VRScout

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Tony Parisi , Global Head of VR/AR at Unity Technologies. ” In addition, Unreal Engine will premiere The Giant: Michelangelo’s David in VR to the public, which lets audiences get up-close with the iconic statue unlike ever before. LIFE VR, Unity, Unreal Engine, VRC and DTS (an Xperi company).

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ARPost

JUNE 27, 2019

The virtual reality toolset makes it easier than ever to create VR content from live film. Another method involves using a special camera to film events from multiple angles, which are then spliced together. This method merges the potential for imaginative computer imaging with the realism of 3D filming. How 3D Imaging Happens.

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Road to VR

MAY 5, 2017

Oculus just officially announced that they’d be winding down Story Studio, the company’s internal VR film studio which produced first-party VR shorts like Lost , Henry , and Dear Angelica. ‘Lost’, the first VR short film released by Story Studio | Photo courtesy Oculus.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 14, 2017

In a trio of announcements, Apple revealed that Valve would be bringing SteamVR and HTC Vive to the new iMac, Unity and Unreal Engine were coming to Mac, and Final Cut Pro X would finally support VR video editing. It was a strong nod to VR creators. And Final Cut Pro X runs butter smooth on the new iMac, so there’s that.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 18, 2022

Nano-tech wants to be the Nanite of Unity. Unreal Engine 5 has brought two interesting features with its release: Lumen and Nanite. See Unity running on Quest. Simon, the head of the studio, has managed to make the emulated PC even run Unity, and create a Unity Cube app on it. Learn more. This is mind-blowing!

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 26, 2017

During a week where Unity gained a $400 million influx of investment capital, it’s chief rival Epic Games is working to spend $5 million of its own money to facilitate game development for the Unreal Engine. Earlier this year, Epic announced that it would be dolling out $5 million total in grants to up and coming Unreal devs.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 30, 2017

A choice of two screen options: 2880×1600@90 Hz LCD, or 2160×1200@90 Hz OLED including diffusion film for reduced SDE. Supported by all major game engines including Unity, Unreal and more. Large quantities of the final device are slated to ship later this year. Removable face-plate. Ergonomic and adjustable head strap.

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Road to VR

APRIL 13, 2017

While the program was principally incubated by Crytek, students working in VR First labs tend use Unity (48%), followed by Unreal (20%) and then CRYENGINE (14%). Vancouver Film School, Canada. image courtesy VR First. image courtesy VR First. University College Cork, Ireland. University College London, UK.

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ARPost

JUNE 1, 2020

The Unreal Engine General Manager Marc Petit announced new tools on the Epic Online Services platform to help developers create scaling multiplayer experiences. Best Art or Film. The Auggie Award for Best Art or Film was presented by Jesse Damiani to Lucid Dreams for their VR adventure “ The Key.”. Announcements. Best Campaign.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Unreal Engine and Photoshop), as it happens in Google Docs when many people edit the same document at the same time. Someone has made a WebAR exporter for Unity. I have detailed it in this post , and it was very cool because it let you create WebVR experiences directly from the tool that we develop always use, that is Unity.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

Honestly speaking, we have no idea what is happening, and we don’t even know if this has to do something with the recent lawsuit by Magic Leap or the one from Unreal… are these moves being made to slow the lawsuit or are these just an internal re-organization? Unity’s HDRP is now VR-compatible. This is so sad. Who knows….

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RealVision VR

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

(image from the Facebook group: Unity Virtual Production and Cinematography). With Unity achieving nearly the same valuation as it’s rival Game engine maker, Epic (13.6mil versus 17.3mil) what does it mean for Film-Game convergence and VirtualProduction ? Why is Unity MARS important to VP?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

APRIL 21, 2017

You can either get immersive stuff by building on top of Unity or Unreal, but you’re stuck in a videogame world. But the tracking volume is still limited compared to other VR experiences made using graphic engines like Unity or Unreal. But even further out, Rosenthal sees VR evolving beyond film.

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2016

The Seebright SDK also supports Unity and Unreal engines and is compatible with both iOS and Android. Based in Seattle and formed in 1995, Getty Images has over 80 million still images and more than 50,000 hours of stock film footage – and now they’re adding over 12,000 spherical photos to their collection.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 31, 2023

He discussed his experiences with developing workflows on Epic Games’ Unreal Engine , the future of immersive filmmaking, and his creative processes to create immersive media. XR Today: How easy was it for you to use Unreal Engine, and how did it facilitate the creative process for developing the video?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 10, 2022

With the solution, users can leverage the following tools: FreeD plug-and-play capabilities for Epic Games’ Unreal Engine. A host of filming environments in a compact, lightweight form factor. A suite of affordable professional features, allowing greater access to production studios globally.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

In his 1984 classic Neuromancer, characters entered a virtual reality world called “the matrix” (inspiration for the 1999 film of the same name by the Wachowskis). Augmented vision is commonplace in futuristic films, from Minority Report to Iron Man. In another scenario, we may see game engines dominant, like Unity or Unreal.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Ray tracing tools from NVIDIA, Epic Games, and Unity Technologies also use ray tracing processes to boost efficiency rather than monitoring all of the light trajectories from their respective sources. The most frequent use cases for ray tracing take place in film, television, and video games.

