Category: AR & VR

Introduction Creating high-quality 3D content is traditionally a complex, time-consuming, and resource-intensive process. From 3D modeling and texturing to final scene assembly and rendering, companies require specialized skillsets. They must invest significant effort to craft realistic virtual environments, assets, and characters – particularly if their goal is to digitally recreate elements from the real world. […]

Introduction 3D product visualization and virtual prototyping are integral to product design, especially in industries including Manufacturing and Automotive. Last year, teammates from the AWS Spatial Computing community wrote a blog post about Autodesk VRED, a software package that helps designers’ prototype and collaborate on high-quality streams or renders of engineering artifacts. That post, titled […]

Next week kicks off the 15th annual Augmented World Expo (AWE) in Long Beach, CA! AWE is the one of the premiere conferences for everything Spatial Computing, including: Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Mixed Reality (MR) (collectively referred to as Extended Reality (XR)); as well as supporting technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), […]

© Chand – stock.adobe.com What is WebXR? WebXR stands as a cutting-edge web standard designed to enable immersive virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) experiences directly within web browsers. This technology empowers developers to create and share interactive 3D environments online, offering users innovative and engaging ways to interact with digital content. Recent Developments […]

AWS re:Invent is just around the corner, and Spatial Computing specialists will be on hand at the event to walk you through exciting technical presentations, workshops and more. Register here for re:Invent, and get started on your spatial computing journey. Available Talks CMP321 | Deploying photogrammetry & 3D models in the cloud with RealityCapture In […]

Learn how to start developing apps now for the upcoming Apple Vision Pro headset using Xcode and Amazon Web Services (AWS) services. This post walks through creating a basic VisionOS app, connecting it to Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) storage, and dynamically loading 3D model assets into your VR scenes. In this post you will […]

In this blog you will learn how to create a virtual reality experience with user insights to improve your product using AWS Amplify and Babylon.js’s WebXR implementation. Using this combination of technologies is just one way to help reduce the barrier of getting your first Virtual Reality (VR) application up and running. This how-to will […]

Introduction Reality capture (RC) is the process of digitizing real-world objects or environments. As this process can be complex, this post provides context to the current state of associated technologies. RC has vast implications in many industries, including Automotive, Aerospace, Oil and Gas, Engineering, Construction, and Real Estate. There is a fundamental shift taking place […]

Introduction The construction industry extensively utilizes the latest technologies, including robots, drones, and AI. In recent years, there has been a growing need for the use of digital twins to make the construction process more efficient and accurate, and AWS IoT TwinMaker Customers have already begun working on this. The benefits of digital twins in […]

There is a lot of attention on virtual reality (VR) these days stemming from advances in hardware, collaboration on emerging standards, and availability of new software libraries, tools, and frameworks. What is most exciting is the invention and innovation that happens under these conditions. Amazon Web Services (AWS) strives to enable the community, customers, and […]