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Unreal Engine 5: A Tutorial for VR Designers 

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Unreal Engine, one of the leading creation tools in the digital development market, has its own selection of valuable VR modes and technologies specifically suited to virtual reality. The latest version of Unreal Engine, UE5 (Unreal Engine 5) shipped in April 2022 this year, after an initial period of early access in 2021.

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Reality Scan Vs NVIDIA NeRF – Photogrammetry for Developers

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Epic Games launched Reality Scan in April, a photogrammetry tool for the firm’s Unreal Engine suite. Learn more and register now for the limited beta: [link] #realityscan #photogrammetry #quixel #sketchfab pic.twitter.com/BTwMUESYpa. Scan your world with just your phone. Capturing Reality (@RealityCapture_) April 4, 2022.

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Varjo Teleport Lets You Capture Scenes With Your iPhone To View In PC VR

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Like Meta's Horizon Hyperscape Demo and Gracia , Varjo Teleport uses Gaussian splatting, leveraging advances in machine learning to "train" the output based on image views of the scene. Captured scenes can also be exported as a PLY file for use in other software, which means they could even be converted to use in Unity or Unreal.

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Unity vs Unreal: Which is Better for XR Development?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

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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HaptX Gloves G1 Now Available For Pre-Order

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Touch is the cornerstone of the next generation of human-machine interface technologies, and the opportunities are endless.” The device also includes a variety of plugins for Unity and Unreal Engine, as well as a C++ API. To celebrate the launch of the HaptX Gloves G1, the company is currently accepting pre-orders. Image Credit: HaptX.

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The XR Week Peek (2025.03.18): Niantic sells Pokemon Go, Meta released passthrough APIs, and more!

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They sold this money machine to focus on a technology that is currently not making any relevant money. This is something absolutely impossible to have with Unity or Unreal. Its a big bet on the bright future of XR. Ive linked you above the very positive review of Mythic Realms, a very cool mixed&virtual reality game for Quest.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.08.15): Samsung XR prototype leaked, Meta 2024 glasses are only for internal use, and more!

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Some of the news coming from there have been: NVIDIA announced new Grace Hopper chips to empower AI algorithms on server machines , and AI workbench to allow everyone to play around with AI models. This is how we learn to do proper content for what is going to be the next trend in XR. The startup just raised $1.6

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