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Phoria and Lusion

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A mixed reality experience for the web

Spatial Fusion is a Mixed Reality WebXR technology showcase designed in collaboration between Meta, PHORIA and LUSION.
Music by Zelig.

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Stellarator story
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Mod, Name :
ZuTek 'Ion Wind' Fusion-powered Stellarator
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This WebXR experience has been created for viewing on mixed reality headsets like the Meta Quest Pro and Meta Quest 2.

If you have the Oculus app installed SAVE TO VR.

Read on to learn more about the gravity defying Stellarator, a must for any home.

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Before you start

Ensure your space is set up correctly before launching into WebXR Experience

  • Space Setup is REQUIRED to enable the maximum experience and ensure your safety should a VR mode be presented.

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  • Room Scale Guardian setup is REQUIRED to allow you to move anywhere within your play space. A minimum of 2 by 2 metres is needed.

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  • Technical minimum specifications are detailed in the FAQs here.

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About spatial fusion

A TEAR IN THE SPATIAL FABRIC OF THE UNIVERSE HAS OPENED A PORTAL. HARNESS THE POWER OF FUSION ENERGY AND MIXED REALITY TO SAVE A SPACECRAFT IN DISTRESS AND RESTORE ORDER IN THE UNIVERSE.

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Spatial Fusion is a new frontier for Mixed Reality (MR).

This interactive Immersive Web (WebXR) experience takes us into new worlds, and is best experienced on Meta Quest Pro or Meta Quest 2. Spatial Fusion showcases the newest advances in immersive technology, including spatial anchors, plane detection and full colour passthrough.

OUR APPROACH

The Problem

Mixed Reality experiences are complex, heavy and not designed with web browsers in mind.

The Solution

We utilised the hardware and software upgrades in the Meta Quest Pro to make a light-weight Mixed Reality experience, accessible via any web browser.

The Challenge

The experience needed to be developed without access to the Quest Pro headset, which was still strictly under wraps!

SPATIAL STORYTELLING

Two immersive web pioneers are behind the creation of Spatial Fusion: Melbourne-based XR Studio PHORIA and Bristol based web design studio LUSION.

Together, the team embarked on a mission to combine Mixed Reality, mobile and desktop mediums. The goal was to inspire the development community to embrace these new modes of spatial storytelling.

Traditionally, spatial storytelling takes users away from their environment to immerse them in new worlds. But now Mixed Reality gives us the opportunity to visit users in the comfort of their own space.

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DESIGNING THE FUTURE

Spatial Fusion pays homage to one the ultimate classic sci-fi films, 2001: A Space Odyssey. As we dived into concepts for what would become Spatial Fusion, we were inspired by retrofuturism and Y2K aesthetics.

Our game design developed around the initial question - what could possibly power all this amazing alien technology? We quickly arrived at fusion power and a true-to-life 'tokamak' design, based on real science!

Our art and technical direction focuses on chunky, tactile objectivity. This aligns well with Mixed Reality where users get to interact in a playful way.

DIVING INTO THE TECH

Our goal was to create a high caliber experience without heavily depending on off-the-shelf web engines. So we built Spatial Fusion using the least complicated tech-stack possible and the latest WebXR API from GitHub, while still meeting our minimum requirements.

Our primary support was three.js, as it does much of the graphical heavy lifting and runs WebXR straight out of the box. With three.js in place, we were able to really innovate and utilize two powerful new WebXR features - XRAnchors and Plane Detection.

XRAnchors allow the user’s playspace to be persistently cached and restored later as needed. Meanwhile, Plane Detection allows us to access the layout of their playspace and transform it into the inside of a spaceship!

THE LORE BEHIND SPATIAL FUSION

After a warp-drive goes wrong, an extremely lost spaceship finds itself drifting through space. Parts of the ship are scattered, along with asteroids and other space debris.

You hear a distress beacon... is that a voice? It’s coming from the ship. It seems to be alive, humming with the power of AI. Maybe a rescue mission is possible after all! With some clever guidance and advanced technology, we might just be able to turn this situation around…

Spatial Fusion was written as a testament to the history - and future - of Science Fiction. We looked to combine otherworldly experiences with light-hearted comedy, inspired by works like Alien, Portal, System Shock and Futurama.

END RESULT

Spatial Fusion is a comprehensive, eight minute demo of the latest immersive technologies available from Meta. It was featured in Meta’s keynote event, Connect 2022.

Over 50,000 have visited the Spatial Fusion website, with over 25,000 trying the experience in Mixed Reality.

