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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
We’re happy to share that Preflight, the quality gate for OpenUSD, is now in public beta! 🛫 Learn more and sign up here: preflight.reality2713.com @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social #OpenUSD #USDZ #HydraStorm #RealityKit
Preflight window showing an AI assistant on the left side, a dual viewport of Hydra Storm and RealityKit in the center, and inspector on the right side and a list of validation items on the bottom. The model showcased is a toy plane.
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elkraneo @elkraneo.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
To better understand the challenges and decisions that produced Reality Composer Pro, I'm creating a clone of it: elkraneo.com/deconstructing-reality…
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
If you would like to see how we turned TEDxBaiaMare’s photo archive into a interactive story on Apple Vision Pro, we just published a deep dive article: roxana-nagy.com/xploratoriu-... @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social #AppleVisionPro #SpatialComputing #visionOS #TEDx #TEDxBaiaMare
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
This weekend, @reality2713.bsky.social had the pleasure of bringing a new layer of storytelling to #TEDxBaiaMare through an interactive experience on #AppleVisionPro that allowed participants to explore interesting facts about the event’s rich history. (1/3)
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
“Inside The BioVault” / Episode 7 of our series about The Green Spurt → How we built our Mechanics Repository, a collection of 50+ ways to notice, reason, and act. youtube.com/shorts/FhmuV... @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social #AppleVisionPro #SpatialComputing #visionOS #TheGreenSpurt
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"Inside The BioVault" / Episode 7 / The Mechanics Repository #applevisionpro
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
If you are building spatial experiences, whether narrative, playful, or exploratory, these are the steps that helped us keep emotion at the center of The Green Spurt, our Apple Vision Pro game. roxana-nagy.com/how-we-built... @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social #AppleVisionPro #visionOS
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How We Built the Emotional Journey of The Green Spurt - Part I: Laying the Emotional Groundwork
Designing spatial experiences is not only about what people can do in a space. It is about what they should feel there. This article details the frameworks and pipelines that helped built the emotiona...
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Animation plays a key role in spatial experiences on Apple Vision Pro. @elkraneo.bsky.social put together an article for @stepinto.vision that goes into great depth about which animation techniques will work best for your creative vision. stepinto.vision/articles/dee... #AppleVisionPro #visionOS
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
“Inside The BioVault” / Episode 6 of our series about The Green Spurt → How imagining future microjobs and the future mundane led to the Watcher, a role that quietly keeps the BioVault running. @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social #AppleVisionPro #SpatialComputing #visionOS #TheGreenSpurt
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elkraneo @elkraneo.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Inside The BioVault / Ep. 5 (2/2) → Enter Houdini; with this simple trick, we can finally go from concept to asset ready. @coderox.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social #AppleVisionPro #SpatialComputing #visionOS #TheGreenSpurt
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elkraneo @elkraneo.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Inside The BioVault / Ep. 5 → The hunt for an impossible structure, creating the BioVault. @coderox.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social #AppleVisionPro #SpatialComputing #visionOS #TheGreenSpurt
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
“Inside The BioVault” / Episode 4 of our series about The Green Spurt → How a speculative artifact, the Pollen Dispersal Moth, evolved into a timeline of events that shaped the world of 2107. @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social #AppleVisionPro #SpatialComputing #visionOS #TheGreenSpurt
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
“Inside The BioVault” / Episode 3 of our series about The Green Spurt → How we used Design Fiction (by Near Future Laboratory) to find a weak signal for the future world of The Green Spurt. @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social #AppleVisionPro #SpatialComputing #visionOS #TheGreenSpurt
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elkraneo @elkraneo.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
~17 hours until the next Step Into Vision Office Hours. Every Wednesday at 11:00 CEST, Apple Vision Pro professionals in "nearby" regions connect online to discuss projects, ask questions, and share information. stepinto.vision/about-office...
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elkraneo @elkraneo.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
"Inside The BioVault" / Episode 2 of our new series about The Green Spurt → How we created a more compelling equipment interaction for a critical component of the game @coderox.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social #AppleVisionPro #SpatialComputing #visionOS #TheGreenSpurt
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
“Inside The BioVault” / Episode 1 of our new series about The Green Spurt → how escape rooms became the perfect playground for experimenting with story-living on Apple Vision Pro. @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social #AppleVisionPro #SpatialComputing #visionOS #TheGreenSpurt
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
The Green Spurt, an escape room reimagined for Apple Vision Pro. reality2713.com/thegreenspurt @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social #AppleVisionPro #SpatialComputing #visionOS #TheGreenSpurt #EscapeRoom
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
The Green Spurt is now available on the App Store for Apple Vision Pro. apps.apple.com/us/app/the-g... @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social #AppleVisionPro #visionOS #SpatialComputing
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
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The Green Spurt: Our Spatial Computing Lab Experiment
Today, we’re excited to announce the release of The Green Spurt, a collaborative immersive escape room-style game for Apple Vision Pro. For us, this isn’t just a game, it’s the result of one year of r...
