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Epic Games Acquires Sketchfab, the Massive 3D Object Library Compatible with AR/VR Headsets

Road to VR

Sketchfab , the platform that lets you view, share, and download 3D models via traditional monitors and AR/VR headsets, today announced its been acquired by Unreal Engine creators Epic Games. Sketchfab says it will continue to support other game engines, Unity included.

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Axon Park To Offer Expert Level In-Headset VR Design Course

VRScout

Survios CTO Alex Silkin will teach a semester-long course called Unreal Engine VR Master Class. Courtesy of VR education startup Axon Park , the ‘Unreal Engine VR Master Class’ will debut in VR this autumn. Axon Park holds that there are some prerequisites to consider when applying for the Unreal Engine VR Master Class.

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Survios CTO to Teach Full Semester VR Development Course in a Virtual Classroom

Road to VR

Survios, the studio behind a host of VR games such as Raw Data (2017), Sprint Vector (2018) and Creed: Rise to Glory (2018) , has been a stalwart pioneer of the medium since the birth of consumer VR. Course Name : Unreal Engine VR Master Class. Plenty of high-profile industry pros will also be available too as mentors. .

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‘Gears of War’ Creator Cliff Bleszinski Wants to Make a Big Budget VR Game

Road to VR

If you don’t already know Cliff Bleszinski from his involvement with the Unreal Tournament and Gears of War franchises, you may remember him from Oculus’ 2012 Kickstarter video. What you’re seeing right now is a lot of the wave shooter game—‘here’s a wave of robots or zombies.’ That's the quote.

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‘Synthesis Universe’ is a Musical Sci-fi Experience Coming Soon to PC VR, Trailer Here

Road to VR

As a VR pioneer, Olivier JT has been working on Synthesis Universe as far back as 2012. Olivier JT calls it a “VR cinematic experience [and] a hybrid between traditional movie story telling, music video and game, all happening in real-time using Unreal Engine 4.” Image courtesy Olivier JT. Image courtesy Olivier JT.

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ZeniMax Seeks Injunction to Halt Oculus’ Use Rift & Gear VR SDK and More

Road to VR

The filing also appears to indicate that ZeniMax wants the original campaign video for the 2012 Oculus Kickstarter to be barred from use, which includes footage of John Carmack, a key figure in the lawsuit, demonstrating a very early Rift prototype at E3 2012.

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SkyReal’s VR CAD visualization makes companies save up to 40% of product development time

The Ghost Howls

Using SkyReal, the company is able to take the CAD design of the product and transform it on the fly in a multiplayer solution inside Unreal Engine. In 2012, Airbus decided to use and deploy our project on the design office of the program A350 XWB and we started to learn how much benefit it could be. Games vs Enterprise.

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