Spatial Fusion shows how Mixed Reality will fundamentally change the user experience of WebXR. We hope that the experience inspires developers, creators and brands to harness these advances for greater engagement, immersion and impact.

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DEVELOPER INFORMATION
The experience was designed in collaboration between:
COMMUNITY

Spatial Fusion pushes the boundaries of what’s possible with Mixed Reality on the web. We’re dedicated to providing an optimal experience for users, so if you encounter any issues please reach out to hello@phoria.com.au.

Spatial fusion credits

Phoria

Creative & technical direction
Creative Director
Rayyan Roslan
Technical Director
Ben Ferns
Production
Executive Producer
Trent Clews-de Castella
Project Manager
Heath Amos
Chief Operating Officer
Steven Kounnas
Art, design, animation & vfx
Game Designer, Writer & Developer
Lucas Hehir
3D/Concept Artist
Aleksei Bachinskii
Technical Artist
Yu-Jen Lu
Animator
Blair Burke
Aileen Marie Bayaca
Video production & voice over
Video Producer
Jay Harrison
Video Editor
Anna Brady
Voice Over Sound Engineer & Editor
Darius Kedros
Voice Artist
Roslyn Oades

Meta

Meta creative shop
Director, Product & Platforms
Eric Oldrin
Producer
Eric Day
Project Manager
Tim Xumsai
Lead, Product & Platforms
Bob Bjarke
Creative Strategist
Ollie Beeston
Meta Quest Browser
Product Manager
Jacob Rossi
Technical Program Manager
Adam Goodrich
Arik Cohen
Product Marketing Manager
Thomas Gratz
Software Engineering Manager
Dave Hill
Software Engineer
Rik Cabanier
Scott Nagy

LUSION

Technical art direction & development
Lead Creative Developer
Edan Kwan
Creative Developer
Marco Ludovico Perego
Patrick Heintzmann
Anatole Touvron
Design Director
Marco Grimaldi

Zelig Sound

Spatial Sound Design & Music
Sound Design Engineer
Connor Duin
Matt Wilcock
Sound Producer
Breda Canning

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TRAILER VIDEO PRODUCTION
Creative Director
Philip Einwick
Video Producer
Ting Ni
Cinematographer & Editor
Jiang Naizhong

Special Thanks To:

Robin Boyd Foundation
Operations Manager
Jamie Paterson
Volunteer
Tim Isaacson

FAQ'S

  • What is Spatial Fusion?

    Spatial Fusion is an interactive Immersive Web (WebXR) experience designed to be best experienced on Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro. It aims to showcase new possibilities in Immersive Technology and Mixed Reality. Users interact with Spatial Fusion inside their own physical space through Mixed Reality (MR). It was created in collaboration between Meta, PHORIA and LUSION.

  • What is Mixed Reality? Why is it important?

    Mixed Reality (MR) is a blend between the virtual and physical worlds. It enables you to bring digital content to life within your physical space.

  • What is the immersive web (WebXR)?

    WebXR is an open standard of web technologies that allow immersive experiences to be made accessible across multiple web devices (Desktop, Mobile, AR & VR). It allows developers to build more immersive experiences on the web that expand beyond the constraints of a 2D screen and participate in the metaverse, while also reaching the billions of 2D devices out there. XR and 3D capabilities allow users to experience content in a more present, tangible, and immersive way.

  • Why did you make the Spatial Fusion experience?

    We embarked on a mission to inspire the development community to embrace new kinds of storytelling capabilities and immersive experiences made possible by advances in VR and MR devices! Spatial Fusion showcases how Anchors, Plane Detection and Mixed Reality passthrough can deliver even better WebXR experiences on MR enabled headsets like Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro.

  • Can you explain colour passthrough and how it was used in Spatial Fusion?

    Experiencing Spatial Fusion with colour passthrough on the Quest Pro elevates the fidelity with a more realistic and immersive experience. This is key to driving more powerful and engaging MR experiences.

  • Can you explain Spatial anchors and how they were used in Spatial Fusion?

    Spatial anchors allow the experience to co-locate virtual objects with physical ones. Anchors can persist over multiple sessions, allowing players to return weeks or even months later to pick up exactly from where they left off. This is key for MR enabled experiences that bring in objects such as tables or walls into the user’s experience and narrative.

  • How was scene understanding used in Spatial Fusion?

    Scene understanding (plane identification) gives MR and AR-enabled devices the ability to understand the 3D geometry (floor, ceiling, walls, furniture, etc) of a user's room. For instance, Spatial Fusion recognises players' walls, floors and tables, as a result, game objects can interact and bounce off these surfaces within your physical space. It’s a lot of fun!

