Unity Developers is a UK agency specialising in VR, AR and XR, real-time 3D, games and cross-platform apps, plus the platforms, websites and AI pipelines around them. Unity specialists since 2007.https://unitydevelopers.co.uk/en-gbhttps://unitydevelopers.co.uk/cross-platform-xr-development-challenges-and-solutions/https://unitydevelopers.co.uk/cross-platform-xr-development-challenges-and-solutions/One of the big issues facing developers nowadays is releasing your shiny new game or app on multiple devices. Consumers see upcoming releases in the popular press and instantly hope that they will be available on their preferred platforms. Typically, releasing a game or app on multiple platforms is Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMTXR | Mixed Realityhttps://unitydevelopers.co.uk/extended-reality-technologies-for-applications-in-the-metaverse/https://unitydevelopers.co.uk/extended-reality-technologies-for-applications-in-the-metaverse/We live in exciting times. XR is now well-established and proven as a versatile tool in many diverse industries as well as a means of entertainment it first seemed to be, but the marriage between it and Artificial Intelligence (AI) promises to make it even more valuable. Once we fully establish thatTue, 03 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMTMetaverseXR | Mixed Realityhttps://unitydevelopers.co.uk/whats-new-in-unity-6-4-beta-directstorage-xr-and-more/https://unitydevelopers.co.uk/whats-new-in-unity-6-4-beta-directstorage-xr-and-more/Following the release of Unity 6.3 LTS — the first Long-Term Support build since Unity 6.0 — Unity Technologies has kicked off the public beta for Unity 6.4 (version 6000.4). As of February 2025, the beta is at build 6000.4.0b10, with weekly releases being distributed to testers. While Unity 6.3 wasWed, 25 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMTIndustryTechnology Newshttps://unitydevelopers.co.uk/building-immersive-worlds-a-guide-to-xr-development-tools-for-2026/https://unitydevelopers.co.uk/building-immersive-worlds-a-guide-to-xr-development-tools-for-2026/As we race towards 2026, we are looking forward to the development of a new range of virtual worlds dominated by strong game engines, an increase in web-based creation, and the rising integration of artificial intelligence for experiences that are more lifelike. In these worlds, personalised contentThu, 19 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMTXR | Mixed Realityhttps://unitydevelopers.co.uk/vr-increases-tolerance-to-pain/https://unitydevelopers.co.uk/vr-increases-tolerance-to-pain/We have published several previous articles on the positive effects of XR/VR in healthcare, but these have focused on the training and rehabilitation aspects of the technology. Now, a major study has established a firm link between VR systems and pain management, paving the way for more patient-centTue, 17 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMTVR | Virtual Realityhttps://unitydevelopers.co.uk/optimising-xr-apps-for-performance-best-practices-for-developers/https://unitydevelopers.co.uk/optimising-xr-apps-for-performance-best-practices-for-developers/VR, as the forerunner to first AR and now XR, was initially dismissed as something that would only really be of interest in gaming circles but quickly developed into an essential system that can be used in almost any industry. From healthcare to manufacturing and banking to education, XR has proven Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMTTechnology TrendsXR | Mixed Realityhttps://unitydevelopers.co.uk/why-unity-is-the-most-versatile-engine-available-for-vr-and-xr-development-2/https://unitydevelopers.co.uk/why-unity-is-the-most-versatile-engine-available-for-vr-and-xr-development-2/XR’s Expansive Potential Virtual Reality (VR), along with Augmented Reality (AR) and Extended Reality (XR), is a rapidly growing field in both entertainment and business. XR, especially, is reshaping content creation by seamlessly blending the physical and virtual worlds to create immersive experienTue, 10 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMTAR | Augmented RealityVR | Virtual RealityXR | Mixed Realityhttps://unitydevelopers.co.uk/extended-reality-in-medicine/https://unitydevelopers.co.uk/extended-reality-in-medicine/Extended reality is being used in an expanding variety of medical settings, enhancing the entire healthcare process. In medicine areas, XR technologies can be applied to areas such as surgical planning, medical training, patient therapy, and remote healthcare. It provides engaging and interactive 3DThu, 05 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMTTechnology TrendsXR | Mixed Realityhttps://unitydevelopers.co.uk/ai-as-the-backbone-of-immersive-worlds-revolutionizing-xr-development-and-experience/https://unitydevelopers.co.uk/ai-as-the-backbone-of-immersive-worlds-revolutionizing-xr-development-and-experience/Up until now, computing, in all its forms, has lacked coherence, to the extent where we still have a range of different hardware in terms of chip design and system architecture and a whole host of Operating Systems (OS) like Windows iOS, Android, Linux etc that don’t play well together. Hardware andTue, 03 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMTAIXR | Mixed Realityhttps://unitydevelopers.co.uk/unity-helps-with-the-vodafone-steps-project/https://unitydevelopers.co.uk/unity-helps-with-the-vodafone-steps-project/The name Vodafone is generally associated with mainstream telecommunications, but the German arm of the company is also well known for its innovation and support for technical projects as a route into extended connectivity.  