AWS Spatial Computing Blog

Category: Compute

An image of an end user's experience of the HAQM VR tour

Build an Immersive Virtual Reality Experience of HAQM Fulfillment Center Tour

Introduction In the rapidly evolving landscape of warehouse efficiency, inventory planning, and supply chain management, HAQM continues to innovate with its Fulfillment Center (FC) model. HAQM offers free in-person and virtual tours at select locations worldwide, to introduce the people, technology, and processes behind customer order preparation. HAQM Tour allows customers to see different types […]

An image of Topia's Virtual Office

Partner Spotlight: Multiplayer Spatial Connection Engine for Non-Games Using a Scalable P2P Service with Topia

Topia’s Virtual Office, Powered by Topia’s Spatial Connection Engine Introduction This blog post explores the possibilities for spatial computing using peer-to-peer (P2P) webRTC and hybrid server-based approaches to state management. Thereby facilitating the transformation of any application into a game-like multiplayer social experience. Multiplayer game servers and their limitations Multiplayer game backends, such as HAQM […]

AWS and Meta’s GenAI with XR Hackathon: Shaping the Future

AWS and Meta Hackathon organizing team The AWS and Meta teams collaborated to host the first-ever GenAI and XR Hackathon. Held from August 27-29 at HAQM’s East Palo Alto office, this event explored the combined power of AWS’s generative AI (GenAI) technology and Meta’s Presence Platform capabilities. Attendees leveraged AWS GenAI tools, including HAQM Bedrock, […]

The multiple stages of the 3D reconstruction process illustrated using a park bench

3D Gaussian Splatting: Performant 3D Scene Reconstruction at Scale

Introduction Creating high-quality 3D content is traditionally a complex, time-consuming, and resource-intensive process. From 3D modeling and texturing to final scene assembly and rendering, companies require specialized skillsets. They must invest significant effort to craft realistic virtual environments, assets, and characters – particularly if their goal is to digitally recreate elements from the real world. […]

An image showing spatial simulation

Modeling Infectious Disease Propagation in Airports Using Spatial Simulations on AWS

JHU and AWS simulate infectious disease spread in airports using Unreal Engine’s realistic crowd physics and a novel transmission model accounting for close contact, viral load, and ventilation. Visualizing hotspots informs smarter public health policies to protect passengers and staff.

An image of a 3D car with 3D avatars of designers collaborating around the 3D car

3D Design Reviews On-demand with Autodesk VRED and AWS

Introduction 3D product visualization and virtual prototyping are integral to product design, especially in industries including Manufacturing and Automotive. Last year, teammates from the AWS Spatial Computing community wrote a blog post about Autodesk VRED, a software package that helps designers’ prototype and collaborate on high-quality streams or renders of engineering artifacts. That post, titled […]

A futuristic looking room with people using XR headsets and collaborating with holograms and charts of data

Creating Extended Reality (XR) Applications on AWS

Introduction This blog post introduces readers to creating extended reality (XR) applications on HAQM Web Services (AWS). As XR technologies like virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) continue to advance and become more accessible, their potential to transform various industries and applications is undeniable. AWS offers robust services and tools that […]

Modeling Spread of Infectious Disease Using Spatial Simulations on AWS

Spatial simulations compute the motion and behavior of dynamic entities across 2D and 3D virtual environments. These simulations allow users to explore how the behaviors of individual actors and interactions amongst a group of actors can lead to emergent spatial patterns. The authors of the blog see customers using spatial simulations for use cases such […]

A person in a virtual reality headset is interacting with a digital avatar.

How to Host Cross-Platform XR Experiences on AWS

As a Spatial Computing Prototyping Architect at HAQM Web Services (AWS), I need to quickly build prototypes and proofs of concept to validate customer use cases. Whether I am building cross-platform Extended Reality (XR) experiences for meetings, for industrial training, or for multiplayer gaming, I can quickly provision AWS cloud resources on-demand to suit my […]