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
We’re excited to announce that @elkraneo.bsky.social and I are joining forces with @vrhermit.com to host a new @stepinto.vision Office Hours, happening on Wednesdays at 11 AM CET/CEST! 🎉 Learn more about the Office Hours and how to join here: stepinto.vision/about-office... #AppleVisionPro
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elkraneo @elkraneo.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Perhaps this is the most uninteresting take on #AppleVisionPro, but making immersive environments feels like oil painting. www.elkraneo.com/the-aestheti...
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The Aesthetics of Immersion
Synthetic environments and traditional landscape paintings
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elkraneo @elkraneo.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
As the dust settles from #WWDC25, I am starting to get a sense of the big picture for the future of Spatial Computing, so I wrote about it www.elkraneo.com/wwdc25-guide...
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Guide to the latest in Spatial Computing (WWDC25)
TL;DR * Spatial computing is in a transitional phase: the technology is robust, but the market and use cases are still catching up. * Apple’s approach is methodical, not flashy: rather than chasing...
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
The Green Spurt was spotlighted at the Romanian Game Awards 2025! 🎉 While we didn’t enter the finalist pool, our game was honored with a special moment for its technical ambition. #AppleVisionPro #RomanianGameAwards @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
🌱 We made it to the FINALS! 🌟 The Green Spurt is officially a finalist for the Auggie Awards in the Best Indie Creator(s) category — and we couldn’t have done it without you! Thank you for your support! 🙌 #AppleVisionPro #AuggieAwards #AWE2025 @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social
Poster with The Green Spurt logo and the Auggie Awards 2025 Finalist - Best Indie Creator(s) laurel badge.
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
We had a great time chatting with Tim Mitra about The Green Spurt, TabletopKit, our visionOS 3 wishlist and much more! Big shoutout to Tim for being one of our earliest game testers! You can watch the full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rgnn... @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
In this article, I document my process of generating a voiceover for The Green Spurt using Dia by Nari Labs, experimenting with audio prompts, non-verbal tags, and audio editing to craft a fitting emotional tone for one of the game’s ending scenes. roxana-nagy.com/emotions-in-... #NariLabs
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Emotions in the Machine – Part II: Making of the voiceover for The Green Spurt's game ending
In this follow-up, I document my process of generating a voiceover for The Green Spurt using Dia by Nari Labs, experimenting with audio prompts, non-verbal tags, and audio editing to craft a fitting e...
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
As we approach the release of The Green Spurt, we needed a voiceover for the game's ending. In this article I share my first impressions of Dia, an open-source Text-To-Speech model by Nari Labs, that brings a new level of emotional depth to AI voices. roxana-nagy.com/emotions-in-... #NariLabs
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Emotions in the Machine – Part I: Testing Dia by Nari Labs for Game Voiceovers
As we approach the release of The Green Spurt, we needed a voiceover for the game's ending. In this article I share my first impressions of Dia, an open-source Text-To-Speech model by Nari Labs, that ...
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Celebrating Day 30 of this series with a gameplay recording from a recent hangout with Josh and Oliver.  It really shows the magic of co-presence on the Apple Vision Pro. ✨  #AppleVisionPro #IndieGame @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social @joshhrach.bsky.social @oliverw.bsky.social
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Building natively using SwiftUI allows us to support Dynamic Type, which is great even though it adds an additional dimension of concerns when working on 3D. #AppleVisionPro #IndieGame @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social
A screenshot of The Green Spurt game side by side with the Large Text Accessibility setting on Apple Vision Pro, with a SwiftUI view extending beyond the equipment.
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Running tests for color blindness and large accessibility sizes. #AppleVisionPro #IndieGame @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social
A screenshot of The Green Spurt game side by side with the Color Filters Accessibility setting on Apple Vision Pro.
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Trying things out for the game ending. #AppleVisionPro #IndieGame @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social
A screenshot of the Hexatable playing videos on the screens, in a simulated environment.
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
🌱 The Green Spurt has been nominated for an Auggie Award in the ‘Best Indie Creator(s)’ category. We now need your support to help us get to the finals!  Vote for us here: auggies.awexr.com #AppleVisionPro #IndieGame #AWE2025 #AuggieAwards @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Audio Mixer 🎶 #AppleVisionPro #IndieGame @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social
Audio settings UI showing sliders for VoiceOver, Music, Ambient, SoundFX, and something hidden.
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
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GitHub - ml-opensource/reality-check: Level up your AR development workflow with RealityCheck: an open-source Mac app for streamlined debugging and real-time preview of AR projects built with RealityK...
