XR HACK

🎇Turning Passion into Reality with Spatial Comics! We are going to fill the space between 2D and 3D with hybrid 2.5D automated content. What started as an XR HACK project is now becoming a lifestyle product. I'm excited to share that our team—Erika B., Daniel Liebelt, Yolanda Correia, and I—is taking our XR comic streaming app to the next level! We're transforming traditional comics into immersive 2.5D experiences using our AI pipeline, using models like YOLOv8 and Meta SAM. Countless hours of annotating and fine-tuning 😅 have gone into bringing this vision to life. We've submitted our trailer and pitch to the Meta XR Lifestyle Accelerator and are looking for investors and public interest to help us grow. We'll be at the Frankfurter Buchmesse this week to meet potential partners and users. Publishers attending the fair, we'd love to connect with you! If you're interested in bringing your comics into the XR world, let's talk! We're also thrilled to announce that we'll be at AWE Austria at the round table to demo our pilot app! 🚀 A huge shoutout to XR Bootcamp, especially Ferhan Özkan, Rahel Demant, Christian Steiner and Thomas Riedel for making it possible through their incredible XR HACK event in Cologne. Big thanks to Lucas Martinic, Roberto Coviello ᯅ, Fabian Rücker all other mentors for their help. Their support has enabled us to pursue our passion and turn it into something truly special. Christian Steiner has been instrumental not only in hosting the hackathon but also in helping us further with the project and our future plans. Come see our app in action and experience the future of comic reading firsthand. Check out our website: https://lnkd.in/e5pHG_h9 Follow us on X/twitter: https://lnkd.in/e4ZAcDiG for updates. We're curious and excited about what the future holds! Feel free to reach out if you're interested in collaborating or learning more. Let's redefine the future of reading together! #XR #AI #Comics #FrankfurtBookFair #AWE #Innovation #Quest3s

🎉✨ Today is D-Day! Are you ready for the exclusive Women in Immersive Technologies Europe #Meetup at the stunning Art Gallery Studio in London? This is your chance to connect, inspire, and elevate the future of immersive technologies! 🚀 🚨 **#SOLD #OUT #ALERT!** Arrive on time as we’ll have a strict door policy to ensure all confirmed RSVPs get in. Your prompt arrival is crucial! 🌟 #Event #Highlights: 📅 #Date: October 9th 📍 #Location: Art Gallery - Studio Building, 21 Evesham Street, London ✨ Hosted by the dynamic Ioana Matei and Muki Kulhan, expect an evening filled with innovative insights and powerful networking with industry leaders! #Featured #Speakers: 👩⚕️ Teodora Popa, PhD – A pioneering force in integrating AI & VR into patient care at Adventure Life. 🎥 Sonia Lange – Creative tech leader at Somersault, bringing animation and AI to life! ✨ Chi Liu – Our 'Best Hackerista' from XR HACK 2024, sharing her journey! 🌐 #Agenda: - 6:00-6:30 PM: Check-In & Networking with drinks! - 6:30-6:45 PM: Exciting WIIT updates & future initiatives. - 6:45-7:00 PM: Meet our trailblazing winner, Chi Liu ! - 7:00-7:15 PM: Transforming health with AI & VR. - 7:15-7:30 PM: Behind the scenes of innovation in animation. - 7:30-9:00 PM: More networking, drinks, and delicious snacks! Don’t miss this opportunity to be at the forefront of tech innovation. We can't wait to see you there! 🌟 #WIITMeetup #WomenInTech #ImmersiveTech #Networking #LondonEvents

I’m happy to share that I’ve obtained a new certification: XR Hack Participation Certificate from XR HACK! #XR1 #AR #VR #AI

Here we go! After the XR HACK with 520 hackers, we broke another record by kickstarting almost 60 students' journey in one XR Bootcamp cohort from 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞, 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐚, 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚... 🌎 A long 4-5 months of intensive training and prototyping are ahead for students to ensure they can break into XR at the end. We are so thankful to all of our partners supporting the Beyond Inclusion mission and diversity of XR, it is a long way but we are determined to go talent by talent till the landscape is even! Meta Unity ShapesXR Pearson Logitech Photon Engine Jobs for the Future (JFF) CyberXR Coalition Kavya Pearlman ⚠️ Safety First ⚠️ Bhanujeet Choudhary

We like to take a quick look back at the XR HACK, hosted by XR Bootcamp, and the impact Photon had on the event. This hackathon brought together over 520 hackers from 32 countries, marking the largest in-person XR hackathon to date. As a sponsor and mentor, Photon was pleased to support the development of more than 120 apps, games, and tools, including 20 multi-user prototypes built with our Photon engine. Our workshops reached over 1,000 participants, offering insights into making the most of our features. The teams using our products provided us with positive feedback, noting how our multiplayer-tools helped simplify their projects, allowing them to focus on gameplay and creativity. Several notable projects are now live on the Meta Horizon Store, showcasing the talent on display. We look forward to continuing our support for developers in creating engaging multiplayer XR experiences. Are you with us? Thanks to Ferhan Özkan 🔜 Meta Connect, Maf’j Alvarez, Sneh Erande, Huseyin Gulgen and David Pripas for their kind words and insights. #Photon #XRHack #Innovation #VR #MR #XR #Mentorship #Hackathon