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ARVR

JUNE 12, 2020

Build your first HoloLens 2 Application with Unity and MRTK 2.3.0 Such as talks, fireside chats, film screening, quizzes?—?a Virtual Reality: Do We Live In Our Brain’s Simulation Of The World? a timetable can incite visitors to convene at the same time in different spaces.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Although this technology has clear applications for gaming and social VR apps such as vTime and the upcoming Facebook VR platform, the founders also plan to use the recorded data to analyse how audiences react to regular films and TV advertising.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 22, 2018

The company is providing a Unity and UE4 SDK so that interested developers can develop for it. Unfortunately, I have not been authorized to film stuff, so you have to trust my written words. Playing with it is great, it is a bit like playing Unreal Tournament. Me and Max happy after having entered the Ubisoft booth.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 31, 2018

People knew it was not possible to do that: the film resonated because only in a simulation, only in virtual reality you can cheat time and space. ” The early bullet-time effect was something a bit like quick-time-VR, but a much higher level… you know, it is impossible to cheat time and space with a camera.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 31, 2017

The experience was created in honor of the upcoming Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale (2017) film, and will be first made available in Japan and Korea starting January 31 with availability ending July 31, 2017. SEE ALSO Sorry, Internet. The 'Sword Art Online' VR MMO Isn't Real.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 3, 2016

Development — Get hands-on training for how to build the world’s best VR applications, from tutorials covering the latest Oculus Mobile and PC SDKs, to workshops on top game engines including Unity and Unreal. Explore the endless possibilities for VR across 360 video, film, art, and education.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 30, 2023

Users of the Mocopi ecosystem can also leverage a plugin from Sony which allows created animations to be exported into other development software, such as MotionBuilder and Unity. Users can get step-by-step instructions on how to import animations into other tools like Unreal.

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Life at the Feeding Edge

APRIL 29, 2021

Way back in the dim and distant era of 2009 I was exploring a lot of tools to help me build virtual environments with avatars and characters that could be animated, typically in Unity. A decade on and there is a new kid on the block from Epic/Unreal called Metahuman. Roisin from Reconfigure and Cont3xt in Unreal engine.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 15, 2023

The VITURE 1 product can also allow a user to jump between AR and VR modes using electrochromic film displays, which quickly moves a user between a variety of passthrough and fully immersive visualisations. The device also weighs in at 76 grammes, allowing VITURE to promote wearability and useability with its hardware.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

With the next generation of Playstation set to hit shelves this holiday season, the big news in the gaming circuit is the revelation of Unreal Engine 5. Unreal Engine manager Marc Petit explains the many other use cases this technology promises. Today, we're speaking with Marc Petit, general manager of Unreal Engine at Epic Games.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

With the next generation of Playstation set to hit shelves this holiday season, the big news in the gaming circuit is the revelation of Unreal Engine 5. Unreal Engine manager Marc Petit explains the many other use cases this technology promises. Today, we're speaking with Marc Petit, general manager of Unreal Engine at Epic Games.

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AIXR

AUGUST 26, 2022

In doing so, she has been pursuing the mission of bridging the gap between lightning-fast advancements in technology and film. During the project, a switch was made from Unity to Unreal for production. This was chosen because Unreal specialises in cinematic productions; they have more tools to integrate games and film.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 13, 2023

The reveal that Apple will be using Unity to bring 3D applications and games to Vision Pro was exciting. Their partnership with Unity will get them there quickly. There are already a lot of developers on Unity, so I understand that developing for the Vision Pro will be quite effortless. It remains to be seen.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

With the next generation of Playstation set to hit shelves this holiday season, the big news in the gaming circuit is the revelation of Unreal Engine 5. Unreal Engine manager Marc Petit explains the many other use cases this technology promises. Today, we're speaking with Marc Petit, general manager of Unreal Engine at Epic Games.

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HaptX

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

To maintain the integrity of the video we decided that all compositing would be handled in real-time as we filmed. Additionally, we would film using a functioning HaptX Gloves Development Kit (no props), and feature VR environments developed with the HaptX SDK in both Unity and Unreal. LIV’s support was astounding.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 6, 2020

We started making-- this company originally was creating software for Hollywood films, and we did that quite successfully on a lot of films. Ben: Yeah, and just a lot of cost savings and scalability, too, because when you don't have someone rejigging all your orders just to get it over to film it, yeah, your business can just scale.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 6, 2020

We started making-- this company originally was creating software for Hollywood films, and we did that quite successfully on a lot of films. Ben: Yeah, and just a lot of cost savings and scalability, too, because when you don't have someone rejigging all your orders just to get it over to film it, yeah, your business can just scale.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 6, 2020

We started making-- this company originally was creating software for Hollywood films, and we did that quite successfully on a lot of films. Ben: Yeah, and just a lot of cost savings and scalability, too, because when you don't have someone rejigging all your orders just to get it over to film it, yeah, your business can just scale.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Game engines like the versatile Unity have long been the go-to for AR development, and for good reason. ” You know what, go learn Unity and coding and figure out how to actually make it. And it was for me as well; I’ve been a Unity user forever. It’s amazing.” ” Paul: [laughs] Right.

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