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DECEMBER 26, 2016

Khronos Group is attempting to create a standard API (application program interface) across VR components and, announced via press release , they recently received the co-sign from Epic Games. We spoke with the president of Khronos Group, Neil Trevett, about the development and its implications.

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JULY 9, 2020

Sony Corporation announced today that it will invest $250 million in Epic Games, the company well known for its hit game Fortnite and the Unreal Engine game engine that powers it. Unreal Engine is the second most popular game engine for building VR content, and has powered PSVR games like Farpoint , Moss ,and Firewall: Zero Hour.

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MAY 23, 2024

Praydog’s UEVR mod allows you to retroactively inject a host of games built in Unreal Engine with VR support, putting you head-first into non-VR titles like Palworld and many others. The same goes for Hellblade II , which was built in Unreal Engine 5, letting users play the game in full 6DOF VR, in either first or third person.

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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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APRIL 15, 2022

Now the company, which owns Unreal Engine and popular battle royale shooter Fornite , says it’s secured $2 billion to further build out its future metaverse platforms. Sony has become somewhat of a serial investor in Epic. That’s before the ‘metaverse’ buzzword erupted, but it’s clear where Sony was headed.

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MARCH 19, 2021

Despite being among the early supporters of the OpenXR consortium—the industry group building the open standard for XR devices—Sony so far seems to have avoided making a specific commitment to implement OpenXR on PSVR or its next-gen headset. OpenXR is an open standard developed under the Khronos Group. Image courtesy Khronos Group.

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JANUARY 22, 2019

Intel’s Brent Insko has taken over as the Chair of the OpenXR working group after Epic’s Nick Whiting passed the torch. OpenXR’s ‘working group’, under which representatives from member companies are actively developing the standard, is facilitated by Khronos Group. Image courtesy Khronos Group.

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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 ? Unreal, or “Unreal Engine”, on the other hand, excels at enabling the creation of visually stunning graphics. However, each option has its own unique pros and cons to consider.

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MAY 19, 2022

The ‘Hyperreality Initiative,’ as it’s referred to by Dark Slope, will utilize the new Unreal Engine 5 game engine to deliver high-quality visuals as well as a combination of haptic feedback technology to further immerse contestants in the experience. Image Credit: Dark Slope.

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JULY 29, 2019

It’s a major milestone, according to Khronos Group which has overseen development of the standard by a consortium of many of the biggest names in the AR/VR sector. OpenXR’s ‘working group’, under which representatives from member companies have been actively developing the standard, is facilitated by Khronos Group.

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MARCH 10, 2020

The team then proceeded to display the impressive level of accuracy afforded by their system via a series of group interactions. Antilatency software is compatible with a variety of headsets as well as engines, including various plugins for Unity, Unreal, and native C++/C# APIs, with support for Windows, Android, and Linux platforms.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

Image courtesy Khronos Group. Facebook, Microsoft, Valve, Unreal Engine, and others have been making progress toward supporting OpenXR in their platforms and now Unity says it’s moving to do the same. Earlier this year the standard took a huge step forward by announcing the start of certifications for compliant implementations.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Image courtesy Khronos Group. version of the standard was announced in 2019 and has been slowly but steadily finding its way into key VR platforms and game engines like Oculus Quest & Rift, Windows Mixed Reality, Unity, Unreal Engine, SteamVR, and more. SteamVR version 1.16

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APRIL 14, 2022

Image courtesy Khronos Group. in 2019, and picked up significant steam in 2021 with official support on SteamVR , Meta going “all in” on OpenXR, “production-ready” OpenXR support in Unreal Engine , and more. OpenXR has seen a slow but steady adoption since reaching version ‘1.0’

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ARPost

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Now, an AR experience by Falcon’s Creative Group for the National Geographic Association in collaboration with the Jane Goodall Institute is changing how we see her. To help bring visitors into that world, NGM called on Florida-based Falcon’s Creative Group. The Partners. The National Geographic Museum is located in Washington DC.

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APRIL 17, 2024

Facilitated by the standards body Khronos Group, OpenXR is a royalty-free standard that aims to standardize the development of VR and AR applications, making for a more interoperable ecosystem. Image courtesy Khronos Group Following the OpenXR 1.0 release in 2019, this week’s release of OpenXR 1.1 “OpenXR 1.1

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NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Posted earlier this month, the studio is looking for a Lead Level Designer with a proven track record in level design for console/PC action-adventure games as well as expertise in Unreal Engine. Acquired by Embracer Group in 2020, Vertigo Games is behind titles such as Arizona Sunshine (2016) and After the Fall (2021).

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ARPost

JANUARY 7, 2022

The Khronos Group member company offers interior solutions like asset centralization for remote collaboration on models, but they also offer models that can be used on a company’s website front-end for e-commerce. Let’s meet them both and talk about what their partnership means for AR and e-commerce. Meet VNTANA. VNTANA 3D web viewer.