As part of this, Vodafone has made a significant advancement in transforminThu, 22 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMTTechnology Newshttps://unitydevelopers.co.uk/from-prototype-to-production-scaling-your-xr-startup-project/https://unitydevelopers.co.uk/from-prototype-to-production-scaling-your-xr-startup-project/Extended Reality (XR) has broadened the scope of entertainment and social life while also demonstrating enormous potential in the manufacturing industry. Prototyping in XR is the process of creating a sample or model using XR display devices to provide a visual preview or 3D model that allows the deThu, 15 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMTServicesXR | Mixed Realityhttps://unitydevelopers.co.uk/new-virtual-reality-centre-to-prepare-unlv-students-for-a-high-tech-future/https://unitydevelopers.co.uk/new-virtual-reality-centre-to-prepare-unlv-students-for-a-high-tech-future/Ever since its inception, VR has been an obvious tool for education. The ability to transport students to places and into situations that enhance their learning is second to none for this power system; the extent of what VR and its derivatives can deliver are restricted only by the imagination of thTue, 13 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMTVR | Virtual RealityXR | Mixed Realityhttps://unitydevelopers.co.uk/beyond-the-headset-the-evolution-of-smart-glasses-and-ai-integration/https://unitydevelopers.co.uk/beyond-the-headset-the-evolution-of-smart-glasses-and-ai-integration/Undoubtedly, the prize for the fastest growing technology of the past eighteen months has to go to Smart Glasses.   From starting as a bit of a technological oddity a couple of years ago, Smart Glasses have become the must-have accessory for many and the next iteration are promising to be even more Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMTAIAR | Augmented Realityhttps://unitydevelopers.co.uk/unity-engine-is-great-for-non-game-apps-development-too/https://unitydevelopers.co.uk/unity-engine-is-great-for-non-game-apps-development-too/With so many high-quality games being created with the Unity engine, it’s easy to think that this is what it has been designed for, and it fails at everything else, but the fact is that this highly versatile engine is a great all-rounder, and can push the best non-gaming apps too. When it was first Tue, 06 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMTAR | Augmented RealityServicesVR | Virtual RealityXR | Mixed Realityhttps://unitydevelopers.co.uk/vr-and-immersive-therapeutics-in-healthcare/https://unitydevelopers.co.uk/vr-and-immersive-therapeutics-in-healthcare/We talk lots about how VR is changing the face of gaming, and introducing a whole new way of accessing the internet, but less so about the more human side of the growing virtual world. The sheer interactive nature of VR makes it ideal for dealing with people’s emotions and allowing people to engage Tue, 04 Nov 2025 12:00:00 GMTVR | Virtual Realityhttps://unitydevelopers.co.uk/creating-immersive-learning-environments-unity-developments-impact-on-modern-classrooms/https://unitydevelopers.co.uk/creating-immersive-learning-environments-unity-developments-impact-on-modern-classrooms/Formal education is something that we all experience, and with it usually being delivered in a classroom environment. Learning is a comprehensive process of gaining new insights, information, behaviours, and abilities via a variety of experiences, such as formal schooling but also independent study,Thu, 30 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMTAR | Augmented RealityVR | Virtual RealityXR | Mixed Realityhttps://unitydevelopers.co.uk/the-rise-of-phantom-sense-in-vr/https://unitydevelopers.co.uk/the-rise-of-phantom-sense-in-vr/There are a growing number of reports on social media and other connected channels of a new phenomenon associated with VR use. Dubbed ‘phantom sense’ users are reporting that they are experiencing sensations that shouldn’t exist and that they wouldn’t experience were they not in a VR world. What is Tue, 28 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMTVR | Virtual Realityhttps://unitydevelopers.co.uk/the-road-to-mass-adoption-content-connectivity-and-consumer-confidence-in-xr/https://unitydevelopers.co.uk/the-road-to-mass-adoption-content-connectivity-and-consumer-confidence-in-xr/Extended Reality (XR) is a powerful tool that can maximise the work and play experience, but to be really effective it needs to be the go-to tool for the vast majority of users. We are now at a point where it could become central in the technology industry, or simply become just another development Thu, 23 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMTXR | Mixed Realityhttps://unitydevelopers.co.uk/protecting-the-young-addressing-childrens-privacy-in-the-immersive-metaverse/https://unitydevelopers.co.uk/protecting-the-young-addressing-childrens-privacy-in-the-immersive-metaverse/Online safety has been an issue almost since the inception of the Internet, but as the power of this unique media grows to incorporate both AI and XR, the problem has become even greater. With mobile phones now being essential for anyone over eight years old, and powerful XR headsets relatively inexTue, 21 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMTAIVR | Virtual Realityhttps://unitydevelopers.co.uk/the-xr-placebo-effect-healing-through-immersion-alone/https://unitydevelopers.co.uk/the-xr-placebo-effect-healing-through-immersion-alone/Few would argue that XR environments are becoming more realistic and there is growing evidence that this could have some very positive effects on the health of people living with a range of health issues.   