XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 20, 2025

Regarding the well-established virtual reality market, immersive training and learning tools are easily one of the largest XR opportunities for businesses worldwide outside of gaming and entertainment use cases. It also supports XR experiences built on Unity and Unreal Engine SDKs.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Later this week the film will get a tie-in game experienced based on Unreal Engine 5, but it won’t be available in VR and that’s a terrible shame. So it’s a shame that an upcoming tie-in game experience for The Matrix 4 seems to be largely ignoring the tech. VR is here.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The enterprise-grade immersive software-as-a-service (SaaS) now supports RT3D design projects from Unity and Unreal Engine 5 (UE5). Reality Cloud’s integration enables businesses to stream more XR projects for use cases in gaming, entertainment, and healthcare.

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Road to VR

JULY 12, 2017

The Walt Disney Company has announced participants in its 2017 incubator Disney Accelerator , a program intended for early and venture-backed tech startups working in media and entertainment. Among the 11 picked for the company’s 2017 Accelerator is location-based VR arcade The Void and Unreal Engine creator Epic Games.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

According to a recent job offer posted by Amsterdam-based developer Vertigo Games, pre-production has begun on a “high-profile, multiplatform AAA VR game,” which is said to be based on a globally recognized franchise. Thanks to Brad Lynch for spotting the news.

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Road to VR

MARCH 20, 2019

Epic Games today announced at GDC that the company is set to turbo-charge their long-running developer grant initiative with ‘MegaGrants’ and the largest pool of funds yet, $100,000,000. Developers can also apply for a grant to help transition existing or in-development games to UE4. Interested?

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VRScout

APRIL 14, 2020

XR experiences in general, have proven themselves to be an amazing tool for everything from workforce training and digital marketing to product visualization, entertainment, and immersive online education. Chicken Waffle launched the platform with an impressive library of free games and experiences that you can try right now.

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ARPost

JULY 23, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us how important immersive and interactive apps and games are in our everyday life. Immersive games and apps and 3D videos have opened a new world for emotionally exhausted people staying at home 24/7. AIXR Insights Live: Marketing in VR Games. How do you sell real-life products in a virtual game?

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 25, 2022

In April, real-time 3D (RT3D) engine developers Epic Games and NVIDIA debuted easy-to-use photogrammetry tools to streamline the creation of RT3D assets. Epic Games launched Reality Scan in April, a photogrammetry tool for the firm’s Unreal Engine suite. Reality Scan. Capturing Reality (@RealityCapture_) April 4, 2022.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 31, 2024

The gamification trap… XR is always linked to gaming, whether business like it or not. The real-time 3D engines powering AR/VR/MR applications, like Unreal and Unity, found fame and traction as gaming development tools. Especially in the past 20 years, when gaming has become massively mainstream.

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VRScout

JUNE 28, 2020

This is the same motion capture solution used on blockbuster films like Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker , Avengers: Infinity War , and The Wolverine , as well as hit games such as Creed: Rise to Glory and Counter Strike. . Legend conducted his performance live in-studio wearing an Xsens MVN Animate Motion Capture System.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

From healthcare, education, social, training, cinema, gaming, and more, VR has a lot of Killer Use-cases. Every day this week leading up to the 2017 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, we’re featuring insights on the hunt for the killer app from virtual reality’s leading companies. Nick Whiting.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Some of the most common myths and misconceptions surrounding VR include the following: it always causes motion sickness and virtual reality is solely applicable to games. Although gaming is certainly a great use case and example of what immersive VR experiences can deliver, the possibilities are endless,” said Vindevogel.

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VRScout

MAY 1, 2023

Credit: Coachella To create the AR-enabled livestream, Coachella worked with Epic Games and Eric Wagliardo, member of the festival’s innovation team and founder of &Pull, to make the Gorillaz experience happen, as well as those for Bad Bunny and BLACKPINK. This integration of AR works so well because it only adds to the live performance.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Dive Into a Hyper-Realistic Metaverse Built on Unreal Engine. In this article, we introduce you to Victoria VR, a hyper-realistic metaverse created and owned by users, and powered by Unreal Engine. Immersive technology can be a game-changer for people with health conditions or impairments. Top AR/VR Trends for 2022.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Others will focus on XR technology in entertainment, including XR art, gaming, media, and location-based entertainment. Exhibitors include Zappar , Vuzix Corporation , Scope AR, Nreal , Qualcomm , Mojo Vision , IEEE Future Visions, LetinAR , Epic Games, and 8th Wall. creative director BC Biermann. AWE USA 2019 Day 2.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Launching today, Solaris Offworld Combat is a team-based VR arena shooter from First Contact Entertainment, the studio behind the lauded Firewall: Zero Hour (2018). My preview of the game reveals strong technical merit, but a potential clash between casual and competitive ambitions.

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VRScout

JULY 23, 2019

Available for demo July 28th – August 1st at the Immersive Pavilion, Undersea harnesses the power of the Magic Leap One, as well as Unreal Engine 4 and Vulcan 3.1 Spatial Computing is increasingly becoming the norm in experiential entertainment,” added Victoria Rege, SIGGRAPH 2019 Immersive Pavilion Chair.

