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Software engineer and augmented reality enthusiast Stijn Spanhove demonstrated a great proof of concept allowing him to watch cycling competitions like Tour de France from basically anywhere in AR.
The setup includes not only the video feed of the race but also information about its participants and the view of the track on the map. You can manipulate the pieces, zoom in or out, and rotate the whole scene, watching your favorite sportsperson get through the ups and downs of the path.
The whole thing runs on the web and can be used with Meta Quest 3 and Apple's Vision Pro. Spanhove utilized React Three Fiber's XR package, the BlenderGIS add-on to get the geographic data, Python scripts to transform it into a usable format, and Google's satellite images and height maps to make the terrain.
If you like this idea, check out John LePore's Formula 1 concept, which puts the track on your table and adds some useful information about the vehicles and drivers.
Here are more AR/MR ideas you might enjoy:
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- Working With Mixed Reality in Unreal Engine 5
- This Game Is Bringing Sword Art Online to Mixed Reality
- You Can Now Play with Blocks in VR with New Mixed Reality Features
- Exploring Dynamic Real-Time Shadows in Mixed Reality
- Type Any Word on Your Phone to See It in Mixed Reality
- Video Player with Real-Time Lighting in Mixed Reality
- Cool Music App Set Up in Mixed Reality
You could have seen Spanhove's experiments on our website before, like Stable Diffusion's inpainting abilities in AR or a scene built with ChatGPT.
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