The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2020

WebXR is a technology with enormous potential, but at the moment it offers far worse tools to develop for it than standalone VR , where we all use Unity and Unreal Engine. As a Unity developer, I think that it is a very important enabling solution. How to get started with WebXR in Unity – Video Tutorial.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 20, 2021

The latest version of Unreal Engine 4, version 4.27, brings “production-ready” support for OpenXR. You may recall news back in May that the early access version of Unreal Engine 5 includes improved support for OpenXR. That makes Unreal Engine 4.27 Epic says that the OpenXR support in Unreal Engine 4.27

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 10, 2021

Oculus Mixed Reality Capture is a plugin that lets content creators make amazing mixed reality videos of a VR game for the Oculus Quest. Since I had to make some tests with Oculus MRC for our game HitMotion: Reloaded (download it now on SideQuest !) Oculus MRC in Unity – Video Tutorial. Prerequisites.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 10, 2022

This afternoon I’m flying to Paris to then go to Laval to attend Laval Virtual, one of the oldest events about virtual reality, where I’ll be as an attendee , a virtual speaker (about the game HitMotion: Reloaded), a host of the AWE Nite Florence (featuring great speakers like Charlie Fink… ), and also as a. Image by Epic Games).

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 10, 2022

For VR enthusiasts, the idea of picking up a brand new AAA flat game, pressing a button and then ‘magically’ being able to play that same game in full 6DOF VR natively-in-the-engine if they wanted to seems more like a thing of science fiction than reality. Praydog’s Universal Unreal Engine VR Injector Mod.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Meta released an XR UI kit for Unity, which some Quest developers have been requesting for years. But until recently , the only way to build XR apps for Meta's headsets was with a game engine, such as Unity or Unreal, and Meta didn't provide any kind of UI framework for either.

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Road to VR

JUNE 2, 2020

An update to Oculus developer tools has brought a handful of updates, including support for Quest hand-tracking in Unreal Engine 4. At the time, the company had only added support to the Oculus Unity integration, meaning that developers building apps in Unreal Engine didn’t have access to the feature.

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Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2024

Meta released a new mixed reality showcase for Unreal Engine developers that ought to help kickstart some Quest projects that use your room in fresh and interesting ways. Phanto for Unreal, an open source port of the previously released Phanto project for Unity , was recently launched for Unreal Engine 5.3.

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Road to VR

MAY 14, 2020

The Unreal Engine 5 tech demo on PS5 wasn’t the only news Epic Games revealed today. Alongside the reveal of Unreal Engine 5, Epic Games today also announced a change to the pricing of Unreal Engine. Previously the cost to use the engine for building games was a 5% royalty on gross revenue of the game.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 8, 2016

Oculus covered a lot of ground during their opening keynote at Oculus Connect 3 this week; among many exciting announcements, one of interest for Unreal Engine developers might be how Oculus says that they’ll cover the royalty fees for any Unreal Engine applications on their store, up to the first $5 million in gross revenue.

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Road to VR

JULY 4, 2023

Following the studio’s acquisition by Meta late last year, we haven’t heard much about Twisted Pixel, a veteran VR game studio which made several exclusive titles for Meta. Following the launch of several non-VR games, Twisted Pixel Games in recent years has become largely focused on VR.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Unity has officially launched 1.0 support for visionOS, making its now Vision Pro-compatible game engine available to all Unity Pro, Enterprise, and Industry subscribers. Some of the key features of its Unity’s 1.0 The post Unity Releases 1.0 Check out the full guide here.

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Road to VR

MARCH 15, 2023

Meta is transitioning its support from Unreal Engine 4 to Unreal Engine 5.1 In a dev blog post announcing the news, Meta says developers who choose to work with Epic’s game engine should start thinking about using UE5 for their Quest apps. Games using dynamic lighting need to use unshadowed Sky Light on mobile.”

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Unity has long been a public supporter of OpenXR—an industry standard designed to streamline VR development by making it easier for apps to support a wide range of headsets—but the company has yet to deploy support for the standard. This inflection point has accelerated our efforts to enable OpenXR in Unity,” writes Matt Fuad , Sr.

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ARPost

JUNE 18, 2021

Developers of immersive games and apps, rejoice! And it is made possible by VIRTUOSO , an open-source SDK created by Charles Rivers Analytics, which is now available for Epic Games’ Unreal Engine. An Epic Games MegaGrant Brought VIRTUOSO SDK to the Unity World. This open-source SDK is only the beginning for us.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

NVIDIA is offering early access to a version of Unity with the company’s VRWorks features integrated into the engine for enhanced VR performance. At GDC 2016, Unity announced they would be adding support for VRWorks , Nvidia’s SDK for optimisation of VR using the company’s GPUs. Developers can apply for early access here.

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ARPost

JUNE 22, 2022

This is what the collaboration between Esri and Unity brings to the world. The launch of ArcGIS Maps SDK for Unity version 1.0 Unlocking New Capabilities by Merging the Real and the Unreal. ArcGIS Maps SDK for Unity enables developers to integrate ArcGIS directly into the Unity platform.

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Road to VR

JULY 21, 2021

Sketchfab , the platform that lets you view, share, and download 3D models via traditional monitors and AR/VR headsets, today announced its been acquired by Unreal Engine creators Epic Games. Sketchfab says it will continue to support other game engines, Unity included.

