PTC – Augmented & Virtual Reality Confabulation

April 17, 2022

The VR Job Hub: PTC, Digital Catapult & CM Games

Welcome to another VR Job Hub where every weekend gmw3 gathers together vacancies from across the virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) industries, in locations around the globe to help make finding that ideal job easier. Below is a selection of roles that are currently accepting applications across a number of disciplines, all within departments and companies that focus on immersive entertainment.

Location	Company	Role	Link
US/Remote	PTC	AR Product Designer	Click Here to Apply
London, UK	Digital Catapult	Senior Bid Manager	Click Here to Apply
London, UK	Digital Catapult	Business Development Manager – Process Industries	Click Here to Apply
London, UK	Digital Catapult	Presales Solution Architect	Click Here to Apply
London, UK	Digital Catapult	Strategic Account Manager	Click Here to Apply
London, UK	Digital Catapult	Technology Partnerships Director	Click Here to Apply
London, UK	Digital Catapult	Senior Regional Strategic Partnerships Manager	Click Here to Apply
London, UK	Digital Catapult	Project Manager	Click Here to Apply
London, UK	Digital Catapult	Resource Manager	Click Here to Apply
London, UK	Digital Catapult	Product Owner	Click Here to Apply
London, UK	Digital Catapult	Product Manager	Click Here to Apply
London, UK	Digital Catapult	Cloud Network Engineer	Click Here to Apply
London, UK	Digital Catapult	Systems Administrator	Click Here to Apply
London, UK	Digital Catapult	Telco Cloud DevOps Engineer	Click Here to Apply
Tallinn, Estonia	CM Games	Art Lead	Click Here to Apply
Tallinn, Estonia	CM Games	Office Manager	Click Here to Apply
Tallinn, Estonia	CM Games	Senior Unity Developer (R&D)	Click Here to Apply
Tallinn, Estonia	CM Games	Senior Unity Developer (Production)	Click Here to Apply
Tallinn, Estonia	CM Games	Senior UI/UX Artist	Click Here to Apply
Tallinn, Estonia	CM Games	Senior Game Designer	Click Here to Apply
Tallinn, Estonia	CM Games	Senior Fullstack Developer	Click Here to Apply
Tallinn, Estonia	CM Games	Product Manager	Click Here to Apply
Tallinn, Estonia	CM Games	Marketing Lead	Click Here to Apply
Tallinn, Estonia	CM Games	DevOps Engineer	Click Here to Apply
Tallinn, Estonia	CM Games	Animator	Click Here to Apply
Tallinn, Estonia	CM Games	QA Engineer	Click Here to Apply
Tallinn, Estonia	CM Games	Training & Development Specialist	Click Here to Apply
Tallinn, Estonia	CM Games	Marketing Artist	Click Here to Apply
Tallinn, Estonia	CM Games	Senior Marketing Manager	Click Here to Apply

Don’t forget, if there wasn’t anything that took your fancy this week there’s always last week’s listings on The VR Job Hub to check as well.

If you are an employer looking for someone to fill an immersive technology related role – regardless of the industry – don’t forget you can send us the lowdown on the position and we’ll be sure to feature it in that following week’s feature. Details should be sent to community@gmw3.com.

We’ll see you next week on gmw3 at the usual time of 3PM (UK) for another selection of jobs from around the world.

May 30, 2021

The VR Job Hub: Fast Travel Games, Unity & PTC

Every weekend VRFocus gathers together vacancies from across the virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) industry, in locations around the globe to help make finding that ideal job easier. Below is a selection of roles that are currently accepting applications across a number of disciplines, all within departments and companies that focus on immersive entertainment.

Location	Company	Role	Link
Stockholm, Sweden	Fast Travel Games	Concept Artist	Click Here to Apply
Stockholm, Sweden	Fast Travel Games	Technical Artist	Click Here to Apply
Stockholm, Sweden	Fast Travel Games	Senior Producer	Click Here to Apply
Stockholm, Sweden	Fast Travel Games	Lead Programmer/Technical Director	Click Here to Apply
Stockholm, Sweden	Fast Travel Games	Senior C++ Engineer	Click Here to Apply
Montreal, Canada	Unity	Senior Graphics Engineer, XR	Click Here to Apply
Montreal, Canada	Unity	Senior Software Developer, Advanced XR Team	Click Here to Apply
Montreal, Canada	Unity	Senior Software Developer in Test, XR – Graphics Automation	Click Here to Apply
Bellevue, WA	Unity	Senior Software Engineer, Advanced XR Team	Click Here to Apply
Bellevue, WA	Unity	Senior Software Engineer, Open XR	Click Here to Apply
Bellevue, WA	Unity	Senior Software Engineer, XR	Click Here to Apply
Bellevue, WA	Unity	Senior Software Engineer, XR Features	Click Here to Apply
Bellevue, WA	Unity	Senior Technical Program Manager, XR	Click Here to Apply
Brighton, UK	Unity	Senior Technical Writer, XR	Click Here to Apply
San Diego, CA	PTC	Technical Support Engineer, Senior	Click Here to Apply
Twin Cities/Remote	PTC	Software Development Engineer, Principal	Click Here to Apply
Vienna, Austria	PTC	Technical Support Community Specialist – AR	Click Here to Apply
Vienna, Austria	PTC	Software Development Engineer, Senior	Click Here to Apply
Vienna, Austria	PTC	Senior Software Engineer – AR	Click Here to Apply
US, Nationwide	PTC	AR Account Executive	Click Here to Apply

Don’t forget, if there wasn’t anything that took your fancy this week there’s always last week’s listings on The VR Job Hub to check as well.