Passthrough API… and finally camera access! 📸 Tracked objects, AI apps, overlays… Coming in early 2025! “So now you better build smth with it!” Who is ready? 🙋♂️🙋♀️

🎨✨ Save the Date: October 9th! Join us for our Women in Immersive Technologies Europe Meetup at the Art Gallery in Studio Building, 21 Evesham Street in London - an evening designed to inspire, connect, and shape the future of immersive technologies. 🚀 Hosted by WIIT Co-Founder Ioana Matei and WIIT UK Ambassador Muki Kulhan, this event will gather influential minds across XR, AI, and innovation. With interesting insights, forward-thinking discussions, and cool networking opportunities. 🌟 Confirmed Speakers : 👩⚕️ Teodora Popa, PhD – Director of Reproductive Science & Women’s Health Program at UCL and Chief Innovation Officer at Avenues Life, leading the world’s first fertility clinic to integrate AI & VR across the patient journey. 🎥 Sonia Lange – Animation & AI Lead at Somersault and Cambridge Judge Business School Executive MBA Candidate, a leader driving creative tech spearheading cutting-edge projects in animation, AI, and beyond. 📅 RSVP now https://lnkd.in/eVZ7N2wt to secure your spot at this must-attend exclusive gathering. (link in comments) Let’s ignite innovation, foster collaboration, and drive the future of immersive technologies together, this is an opportunity you won't want to miss. Agenda: 6:00-6:30 PM: Check-In & Networking, drinks upon arrival 6:30-6:45 PM: WIIT updates & highlights, new initiatives and 2024 events with Muki and Ioana 6:45-7:00 PM: 'Best Hackerista' Chi Liu - meet our 1st ever WIIT/XRDI Winner from XR HACK 2024 7:00-7:15 PM: AI and VR - how we can uplift health with Teodora Popa, PhD 7:15-7:30 PM: AI & Animation from scratch-Behind the scenes of an IBC Accelerator R&D with Sonia Lange 7:30-9:00 PM: Networking, drinks and snacks #WIITMeetup #WomenInTech #XRInnovation #ImmersiveTech #Networking #LondonEvents #TechForGood #LeadersInTech P.S. Join the WIIT Europe movement and follow us for more updates: https://lnkd.in/e8bCWfiF

what a greate adventure i had with my team PANOMIX STUDIO at XR HACK hachathon in Istanbul sponsered by Meta , thanks for all of the organizers especially BUG Lab TEKMER team , with my team we won the games4change award which was sponsered by Games for Change Türkiye with our project signsync that aims to help the deaf community communicate easier with the world using the quest 3's greate features, you can view the project on devpost https://lnkd.in/d2hDwQcS

4 months ago, I knew nothing about XR🤷♀️ Today, I’m no expert, but I sure learned a lot.   I'm beyond excited to share the success of Sweden's biggest XR HACKATHON! 🙌 Recently held at Epicenter Stockholm, we hosted 100+ hackers from all over the world divided among 4 categories for 3 action-packed days, all made possible thanks to the support of our partners.   This journey has been exciting, coming back to Stockholm a city I truly enjoy; bringing together innovators, developers, and creative minds to push the boundaries of immersive technologies. 🎮🌍   As part of the organizing team, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting wonderful humans; hackers, judges, mentors, and volunteers who are passionate about XR. Big thanks to everyone who attended and made this event unforgettable! 💥 Check out some of the incredible winning projects (https://rb.gy/gb7ny0) and the 120+ prototypes (https://rb.gy/r60fp2) created across the four locations (Stockholm, London, Cologne and Istanbul) !! Official Partners: Meta, Logitech, Vinnova, Pearson, ShapesXR, Photon Engine Local Partners (Stockholm): Scania Group, SJ AB, Ericsson, Unity, Stockholms konstnärliga högskola, Moderna Museet   #XRHackathon #ImmersiveTech #EpicenterStockholm #Innovation #Meta #Vinnova #Collaboration #TechForGood #PushingBoundaries   Ferhan Özkan 🔜 Meta Connect Rahel Demant 🔜 Meta Connect Denys BabenkoAlbert Bengtson Edgar Luczak 🎮Jonathan Creütz Ashley Blake 🔜 Meta Connect Foki Soirak Vlada Morgun Dennis Karugu Marie Ping Ping Mosegaard Holm

🖋 Hi XR Developers! I'm sure by now most of you have seen some amazing use cases for the Logitech MX Ink stylus for the Meta Quest headset. Now, to be honest, I can't draw for the life of me, but I know some of you can, and you already did some great prototypes using the MX Ink at the recent XR HACKs all around the world! *Watch here*: https://lnkd.in/gBuyeBYK In this video I show you how to connect the stylus to your headset, read the input values from the stylus, and create events which we can use to trigger actions for our very own drawing app. We will also learn about Meta's new Input Action Sets, that were introduced with v68! Special thanks to Logitech and Mario Gutierrez for entrusting me with an early device to make this tutorial possible!