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ARPost

AUGUST 18, 2021

Unity VR Developer. Organization: Unity. Unity is one of the most popular and powerful engines for creating VR games. The Unity organization is keen on training and certifying professionals who will put their tool to the best possible use. Before you take the exam, you can use the Unity Learn platform for practice.

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AR Insider

JULY 26, 2021

Epic Games buys Sketchfab for an undisclosed sum. Sketchfab is integrated into Epic’s popular Unreal Engine game and special effects paltform, and notably, all of its competitors, starting with Unity, Snap’s Lens Studio, Facebook’s Spark AR, and even Tilt Brush. Epic Games is going forward with its suit of nReal.

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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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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 11, 2025

More info (Samsung Project Moohan may launch in Q3 2025) More info (Samsung headset may use displays from Sony) Other relevant news (Image by Wooster Games) Animal Company has been the most grossing game on the Meta Store If you think that Gorilla Tag is the game that is earning the most money on the Horizon Store, you are wrong.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 18, 2025

Top news of the week (Image by Niantic) Niantic sold its gaming division to Scopely Niantic has announced that it sold its whole gaming division (including its jewel Pokemon Go) to Scopely for $3.85 There is a new trailer where you can appreciate this game There is a new trailer for Hitman: World of Assassination for PSVR 2.

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Road to VR

APRIL 6, 2022

This week Epic Games released the latest version of its next-gen game engine, Unreal Engine 5. Though the new version brings improvements in many areas, its most notable features are Lumen (global illumination) and Nanite (micro-polygon geometry), which could be game-changers for VR immersion.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Watch YouTube with friends, mix your favorite music, or go head-to-head in a variety of classic board games. Another month, another round of free games and apps for the Oculus (Meta) Quest 2. Never Board is a board game lover’s dream. Try the in-game tutorial. NEVER BOARD. Not sure where to start?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 21, 2024

Unity vs Unreal: Which is the best option for companies creating content for extended reality ? Unity is popular for its accessibility and beginner-friendly features. Unity is popular for its accessibility and beginner-friendly features. However, each option has its own unique pros and cons to consider.

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Road to VR

JUNE 17, 2020

Admix, the in-game advertisement platform, today announced it’s raised $7 million in its series A financing round. Admix has created a platform that lets developers insert advertisements into their games, something the company says can be done non-intrusively across all device types, AR and VR included.

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Road to VR

JULY 31, 2024

Meta announced its released a new Acoustic Ray Tracing feature that will make it easier for developers to add more immersive audio to their VR games and apps. You’ll also find documentation on Meta’s Audio SDK ( Unity | Unreal ) and Acoustic Ray Tracing ( Unity | Unreal ).

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VRScout

JULY 9, 2019

There, players could step into an interactive VR experience based on the popular game show ‘Let’s Make a Deal’ and compete in a game of “CarPong” for the chance at winning some sweet prizes, including Insta360 cameras, t-shirts, even a few Oculus Quest’s. I called in for help and we made a great demo game.”.

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Road to VR

JUNE 26, 2024

There are a few great ways to market VR games, but there’s arguably none better than by showing real people immersed in virtual environments thanks to mixed reality capture. for Unity-based apps which support Meta’s Presence Platform capabilities, such as hand tracking, passthrough, spatial anchors, etc. .”

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The drama about Unity’s new pricing models has set the whole game development community on fire, while we had an unexpected leak about the Pico 5 and some updates on the Apple Vision Pro. Long story short, all games that manage to have more than a certain number of downloads and revenues are subject to a per-install fee.

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VRScout

MAY 3, 2021

By replicating your in-game movements as they happen in the real world, Yaw VR claims that its motion simulator can actually reduce motion sickness. Compatible with major VR headsets—including the Oculus Quest, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR—the Yaw2 is compatible with 20 popular VR games via the Yaw VR Game Engine app.

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ARPost

APRIL 27, 2022

Unity support – It is an important parameter for any AR development app. Unity is unarguably the most powerful and prevalent game engine worldwide. or newer, Unity for iOS and Android, and Unreal Engine. Supported Platforms : Android, iOS, Unity, and Universal Windows Platform. Pricing : Free. Google ARCore.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The social media company is doubling down on its vision of the metaverse with new tools, games, and experiences, and a reinvigorated focus on social, fitness, and work. . This new and much simpler system will assist you in storing your progress and settings in-game. Last week was quite a busy one for Facebook, or should I say Meta.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

As for controls, players interact with the in-game world using a pair of sensors mounted to the base of their feet. For an extra sense of immersion, the headset also features a vibration feedback system capable of simulating everything from gunshots and footsteps to a variety of other environmental noises. Image Credit: Diver-X.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 25, 2018

Limitless, a company developing content and tools for creating cinematic VR experiences, has joined Lytro to build out tools for combining light-fields and real-time rendering directly in game engines. The post Lytro Picks up Limitless Team to Build Tools to Work With Light-fields in Game Engines appeared first on Road to VR.

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VRScout

JUNE 5, 2017

” SteamVR will also be joined on Mac systems by the Unreal and Unity video game engines, all tying directly into today’s newly announced Metal 2 video-processing API. Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering Craig Federighi took the stage and confirmed that “Valve is bringing SteamVR to Mac.”

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