We’ll see you next week on VRFocus at the usual time of 3PM (UK) for another selection of jobs from around the world.

June 4, 2018

Apple Reveals USDZ – A New AR File Format Made With Pixar, Adobe Bringing Support To Creative Cloud

iOS 12 has made its official debut at Apple’s WWDC 2018 event and has brought quite a lot of new toys with it. And the team kicked off discussions by focusing on how the tech conglomerate is continuing its focus on augmented technology. It was last year at the same time, almost to the day, that Apple revealed its AR developer platform ARKit and now as then Apple’s Craig Federighi took to the stage to talk attendees through not just the rumoured ARKit 2, as reported earlier on VRFocus, but other developments.

WWDC 18 The first announcement was a brand-new file format specifically for working with AR. Something developed companies such as Pixar – “some of the greatest minds in 3D.”

“AR is transformational technology.” Federighi told the audience at San Jose’s McEnery Convention Center. “Bringing experiences into the real world? It enables all kinds of new experiences, changing the way we have fun and the way we work. In iOS12 we wanted to make an easy way to experience AR across the system.”

The new file format is called USDZ (or Universal Scene Description), which has a focus on sharing content and will be able to be used or viewed in everything from internal file views, to the web browser Safari to email. Enabling you to place 3D models into the real world. “It’s something like ‘AR quick-look’”, Federighi explained.

USDZ - Universal Scene Description Apple confirmed that they would be working with leading companies in 3D tools and libraries to bring USDZ support to their services. With Allegorithmic (developer of Substance), PTC, Turbosquid, Adobe, Autodesk, Sketchfab and Quixel all namechecked on stage.

“At Adobe we believe that augmented reality is an incredibly important technology. And with ARKit, Apple is by far the most powerful platform for AR.” Added Adobe‘s Executive Vice President and CTO Abhay Parasnis who appeared on stage to explain more about the company’s work on USDZ, something he described as “a pretty big deal” and confirming that USDZ support would be coming to Adobe’s Creative Cloud set of applications and services.

“With Creative Cloud designers and developers will now be able to use familiar apps – apps that they know and love, like Photoshop or Dimension – to create amazing AR content, and bring it easily via USDZ.”

Parasnis also confirmed a new Adobe creative app for iOS, specifically for designing AR-related content that will enable developers to bring in anything from text to images and video on Creative Cloud directly into a WYSIWIG AR editing environment.

VRFocus will bring you more news on the AR developments on WWDC shortly.

November 17, 2017

PTC Unveils Reality Lab to Conduct Research into VR/ AR and Mixed Reality Applications

US-based software provider PTC has been dabbling in virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality for awhile now, having previously acquired AR technology platform Vuforia back in 2015. Now PTC has announced the creation of Reality Lab, a test center led by researchers who will create immersive applications with the purpose of improving people’s interactions with their physical environments.

PTC’s Reality Lab will be overseen by MIT graduates Valentin Heun and Benjamin Reynolds, who will serve as the lab’s chief scientists. They aim to apply human-centered design and human-computer interaction to new technology, empowering people with more intuitive and practical computer user interfaces for managing the next generation of networked computer systems.

“PTC is known worldwide for its technological excellence – and a prowess for pushing the frontiers of technology to make the industrial world more efficient,” said Valentin Heun, vice president of technology, Office of the CTO, PTC. “We’re delighted to become members of the team.”

Vuforia Chalk screenshot

“AR connects the wealth of digital data generated by the IoT and digital transformation initiatives with the physical world in which we apply it,” said Jim Heppelmann, president and CEO, PTC in a statement. “Our new Reality Lab will enable enterprises to advance the way they serve customers, train employees, design and create products, manage their value chains, and how they compete.”

Reality Lab is located in PTC’s current headquarters in Needham, Mass. and will be a central feature at its new Boston-based headquarters expected to open in 2019.

Since the purchase of Vuforia, PTC has leveraged the platform to expand the capabilities of its ThingWorx Industrial Innovation Platform to support ARKit and ARCore, helping to bring the power of AR technology to traditional businesses like product design, manufacturing, and servicing.

VRFocus will continue its coverage of PTC, reporting back with its latest developments.

June 3, 2017

Remote IT Support Could Be Easier With AR

As anyone who has ever done any form of IT support can tell you, it is much harder when you can’t see what the customer – or family member – is seeing. Trying to rely on a description of a problem from someone who isn’t technically minded can make things difficult. The Project Chalk app might be an answer to that problem for frustrated IT support personnel and their customers.

Augmented reality (AR) app developer PTC Vuforia recently demonstrated an app named Project Chalk that works with the Vuforia technology to allow for enhanced video calling. In addition to simply seeing another person and their surroundings, the Project Chalk app makes it possible to draw on a phone or tablet screen using finger or stylus to direct someone on what button to press, or which port a cable needs to be plugged in to.

For the person trying to offer assistance, they will be able to see what the client (or family member) is pointing the phone camera at, and then make notes and drawings over the top of an image. Somewhat like sports commentators do to demonstrate various plays during games on TV.

The AR notes and drawings remain ‘tethered’ to where thy are. If you draw a line pointing to a network point, it will remain pointing at the network port, even if the phone is moved to point somewhere else.

“We allow two people to have interactions they couldn’t normally have if they weren’t in the same physical space,” Jay Wright, president of PTC’s Vuforia, said in an interview with CNET, “We think it can be used by everyone on the planet, from childhood to elderhood.” Wright said just prior to the software unveiling at Augmented World Expo.

The Project Chalk app is still in relatively early stages of development, but VRFocus will report and any further developments regarding Project Chalk and other AR innovations.