Level up your AR development workflow with RealityCheck: an open-source Mac app for streamlined debugging and real-time preview of AR projects built with RealityKit - ml-opensource/reality-check
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
‪🛠️ Tools like the RealityKit debugger are critical for building spatial apps.‬ ‪It reminds us of our roots: building RealityCheck, an open-source tool created to streamline debugging & real-time previews for AR projects built with RealityKit.‬ #AppleVisionPro #IndieGame @elkraneo.bsky.social
A screenshot showing the RealityKit debugger in The Green Spurt project.
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Throwback to the Let’s Vision conference where ‘The Green Spurt’ got its authentic Chinese name: 绿色热潮. #AppleVisionPro #IndieGame @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social
A screenshot of 3D wireframe models of 'THE GREEN SPURT' in English and its Chinese translation '绿色热潮' displayed in a gray 3D grid environment, with a humanoid figure on the right for scale.
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Build 49 - the last major public Beta release before launch.  #AppleVisionPro #IndieGame @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social
A screenshot of The Green Spurt start scene, featuring the game’s 3D logo and a ‘Start’ button underneath. In the background, a TestFlight window is visible with the game’s page. Mount Hood Vision Pro environment.
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
“Welcome! You are now part of RELEAF’s Monitoring Division.” #AppleVisionPro #IndieGame @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social
A screenshot from the Green Spurt game, showing a welcome message that prompts the player to complete the biometric setup. Passthrough view of a living room.
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Happy #EarthDay! Today’s screenshot is from ‘THE GLOBAL 50’ future opportunities report by Dubai Future Foundation. 🌱 Read more on how The Green Spurt’s eco-fiction story came to life: roxana-nagy.com/natured-rest... #AppleVisionPro #IndieGame @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social
A screenshot of ‘THE GLOBAL 50’ future opportunities report by Dubai Future Foundation, featuring a picture with a circuit board with plant spurts coming out of it.
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Would it really be an escape room style game, if we didn’t sneak a clue into our logo? 😄 #AppleVisionPro #IndieGame @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social
Screenshot of The Green Spurt logo. On the left, a side panel reveals a hidden clue within the USDZ file, with named entries such as “So_you're_seeking_for_clues_,” “While_we_prefer_not_to_provide_any_details__we_believe_that_such_dedication_warrants_a_hint_,” and “Some_things_serve_as_portals__while_others_are_used_to_focus_or_blend___”.
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Game tokens based on Braille.  #AppleVisionPro #IndieGame @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social
A screenshot of a desktop screen with opened USDZ previews of black and white Braille tokens 3D models, side by side with 2 windows.
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
‪New game equipment introduced. 👀 ‬ #AppleVisionPro #IndieGame #ScreenshotSaturday @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social
A screenshot from the Green Spurt game, showcasing a disk with symbols.
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
‪The new enhancements to Guest User in visionOS 2.4 were so needed – a big win for us in doing game demos. 🎉‬ #AppleVisionPro #IndieGame @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social
A screenshot of an iPhone home screen with a calendar widget and several apps, with a picture in picture view of The Green Spurt game in Guest User.
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
“The ultimate nootropic drink for clarity and cognitive performance.  Focus Blend. Think Better.” #AppleVisionPro #IndieGame @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social
A screenshot of Xcode, showing the 3D model of a Focus Blend bottle next to the code Editor.
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
‪ARKit features, including Hand Tracking, cannot run in volumetric windows, so we had to do some magic tricks to make it part of our game. 🪄‬ #AppleVisionPro #IndieGame @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social
A screenshot of a hand tracking experience in debug mode with Xcode visible in the background. Passthrough view of a living room.
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Crashes on Vision Pro hit… differently. 😅 #AppleVisionPro #IndieGame @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social @joshhrach.bsky.social
A screenshot of Cristian and Josh Hrach’s Spatial Personas next to a crash dialog for The Green Spurt.
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
‪The "Create interactive stories for visionOS" session by Apple confirmed our hunch on asset optimization, and gave us exactly the techniques we needed.‬ #AppleVisionPro #IndieGame @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social
A screenshot from Houdini highlighting adaptative polygon reduction based on viewer distance.
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
‪Best enjoyed with friends and a refreshing “Focus Blend”.‬ #AppleVisionPro #IndieGame @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social @jotamaza.bsky.social
A screenshot of Roxana and Jota (Jose Infantes)’s Spatial Personas side-by-side, The Green Spurt together.
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Making of The Green Spurt booth for Let’s Vision 2025 – using the same techniques, pipelines and assets from our game. #AppleVisionPro #IndieGame @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social
A screenshot of the booth design process in Houdini.
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Our first public Beta release - Build 31. #AppleVisionPro #IndieGame @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social
A screenshot from the Green Spurt game, 2 hands interacting with the game equipment: the LadaPad and RGB colored bottles.
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Roxana Nagy @coderox.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Cooking up the finest batch of toxic pollen in our Particle Playground. #AppleVisionPro #IndieGame @elkraneo.bsky.social @reality2713.bsky.social
A screenshot of a particle-filled immersive environment with customizable parameters and two figures in hazmat suits.
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