Dario Laverde

#VR evangelist, developer, instructor, community leader, advisor also on bsky

[Dario Laverde @virtual_dario]

It's the last day to vote for SXSW 2025 sessions. In addition to mine: https://t.co/6YN7ZtA1Hk
see the 100+ XR proposals: https://t.co/ykVwVT3DOP Fortunately it's not the only criteria, staff and advisors "help ensure that less well-known voices have as much of a chance".

[Dario Laverde @virtual_dario]

Thanks for the update Eric!

[eric provencher @pvncher]

We've been teasing the VR Multiplayer template for a hot minute now...

This template is a labor of love by the XR Authoring team at Unity, and ties together XRI 3.0, with OpenXR and all of Unity's mp services (ngo, lobby, relay, vivox..)

Well... it's here! Grab it on the hub

[Dario Laverde @virtual_dario]

I'm giving the first talk at VRTO 2024 this week on the lessons learned (or not learned) from 10 years of demoing VR. If in Toronto, stop by to say hello and join in on the debate(s).

[Dario Laverde @virtual_dario]

At Day 2 of #AWE 2024 - if in the area let's meet up

[Dario Laverde @virtual_dario]

Learning about 'Unseen Sound' from @new_art_city at the sixth annual @XRAccess Symposium #VR #XR

[Kevin Mack @KevinMackArt]

On June 5th, Anandala, my virtual reality world of intelligent artificial-life, will be released for home use on Steam! If you have a PC VR rig , I hope you’ll take the opportunity to get to know the friendly, curious, and expressive inhabitants of Anandala!

[Dario Laverde @virtual_dario]

@augmentedcamel @pvncher I agree, it depends on the interaction but developers/designers shouldn't just accept the toolkit defaults for all interactions.

[Dario Laverde @virtual_dario]

@augmentedcamel @pvncher I would argue that the pinch isn't intuitive and that the jury should still be out on what the common established gestures will be at this point in time. We still need custom gestures to allow innovation.

[OpenXR @OpenXR]

Khronos Group announces the release of the OpenXR 1.1 specification. Five extensions are now incorporated in the core specification along with interaction profile enhancements, universal fundamental tools, new error codes, and specification refinement.

https://t.co/lD5RiEkzAu

[Dario Laverde @virtual_dario]

@Lunayian Hopefully more OEMs will follow suit, much easier at the OS level, but it should also get easier for app developers e.g. using input actions.

[Dario Laverde @virtual_dario]

Last night the NYC chapter of #XRGuild featured local @MITRealityHack developers giving mini pitches and demos of the apps they made last month. As a mentor I pitched about my cross platform development tips I had shared at the hackathon. photos credit: @zaysunal

[Dario Laverde @virtual_dario]

@DigitalNmd2022 @zach_wendt @benhylak @benz145 @jeanbutinfrench https://t.co/Z51i7yl0ER

[Dario Laverde @virtual_dario]

#MITrealityhack2024 Day 1

[Dario Laverde @virtual_dario]

at NYVR https://t.co/Qp4hLPuG21

[Dario Laverde @virtual_dario]

@SkarredGhost @MajorMcDoom Maybe not yet, I agree that "popular becomes standard" is a problem but developers should think outside of just prescribed gestures. Depending on the content, "teleporting while grabbing" can be bad even with controllers but reducing friction should always be the priority.

[Devin Reimer @DevinReimer]

Why I think all VR developers need to make a hand tracking plan now

[Dario Laverde @virtual_dario]

@InnerBushido @BranVR @EOZ_VR @Tundra_Labs @Thrilluwu @htcvive To clarify, the Vive trackers OpenXR extension for Steam (lighthouse) tracking is only implemented in Valve's OpenXR runtime.

[Raindance Film Festival @Raindance]

After a wonderful weekend of celebrating, we’re pleased to announce the #RaindanceImmersive awards. Congratulations to all the nominees and award winners at the 2023 festival! Photos by @Joeahunting. The #VR award ceremonies were hosted inside #VRChat.

[OpenXR @OpenXR]

In this new blog post, Beat Games and OpenXR describe porting the popular game, Beat Saber, to OpenXR for portability, easier feature additions, and easier maintenance.

https://t.co/AEL5kUlPyz

[Dario Laverde @virtual_dario]

@la_Biennale Congrats to the #VeniceImmersive grand prize winner Celine Daemen