  • What is 'Room Space'?

    A new feature offered on Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro enables users to map out walls and objects in their space for a more immersive experience. Users set up their environment as a part of the Guardian system which enable scene understanding for MR experiences.

  • What happens if I am only seeing a black screen on Quest Pro or B&W passthrough on Quest 2.

    This most often means there has been an issue with the browser communicating with the plane tracking data. Firstly check you have a space setup with walls. If the issue persists:

    • 1. Clear the browser cache
    • 2. Close the browser
    • 3. Clear the current Space Setup
    • 4. Switch the device off/on
    • 5. Reset the Space Setup under 'Physical Boundaries' ensuring you have walls
    • 6. Relaunch the browser and go to https://spatialfusion.io
  • What devices or browsers support SPATIAL FUSION?

    Spatial fusion is built using open standards. It is designed and optimized to be best experienced on Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro on the Oculus Browser.

    The desktop and mobile experience require the latest browser version as at launch, O/S dependent:

    Firefox

    Chrome

    Microsoft Edge

    Safari (Mac only)

  • How many people can participate at once?

    Spatial Fusion is designed as a solo or single-player experience.

  • What is the experience runtime?

    Approx 5-10 minutes, depending on how good you are saving the universe.

  • Does SPATIAL FUSION store any user information or data?

    The website uses cookies to track usage and performance to improve the experience. The website also saves MR anchors to your device so that you can return and play again over multiple sessions in the same room. This information is only stored on your device. On Meta Quest Browser, you can delete cookies and any stored anchors by clearing site data in the browser settings. You can view our privacy policy.

Cookies Policy

  • 1. General Terms

    PHORIA PTY LTD, hereafter: “PHORIA”, “we”, “us” or “our”, is an Australian Private Company registered under the Australian Business Number (29 169 885 796) at the official office 297 Napier Street, Fitzroy, 3065, Victoria, Australia. Our affiliated lines of business, online or mobile products, experiences, apps, services and websites, are hereafter: “PHORIA platforms”.

    PHORIA deeply values and respects the privacy of online users, and we recognise the importance of providing a protected and secure online environment for users. This Cookies Policy outlines how we collect, store and process information provided to us via the Spatial Fusion website at https://spatialfusion.io/.

    If you have any questions or queries about this Cookies Policy, please contact us at privacy@phoria.com.au

  • 2. Cookies Technology

    Cookies are small pieces of text used to store information on web browsers. Cookies are used to store and receive identifiers and other information on computers, phones and other devices. Cookies help us tailor content, and to understand and improve usage

    The cookies that we use include session cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay in your browser until they expire or you delete them. While the cookies that we use may change from time to time Spatial Fusion website use them for the following purposes:

    Site features
    We use cookies to enable the email notification and Cookies policy prompt functionality that remembers you have previously submitted a response so that you are not shown again.

    Analytics
    We use cookies to better understand how people use the Spatial Fusion website so that we can understand and improve the user experience as required.

  • 3. Managing Cookies

    The Spatial Fusion website allows you to reject which disallows any cookies being stored on your local device.

Privacy Policy

  • 1. General Terms

    PHORIA PTY LTD, hereafter: “PHORIA”, “we”, “us” or “our”, is an Australian Private Company registered under the Australian Business Number (29 169 885 796) at the official office 297 Napier Street, Fitzroy, 3065, Victoria, Australia. Our affiliated lines of business, online or mobile products, experiences, apps, services and websites, are hereafter: “PHORIA platforms”.

    PHORIA deeply values and respects the privacy of online users, and we recognise the importance of providing a protected and secure online environment for users. This company-wide Online Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, store and process information provided to us via the Spatial Fusion website at https://spatialfusion.io/.

    If you have any questions or queries about this Cookies Policy, please contact us at privacy@phoria.com.au.

    Please be aware that Spatial Fusion may contain hyperlinks to third-party websites. They will govern the use of any data or personal information you submit, or which is collected by cookies. Our Online Privacy Policy does not apply to those third-party websites, and we do not accept any responsibility or liability for the privacy activities and practices of these websites. Provide personal information at your own risk.

    Please also note that, as an Online Privacy Policy, this policy only safeguards the privacy of online users and does not automatically apply to data collected by PHORIA offline.

    If you have any questions or queries about this Online Privacy Policy, please contact us at privacy@phoria.com.au

  • 2. Commitment to Privacy

    There are 13 APPs and they govern standards, rights and obligations around:

    • The collection, use and disclosure of personal information
    • An organisation or agency's governance and accountability
    • Integrity and correction of personal information
    • The rights of individuals to access their personal information

    Learn more about the Australian Privacy Act 1988 and the APPs.

