Nreal opens pre-orders for its mixed reality headset dev kit and teases in-house games
Nreal is taking mixed reality (MR) seriously and wants to convince you to do the same. Today, the Beijing-based startup has opened pre-orders for the dev kit of its Nreal Light headset, an inconspicuous, sunglasses-looking device that plugs right into your Android smartphone via a USB-C cable. It comes with a touch-sensitive controller, computing unit equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, the glasses itself and other minor accessories.
These MR glasses will allow you to run any Android apps layered onto the real world, Iron Man-style, as well as dedicated software for the device. That's where developers come in. Nreal’s SDK allows devs to develop their own applications for the device as well as migrate native Android apps to Nreal MR. The dev kit, priced at $1199, comes with all you need to start developing for the Nreal Light.
Some of the highlight features include:
- 6DoF Space Recognition: gives applications information about the physical structures of the environment the glasses are in.
- Plane Detection: detect flat surfaces (both horizontal and vertical) in the real world.
- Hand Tracking: allows users to manipulate or interact with their MR environment using their very own hands.
- Multiplayer Mode: enables users to share a single MR environment, and allows developers to build collaborative applications and games.
It's here. We're offering more resources so you can build MR apps now.
— XREAL 👓 (@XREAL_Global) May 18, 2020
1. WebXR coming to Nebula
2. Nreal Tower, Nreal's MR game (models how to build MR games)
3. Nreal Light Dev Kit Bundle (2x glass+lens) @ $2,559
The time to build is now! https://t.co/sze7NWvCwV#Dare2Dream pic.twitter.com/aVOoA2piv8
And yes, if you've been wondering, games are also in the works. Nreal shared a teaser of a tower defense-styled game developed in-house, called Nreal Tower, giving a taste of what's possible with the SDK and that more games could be in the works from the company:
If you're not a developer, Nreal plans to release its consumer version at a later time, priced at $499. It shows promise and definitely sits on the more affordable end of the spectrum when it comes to MR devices. Would you like to try it on?
SOURCE: GBAtemp Inbox
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