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The XR Week Peek (2022.04.10): Epic releases Unreal Engine 5, Meta cancels F8, and more!

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Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 5. Epic Games has finally released the latest iteration of its popular game engine: Unreal Engine 5. This means that while great, Unreal Engine 5 is not disruptive for us VR users and developers, yet. It’s going to be very interesting and very busy… I hope to meet you in Laval!

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Adding Mixed Reality Capture Support to Unreal Games

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Now Unreal Engine developers can finally open up their projects to mixed reality capture with a new plugin created by HTC Vive developer Foo Hoang. Developers who enable the Unreal Engine Mixed Reality Plugin for their applications will allow fans like us and other content creators to capture gameplay in an entirely new way.

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How Epic Games’ Lawsuit Against Apple Could Impact The Future Of VR/AR

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Apple threatens to withhold support for ARKit and upcoming VR technology on Unreal Engine. Apple removed Fortnite from the App Store and has informed Epic that on Friday, August 28 Apple will terminate all our developer accounts and cut Epic off from iOS and Mac development tools. We are asking the court to stop this retaliation. .”

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NASA Needs Your Help Building A VR Mars Simulator

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Built using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5, the Mars XR Operations Support System is a virtual environment developed by NASA in collaboration with Buendea that simulates life on the planet Mars. For more information on the competition visit here. ” Credit: HeroX. Image Credit: NASA.

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Create A Digital Human In Less Than An Hour With Epic Games’ MetaHuman Creator

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Despite not yet being available, Unreal Engine’s MetaHuman Creator is already making people talk. MetaHuman Creator features 30 different hairstyles to choose from, each of which leveraging Unreal Engine’s strand-based hair. . Head to Unreal Engine’s website for more information.

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Metal Gear Solid In VR Looks Like A Good Time

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Another developer going by the name of Vapor Cephalopod on Twitter is also working on a VR remake of the game using Unreal Engine. More information on that here. MetalGearSolid #UnrealEngine5 #VR #RTX This is my communitie's MGS remake in unreal engine 5 which supports third person and VR work in progress.

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Japanese Instrument Manufacturer Korg Teases VR Music-Making App

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Other than that there’s very little information available at the moment. According to the video, Korg GADGET-VR was developed in collaboration with Detune using the Unreal Engine and is expected to launch sometime later this year. Image Credit: Korg. Whether the app will be released on PC VR headsets or PSVR remains to be seen.

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