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To help do that, I coordinate engineering efforts internal to Epic as well as well as manage relationships with other companies like Oculus, Valve and Samsung to make sure that UE4 lets people maximize the potential of the engine to the fullest and that it’s easy to use. Even just that was incredibly powerful.
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I like to say, if it's too dangerous, too difficult, or too expensive to do the training in the real world, why wouldn't you do it in a virtualworld? If it's really too dangerous to do that training in the real world, why wouldn't you create it in a virtualworld? Totally get it. So very exciting.
I like to say, if it's too dangerous, too difficult, or too expensive to do the training in the real world, why wouldn't you do it in a virtualworld? If it's really too dangerous to do that training in the real world, why wouldn't you create it in a virtualworld? Totally get it. So very exciting.
I like to say, if it's too dangerous, too difficult, or too expensive to do the training in the real world, why wouldn't you do it in a virtualworld? If it's really too dangerous to do that training in the real world, why wouldn't you create it in a virtualworld? Totally get it. So very exciting.
Charlie Fink is a Forbes columnist and an author of two AR-enabled books – Charlie Fink’s Metaverse: A Guide to VR and AR, and Convergence: How the World Will Be Painted with Data. Charlie was EVP and COO of VR Pioneer VirtualWorld Entertainment. Charlie was EVP and COO of VR Pioneer VirtualWorld Entertainment.
Charlie Fink is a Forbes columnist and an author of two AR-enabled books – Charlie Fink’s Metaverse: A Guide to VR and AR, and Convergence: How the World Will Be Painted with Data. Charlie was EVP and COO of VR Pioneer VirtualWorld Entertainment. Charlie was EVP and COO of VR Pioneer VirtualWorld Entertainment.
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