ShapesXR Enhances Spatial Design Prototyping with Advanced Animation Features

Hey, so there’s this thing called ShapesXR. Ever heard of it? If not, no worries, because it’s kinda a big deal in the 3D and XR world. It came out back in 2021, and yes, now it has this new, snazzy animation feature. Yep, you can pretty much make everything look way cooler and lifelike.

The studio behind it mentions something about an “easy-to-use frame-based animation system.” Honestly, I have no idea what that even means. But what I do know is that you don’t have to be some coding wizard to use it. Also, side note: how cool is it that the UI motion, beats, and gestures, like, come to life? That’s what they say, at least. The goal is to make things “immersive” and, uh, “expressive.” Guess that’s the buzzword now.

Why does this matter? I mean, maybe I’m the only one who gets sidetracked by stuff like this. Anyway—right, where was I? Oh, right. They’re saying it’s quick and creative, which I guess are good things when you’re on a deadline or just feeling lazy. And Inga Petryaevskaya, the CEO, dropped a line about how animation is in their DNA. Sounds a bit poetic, if you ask me. An animator’s dream or something like that.

Okay, switching lanes—this tool lets teams collaborate in real-time. Like, you can animate on pretty much any browser. You’re working, and bam, you can switch monitors and XR headsets. They mentioned Quest and Pico, which I assume are like the big names in headsets? Not totally sure because I’m still waiting to buy my first. And they offer this virtual classroom kind of thing with tutorials. Can you imagine sitting in a virtual class? Virtual reality school, here we come.

ShapesXR is also free—well, sort of. You get one editable space with just a few restrictions. But who’s counting? Once you get a taste and want more, you gotta pay. Classic. Business or Enterprise licenses if you’re sinking deep into this world. It’s free on Horizon Store for Quest and on Pico, which I find kind of generous. Well, with catches, as always.

So yeah, that’s the scoop. Dive into the XR world and animate to your heart’s content. Or not. Entirely your call.