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VRScout

AUGUST 3, 2017

The 1:30 minute demo apparently operates on a specialized version of ARKit that runs a plugin, which easily integrates the software into Unreal Engine 4. During the project, Epic Games got very involved and they’ve now taken ownership of the plugin, tidied it up, and have released it to the world, so anyone can use UE4 [with ARKit].”.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Based in Los Angeles, California and Seoul, South Korea, the immersive firm has listed on its website several new rock and K-pop bands set to boost adoption of VR entertainment. Based on Epic Games’ Unreal Engine , AmazeVR also developed its technical foundation with Roc Nation in 2020, leading to a further $15 million.

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ARPost

APRIL 27, 2022

Although most people still consider AR as an entertainment technology, we can see its practical implementations in various industries like e-commerce, healthcare, architecture , training, and many others. Unity is unarguably the most powerful and prevalent game engine worldwide. or newer, Unity for iOS and Android, and Unreal Engine.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 13, 2019

Vertical Robot’ s acclaimed indie game Red Matter has just been ported to Oculus Quest and the title has already got a lot of interest. I have been so lucky to have the possibility of trying the game in preview , so here you are my review of Red Matter on Oculus Quest! The game is all about solving puzzles.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

First Contact Entertainment reveals Firewall Ultra is one of the first PSVR 2 games running on Unreal Engine 5. Asked about Early Access Unreal Engine 5 VR development for Firewall Ultra , First Contact detailed the challenges involved: It’s fair to say, it’s uncharted waters.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Three veterans of first-person shooter games have formed Drifter Entertainment , a Seattle-based virtual reality game studio. Davis recently served as general manager for the Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 4. Image Credit: Drifter Entertainment. The founders include Ray Davis, Kenneth Scott, and Brian Murphy.

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Road to VR

APRIL 4, 2017

Batman: Arkham VR (2016) is one of PlayStation VR’s top games, and an exclusive too. Now, developer Rocksteady has announced that it will soon launch the game on the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Built on Unreal Engine 4 and well optimized for PSVR, it’s also one of the system’s best looking games.

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Road to VR

MARCH 20, 2018

Magic Leap has launched the SDK for the device’s Lumin OS , with support for Unity and Unreal engines. Epic Games have detailed Unreal Engine’s support for the Magic Leap One Creator Edition on their blog, which confirms some significant hardware features of the device, including eye tracking, hand tracking, and room scanning.

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VRScout

APRIL 19, 2019

One such experience is GYMNASIA , a groundbreaking cinematic VR experience developed as part of a collaboration between the EMMY® Award-winning immersive entertainment creators, Felix & Paul Studios , the National Film Board of Canada, and Oscar®-nominated Clyde Henry Productions. Image Credit: Felix & Paul Studios.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Carmack is a computer programmer best known for his work on the Quake , Doom , and Wolfenstein video games. VR Game of the Year. VR Game of the Year went to A Fisherman’s Tale by Innerspace and ARTE France. The Sony game was nominated for four DICE Awards this year, but failed to take home any of them.

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Slashgear

MARCH 2, 2022

Epic Games, creator of Unreal Engine and Fortnite, just acquired the indie music platform known as Bandcamp. Here's what they suggest comes next.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 22, 2022

Then a user can import the 3D object into an NVIDIA Ominverse-supported graphics suite like Autodesk, Blender, Unreal Engine 5, and Adobe Substance 3D for further customization. A MoMa user can then place their edited 3D object in a digital environment for gaming, filmmaking, and XR projects. Omniverse Integration for Enterprise.

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VRScout

AUGUST 29, 2021

How we work, play, learn, entertain, gather together, and experience the world isn’t just changing – it’s a whirlwind of disruption. People have been collaborating remotely in games like The Sims and Second Life for almost 20 years and most recently with Fortnite and Roblox among others. Image Credit: HeadOffice.Space.

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VRScout

AUGUST 5, 2017

Developed by The Future Group and FreemantleMedia (the company responsible for American Idol and X Factor ), Lost In Time is a Norwegian game show that uses interactive mixed reality technology combined with a customized green screen studio to transport contestants to different landscapes scattered across time and space.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 6, 2017

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney thinks Apple’s upcoming iOS 11 update, arriving this fall, will be a huge boost to the emerging AR industry. It’s the most definitive event marking the move to high-end technology that will power a new generation of world-class experiences transcending games and storytelling.

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Road to VR

MAY 1, 2017

The event’s VR Content Showcase is designed to highlight those non-entertainment use-cases by bringing together leading startups focusing their efforts to make AR and VR useful across industries. Epic Games will showcase high-fidelity VR experiences and new photorealistic content developed with Unreal Engine.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 24, 2017

I know I can’t be the only person that loves playing tabletop games but hates the setup, cleanup, and organizational headache they often cause. The Machines is an upcoming concept from Directive Games that was made using Apple’s ARKit and Unreal Engine 4. What do you think of The Machines?

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 24, 2017

The game is due to launch for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift in early 2018. As shown in the announcement trailer, the game features ‘bullet hell’ action combined with destructible environments. The game’s ‘Swarm A.I’ Archiact has been crafting immersive VR entertainment since 2013,” said Kurt Busch, Studio Head at Archiact.

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Cats and VR

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Neoglyphic Entertainment, a storytelling company built for the digital age, has released a comprehensive feature updates to its award-winning, cross-platform, real-time fur and fiber technology, NeoFur. for Unreal Engine 4 can be purchased for 20% off until October 6, 2016 by using code NEOFURPR20 at checkout. Now available, NeoFur 2.0

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