2024 MIT Reality Hackathon

The MIT reality hackathon theme’s this year was called presence. It was a broad topic but ultimately encourages attendees to use technology as a way to be more presdent with another. This for us encouraged us to bring in the concept of tea as a connector and the use of multiplayer AR with the Quest 3 to create presence even when two participants were remote.
Even though we did not fully finish the multiplayer portion or demonstration was more than enough to inspire people to actually slow down and drink some tea.
This year was really exciting and inspired me to continue searching fro ways to connect deeper with my industry peers and represent the tech for good moment for a third year in a row. Thank you MIT for another great year.

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2023 MIT Reality Hackathon

The MIT Reality Hackathon is a highly-anticipated annual event that brings together some of the brightest minds in the field of augmented and virtual reality. This year’s theme was “presence,” which challenged participants to explore new ways of immersing users in virtual environments.

The hackathon, which took place over the course of a weekend, saw teams of developers, designers, and engineers come together to create cutting-edge projects using the latest AR and VR technology. Many teams used hardware such as the Snapdragon AR headset, Oculus Quest, and ARKit, while others focused on software development using tools like Unity and Unreal Engine.

Our project at the hackathon was a cross-platform multiplayer note-taking app that utilized the power of Photon to create a seamless experience across different devices. Another team developed an AR game that explored the theme of presence by allowing users to step into the shoes of a character in a virtual world.

The event also featured keynote speeches and panel discussions from industry experts, who shared their thoughts on the latest trends in AR and VR and discussed the future of the technology.

Overall, the MIT Reality Hackathon provided a unique opportunity for participants to push the boundaries of what is possible with AR and VR and to explore new ways of creating immersive experiences. As the event continues to grow in popularity, it serves as a platform for some of the most promising and innovative projects in the field.

2022 MIT Reality Hackathon

The 2022 MIT Reality Hackathon, held over the course of a weekend, brought together some of the brightest minds in the fields of augmented and virtual reality to push the boundaries of what’s possible with the technology. This year’s theme was “Interaction” which challenged participants to explore new ways of user interaction in immersive environments.

The event saw teams of developers, designers, and engineers come together to create cutting-edge projects using the latest AR and VR technology. Many teams used a combination of hardware and software such as the HoloLens 2, Magic Leap, and Unity to create interactive experiences that truly immerses the users.

Our project was called AI Witness news and it use Azure cogiitive servies for speech top text to ask a UMA Unity avatar questions about trending topics and the overall. sentiment people found in a geo location. It used the top 50 tweetes in a keyword to establish sentiment on a topic from Twitter. The interface was ran by hand gesture to start recording question using a Leap Motion. The avatar was displayed on a 3d monitor by The Looking glass.

The event also featured keynote speeches and panel discussions from industry experts, who shared their thoughts on the latest trends in AR and VR and discussed the future of the technology. The event was also live-streamed on social media and it had a great engagement from the community.

Overall, the 2022 MIT Reality Hackathon was a huge success, providing a unique opportunity for participants to push the boundaries of what is possible with AR and VR and to explore new ways of creating interactive experiences. The event continues to be one of the most important gatherings for AR and VR enthusiasts and developers, and it’s a great platform for showcasing some of the most promising and innovative projects in the field.

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Unity and WordPress: 2 Peas in a powerful pod.

When I first began my career in web design, there were limited options for creating interactive experiences until the emergence of Flash. Upon discovering this tool, I realized its potential to revolutionize web design. Around five years ago, I began delving into Unity 3D development and noted the absence of a content management system. To address this issue, I recognized the immense value of integrating an interactive content management system such as WordPress, which would effectively combine the two technologies to deliver an entirely new experience, spanning both web and native tools, and supporting a range of devices.

Additionally, I observed that several other individuals were also exploring ways to integrate these systems by using web views in their applications, thereby enabling a window into the web world from within Unity 3D games. Fast-forwarding to 2020, I was approached by a team of individuals working on a passion project called Civil Acts, which aimed to merge maps, GPS, augmented reality, and avatars into a game, allowing users to build things in the virtual world before replicating them in real life. This application is currently under development and is undergoing a significant overhaul, featuring avatars enhanced by Chat GPT and supporting complete voice control. Please refer to the left video for a prototype of the “Ziggy” avatar.

Latest update with Eleven Labs IO runtime api voice synthesis
(using Al Callavicci from quantum leap)

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