MindPort GmbH

At UCLA’s XR Initiative Design Speaker Series, I explored what is new in the 2026 second edition of UX for XR, published by Springer Nature Apress, and what has changed across the field since the first edition in 2021. In the talk, I cover: → AI-augmented design workflows, from vibe-coded prototypes to production → How design thinking is evolving for spatial interfaces → AI’s polarizing role in media products, and how designers can navigate it → WebXR, Web 4.0, and a Solarpunk alternative to Metaverse-era thinking → My end-to-end design process, from mind mapping to building interactions in VR Builder from MindPort GmbH My thanks to UCLA’s XR Initiative for the invitation and for sharing the recording. Watch the full session on UCLA XRI’s YouTube channel: https://lnkd.in/eHdPKcWr #XR #UXDesign #SpatialComputing #AI #DesignThinking

Cornel Hillmann, author of the book "UX for XR", recommends: • ShapesXR (by ShapesXR), • VR Builder (by MindPort GmbH), and • Cognitive3D (by Cognitive3D) Great book, great products! Check out his session at UCLA XR initiative for a glimpse into UX for XR and how those tools help him.

➡️ VR Summit Hackathon 2026 📅 10+11 October 🗺️ Bochum, Germany 🫰 1,750€ in price money https://lnkd.in/e7ij6peU

Let's discuss VR Builder's AI-driven future! We'll show two prototypes: - A VR Builder add-on which adds text prompt-based process editing to the current workflows - A web-based, fully AI-integrated authoring tool and player, to build applications even faster and without Unity's complexity Joining this event is a chance to get a very early look at what we're building, and present the opportunity to provide precious feedback and steer development towards a product that suits your needs.

We have an open internship position for students to gain some industry experience as an Immersive Experiences Designer (d/f/m) Please note that this is an unpaid position intended for students to do a mandatory curricular internship at an innovative XR startup. https://lnkd.in/ebKTdF48

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Great toolset, show support if you don't have it already in your toolkit for Unity.

Building VR applications shouldn't mean spending most of your time wiring together interaction logic. That's one of the reasons we built VR Builder: to help developers create structured VR training and simulation experiences faster with a visual workflow that integrates directly with Unity. If you've been waiting to grab the extended Pro version, now is a good time: VR Builder Pro is 50% off on the Unity Asset Store until August 12th. 🚀 Whether you're creating onboarding experiences, industrial training, educational content, or other immersive applications, we hope it helps you spend more time building great experiences and less time on repetitive implementation. You can find it here: https://lnkd.in/dq7ygvAW

And another milestone reached! It was a pleasure to meet our consortium partners in person again during our onsite meeting at The University of Bonn. A special highlight was checking out the light stage! Project Gen-AIvatar now enters its second year and we are looking forward to the work ahead with our partners The University of Bonn and Cologne Game Lab. Together, we are advancing AI-based systems which can generate authentic emotions and animations for characters. This project is being funded by Innovationswettbewerb NEXT.IN.NRW, part of EFRE/JTF in NRW, which is funded by the European Union: Your gateway to the EU, News, Highlights and Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Industrie, Klimaschutz und Energie des Landes NRW and is implemented in collaboration with the Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen. It's supporting innovative ideas, which contribute to the digital transformation of Europe. Picture 1: Light stage at University of Bonn. Photo by: Prof. Dr. Matthias B. Hullin Picture 2: Gen-AIvatar project team members. Photo by: Simone von Neffe #efrenrw #EUinmyRegion

🏆 We won the #Ludwig2026 Award for Innovation! 🚀 We are incredibly proud and honored to announce that MindPort has been recognized with the prestigious Ludwig Award in the category of #Innovation! Presented jointly by the IHK Bonn/Rhein-Sieg and the Handwerkskammer zu Köln, the #Ludwig award puts the regional economy in the spotlight, honoring outstanding enterprises that drive excellence and growth. We are absolutely thrilled to be among the six chosen businesses celebrated this year! At MindPort GmbH, innovation is at the core of everything we do. From pushing the boundaries of #XR to making immersive technology development more accessible, this award is a fantastic validation of our mission. It’s a testament to our team's relentless drive, creativity, and hard work in building the future of tech. A huge thank you to the jury and the teams at the IHK Bonn/Rhein-Sieg and Handwerkskammer zu Köln for this incredible recognition. And an even bigger thank you to our amazing team, our partners (Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Cologne University of Applied Sciences, The University of Bonn, Haption, and many more) and community who support us on this journey every single day. We couldn’t have done it without you! 🙌 https://lnkd.in/ee6-N9Ex #VR #Training #Opensource