It seems that, as XR becomes more lifelike, people are becoming more willing to engage with iTue, 14 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMTXR | Mixed Realityhttps://unitydevelopers.co.uk/the-next-generation-of-xr-hardware-what-to-expect-in-2025-2026/https://unitydevelopers.co.uk/the-next-generation-of-xr-hardware-what-to-expect-in-2025-2026/In terms of tech, the world is a changed place, but that doesn’t mean that it’s bad. It wasn’t that long ago we were looking forward to new and fairly uninspiring iterations of VR – soon to become XR – headsets from a raft of manufacturers, each promising better graphics, faster chips, enhanced connThu, 02 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMTXR | Mixed Realityhttps://unitydevelopers.co.uk/the-ultimate-guide-to-comparing-eye-and-hand-tracking-technologies/https://unitydevelopers.co.uk/the-ultimate-guide-to-comparing-eye-and-hand-tracking-technologies/Just a few years ago, hand-to-eye tracking technology was pretty much unknown. There simply wasn’t the equipment around that would utilise such technology. But head-worn devices have changed all of that and now it is not only needed, but utterly essential.  Optical eye tracking is a sensor techniqueWed, 01 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMTXR | Mixed Realityhttps://unitydevelopers.co.uk/xr-for-caregivers-training-the-empathy-muscle-with-perspective-taking-simulations/https://unitydevelopers.co.uk/xr-for-caregivers-training-the-empathy-muscle-with-perspective-taking-simulations/Of all human conditions, medical issues are the most perplexing. Even the best qualified and trained professional can only imagine what a patient’s experience is really like, and that can be a problem when trying to comprehend the best way to treat it. Sure, having daily experience of what a certainThu, 14 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMTXR | Mixed Realityhttps://unitydevelopers.co.uk/the-neuroscience-of-xr-can-immersive-tech-rewire-the-brain-for-good/https://unitydevelopers.co.uk/the-neuroscience-of-xr-can-immersive-tech-rewire-the-brain-for-good/After centuries of investigation, probing, and experimentation, we can successfully say that we really still don’t understand how the brain works. Sure, we have an excellent understanding of the different areas and nodes and our modern scientific equipment helps us identify the physical processes thWed, 13 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMTXR | Mixed Realityhttps://unitydevelopers.co.uk/generative-xr-how-will-ai-and-spatial-computing-collide-and-what-will-it-mean-for-us/https://unitydevelopers.co.uk/generative-xr-how-will-ai-and-spatial-computing-collide-and-what-will-it-mean-for-us/Facebook is undeniably one of the biggest culprits for fake content created with generative AI software. Log into Mark Zuckerberg’s social opium and witness the growing number of picture-based posts showing cataclysmic weather systems in the American mid-west, or creepy apparently abandoned VictoriaThu, 31 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMTXR | Mixed Realityhttps://unitydevelopers.co.uk/the-rise-of-ar-technology-in-field-service/https://unitydevelopers.co.uk/the-rise-of-ar-technology-in-field-service/Recently we wrote about the new Vuzix AR glasses and how they are going to help power the rising need for field service work. The development of AR glasses has not only made these indispensable in a growing number of engineering and service applications, but have also started to become essential in Tue, 29 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMTAR | Augmented Realityhttps://unitydevelopers.co.uk/the-promise-and-perils-of-synthetic-data/https://unitydevelopers.co.uk/the-promise-and-perils-of-synthetic-data/There is a huge amount of work going on at the moment in training AI systems to give more accurate and ‘human’ responses to prompts.  Thousands of technical writers – myself included – worldwide are creating prompts for AI engines to respond to, and then tweaking those responses until the AI starts Thu, 24 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMTAIhttps://unitydevelopers.co.uk/how-the-metaverse-is-being-used-right-now/https://unitydevelopers.co.uk/how-the-metaverse-is-being-used-right-now/While the term ‘Metaverse’ is now pretty old – having first emerged in the 1992 novel Snowcrash – we are becoming increasingly used to the concept of the virtual universe, and what we can do in it. Anyone who regularly uses XR will be aware of how the Metaverse is growing but it only tends […]Tue, 22 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMTMetaversehttps://unitydevelopers.co.uk/quantum-mechanics-in-a-shoebox-xr-for-high-school-physics-that-defies-scale/https://unitydevelopers.co.uk/quantum-mechanics-in-a-shoebox-xr-for-high-school-physics-that-defies-scale/Education and understanding are spheres of society that can only be enhanced by XR. Using 3D models and virtual worlds is an ideal way to impart understanding on a huge number of subjects. Learning about historical periods can be enhanced by using virtual 3D worlds to actually show how people actualThu, 10 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMTXR | Mixed Realityhttps://unitydevelopers.co.uk/xr-time-capsules-immersive-archives-to-preserve-cultural-memory/https://unitydevelopers.co.uk/xr-time-capsules-immersive-archives-to-preserve-cultural-memory/As XR becomes increasingly prevalent, new and interesting ways of using it are being developed. While many are happy with the gaming, educational, and even work-related potential for immersive environments, others are exploring the potential for even more fundamental uses that will benefit us all. TTue, 08 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMTXR | Mixed Reality