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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. Hopefully U.S.

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AUGUST 3, 2017

The scene includes a stunning set piece as well as smooth, lag-free animations of alien gunships raining down fire onto a group of unlucky civilians. 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.

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APRIL 30, 2024

And DemoAkuroVR is all about modding Blade & Sorcery to make a host of similarly cool ‘what-if’ VR trailers, including non-VR games like God of War and Metal Gear Rising , but also games that already happen to have VR mods too—the difference being they’re all captured in Blade & Sorcery.

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DECEMBER 7, 2023

Based on Epic Games’ Unreal Engine , AmazeVR also developed its technical foundation with Roc Nation in 2020, leading to a further $15 million. In a teaser on the group’s Facebook Reels, A7X posted a 24-second trailer of the experience. Additionally, it allows the group to connect with current generations of fans.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Back in 2016, a group of Japanese developers were working on a project with a local fashion designer who wanted to do a fashion show in an underwater environment. When do you think web-based XR content can reach the same high level of standalone content made with Unreal or Unity? What is STYLY’s backstory? You work with WebXR.

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DECEMBER 4, 2018

Steam is widely considered the de facto platform for PC games, VR or otherwise, but Unreal Engine creators Epic Games want change that with a new storefront that they say will leave more revenue to developers than Steam and other major digital distribution platforms. Image courtesy Epic Games.

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JULY 8, 2020

Starring well-known internet personalities ZombiUnicorn, TheSushiDragon, Darth Lexii, and Alex Drastal, InstaQuest follows an eclectic group of hardened warriors on a dangerous quest through a war-torn land. Each of the visuals presented were created using the Unreal Game Engine, resulting in high-quality animations, textures, and lighting.

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JULY 3, 2017

” Both roles are part of Apple’s CoreMedia team within their Interactive Media Group (IMG). .” The latter is looking for someone with “Direct experience with implementing and/or designing VR or 360 video playback systems.” ” See Also: Microsoft is Building VR MMO for Xbox and PC, Job Listing Indicates.

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ARPost

JUNE 22, 2022

Unlocking New Capabilities by Merging the Real and the Unreal. The early adopters of this program include an engineering-led construction firm, CIMIC Group, which uses the plugin to build immersive representations of its projects and monitor progress virtually in real time. The launch of ArcGIS Maps SDK for Unity version 1.0

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ARPost

JULY 23, 2021

A large adoption rate for augmented and virtual reality in 2020 has broadened the audience and age groups interested in the latest technologies. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us how important immersive and interactive apps and games are in our everyday life. See Also: The Future of XR’s Remote Events in the New Normal. ICHVR 2021.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Due to the response from the Hollywood and Silicon Valley communities, this year’s event will require double the sound stage capacity to hold our group and the demonstrations,” said Jim Chabin, President of the Advanced Imaging and VR Societies, in a statement. LIFE VR, Unity, Unreal Engine, VRC and DTS (an Xperi company).

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JULY 20, 2021

In case you use Unreal Engine, there are similar possibilities : here you can find an official blog post by Epic Games on how to shoot a 360 degrees trailer of your game inside the engine. If there are some community groups on Discord or such, you can also ask there, to see if other users have found a way to do that. Surreal Capture.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2023

As pointed out in one of the Unity Developers’ blog posts , aside from the exponential rise of development businesses, we’re also seeing more developer tools, such as the Unity and Unreal engines, becoming more accessible. This, he thinks, will prompt the growth of the number of VR consumers.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2017

million from the Finnish business development group Tekes to continue development on their “human eye-resolution” display for VR headsets. ” Varjo prototypes are also being shipped with both Unreal and Unity plugins to enable content creation.

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MAY 19, 2021

Here you are some: Open XR: [link] UI Accessibility Plugin (Unity): [link] Set Color Deficiency Type (Unreal Engine): [link]. Talking about the actual implementation, are there any libraries and plugins already available for Unity/UE4 that can give indie studios accessibility solutions already ready out-of-the-box?

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FEBRUARY 27, 2017

In December of last year, Khronos group made headlines for adding Epic Games to the list of companies in support of their pursuit of an API standard for virtual and augmented reality. A couple months later, that standard now has a name as Khronos unveils the OpenXR working group at GDC 2017.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Developers designed the VR experiences using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5 , arguably the world’s top immersive platform for designing and deploying immersive content. Many global startups and individuals have entered the immersive filming industry, paving the way for recognition across genres and awards groups.

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AUGUST 22, 2018

A dedicated group of Trekkies look to immortalize the shows infamous vessel via an interactive virtual tour. Utilizing Unreal Engine 4, the team eventually aims to recreate every room of NCC-1701-D, including areas not shown during the original program. Kirk or Picard?

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NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Developers designed the VR experiences using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5 , arguably the world’s top immersive platform for designing and deploying immersive content. Many global startups and individuals have entered the immersive filming industry, paving the way for recognition across genres and awards groups.

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