And the winners are...

Our Community Manager, Arturo J. Real, highlights some of the stand-out XR projects using Looking Glass Portrait from this 2024's MIT Reality Hack

Looking Glass at MIT Reality Hack 2024

At this year's MIT Reality Hack, the Looking Glass team connected with the next generation of XR developers as mentors and judges, collaborating to push immersive technology forward through hands-on workshops and fostering a spirit of community; witnessing the participants' creativity and passion left us optimistic about the future of human-centric XR designed for the benefit of all.

2024: To the future & beyond 🚀

2024 at Looking Glass: Over $1M Sold & Wired's Best Weird

Issue #6: Dimensional Dispatch

In the latest issue of Dimensional Dispatch, we discuss the current state of AI development and look into some of the FAANG companies latest releases in the field. The issue also covers OpenAI's introduction of voice and image capabilities, advancements in Gaussian Splatting by Polycam and Luma, a partnership between Runway and Canva, and Mark Zuckerberg's demonstration of photorealistic avatars.

Issue #5: Dimensional Dispatch

In Issue #5 of Dimensional Dispatch, Apple's recent event teased "spatial video" features on the iPhone 15 and 15 Pro, while Gaussian Splatting technology gains momentum with integrations in Unity. Notable mentions include the MagicAvatar framework that animates avatars using multiple inputs, artist Refik Anadol's upcoming installation in Las Vegas, and Apple TV+'s Godzilla series rumored to be in 3D. With Unity's recent controversial fee changes and Shopify's 3D model update for merchants, the tech landscape sees significant advancements, including Google Research's dynamic video simulation.

Issue #4: Dimensional Dispatch

Issue 4 of Dimensional Dispatch announces a new Image to Hologram service on the Blocks platform, discusses developments in Gaussian Splatting, a paper on improving text-to-3D models, and a new in-painting feature on Midjourney.

Introducing: Image to Hologram on Blocks

With Image to Hologram, there’s never been an easier way to share holograms on the internet.

Issue #3: Dimensional Dispatch

Issue 3 of Dimensional Dispatch mostly covers some of the landmark advancements coming out of Siggraph 2023 last week and goes over some of Looking Glass' participation at NVIDIA Research's Emerging Technology booth.

Issue #2: Dimensional Dispatch

In Issue #2 of Dimensional Dispatch, we share the latest trends and breakthroughs in the 3D graphics and AI industry. We'll share what we know from the upcoming SIGGRAPH conference, highlight some fascinating research papers in Neural Radiance Fields (NeRFS), and showcasing Jake Adams' cutting-edge holographic comic book. We'll also touch on some of the things we're reading in the world of generative AI, Unreal Engine, and AI chatbots.

Creator Highlight: Jake Adams / Valholo

A creator highlight of Jake Adams of Valholo, artist behind "Aphid Through the Looking Glass", the first digital holographic comic book for Looking Glass displays.

Issue #1: Dimensional Dispatch

This is the first issue of the Dimensional Dispatch newsletter that will be published bi-weekly (ish). In this week's newsletter, we cover the $2 billion Sphere in Las Vegas, updates to Blender & Godot, links to some of the latest AI papers and some of the latest and greatest updates out of Looking Glass.

Introducing Liteforms™

Liteforms™, a platform that brings conversational AI holographic characters to life — powered by Looking Glass and ChatGPT.

Accenture invests in Looking Glass to accelerate the shift from 2D to 3D

Accenture has made a strategic investment through Accenture Ventures in Looking Glass.

MIT Reality Hack ‘23: Future of XR

Building an immersive and sustainable future through inclusive XR spaces.

Depth Maps: Best Practices

Learn about how to render the best Depth Maps for your Looking Glass Display and more.

The Future of Retail: 3D Immersion

Looking Glass is dedicated to the phygital transformation of today's retail experience. A future where physical and digital commerce blend seamlessly to enrich every aspect of the retail journey.

Depth Maps: How Software Encodes 3D Space

Wondering what a depth map is? Learn what they are, their uses, and how to use them to generate limitless holograms for your Looking Glass display in this post here.

Looking Glass Web XR Library: Web Devs, Welcome to the Future

With the new Looking Glass WebXR Library, you can now build immersive holographic web experiences using the familiar libraries you're already using today such as three.js, PlayCanvas and babylon.js.

The World’s First Holographic Documentary In Competition

Springbok Entertainment had the opportunity to premiere the film, Zanzibar: Trouble in Paradise, at Tribeca Immersive 2022.

Secrets of the Looking Glass Revealed: This Time It’s Personal

We had a great time at our first virtual event for Looking Glass Portrait. You can now relive the entire webinar here.

Introducing Looking Glass Portrait. Your first personal holographic display.

Introducing Looking Glass Portrait — your first personal holographic display.