Virtual Reality

More Than Meets the Eye: NVIDIA RTX-Accelerated Computers Now Connect Directly to Apple Vision Pro

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NVIDIA and Apple’s collaboration brings native integration of NVIDIA CloudXR 6.0 to visionOS, securely delivering NVIDIA RTX-powered simulators and professional 3D graphics applications — like Immersive for Autodesk VRED on Innoactive’s XR streaming solutions — to Apple Vision Pro.

Crowning Achievement: NVIDIA Research Model Enables Fast, Efficient Dynamic Scene Reconstruction

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Content streaming and engagement are entering a new dimension with QUEEN, an AI model by NVIDIA Research and the University of Maryland that makes it possible to stream free-viewpoint video, which lets viewers experience a 3D scene from any angle. QUEEN could be used to build immersive streaming applications that teach skills like cooking, put
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NVIDIA Omniverse Expands Worlds Using Apple Vision Pro

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NVIDIA is bringing OpenUSD-based Omniverse enterprise digital twins to the Apple Vision Pro. Announced today at NVIDIA GTC, a new software framework built on Omniverse Cloud APIs, or application programming interfaces, lets developers easily send their Universal Scene Description (OpenUSD) industrial scenes from their content creation applications to the NVIDIA Graphics Delivery Network (GDN), a
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For the World to See: Nonprofit Deploys GPU-Powered Simulators to Train Providers in Sight-Saving Surgery

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GPU-powered surgical-simulation devices are helping train more than 2,000 doctors a year in lower-income countries to treat cataract blindness, the world’s leading cause of blindness, thanks to the nonprofit HelpMeSee. While cataract surgery has a success rate of around 99%, many patients in low- and middle-income countries lack access to the common procedure due to Read article >

UK Tech Festival Showcases Startups Using AI for Creative Industries

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At one of the U.K.’s largest technology festivals, top enterprises and startups are this week highlighting their latest innovations, hosting workshops and celebrating the growing tech ecosystem based in the country’s southwest. The Bristol Technology Festival today showcased the work of nine startups that recently participated in a challenge hosted by Digital Catapult — the Read article >

NVIDIA Makes Extended-Reality Streaming More Scalable, Customizable for Enterprises and Developers

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Organizations across industries are using extended reality (XR) to redesign workflows and boost productivity, whether for immersive training or collaborative design reviews. With the growing use of all-in-one (AIO) headsets, more teams have adopted and integrated XR. While easing XR use, AIO headsets have modest compute and rendering power that can limit the graphics quality Read article >

Meet the Omnivore: Startup Develops App Letting Users Turn Objects Into 3D Models With Just a Smartphone

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Editor’s note: This post is a part of our Meet the Omnivore series, which features individual creators and developers who accelerate 3D workflows and create virtual worlds using NVIDIA Omniverse, a development platform built on Universal Scene Description, aka OpenUSD. As augmented reality (AR) becomes more prominent and accessible across the globe, Kiryl Sidarchuk is Read article >

See a Sea Change: 3D Researchers Bring Naval History to Life

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Museumgoers will be able to explore two sunken WWII ships as if they were scuba divers on the ocean floor, thanks to work at Curtin University in Perth, Australia. Exhibits in development, for display in Australia and potentially further afield, will use exquisitely detailed 3D models the researchers are creating to tell the story of Read article >

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Meet the Omnivore: Indie Showrunner Transforms Napkin Doodles Into Animated Shorts With NVIDIA Omniverse

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Editor’s note: This post is a part of our Meet the Omnivore series, which features individual creators and developers who use NVIDIA Omniverse to accelerate their 3D workflows and create virtual worlds. 3D artist Rafi Nizam has worn many hats since starting his career as a web designer more than two decades ago, back when Read article >

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At SIGGRAPH, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Illuminates Three Forces Sparking Graphics Revolution

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In a swift, eye-popping special address at SIGGRAPH, NVIDIA execs described the forces driving the next era in graphics, and the company’s expanding range of tools to accelerate them. “The combination of AI and computer graphics will power the metaverse, the next evolution of the internet,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA, kicking Read article >

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No Fueling Around: Designers Collaborate in Extended Reality on Porsche Electric Race Car

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A one-of-a-kind electric race car revved to life before it was manufactured — or even prototyped — thanks to GPU-powered extended reality technology. At the Automotive Innovation Forum in May, NVIDIA worked with Autodesk VRED to showcase a photorealistic Porsche electric sports car in augmented reality, with multiple attendees collaborating in the same immersive environment. Read article >

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NVIDIA Joins Forum to Help Lay the Foundation of the Metaverse

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The metaverse is the next big step in the evolution of the internet — the 3D web — which presents a major opportunity for every industry from entertainment to automotive to manufacturing, robotics and beyond. That’s why NVIDIA is joining our partners in the Metaverse Standards Forum, an open venue for all interested parties to Read article >

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Powered Up: 5G and VR Accelerate Vehicle Battery Design

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Traveling the scenic route between Wantage, a small town in Oxfordshire, and Coventry in the U.K. meanders up steep hills, past the birthplace of Shakespeare and skirts around 19th-century English bathhouses. A project using edge computing and the world’s first 5G-enabled VR technology is enabling two engineering teams in those locales, about 70 miles apart, Read article >

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Beyond Be-leaf: Immersive 3D Experience Transports Audiences to Natural Worlds With Augmented Reality

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Imagine walking through the bustling streets of London’s Piccadilly Circus, when suddenly you’re in a tropical rainforest, surrounded by vibrant flowers and dancing butterflies. That’s what audiences will see in the virtual world of The Green Planet AR Experience, an interactive, augmented reality experience that blends physical and digital worlds to connect people with nature. Read article >

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Renovations to Stream About: Taiwan Studio Showcases Architectural Designs Using Extended Reality

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Interior renovations have never looked this good. TCImage, a studio based in Taipei, is showcasing compelling landscape and architecture designs by creating realistic 3D graphics and presenting them in virtual, augmented, and mixed reality — collectively known as extended reality, or XR. For clients to get a better understanding of the designs, TCImage produces high-quality, Read article >

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Artisan Baking: How Creators Worldwide Cooked Up GTC Keynote’s Virtual Kitchen

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With their marbled counters, neoclassical oven alcove and iconic bouquets of spatulas, the “kitchen keynotes” delivered by NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang during pandemic-era GTCs have been a memorable setting for the highly anticipated events. The keynotes were initially delivered from his real kitchen, in response to workplace closures. But last spring, the kitchen Read article >

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