not down. With AR glasses, people will finally look at the architecture again. The real opportunity? Ensuring architects help shape the digital overlays—so they extend the…
“When technology is advanced enough, it becomes indistinguishable from magic.” ✨ That’s exactly what deep personalization in GenAI feels like. With so much insight into each person’s daily life, AI shopping assistants can now deliver eerily accurate, even anticipatory, recommendations—like they just know. Almost magical, isn’t it? #AIshopping #GenAI #Personalization…
Subscribe to XR AI Spotlight weekly newsletter 👉 https://xraispotlight.substack.com/ Don Carson started as an illustrator, but soon his work expanded beyond the sketchbook to focus on the design of physical and virtual spaces. He worked as a Senior Show Designer, as an Imagineer, he designed entire lands for the Disney…
Our brains naturally gravitate toward the physical—we feel more connected when we touch, push, roll, or stroke real objects 🖐️✨ That tactile interaction unlocks new ways to access digital power. It all starts with asking: how can material and movement shape the way we engage with technology? #TangibleTech #HumanCenteredDesign #UXInnovation…