Enhanced Animation Features Added to Spatial Design Prototyping Tool ‘ShapesXR’

Okay, let’s dive into this. So, ShapesXR just dropped this new bit—animation! Yep, it’s pretty cool and might change how design squads do their thing in 3D and XR. You ever think about that? Like, how just a tiny tweak in tech can make stuff so much more… alive? Anyway, this new feature is all frame-based and very do-it-yourself, no coding needed whatsoever. Isn’t that wild?

So, if you’re into UI motion or making quirky little stories (or whatever tech folks do), this update lets you toss in transitions and fancy interactions. They say it makes the whole XR scene more… I dunno, real, maybe? All the pizzazz without the headache of writing code. Add a dash of storytelling or let your UI dance around a bit. I guess it helps those prototypes feel more vivid and engaging. Or that’s what they’re saying, at least.

Now, ShapesXR is no stranger to animation. (Ha, that made me giggle. Can a tool have DNA?) The CEO, Inga—she’s all about quick, intuitive, accessible stuff. Says they’ve had this dream to bring animation into the mix, keeping things speedy and creatively freeing. Like, who doesn’t want to prototype lightning-fast?

Collaboration’s the other big word here. Throw your designs on any browser, animate with pals, and jump from screens to those Quest and Pico headsets. Wonder if using all this gear ever makes you feel like you’re in a sci-fi movie…

Oh, by the way, they’ve loaded this animation tool with sample spaces and interactive tutorials. You get a virtual guide—imagine that! It’s to help newbies figure out how to animate within the app. Pretty neat, right? I mean, I’d probably get lost without something like this.

Launched back in 2021—feels like ages ago but also yesterday?—ShapesXR is out there mainly for creatives and businesses. It’s free, btw, on the Horizon and Pico Stores if you’ve got Quest 2 or newer. Comes with all sorts of tools for jumping into the XR world.

Now, don’t get too excited. Free means a few limits. One space you can mess with, a cap of ten states, and you can’t load assets over 20 MB. More than that, gotta pay up with a Business or Enterprise license. Standard trade-off, huh? You get the basics for free, then… beep, time to upgrade.

And breathe. I think I covered it all? Maybe.