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Refract raises $8.5M SGD funding, announces new game development division 

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To make it accessible to game developers and content creators, Refract’s software suite is compatible with platforms like OpenVR, OpenXR, Unity and Unreal engines, and existing VR systems and applications. Refract also plans to feature AXIS at the 2022 Global Esports Gems in Istanbul, Turkey. . ” .

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Epic Games Awarded Grants to 31 XR Projects in 2021 Through the $100M MegaGrants Fund

Road to VR

Since 2019 Epic Games (well known as the creators of Unreal Engine & Fortnite ) has run the Epic MegaGrants program, a $100 million fund to financially support projects built with Unreal Engine. BRUNNER Elektronik – Unreal Engine Integration for NOVASIM Flight Simulator. RealityArts Studio / Velarion – The Stranger (Turkey).

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Crytek-Incubated ‘VR First’ Program to Double Number of Academic VR/AR Labs in 2017

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While the program was principally incubated by Crytek, students working in VR First labs tend use Unity (48%), followed by Unreal (20%) and then CRYENGINE (14%). Bahçesehir University (BAU), Turkey. Middle East Technical University, Turkey. image courtesy VR First. VR First Institutions (including new openings).

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