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We're excited to announce the third and final blog in our series on Raptor Design Suite: 'A Call to Arms' by Alain Dargelas, Ph.D., VP of Software Engineering. In our previous posts, we introduced the comprehensive open-source SDK for FPGA compilation, packed with features to streamline FPGA development. But our journey doesn't end there! We're actively seeking help to integrate must-have features like RTL structural netlist viewer, gate-level netlist viewer, critical path netlist viewer annotation, and more. Read the blog here https://lnkd.in/g65xn3tK to learn more on how you can collaborate. #fpga #opensource #collaborate

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Why is Campfire focused on spatial collaboration for 3D CAD? Because there's so much demand for it. And while it's taken the XR industry years to get here, we're finally at the point where the technology is at a tipping point. The new wave of headsets like Quest 3 and Vision Pro address many of the past challenges with XR devices — and it's making spatial collaboration more accessible than ever.

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Gotta catch 'em all! 🤖 Staying up-to-date isn't just a choice, it's a lifestyle. Announcing the arrival of Claude Sonnet 3.5 - the newest powerhouse model, in our large langue model portfolio! The new model from Anthropic is integrated with our platform’s Gen AI module including knowledge base for AI chatbots. It raises the industry bar for intelligence, outperforming competitor models like GPT-4o on a wide range of evaluations. Here's what Claude Sonnet 3.5 brings to the table for our clients: 🌟 Enhanced flexibility: A wider range of LLMs in our portfolio means we can tailor our solutions to your specific needs. 🧠 Nuance matters: Claude Sonnet 3.5 excels at grasping humor, complex instructions, and the subtleties of human language. Making AI interactions feel natural and engaging. ​​💬 Content with personality: It generates high-quality responses with natural and relatable tone that resonate with your audience 🎓 Graduate level reasoning: New model from Anthropic demonstrates a 5.8% improvement in Graduate Level Reasoning compared to GPT-4o #LLM #ClaudeSonnet #AI #MachineLearning

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With AI all around, we almost forgot about XR. Luckily, people like Kent Bye are still exploring that exciting domain. Thanks for that! In this episode of the Voices of VR podcast, #1387, Kent Bye presents a retrospective on the landscape of XR ethics, based on his extensive experience and insights gathered over a decade of work in the field. Recorded at Laval Virtual 2023, this 19-minute talk encompasses a high-level overview of the ethical dilemmas and considerations within XR (extended reality), referencing Bye's past presentations and research, including a recent paper titled "Privacy Pitfalls of Contextually-Aware AI: Sensemaking Frameworks for Context and XR Data Qualities." Along with the talk, Bye incorporates a Q&A session and emphasizes the importance of multi-modal engagement by embedding 60 slides with linked footnotes in the show notes for deeper exploration. This episode is essential for anyone interested in understanding the evolving ethical challenges in the immersive tech landscape.

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In this tutorial, learn how to ensure your translucent materials are fully compatible with VSuite Tools in Unreal Engine 5.3.2. We'll walk you through setting up a realistic glass material and configuring it to work seamlessly with VPlane Actor and other VSuite tools. Discover how to enable custom depth settings to prevent rendering issues and ensure your materials interact correctly with your virtual environment. For those interested in testing or learning more, contact us at [email protected]. Learn more: https://pixelstorm.uk/ #VSuiteTools #UnrealEngine #TranslucentMaterials #RealTimeGraphics #GameDevelopment

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Did someone say Particle Sweat? I've updated my Article to now include how you can add Niagara Particle Sweat along side the material dripping effects. See the first comment to this post for the link to the Article. Cheers. ( #UnrealEngine #EpicGames #GameDev #GameDevelopment #VFX #VancouverJobs )

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Create Complex Sketches Easily with Fusion 360’s Project Salvador AI Plugin: I’ve been trying out Project Salvador, which is an AI-plugin for Autodesk Fusion 360. The post Create Complex Sketches Easily with Fusion 360’s Project Salvador AI Plugin appeared on Fabbaloo. #3DPrinting #AdditiveManufacturing

