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#1359: Landmark Anthropological Field Study of VR with “In the Land of the Unreal” author Lisa Messeri

Voices of VR

Yale Anthropologist Lisa Messeri spent a year doing field work in Los Angeles in 2018 studying the political ecology of the VR community, and will be releasing her landmark book called In the Land of the Unreal: Virtual and Other Realities in Los Angeles on Friday, March 8th.

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ESI Design Uses Unreal Engine To Create An AR-Inspired Lobby Experience

VRScout

A two year renovation has transformed The Crossroads lobby into an interactive digital experience powered by Unreal Engine. For the woodland creatures that roam inside of the digital windows, the design team turned to Unreal Engine’s AI-driven animations to bring the animals to life and have them respond naturally to your presence.

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Unity is Making its High Definition Render Pipeline VR Compatible Allowing Photorealistic Visuals

Peter Graham

When it comes to developing virtual reality (VR) videogames there are two primary engines studios use, either Epic Games’ Unreal Engine or Unity by Unity Technologies. Unity’s HDRP targets high-end PCs and consoles, allowing creators to build high-definition and photorealistic visuals. With package version 7.2.0

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Resident Evil 4 Remake VR Review: The Definitive VR Version Of A Non-Stop, Thrilling Campaign

Upload VR

Fans are rightfully protective UploadVR Jamie Feltham All Tooled Up Of course the big difference the PSVR 2 version of Resident Evil 4 has over the Quest version , which was remade in Unreal 4 but still in keeping with the GameCube-era aesthetic, is that this is the remake on Capcom’s RE Engine.

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Japanese Instrument Manufacturer Korg Teases VR Music-Making App

VRScout

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. Those interested in VR synthesizers will definitely want to check out SynthVR , a unique VR patching experience featuring a wide variety of complex modular synthesizers.

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Real-Time Motion Capture Brings David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust Back To Life

VRScout

Brought to life via a combination of motion capture technology and Unreal Engine, guests at both the party and the weekend event were able to view the digital model on a massive 8K Samsung monitor and interact with the character in real-time. Even after his death, he’s still at the bleeding edge of creativity! Image Credit: VRScout. “My

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Preview: ‘Space Junkies’ Feels Like VR’s Spiritual Successor to ‘Unreal Tournament’

Road to VR

Unreal Tournament (1999) was one of the staple arena shooters of my youth. Objective-based gameplay that requires real cooperation has definitely found a home in VR, and in that sense I really wanted to find a reason to engage with fellow players outside of the standard chat-up between matches.

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