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Deadmau5 Shares Mysterious VR Project Being Developed With Unreal Engine

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In a video posted to Instagram earlier this week, Grammy-nominated DJ/producer Deadmau5 teased a new VR project being developed alongside game art studio Upsurge Studios and game technology studio Geodesic Games using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine. A post shared by deadmau5 (@deadmau5) on Jul 16, 2020 at 9:28pm PDT.

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Unreal Engine Apps Can Now Be Built with Quest Hand-tracking

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An update to Oculus developer tools has brought a handful of updates, including support for Quest hand-tracking in Unreal Engine 4. At the time, the company had only added support to the Oculus Unity integration, meaning that developers building apps in Unreal Engine didn’t have access to the feature.

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Unreal Engine is Now Royalty-free for the First $1 Million in Revenue

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The Unreal Engine 5 tech demo on PS5 wasn’t the only news Epic Games revealed today. Alongside the reveal of Unreal Engine 5, Epic Games today also announced a change to the pricing of Unreal Engine. This is a permanent change and applies retroactively to revenue from January 1st, 2020.

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Open-Source VIRTUOSO SDK for Unreal Engine – a Standard Framework for XR Development

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And it is made possible by VIRTUOSO , an open-source SDK created by Charles Rivers Analytics, which is now available for Epic Games’ Unreal Engine. In August 2020, Charles Rivers Analytics received a MegaGrant from Epic Games, allowing the SDK to become fully integrated into the company’s game developing eco-system.

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How Epic Games’ Lawsuit Against Apple Could Impact The Future Of VR/AR

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Apple threatens to withhold support for ARKit and upcoming VR technology on Unreal Engine. Details here: [link] — Epic Games Newsroom (@EpicNewsroom) August 17, 2020. This decision could prove devastating for Epic’s Unreal Engine and the hundreds of existing Mac and iOS apps powered by Unreal.

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Sequel to Classic Adventure Game ‘MYST’ is Coming to VR This Year

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1 of 5 Image courtesy Cyan Worlds Image courtesy Cyan Worlds Image courtesy Cyan Worlds Image courtesy Cyan Worlds Image courtesy Cyan Worlds The studio has been an active developer of VR modes for a number of its games, including the Quest-native version of MYST (2020) , Firmament (2023) , and its first VR-supported game, Obduction (2016).

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Lynx MR Headset Delayed to Late 2020 but Aims for Lower Price, Ultraleap Hand-tracking

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Lynx R-1, the upcoming standalone MR headset, has been delayed to late 2020, but a new update from the company says they’re targeting a lower price and now including Ultraleap hand-tracking. The post Lynx MR Headset Delayed to Late 2020 but Aims for Lower Price, Ultraleap Hand-tracking appeared first on Road to VR.