{"id":14164,"date":"2021-11-12T11:37:19","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T10:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.laval-virtual.com\/?p=14164"},"modified":"2021-11-12T11:42:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T10:42:54","slug":"vree-lego-toolbox-to-create-xr-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.laval-virtual.com\/en\/vree-lego-toolbox-to-create-xr-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"VRee\u2019s \u2018LEGO\u2019 toolbox to create XR applications"},"content":{"rendered":"

VRee, an XR company from the Netherlands, has conceived an off-the-shelf SDK solution. The software development kit, which started as a school project years ago, is used for training simulations and entertainment experiences. VRee will be present at VRDays 2021 to present its product. This is how VRee built its solution, a story told by Menno Bischops, CTO and Co-founder.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From a school project to founding a company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The journey began many years ago, when Menno Bischops was not yet CTO and Co-founder of <\/span>VRee<\/span><\/a>. Back then, he was far from the <\/span>XR industry <\/b>and was pursuing a career as a salesman. After 6 years, Menno Bischops decided to go back to school and become a Software Engineer. At the same time he was making that decision, the first Oculus VR headset came out. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

D<\/span>uring his new studies, Menno made a prototype of a virtual arrow solution on TV. Later on, Game Design Students and Virtual Reality<\/a> Students from Fontys Hogescholen Eindhoven built an advanced Virtual Archey project, receiving several prizes. This earlier VR journey pushed Menno to work for international VR companies. But his eagerness for <\/span>entrepreneurship<\/b> was strong. Then in 2016 he secured seed investment from Lumo Labs and the BOM (Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij) and co-founded VRee together with Roy Noten, the lead developer from VR Archery project.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The team received an award for Virtual Archery.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

“Everyone wants to get to the Moon”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On one hand, virtual reality has conquered many business fields. On the other hand, developing immersive solutions from scratch requires expertise and time.  “<\/span>VRee’s software development kit is built as a ‘LEGO’ <\/span><\/i>toolbox<\/i><\/b> to create XR applications. That way, it’s less expensive and faster for companies to deploy<\/span><\/i>”, Menno Bischops explains. “<\/span>Everyone wants to get to the Moon, but nobody wants to build the rocket.”<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

VRee provides an <\/span>easy-to-use development kit<\/b> to create immersive applications. The SDK is a software platform to build interactive full-body multiplayer VR applications. Conceived as an off-the-shelf product, VRee’s software solution is compatible with VR gloves, haptics devices, backpack computers and the main headsets of the market. It’s used for virtual training, serious gaming, digital prototyping and location-based entertainment.<\/span>
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