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Niclas J

@niclasj.bsky.social

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Into XR since 2016, wearable tech since 2012, business/media since 2000, drums since 1995, martial arts since 1994. Project managing MODDA Sörmland, a Swedish regional initiative to implement experiential learning through XR to promote STEM in grades 1-6.

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Niclas J @niclasj.bsky.social · May 22

(Mando up until the Luke appearance opens up to an extended yet connected story)

Niclas J @niclasj.bsky.social · May 22

Ep4 sets the stage, R1 and Andor provides backstory/context for the rebellion.
Ep5 (along with R1) presents Vader as a great threat, and Ep1+2 gives his/Anakin’s backstory, then Ep6 wraps up the main story. It’s an extension of the machete order (same minus R1 and Andor).

Niclas J @niclasj.bsky.social · May 22

Is this the new perfect Star Wars (live action) watch order?

A New Hope
Rogue One
Andor S1+S2
Empire Strikes Back
Attack Of The Clones
Revenge Of The Sith
Return Of The Jedi
(Optional: Mandalorian S1+S2)

Niclas J @niclasj.bsky.social · Apr 9

2) Meshes can be directly shared from app (iOS) to Sketchfab - great! Can this be done for splats too? Seems there’s spz support.

Keep up the great work :)

Niclas J @niclasj.bsky.social · Apr 9

@azadux.com Hey, absolutely loving Scaniverse for simple ”intro to XR production” course I run for primary school teachers. 2 suggestions/requests:

1) in the library feed, please indicate if an item has been ”created share link” for or been posted to public map, makes it easier to batch manage.

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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · Jan 30

The White House has suddenly removed this page.

whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...

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Niclas J @niclasj.bsky.social · Jan 28

Do Americans somehow think this is more acceptable than saying the n-word? Do ANY non-Americans?

Niclas J @niclasj.bsky.social · Jan 28

Has anyone ever succeeded in local multiplayer MR gaming when one of the headset wearers is NOT an accustomed Quest user? Just tried Home Sports and failed miserably - the play space aligned wrongly and everyone just ended up frustrated. Would be fun but UX simply sucks.

Niclas J @niclasj.bsky.social · Jan 28

We have entered the phase of the race for the space on your face. All your base...

Niclas J @niclasj.bsky.social · Jan 28

When prompted by Michael Björn from @ericsson Consumer Lab just the other day, on what's needed next for the road to mainstream XR adoption. HUD smartglasses - glad to see Google was listening, now awaiting Meta's move...

Niclas J @niclasj.bsky.social · Jan 28

Trying to activate a newly bought Quest 3S (on a new Meta account) but it gets stuck in "applying software updates" forever (before pairing to account). Have tried multiple factory resets, quickly end up in same loop. Tried different wifi connections. Did I get a brick?

Niclas J @niclasj.bsky.social · Nov 23

So the answer is "go look it up yourself"? That's not very helpful.

Niclas J @niclasj.bsky.social · Nov 22

What’s the price? None mentioned in the article, maybe just add € price? Or is it just “America or gtfo”?

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Neat Corporation @neatcorp.bsky.social · Nov 14

We wanna talk to you! 💁‍♀️

Hit us with your most 🔥burning🔥 VR game dev questions as we'll be hosting an AMA TOMORROW over at reddit.com/r/IAmA/ 💬

Or just swing by and chat..

We'll start around 3PM CET! Hope to see you then 🤗

Neat Corporation, developer of Budget Cuts and Garden of the Sea will host an AMA on reddit.com/r/iama tomorrow, Friday at 3PM CET. The image depicts the Neat Corp and /r/iama logos surrounded by characters from Budget Cuts and Garden of the Sea

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Niclas J @niclasj.bsky.social · Nov 13

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... Quest 3 is now framed as "the premium alternative to Quest 3S" and arguably also "the low-cost taste of the future we've been teased about with the Orion demo", putting it in a more attractive spot than at launch.

Niclas J @niclasj.bsky.social · Nov 13

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It's funny how Quest 3 seems to be living through a delayed popularity wave. A little bit like how covid reframed the value of Quest 2 (released end of 2020 but sales spiking in 2021)...

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Katelyn Butler @katelynjbutler.bsky.social · Nov 11

Is there a Biology/STEM education starter pack out there? I found the plant science one, but I want to find the educators out there too. 👩‍🏫

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Niclas J @niclasj.bsky.social · Jan 28

... Quest 3 is now framed as "the premium alternative to Quest 3S" and arguably also "the low-cost taste of the future we've been teased about with the Orion demo", putting it in a seemingly more attractive spot than at launch.

Niclas J @niclasj.bsky.social · Jan 28

It's funny how Quest 3 seems to be living through a delayed popularity wave. A little bit like how covid reframed the value of Quest 2 (released end of 2020 but sales spiking in 2021)...

Niclas J @niclasj.bsky.social · Jan 28

app for Quest is a no-go...)

Niclas J @niclasj.bsky.social · Jan 28

@GoogleARVR Hey is there any chance of getting WebXR support for the amazing Google Expeditions content, now hosted on @googlearts ? Things like this would be amazing to navigate in the Quest browser: https://artsandculture.google.com/story/5wWROHCCbH2fSQ (I guess a new Expeditions...

Coral Reefs - Google Arts & Culture

Take a tour of some of the most biodiverse areas in our o...

artsandculture.google.com

Niclas J @niclasj.bsky.social · Jan 28

VR devs: Is Depth API not available on Quest 3S, due to the lack of depth sensor? https://developers.meta.com/horizon/documentation/unity/unity-depthapi-overview/

Meta Developers

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Niclas J @niclasj.bsky.social · Jan 28

Ok the Optimus robots being teleoperated but not disclosed as such is pretty frustrating to see people fawn over. Almost like people believing the Codec Avatars in Lex's Zuck interview were being rendered in headset, but in a more deceptive way.

Niclas J @niclasj.bsky.social · Jan 28

Did anyone get Quest casting to the desktop app (Link) to work? It didn't want to connect for me.

Niclas J @niclasj.bsky.social · Jan 28

Has anyone tried the new option in casting? When clicking "PC" it prompts to connect with Link. Looks like maybe casting 2.0 moved to users and not just Quest Developer Hub pros.
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