Hyperreal Winter Wonderland Memories

The new update to the Immersion Spatial Experiences app on Apple Vision Pro now lets you create a 3D winter-themed memory using gaussian splatting. Scan yourself, family member or friend with the Scaniverse app (on iOS or Android). Import the scan to the Immersion app on Apple Vision Pro to merge with the included scene to create a fully 3D, photorealistic winter memory. The app lets you reposition, scale and orient the imported scan allowing you to create a holiday-themed hyperreal, volumetric still capture. Export your newly created masterpiece and share it with the rest of the world as a gaussian splat PLY file. 

The update also brings a new snowball shooting mini-game that turns your living room into a snowy, winter wonderland. Shoot snowballs at the mischievous snowman, Snowball Sam, to earn as many points as you can before the clock runs out. 

These new experiences join the already existing content from a variety of categories from aviation to lifestyle available in the app. Download the free Apple Vision Pro app today and experience the power of immersion possible on the Apple Vision Pro: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/immersion-spatial-experiences/id6701992961

Orange County VRARA member, Contrast Reality is excited to share a free mixed-reality Halloween experience

Orange County VRARA member, Contrast Reality is excited to share a

free mixed-reality Halloween experience available exclusively on the Apple Vision Pro.

The experience is available in their new free app, Immersion Spatial Experiences

available to download in the App Store (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/immersion-

spatial-experiences/id6701992961).

The Halloween experience, named Snatcher’s Revenge, uses the new object tracking

APIs available in visionOS 2 to detect a candy bar in your hand and show a virtual

replica of it. The mini-experience allows for two modes of interaction, trick or treat – with

trick, using hand tracking and gestures, and treat, using object tracking of a small

number of candy bars. In treat mode, when the user brings the candy bar near the

virtual character, the virtual character attempts to steal the candy bar from the user’s

hands.

The Halloween experience showcases the possibilities XR has for brands to create

immersive, interactive content to drive engagement. More information about the

experience can be found on Contrast Reality’s page

(https://contrastmedialabs.com/news/immersion-halloween-2024/).

Youtube video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTYVsRp5_QA

Highlights from AWE VRARA social mixer CORAL

The AWE VRARA social mixer, CORAL was a blast! With a bioluminescent ocean theme, the event was the perfect getaway from the convention. VRARA members were able to enjoy drinks, food and dancing to get the night started the right way. The event’s photo booth proved to be a hit with the booth full of people all night, posing with props to create unforgettable memories. The event was hosted by the Los Angeles and Orange County chapters.