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Biggest announcements from Facebook Connect 2020
Here at XR Terra, we were really looking forward to the Facebook Connect 2020, and we were not disappointed! Facebook announced a number of products and initiatives that are going to shake up the VR consumer market. These give our AR VR developer and AR VR visual...
Student Spotlight: Matt Thompson
Student Profile Matt Thompson was a participant in the first XR Terra AR VR Developer class of 2020. His technical career began in 3D animation, and after Launch Academy’s 18-week bootcamp, he immersed himself in programming as a full time software engineer at...
Unity’s Mixed and Augmented Reality Studio (MARS): Is it worth the hype?
This post was co-authored by Craig Herndon, an XR Terra instructor. Unity’s Mixed and Augmented Reality Studio (MARS), one of this year’s most anticipated releases in the XR development ecosystem, finally launched earlier this month. For many developers, the initial...
AR & VR Jobs – April 24th
Spatial computing. Real time 3-D. Virtual reality. Augmented reality. Mixed reality. Many terms begin to describe the revolution taking place across sectors to harness the power of computing and bring it out from behind screens. Market forecasters project this field...
The world beyond Zoom – How VR can enhance learning in this new normal
As campuses are shutting down across the country and classes are moving entirely online, universities’ course offerings are becoming more and more indistinguishable. In this time of uncertainty, many students are questioning the cost of their education, and parents,...
XR Terra Celebrates the MIT Reality Hackathon with a Wall of GIFs (of all the Team Projects)
Yes, it has been a few weeks since the MIT Hackathon, but is it really over? Because... A few weeks has been just enough time for us to turn all the cool project videos from the hackathon into a giant Wall of GIFs. So, let's get this party re-started! As you browse...
Looking for a job as an AR and VR Developer? Here’s how to decode a job posting
Wouldn’t it be nice if all job descriptions did what their name implied, described a job? Alas, it is not so simple. No one is to blame for this, but job descriptions are not often straightforward. This is for a number of reasons: 1. Job descriptions require the use...
I Run an AR / VR Coding Bootcamp in Boston: Here’s What I Thought of the 2020 MIT Reality Hack…
When I was first asked to judge at the MIT Reality Hackathon, I was excited about the prospect of meeting some of the best talent in XR and having interesting conversations. I looked forward to seeing teams go from a simple idea to a full working prototype in a matter...
XR Terra launches AR & VR Developer Program in partnership with Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
With the XR industry (Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Reality) expecting to exceed $200 billion in market size by 2023 (according to Statistica), there is a growing need for talented XR developers to create applications and experiences in immersive technologies across a...