Kodsnack 462 - A little metaverse in itself, with Niels Østergaard

<p>Fredrik chats with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/niels%C3%B8stergaard/">Niels Østergaard</a> about working with AR and VR. How is the experience is different and how can you think differently about VR and AR? VR can take you to a completely different place, but you still have to worry about the physical world around you breaking the immersion (or your TV).</p> <p>We discuss &ldquo;the M-word&rdquo; - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaverse">metaverse</a> - what and who is it for? Niels explains how it might actually be useful in some circumstances!</p> <p>What&rsquo;s exciting right now in AR? Remember how AR is already here in a lot of ways - including in most people&rsquo;s phones. Who makes the most exciting devices right now, who makes intersting AR experiences, and will Apple&rsquo;s possible headsets make any difference?</p> <p>What&rsquo;s missing right now? Niels thinks more of common formats would be useful - to make it easier to move content between experiences. Niels also predicts AI-supported generation of content will be a big thing.</p> <p>Thank you <a href="http://www.cloudnet.se">Cloudnet</a> for sponsoring our <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_server">VPS</a>!</p> <p>Comments, questions or tips? We are <a href="https://www.twitter.com/kodsnack">@kodsnack</a>, <a href="https://www.twitter.com/tobiashieta">@tobiashieta</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/oferlund">@oferlund</a> and <a href="https://www.twitter.com/bjoreman">@bjoreman</a> on Twitter, have a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kodsnack">page on Facebook</a> and can be emailed at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> if you want to write longer. We read everything we receive.</p> <p>If you enjoy Kodsnack we would love a <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/se/podcast/kodsnack/id561631498?l=en">review in iTunes</a>! You can also support the podcast by <a href="https://ko-fi.com/kodsnack" rel="payment">buying us a coffee (or two!) through Ko-fi</a>.</p> <h2 id="links">Links</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/niels%C3%B8stergaard/">Niels</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.purplescout.se/en/">Purple scout</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.oculus.com/quest-2/">Quest</a></li> <li><a href="https://varjo.com/">Varjo</a> - Finnish headset with human-eye resolution</li> <li><a href="https://immersed.com/">Immersed</a> - one of several Quest apps for using your PC and doing work in VR</li> <li><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/apple-glasses/">Apple&rsquo;s rumored AR/VR headset</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Glass">Google glass</a></li> <li><a href="https://ghostpacer.com/">Ghost pacer</a> - Kickstarted headset for running against yourself or others in AR</li> <li><a href="https://www.spectacles.com/se/">Snapchat&rsquo;s spectacles</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaverse">The metaverse</a></li> <li><a href="https://hello.vrchat.com/">VRchat</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.shapesxr.com/">Shapes</a> - creation and collaboration platform for teams, for Quest</li> <li><a href="https://www.oculus.com/horizon-worlds/">Horizon worlds</a></li> <li><a href="https://about.fb.com/news/2021/08/introducing-horizon-workrooms-remote-collaboration-reimagined/">Horizon workrooms</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd2GK0qDtRg">Microsoft mesh</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roblox">Roblox</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.roblox.com/nikeland">Nikeland</a> - Nike&rsquo;s world in Roblox</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-fungible_token">NFT</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UudV1VdFtuQ">IKEA&rsquo;s Place</a> - AR furnishing app</li> <li><a href="https://www.netguru.com/blog/virtual-try-ons-interview">Virtual try-on</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.digitalbodies.net/augmented-reality/burger-kings-innovative-ar-campaign-burn-that-ad/">London Burger king ad campaign with AR support</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2022/01/apple-has-been-granted-a-patent-for-a-highly-tunable-foveated-lens-system-for-future-smartglasses-and-mr-headset.html">Apple patent on lenses adapting to your eyesight</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mojo.vision/mojo-lens">Mojo</a> - creating AR contact lenses</li> <li><a href="https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/1995434190525828/?locale=sv_SE">Eleven - table tennis for Quest</a></li> <li><a href="https://unity.com/">Unity</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/">Unreal engine</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.vectary.com/">Vectary</a> - in-browser 3D creation tool for AR and more</li> <li><a href="https://sayduck.com/">Sayduck</a> - more in-browser 3D for AR</li> <li><a href="https://www.8thwall.com/">8th wall</a> - tools for web AR</li> </ul> <h2 id="titles">Titles</h2> <ul> <li>Spread the purple feeling around</li> <li>What is the next step?</li> <li>A very versatile experience</li> <li>I hit the cat</li> <li>That breaks the illusion</li> <li>Standing on the cable</li> <li>Standing next to a real Volvo</li> <li>A virtual Volvo</li> <li>The M-word</li> <li>A lot of metaverses in it</li> <li>A little metaverse in itself</li> <li>Why use a keyboard anyway?</li> <li>You disappear from the real world</li> <li>An extra digital layer</li> <li>There&rsquo;s a lot of content to generate</li> </ul>