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James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

It's great that the (obvious) value of the tech is finding it's applications - still a tough value proposition though in mainstream when you factor in device lifespan and ( typically ) 1-2-1 facilitation

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James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Good to see some mixed reality WebXR

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James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

I don't care how hard it is making the sums add up in this business... It isn't acceptable to make people redundant via email from a faceless no reply address!

eurogamer.net

Unity slashes jobs, tells employees they're unemployed via 5am email

Another wave of redundancies has hit Unity, the company behind the ubiquitous video games engine.

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James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Not just "fake" but also "simply poor quality" I think the time has come for "reputable" publication to be dependent upon independent replication. And for funding and prestige to be attached to the important job of replication. For everything awaiting replication and verification there is Arxiv...

theconversation.com

Fake papers are contaminating the world’s scientific literature, fueling a corrupt industry and slowing legitimate lifesaving medical research

‘Paper mills’ are contaminating the world’s scholarly output with fake papers that hinder research. Lifesaving biomedical fields are especially hard hit.

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Bigna Lenggenhager @bigna.bsky.social · 29/01/2024

New preprint of out! We investigated in people with body integrity dysphoria neural and phenomenological changes after playing a #VR game in a body corresponding to their desired body #amputated. We are very excited about the results, check medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

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James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Yeah... I like this.... But mirrors become really problematic when you aren't projecting into an adopted avatar.... Nothing breaks immersion like looking in a mirror and seeing a different face to your own staring back...

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James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Blindsided by this news... trying to figure out how a tie up between these two is going to work out. $250 mil isn't that significant a sum really so feels like there is some kind of genuine partnership thing afoot... www.vive.com/us/newsroom/...

vive.com

HTC Announces XR Agreement with Google

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James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Some really surprising stats coming put of this years GDC State of the Game Industry report. Over a third of respondents are active in the development of XR! Is this just a blip or is this really going the be the ongoing size of the VR/AR/MR sector. VR IS DEAD! - LOL! gdconf.com/news/gdc-202...

gdconf.com

GDC 2025 State of the Game Industry: Devs Weigh in on Layoffs, AI, and More | News | Game Developers Conference (GDC)

One in 10 developers have lost their jobs over the past year. Opinions on live-service games are mixed, more studios are adopting Generative AI (even though it’s increasingly unpopular among developer...

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James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

If this is as bad as it appears (at first glance) then I fear severe reputational harm.

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James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Low poly modelling in #VR. It seems like an eternity has passed since Google blocks... Really excited to see that the software will live on as open source. Already available on Steam VR. docs.openblocks.app/blog/introdu...

docs.openblocks.app

Introducing Open Blocks! | Open Blocks Docs

Blocks is going open source 🎉

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James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Seems like a decent bit of kit. But it's in the same zone as a Meta Pro and the market just doesn't seem to exist for a premium device. To what extent was this just about being seen to keep up with Apple? And will it follow the same trajectory? That said I'll keep my fingers crossed for them. Hope.

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James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Is it just me... Or is this Sub Zero Super Cool! #BCI #AR

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James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Quest 3 multi monitor setups come to Windows 11 "Microsoft is partnering with Meta to make this experience available today in public preview, and we’re excited to get feedback from the community." I'm presuming this isn't a Quest Link alternative yet?

youtu.be

Immersive productivity with Windows and Meta Quest

YouTube video by Windows community

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James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Congratulations to all the nominees (and winners) I would love this to achieve greater visibility in future years. If you want to try out the games themselves you can find them here. itch.io/jam/me...%E2... And for more info safeinourworld.org/news/mental-...

youtu.be

Awards Showcase | Mental Health Game Dev Champions 2024

YouTube video by Safe In Our World

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James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

I agree with the sentiment here. Gimp really failed to achieve traction (and it's been over 25 years now) The patents which gave Adobe advantage over Open Source have largely expired. Given what a good job they did with video I wonder if @blender.org will rise to the challenge

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James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Getting VR push buttons "right" is so hard...

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Andy Biar @andybiar.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

If you aren't familiar with me, hi! I'm a senior engineer on Unity's XR team, and the technical lead for AR Foundation and its ARCore, ARKit, and Meta Quest implementations. Here's our team's latest info from Unite 2024. (Pardon my nerves in the beginning hehe) www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW27...

youtube.com

Immersive experiences: Building cross-platform mixed reality | Unite 2024

YouTube video by Unity

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James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

I'm quite intrigued by this. Its a karaoke game by the developers known for Guitar Hero so it's credentials don't get much better. I do wonder how effective it's feedback mechanism is for actually developing vocal talent. Promises a lot

youtu.be

Songbird | Announcement Trailer | Meta Quest 2 + Meta Quest 3

YouTube video by Songbird

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James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Its so important that Godot thrives! My crystal ball says that Unity's days are numbered... Godot essential so that we don't one day wake up to an Unreal Engine monopoly. Blender led the way. I wish Godot the same success

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James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

"...we introduce Genie 2, a foundation world model capable of generating an endless variety of action-controllable, playable 3D environments" Second concept image to 3D world announcement this week. Reading between the lines perhaps more 2D+ time than true geometry....

deepmind.google

Genie 2: A large-scale foundation world model

Generating unlimited diverse training environments for future general agents

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James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Carlsberg Marston's has been accused of "wiping out UK brewing heritage" following a decision to cut a number of beers sold in pubs. I am bereft that this is the end of 'Old Empire" in my local. (Pic from the good old days before it's trendy yoof brand refresh)

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Jacktionman @jacktionman.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

HAHAHA BEHOLD MIXED REALITY RECORDING! COOL RIGHT?! (please validate me, this took forever to get working) ((Game is up-coming Project AEROES on Quest 3)) #gamedev #indiegames #indiegame

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James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Really interesting paper "...effects of occipital cTBS on stereoscopic depth perception vary with the population tested. While occipital cTBS improves stereoacuity in amblyopic vision through yet unknown mechanisms, it is apparently not effective in healthy vision. Why might this be?..."

frontiersin.org

Frontiers | cTBS over ventral cortex enhances depth perception

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James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Sure, some probably already know Brotato exists, but it’s free on Epic Games for a couple of days. if you don't already know.... its a game where you’re a heavily armed potato fighting endless waves of enemies. Strategic? definitely. Silly?absolutely. Id hate you to miss it, and peel bad about it.

Game image of a cartoon white potato carrying six double barrelled shotguns

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James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

The ethical dimension is indeed notable for its absence in this paper. Simply gesturing that somehow clinicians will be part of the flagging/ disclosure process is more wishful thinking than a workable protocol (e.g a simple UK ADHD assessment wait time currently measured in years rather than weeks)

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James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

not sure how this ages me relative to others... it does make me a bit of a rarity though!

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James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

A new paper highlighting the continuing issue of improving disabled access to VR games. Owlchemy led the way on this in the early days. Are there any great accessible examples of VR games that I failed to notice in the years since?

scitepress.org

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