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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. “We are proud to work alongside Epic to build the Metaverse and enable creators to take their work even further.”.

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

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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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Axon Park and Survios’ CTO to Teach Unreal Engine VR Masterclass

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Axon Park has begun a strategic partnership with VR First with the Unreal Engine VR Masterclass being the first endeavour. They’ve brought on board Survios CTO and Co-Founder Alex Silkin to teach the course who will also be supported by the Unreal Engine Team. This is the first class of its kind.

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

Road to VR

Now, Survios CTO and co-founder Alex Silkin is set to share his experience by teaching a full semester course on expert-level Unreal Engine VR development. “I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with VR since 2012 and contribute to the development of many innovative VR systems over these years. .

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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.

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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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Leap Motion Releases Major Tracking Update and New Demos to Show It Off

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Founded in 2010, Leap Motion released its initial product (today called the ‘ Leap Motion Controller ‘) in 2012, a desktop-focused peripheral which offered markerless hand-tracking. .” The upgraded tracking and improved developer tools are available in beta today on Windows , alongside three new demos to try it out for yourself.