• About
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions
The VR Soldier
  • Featured
  • News
  • Education
  • Reviews
  • Press Releases
  • Featured
  • News
  • Education
  • Reviews
  • Press Releases
No Result
View All Result
The VR Soldier

Amazon Wants to Help Developers Build Better VR and AR Apps

Mark Arguinbaev by Mark Arguinbaev
November 28, 2017
in News
Reading Time: 3 mins read
0
Share on TwitterShare on Facebook

Plenty of mainstream companies have shown an interest in virtual reality technology as of late. That is rather remarkable, considering this industry is still in the early stages. Amazon is one of the bigger names to gamble on VR and AR to take off in the coming years. Their new Sumerian software tools will help coders build better VR an AR apps. An interesting development that may finally entice more consumers to pay attention to these emerging technologies.

Amazon Wants to Help Build VR and AR Apps

It is commendable to see an entity such as Amazon acknowledge something needs to change in the world of virtual and augmented reality. While these technologies are somewhat popular as niche products among gamers, the rest of the world isn’t paying too much attention. This is mainly because neither VR nor AR has an official “killer app”, as the technology sector likes to call it. That will all change in time, but for now, there is no indication anyone has successfully cracked the code. Amazon wants to extend a helping hand in this regard.

The company recently unveiled their Amazon Sumerian software toolkit. It is designed to help coders build more and better VR and AR applications using 3D computer graphics. It seems these creations will run on a variety of headsets, including the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and soon Google’s AR hardware. It is evident we need more developers to show an interest in both VR and AR to make sure the industry can survive.

The Sumerian app itself looks like most photo editing tools people have grown accustomed to. It has a decent click, drag, and drop interface to build powerful applications and games. There is also an option to create native digital environments from scratch, which is pretty interesting. It almost feels as if this app is a proper gaming engine for VR and AR creators, although it is still somewhat basic in terms of what can be created with it. At the same time, there are a lot of opportunities to be explored, and interesting creations may come to market in the end.

It appears the new Amazon Sumerian service will become accessible to developers all over the world in the next few weeks. Whether or not there is a genuine demand for such a service, remains to be seen. It is evident a lot of companies hope to see big things for VR and AR in the next few years.We are still at a very early stage in the world of virtual reality development, and things will certainly improve given enough time.

If you liked this article make sure to follow us on twitter @thevrbase and subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date with the latest VR trends and news.

Tags: AmazonARVR
Previous Post

Phantasma Review – Great Atmospheric Puzzler With Top-notch Narration and Visuals

Next Post

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes Review – A Great Party Game in VR

Newsletter

Click to subscribe to our weekly newsletter

Press Releases

Press Releases

Could Aptos (APT) Be an Ethereum (ETH) Killer? Orbeon Protocol (ORBN) Poised for 6000% Gains After Listing

by Null Transaction PR
March 31, 2023

The cryptocurrency market is always evolving, and new tokens are constantly emerging to challenge established players. Two such tokens are...

Read more

Dogecoin (DOGE), Aptos (APT), Collateral Network (COLT) – Which Cryptocurrency Could Dominate The Market In 2023?

March 31, 2023

The Future of Trading: TMS Network (TMSN) Sweeps The Market, Enjoying 1400% Gains. Can Monero (XMR) and Litecoin (LTC) Keep Up?

March 31, 2023

Crypto Fear and Greed Index Shifts During XRP and Avorak AI Bull Run

March 31, 2023

Collateral Network (COLT) Presale Starts Bullish, Dogecoin (DOGE) and Ethereum (ETH) Holders Rush To Buy

March 31, 2023
  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions

© 2022 The VR Soldier

No Result
View All Result
  • Featured
  • News
  • Education
  • Reviews
  • Press Releases

© 2022 The VR Soldier