AWS Spatial Computing Blog
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3D Gaussian Splatting: Performant 3D Scene Reconstruction at Scale
Introduction Creating high-quality 3D content is traditionally a complex, time-consuming, and resource-intensive process. From 3D modeling and texturing to final scene assembly and rendering, companies require specialized skillsets. They must invest significant effort to craft realistic virtual environments, assets, and characters – particularly if their goal is to digitally recreate elements from the real world. […]
Modeling Infectious Disease Propagation in Airports Using Spatial Simulations on AWS
JHU and AWS simulate infectious disease spread in airports using Unreal Engine’s realistic crowd physics and a novel transmission model accounting for close contact, viral load, and ventilation. Visualizing hotspots informs smarter public health policies to protect passengers and staff.
3D Design Reviews On-demand with Autodesk VRED and AWS
Introduction 3D product visualization and virtual prototyping are integral to product design, especially in industries including Manufacturing and Automotive. Last year, teammates from the AWS Spatial Computing community wrote a blog post about Autodesk VRED, a software package that helps designers’ prototype and collaborate on high-quality streams or renders of engineering artifacts. That post, titled […]
Creating Extended Reality (XR) Applications on AWS
Introduction This blog post introduces readers to creating extended reality (XR) applications on Amazon Web Services (AWS). As XR technologies like virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) continue to advance and become more accessible, their potential to transform various industries and applications is undeniable. AWS offers robust services and tools that […]
How to Host Cross-Platform XR Experiences on AWS
As a Spatial Computing Prototyping Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS), I need to quickly build prototypes and proofs of concept to validate customer use cases. Whether I am building cross-platform Extended Reality (XR) experiences for meetings, for industrial training, or for multiplayer gaming, I can quickly provision AWS cloud resources on-demand to suit my […]
Building an OpenXR Enabled Unreal Engine VR Server on AWS
BUILD, DELIVER, MANAGE BLOG SERIES: BUILD Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Mixed Reality (MR) are seeing explosive growth. Together referred to as Extended Reality (XR), AR and VR are gaining interest from consumers and developers alike; with a report from Omdia estimating that consumer spend on VR content will be worth $7.5 billion […]
Deploying NVIDIA Omniverse Nucleus on Amazon EC2
Introduction This post aims to get users up and running with NVIDIA Omniverse Enterprise Nucleus Server on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). Here I’ll outline the requirements for Enterprise Nucleus Server deployment and dive deep into the technical steps for getting Nucleus running in your Amazon Web Services (AWS) account. What is Omniverse? NVIDIA […]