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Leading VR Engine Unity Will Start Charging Developers Per Install

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Unity plans to introduce a new 'Runtime Fee' next year and charging developers based on how many installs they reach. Effective from January 1, 2024, Unity confirms any games running the Unity Engine - comprised of Unity Editor and Unity Runtime - will incur this new charge based on revenue in the last 12 months and lifetime installs.

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Unity Is Creating VR Ads For A New Film In The Saw Horror Franchise

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Various industries are regularly embracing VR’s potential to expand their business and film has been heavily active in a variety of ways. Today, we’ve learned that Lionsgate is embracing that concept by partnering with Unity to promote a new entry in the Saw horror franchise.

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New Unity Tools Bring Interactivity and Real-time CGI to 360 Video, Now in Beta

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Natalie Grant, Senior Product Marketing Manager of VR/AR/Film at Unity , showcased an interactive 360 video today produced by VFX studio Mirada, built using Unity 2017 Beta (see the video heading this article). Captured by a 360 camera placed under a gazebo, an animated dinosaur appears in the park outside.

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How ‘The Lion King’ Was Filmed Using Virtual Reality

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Although The Lion King (2019) might have garnered a tepid reception from film critics, there’s no debating that Jon Favreau’s photorealistic remake of the 1994 original film roars in the visual department. The post How ‘The Lion King’ Was Filmed Using Virtual Reality appeared first on Road to VR.

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Metaverse To Target 3 Key Destinations, Unity Says

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John A Cunningham, Head of Government & Aerospace at Unity. John A Cunningham, Head of Government and Aerospace at Unity Technologies , delivered his keynote speech exploring the concept at the event, which gathered roughly 500 businesses, analysts, media partners, and executives at the sunny destination of Madeira Island, Portugal.

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VRCameraman Turns Your HTC Vive Into A Virtual Film Camera

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UK-based Abyssal Arts and GSProductions want to capitalize on that with the release of VRCamerman , a Unity extension that allows creators to use the Vive to shoot footage and trailers as if they were really camera men inside their software. This is the latest in a number of experiments we’ve seen with VR filming.

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Snap, OZ, and Universal Pictures Host Virtual J.Lo and Maluma Concert

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This article isn’t a promotion for the film (streaming only on Peacock on February 11), but to really understand some of the elements of the experience, some set-up might be helpful. The interactive experience is a virtual concert featuring Jennifer Lopez and Maluma who will perform songs from the film on a virtual stage.

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