REFLECTION Unity
Unity is a cross-platform game development application, with tools for creating scripted and interactive 3D spaces with game mechanics and rules, that obey programmable laws of physics. It has a...
REFLECTION Hammer
Hammer World Editor is Valve’s level editing (and authoring) tool for its Source engine. The software has been available as part of the Source Development Kit (SDK) for years and,...
REFLECTION Horizon Worlds
During the research phase, Meta/Facebook launched a simple metaverse app “Facebook Spaces”. I evaluated this until it was deprecated and replaced with Horizon Worlds. Horizon Worlds – and other “Metaverse”...
REFLECTION ShapesXR 2.0
Starting life as a 3D modelling tool, more akin to Adobe Medium and Google Blocks, ShapesXR has seen rapid development—so rapid that it caught me unaware towards the end of...
REFLECTION Adobe Medium
Adobe Medium is one of the longest-running 3D modelling tools available to VR users. Starting out as an independent tool, it was first acquired by Oculus and then by Adobe...
REFLECTION Blender
Blender is an open-source 3D modelling, animation, and design tool that is more powerful than any of the other programmes I reviewed during the study. It has been around for...
REFLECTION Urban Paint
Urban Paint is a commercial plug-in for SketchUp that makes adding roads, buildings and urban furniture to SketchUp models easier. I purchased this while creating a model of Daily Plaza...
REFLECTION Twine
Twine is an open-source tool for developing interactive fiction. It outputs the results in formats accessible via the web without special plugins or players. It does this with support for...
REFLECTION InkleWriter
InkleWriter is a tool that is similar to Twine for creating interactive fiction. It is web-based and has many similar features, including the ability to save working progress in the...
REFLECTION Reality Capture
I experimented with one professional-level photogrammetry production tool (besides the many mobile options) – RealityCapture. Unlike PolyCam, RealityCapture offers significant control over the production process, with a distinct workflow configurable...