    Our Online Privacy Policy details the following:

    • What information we may collect about you
    • How we will use information we collect about you
    • Whether we will disclose your details to anyone else
    • Your choices and rights regarding the personal information you have provided to us
  • 3. What personal information is collected?

    We collect and process the following personal information only on a voluntary basis, which may include your personal data. If an online user submits information to Spatial Fusion, it will usually take the form of: (1) email.

    The personal information we may collect consists of your email should you manually provide it via a notification option.

    You may not be required to provide all of the listed information to gain access to Spatial Fusion, however, your ability to utilise certain products or services may be hindered if you do not provide the specified information for that product or service.

    Analytics

    When you access Spatial Fusion, we may collect technical information about your computer and/or device that may identify you, including your IP address, operating system, browser type, time-zone and browser plug-in details through third-party analytics providers.

    These third-party analytics providers may collect analytics on our behalf and in accordance with our Online Privacy Policy, as well as their own privacy procedures.

    Your Browsing Activities

    In relation to your activity on Spatial Fusion, we may collect information relating to: the web address that you arrive from or click through to; the pages viewed; page response times; download errors; the length of time you spend on certain pages; and page interaction information such as scrolling, clicks, and methods used to link out from Spatial Fusion.

    Opting-Out

    We allow you to control the way that we use identifying information that we might obtain. Upon asking you to provide personal information, PHORIA may present the option to decline or “opt-out” of any future communications about new products, services, events or offers.

    In addition, the newsletters or direct marketing emails that PHORIA may send to you have “unsubscribe” procedures in place.

  • 4. How do we use your personal information?

    The personal information you provide to PHORIA will allow us to ensure that our website functions properly and that we give our users the best experience.

    Other ways we may use personal information includes: to fulfill your product or service order; alert you of new products or services, features, or enhancements; handle/route your user service or technical support questions or issues; or and/or notify you of events or offers.

    We may also use your personal information for internal marketing, profiling, or demographic purposes, so we can better understand the needs of our users and deliver tailored experiences.

    Be advised that personal information submitted by individuals acting solely in a business capacity (e.g. submitting a job applicant resume) is not subject to the uses set forth above or to any other practices stated in this Online Privacy Policy.

  • 5. Data Sharing

    We may collect information about you from third-party providers (like social media companies, marketing partners or public databases) to use in correlation with information gathered from Spatial Fusion. The reasons for enhancing or merging such personal information with third-parties include: updating your contact information, performing market analysis, or improving our products, services, or systems.

    We will only share your information with third-parties in ways that are described in this Online Privacy Policy. To find out more about how these third parties handle your information, see their respective privacy policies.

    We may also disclose your personal information to third parties for the following reasons:

    • To allow subcontractors of suppliers to fulfill services on our behalf.
    • If legally required to by government bodies or law enforcement agencies.
    • In the event of an acquisition, merger, reorganisation, bankruptcy or any similar event.
    • In the event of a sale of assets to a third party, to ensure as minimal disruption to the user experience.
    • To enforce or apply the terms of agreements, to investigate potential breaches, or to protect the rights, property of safety of PHORIA, our customers and others.

    We reserve the right to disclose your personal information as required by law or in special cases when we have reason to believe that disclosing such information is necessary to identify, contact, or bring legal action against you if you are:

    • Violating Terms of Service.
    • Causing injury to or interference (intentionally or unintentionally) with PHORIA’s rights or property, other users of PHORIA platforms or licensed partners, or anyone else who could be harmed by your activities.

    We also reserve the right to disclose your personal information if we, in good faith, believe that it is necessary to prevent fraudulent or illegal behaviour or activities.

  • 6. Deleting Personal Information

    Please contact privacy@phoria.com.au to request that we delete personal information.

    Also note that in some cases, PHORIA may be obligated to retain or use your personal information for as long as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and/or enforce PHORIA agreements.

  • 7. Making a Complaint

    Contact privacy@phoria.com.au to file a complaint or send a letter addressed to PHORIA, Attention: Head of Human Resources, 297 Napier Street, Fitzroy, 3065, VIC, Australia.

    By using Spatial Fusion, you signify your assent to this Online Privacy Policy.

    We will notify our users of changes prior to these becoming effective, but please also check this page every so often for change or updates. Continued use of PHORIA platforms will signify your acceptance to these changes or updates.

    This Online Privacy Policy was last updated on October 23, 2022.

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