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CppNorth, The Canadian C++ Conference 2024 Bryce Adelstein Lelbach: "Think Parallel: Scans" youtu.be/vJndFfntnG4 By default, we think sequentially. Parallelism and asynchrony are often seen as challenging and complex. Tools to be used sparingly and cautiously, and only by experts. But we must shatter these assumptions, for today, we live in a parallel world. Almost every hardware platform is parallel, from the smallest embedded devices to the largest supercomputers. We must change our mindset. Anyone who writes code has to think in parallel. Parallelism must become our default. In this example-driven talk, we will journey into the world of parallelism. We'll look at four algorithms and data structures in depth, comparing and contrasting different implementation strategies and exploring how they will perform both sequentially and in parallel. During this voyage, we'll uncover and discuss some foundational principles of parallelism, such as latency hiding, localizing communication, and efficiency vs performance tradeoffs. By the time we're done, you'll be thinking in parallel. --- Bryce Adelstein Lelbach Principal Architect NVIDIA Bryce Adelstein Lelbach has spent over a decade developing programming languages, compilers, and software libraries. He is a Principal Architect at NVIDIA, where he leads HPC programming language efforts and drives the technical roadmap for NVIDIA's HPC compilers and libraries. Bryce is passionate about C++ and is one of the leaders of the C++ community. He has served as chair of INCITS/PL22, the US standards committee for programming languages and the Standard C++ Library Evolution group. Bryce served as the program chair for the C++Now and CppCon conferences for many years. On the C++ Committee, he has personally worked on concurrency primitives, parallel algorithms, executors, and multidimensional arrays. He is one of the founding developers of the HPX parallel runtime system. Outside of work, Bryce is passionate about airplanes and watches.

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Ready to start the publishing process for the FAB marketplace this week. Whole Unreal Engine 5.4 project will be less than 2GB to download! Pack will include this demo scene with : 12 Building Exteriors 12 House Exteriors 10 Trees Extensive Road, Bridge, Junction and Road Curbs Library using the PCG Framework & Data Assets. This is an ideal tool I've developed to quickly populate your background of your ArchViz project or a asset for developing a game. Buildings and houses are set up as packed level actors, thus any level can be used to add or replace them with your own designs. #UnrealEngine #City #Procedural #ArchViz

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Collaboration is in our DNA.

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Have you explored using tsx in your projects instead of ts-node? For those unfamiliar, tsx is node for TypeScript, easily integrated with pkg roll. Check it out at https://tsx.is/ #tsx #TypeScript #pkgroll

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📢 Exciting news! The latest update to the Cavrnus Spatial Connector for Unreal Engine is here! 🎉 The CSC is your all-in-one solution for bringing collaborative features to your Unreal Engine application, such as multi-user support, content synchronization, voice/video conferencing, and more. These interactions can be saved for future sessions thanks to a shared Journal that keeps everyone up to date. With a refined and fully customizable user experience, it’s built to integrate seamlessly with your application. We’ve made it easier than ever to bring state-of-the-art live transcription and translation to your sessions. The new Users panel lets you bring shared screens to the forefront with different sizing options—or hide it with one click. And it’s easy to set up. You don’t even need to be a developer to get started. 🚀 Get immediate access and start transforming your workflow today by signing up for Cavrnus (no card, no commitment). 🌐cavrnus.com #Cavrnus #UnrealEngine #Collaboration

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In the latest episode of TSN Roundup, Connie Leung sheds light on Facades, Pavel Suk talks about the Signals JavaScript Proposal, and Bonnie Brennan highlights the incredible work done by the Mark Thompson and Emma Twersky team on the new angular.dev website. Stay up-to-date with the latest in #angular, #TC39, #Dotnet, #JavaScript, and #signals by tuning in to TSN Roundup. #techupdates #webdevelopment 😀

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Discover how Spatial Anchors can enhance the MR shared experience. Wave MR Scene And Anchor Native Development Guide (3-2. Spatial Anchors): https://htcvive.co/VWANDGL #VRDeveloper #MR #MixedReality #SpatialAnchors #WaveSDK

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See what’s new in Helix DAM 2024.4 📢     Including the abilities to:  🔓 Lock the position of a 3D model animation while making comments   🔗 Add attachments on comments  ➕Build webhooks directly in the Helix DAM web interface    Learn more about these newest features here 👉 https://ter.li/f4b01z

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