Swiftly Edit WebXR
In his recent 2021 project review, Hammed Arowosegbe casually mentioned building SwiftXR, an in-browser editor for WebXR scenes.
Get Clear on Clarion
Kieran Farr from 3DStreet posted a remixable Glitch experience in which you can walk through one of San Francisco's mural-laden alleys.
Julie Smithson and Sophia Moshasha to Host Polys V2
The Powersimple team announced the second installment of the Polys, the WebXR awards show that highlights progressive people and projects in our community. Block out time on February 12th for a lovely celebration. (they're presenting an award to me but I hope that won't scare you away)
1 City, 2 Realities
A volunteer coordinator, HandsOn Twin Cities, worked with XR studio REM5 to create 1 City, 2 Realities, an exhibition space highlighting racial inequalities in the US and their community. Participants were given access to the experience and then asked to participate in a series of debriefs and conversations.
Tiles of the City
The research and development wing of the New York Times released demonstrations of and source code for a new platform that dynamically loads and unloads detailed photos captured in 3D. It depends on Three.js, A-Frame, and data from Cesium in the OGC 3D Tiles format.
Cannon Remixed
On January 21, our illustrious co-chair, Ada Rose Cannon, will present "The State of Augmented Reality in the Web Platform" at the Remixed conference. Tickets are free and available now.