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AWS and Meta’s GenAI with XR Hackathon: Shaping the Future

AWS and Meta Hackathon organizing team The AWS and Meta teams collaborated to host the first-ever GenAI and XR Hackathon. Held from August 27-29 at Amazon’s East Palo Alto office, this event explored the combined power of AWS’s generative AI (GenAI) technology and Meta’s Presence Platform capabilities. Attendees leveraged AWS GenAI tools, including Amazon Bedrock, […]

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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. […]

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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.

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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 […]

Text-to-Hologram: Unleashing Creativity with AWS Gen AI and Proto Hologram

In today’s digital landscape, where innovation is the driving force behind technological advancements, we find ourselves on the cusp of a paradigm shift. Imagine a world where creating captivating holographic content is as effortless as typing a thought. Thanks to our groundbreaking collaboration with the visionaries at Proto Hologram, this once-futuristic dream has become a […]

Visual Asset Management System 2.0 Release

AWS Spatial Computing is excited to announce the release of the Visual Asset Management System (VAMS) 2.0, a significant update to the open-source solution designed to streamline the way organizations manage spatial computing data. This release helps enterprises across various industries with the challenges posed by the increasing complexity and volume of 3D data, computer-aided […]

Empower Your WebXR App Using AWS Serverless Architecture

© Chand – stock.adobe.com What is WebXR? WebXR stands as a cutting-edge web standard designed to enable immersive virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) experiences directly within web browsers. This technology empowers developers to create and share interactive 3D environments online, offering users innovative and engaging ways to interact with digital content. Recent Developments […]

Modeling Spread of Infectious Disease Using Spatial Simulations on AWS

Spatial simulations compute the motion and behavior of dynamic entities across 2D and 3D virtual environments. These simulations allow users to explore how the behaviors of individual actors and interactions amongst a group of actors can lead to emergent spatial patterns. The authors of the blog see customers using spatial simulations for use cases such […]

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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 […]