Spatial – Page 4 – Augmented & Virtual Reality Confabulation

August 26, 2018

The VR Job Hub: Exciting Late August Opportunities

The weekend is here once again and it means that its time for another entry in The VR Job Hub. As the final weekend of August is here, there are plenty of open positions available for the likes of developers, designers, managers, and engineers working on immersive technology at companies like Spatial, Magic Leap, nDreams and FundamentalVR. With a big variety of different jobs available there is sure to be something for everyone this weekend.

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

Location	Company	Role	Link
Houston, TX, US	VISION	3D AR/VR Developer	Click Here to Apply
New York, NY, US	Spatial	Unity 3D AR/VR Developer	Click Here to Apply
San Francisco, CA, US	Accenture	AR/VR Designer	Click Here to Apply
Dania Beach, FL, US	Magic Leap	Quality Systems Manager	Click Here to Apply
Plantation, FL, US	Magic Leap	Senior Software Engineer, Native	Click Here to Apply
Plantation, FL, US	Magic Leap	Social Media Specialist	Click Here to Apply
Sunnyvale, CA, US	Magic Leap	Senior Multimedia Stack Developer	Click Here to Apply
London, UK	FundamentalVR	Haptics Engineer	Click Here to Apply
London, UK	FundamentalVR	Senior Haptics Engineer	Click Here to Apply
Penang, Malaysia	Maitree VR/AR	Producer / Journalist (VR)	Click Here to Apply
Farnborough, UK	nDreams	Senior Graphics Programmer	Click Here to Apply
Farnborough, UK	nDreams	Principal Level Designer	Click Here to Apply
Farnborough, UK	nDreams	Level Designer	Click Here to Apply

As always, if there was nothing in this week’s feature that was a good fit for you, you can always look at the previous edition of The VR Job Hub.

As always, 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 myself (keva@vrfocus.com) and also Peter Graham (pgraham@vrfocus.com).

Check back with VRFocus next Sunday at the usual time of 3PM (UK) for another selection of jobs from around the industry.

August 15, 2018

Spatial Brings AR Gaming To The Tabletop With A Magic Window

AR tabletop gaming could get a real boost with this new peripheral from Spatial Gaming.

The Spatial MRX is a mobile accessory designed to bring augmented reality boardgames to anyone with a smartphone or tablet. It’s a $60 device that plugs into your hardware and places it behind what it calls a ‘Magic Window’. Using a camera fitted to the device, this window removes your phone/tablet from view and instead projects virtual images onto the surface in front of you as if you were simply looking through a pane of glass.

The camera also tracks pieces to project virtual characters and objects, and will react in real-time if you move the kit during play. A joypad comes integrated into the unit for control, too. Currently the device supports iPhone 6, iPad 2, Samsung Galaxy 6 and Samsung Tab S2 along with later iterations of each. Note that phones don’t need iOS’ ARKit nor Android’s ARCore to work.

Spatial comes with a set of games, while more will be available to download via the App Store and Google Play. These include a card battler named Mythico, a 3D building app named HoloCraft, a real-time strategy game named WarTable and an obstacle course-arranging title named Bolt.

Currently the company is running a Kickstarter campaign for the project, with 29 days to go until its September 13th close date. At the time of writing it’s already raised $14,703 of its $25,000 goal. A limited $60 pledge gets you not only the unit but unlimited game activation codes.

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August 3, 2018

Spatial Announces Kickstarter For New Mixed Reality Tabletop Gaming Experience

Spatial, the mixed reality (MR) gaming company known for making face-to-face entertainment by means of holographic projection have announced that they will be launching a Kickstarter campaign to help fund a new gaming platform. Called Spatial Games, the product aims to bring MR gaming along with physical objects to the mass consumer market in a fun and interesting way.

Spatial Games

Spatial believe that the gaming market is overflowing with massive, anonymous content that for many gamers is growing tiresome. This is why they have developed this is platform which aims to satisfy the inclination for people to play analog games around the table but enrich them by leveraging the latest technology. This results in a product that merges the piece play of a tabletop game with the graphics and mechanics of mobile games resulting in an MR experience.

By using a mobile device to display information and handle game logic, the Spatial Games platform then uses holographic technology to allow for multiple people to play together at the same time. By integrating the physical pieces, the platform is able to bring new life to tabletop gaming in a way that is exciting. The product also has a built in joypad meaning players are able to control holographic characters in a similar manner to that of videogaming experiences. This also means that there is no need to worry about using an external controller as the option is already there for the games that the platform will include.

Spatial Games

The Spatial Games product will not require a headset and will come with five MR games included at launch with additional games available for purchase on the Google Play and Apple App stores. All the physical game pieces are included meaning players can start spawning holographic monsters and characters right away and it will be compatible with most stand mobile devices for both Android and iOS. The unit will be priced at $60 (USD) at launch.

The Kickstarter campaign will be going live in just under two weeks on August 14th, 2018 and run for 30 days. During this time those looking to support the Spatial Games platform can do so by backing the campaign. A short video is available to watch below to learn more about the product and for all the latest on Spatial, keep reading VRFocus.