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We’re Volu. We are building developer tools for the spatial web.

a stylized scene
with a VR headset point forward. Around it, 3 panels are floating: an
inspector showing geometry data for a floating object, a console display
a series of logs and errors, and a performance panel display a
framerate.

volu.dev

Volumetrics

Tired of the headaches of spatial development? We designed volu.dev to streamline your build and debug steps for mixed-reality webapps.

A white,
puffy 3D cloud on a blue
background.

Hackin’ away

Laurent Baumann

Last Saturday, we ran our first “internal+” hackathon. We were nine people, hacking away for 3 hours.

Michael
taking a nap in bed, wearing a Vision Pro with protective cover as a
sleeping
mask.

Vision Pro: Apple Watch or Macintosh?

Michael Gutensohn

Updates on MRjs, upcoming hackathons, and launching a podcast with our thoughts on the Vision Pro!

A 3D
whale breaking out of water, on a
wall

A whale of a Demo

Michael Gutensohn

In this post, we’ll break down how we created the above demo, from its simplest form, to a jaw-dropping semi-immersive experience.

The mrjs logo.
A blue and purple, abstract bow tie, with the text mrjs besides
it

The mrjs logo

Laurent Baumann

mrjs, our open-source and extensible Web Components library for the Spatial Web, needed a logo. Here it is!

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screenshot of HTML code showing a simpler markup than
before

New and improved

Hannah Bollar

The benefit of building in public is that you can see as we play with ideas and pivot the code structurally over-time.

A photo of
the Volumetrics logo sitting on top of our first term
sheet.

Looking back

Michael Gutensohn

Who doesn’t like a good “startup journey” story?

A
screenshot of a poem in
XR

A Spatial Update

Michael Gutensohn

The spatial web needs more poetry. Thankfully, Leo has been playing with mrjs, and he illustrated a poem.

An old
postcard showing a saloon-looking building. You can read Pioneer Hotel,
Dinner Dancing, and Cocktails on the
facade.

Setting Sail

Laurent Baumann

We have been defining how and when you can start playing with our platform, and I would like to walk you through it.

This is
the HTML like markup for mrjs, built on top of web
components.

A little practical magic

Michael Gutensohn

This week, we made a lot of progress on MR.js, adaptive UI & physics-based interactions.

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spheroform sitting on a wooden
table.

Branding intro

Laurent Baumann

As promised, this week I will walk you through the thinking process while showcasing the brand.

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of the animation of a hand passing behind the logo, and being occluded
properly by
it

Picking up speed

Michael Gutensohn

In between fundraising and interviewing, I did manage to implement some key features in MR.js.

A
photo of Laurent and Michael in San Francisco, on the patio of a coffee
shop

We raised money

Michael Gutensohn

You shouldn’t need a computer to use your computer.

The
Volumetrics logo floating above a wooden table, with a coffee shop scene
blurred in the
background

Hello World

Michael Gutensohn

We’ve been hard at work getting things off the ground, but we’re very excited to have you along for the journey.