XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 4, 2023

XR Today’s Rory Greener sat with XR SME and Industry Expert Randy Nunez to discuss XR in the enterprise in 2023. The Most Promising Use Cases for XR in 2023 XR present countless trusted and emerging use cases to optimise workflows. ” The SME said that rendering engines provide a different mode of development.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 27, 2023

Here are some of the VR vendors making waves in the industry as of 2023. Alongside a set of 4K LCD displays, this headset also includes eye-tracking and positional tracking software and can work with a range of software solutions, including Unity, Unreal, and other game engine plugins.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 1, 2024

The time has finally come: on the last day of 2023, Praydog has released to the world his first version of UEVR, a universal VR mod for all games made with Unreal Engine. It means that you can take whatever game made in Unreal Engine for flatscreen, apply this universal mod, and immediately transform it into a VR game!

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

pic.twitter.com/2CJM6Ai4m3 — Flat2VR (@Flat2VR) February 8, 2023 This week the popular VR modding community Flat2VR shared footage of a VR mod currently being developed using Praydog’s UE VR Injector Mod, which allows developers to implement VR support to a number of AAA games developed using Unreal Engine.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Posted earlier this month, the studio is looking for a Lead Level Designer with a proven track record in level design for console/PC action-adventure games as well as expertise in Unreal Engine. Since the acquisition of Force Field, Vertigo Games released The 7th Guest VR (2023) , the VR remake of the classic ’90s CD-ROM game.

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Voices of VR

OCTOBER 5, 2023

I interviewed Dean Takahashi, Lead Writer at Games Beat and Venture Beat, at Meta Connect 2023. Music: Fatality I interviewed Dean Takahashi, Lead Writer at Games Beat and Venture Beat, at Meta Connect 2023. See more context in the rough transcript below. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

RT3D engines such as Unity and Unreal significantly streamline XR production pipelines with easy-to-use tools. In February 2023, NVIDIA updated its NeRF solution to include new scene builder tools, which allow users to create a complete VR environment from a series of 2D photos with increased time and financial efficiency.

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VRScout

MARCH 1, 2023

Revealed during Mobile World Congress 2023, the 12.4-inch ZTE Corporation, a global information and communication technology company, has unveiled the nubia Pad 3D, a next-gen tablet device that utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) and lightfield technology to immerse users in a variety of 3D experiences. Discover #nubiaPad3D , with: 12.4

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 22, 2023

XLA announced on Tuesday that it had launched its Metasites modular 3D internet framework, with subsequent demos taking place at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2023. Users can also analyse text semantically, create 3D scenes, and deploy content or connect to XLA’s ecosystem using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

For instance, Unreal Engine’s software allows users to use their phone cameras and an application to scan products or objects and upload them into a digital space. Some RT3D engines can then enhance these components with AI algorithms, to make the experience feel as realistic as possible.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Available at Zero Latency arcades in 2023, the game will serve as a companion experience to the highly-anticipated Space Marine II game which was announced last year during The Game Awards.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Performances began on January 27th and will run until March 4th, 2023. ” Built using Unreal Engine, the tool was used from the proof-of-concept phase all the way to final production. The show itself was developed from start to finish using the Varjo Aero, a professional-grade VR headset.

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VRScout

MAY 1, 2023

Gorillaz’s augmented reality (AR) offering was tied to their 2023 song “Skinny Ape.” Sam Schoonover, Lead of Innovation and Emerging Technology for Coachella, said, “Bringing the Gorillaz characters to life is the best possible use case we could have imagined for Unreal Engine and AR in the Coachella YouTube livestream.

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VRScout

MAY 19, 2022

The ‘Hyperreality Initiative,’ as it’s referred to by Dark Slope, will utilize the new Unreal Engine 5 game engine to deliver high-quality visuals as well as a combination of haptic feedback technology to further immerse contestants in the experience.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Moreover, industry giant Unreal opened its RT3D suite to clients outside the gaming space, giving XR solution providers access to incredibly powerful and streamlined immersive content creation tools to enhance XR delivery greatly. Specialist tools, like Pixyz, allow for more control when making complex 3D models more lightweight and reliable.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2023

Nreal becomes XREAL One of the new brand images of XREAL (Image by XREAL) Nreal, which is one of the most interesting AR startups around, entered into a dispute with Epic Games for its name being too close to “Unreal” , which is a well-known name in our ecosystem. So the Nreal management took the right decision.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 8, 2023

Contact CI also has its own Unity and Unreal SDKs, which make it easier to add haptics to existing or new content. Latest Contact CI News Emerge Currently still in the early stages of development, Emerge is an XR software development company, committed to creating straightforward applications for businesses and consumers.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Last weekend, the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) held its 2023 expo between the 17 and 18 of February. The combined hardware solutions leverage the Unreal engine for importing and displaying an immersive environment behind a subject. A new vertical XR tech is hitting the media and broadcast space.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

On November 14th, 2023, Vankrupt Games released multiplayer FPS tactical shooter game Pavlov Shack onto the official Meta Quest store for the Quest 3, 2, and Pro for $19.99. Players could download Unreal Engine 4 and create content easily. Modding is arguably the heart and soul of the Pavlov Shack community.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 1, 2022

With support from game developer Focus Interactive, Zero Latency will be using Unreal Engine 5 to build this immersive VR experience, fashioned after the Warhammer 40K: Space Marine series. Zero Latency and Games Workshop will release the Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine VR immersive adventure in 2023.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 26, 2023

Numerous companies have already worked with Varjo to create compelling promotional campaigns for their target audience, and the brand also offers end-to-end support and guidance to teams around the world.

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HaptX

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The HaptX SDK provides SteamVR support, plug-ins for Unreal Engine and Unity, and a C++ API, along with a trove of haptic effects, templates, and demos, making it easy to create haptic VR experiences for HaptX Gloves. The post HaptX News | February 2023 appeared first on HaptX. Interested in downloading the HaptX SDK?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 26, 2023

Varjo’s solution also allows organizations to support collaborative XR experiences, and manage and share Unity and Unreal engine builds through an intuitive UI. LandVault Committed to building intuitive metaverse experiences for business leaders, LandVault is an end-to-end metaverse solutions provider.

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Some expressed interest in alternative game engines like Godot or Unreal, while others questioned the wider implications for current releases. In an email to UploadVR, Holden Link from Turbo Button (Floor Plan 2) called Unity's announcement "nonsensical" and confirmed the team's been recently evaluating Unreal. Article updated Sept.

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ARPost

JULY 26, 2023

As one of the top AR SDKs , the other prominent capabilities of ARCore include tracking the orientation and position of the user’s device, matching the lighting of virtual objects with their surroundings, detecting the location and size of various surface types, and integrating with existing tools like Unreal and Unity.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The firm plans to ship the G2 product in Q3 2023. The G1 device comes with a rich software development kit (SDK), enabling clients to integrate the HaptX brand of realistic feedback into custom immersive applications using Unreal Engine and Unity.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The German firm hosted industry experts during the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) 2023 Expo to discuss emerging virtual production use cases. Production engineers can use RT3D engines such as Unreal to display immersive environments on the fly for efficient in-camera VFX delivery.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 30, 2022

The firm is building up to its planned showcase at the Las Vegas-based Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in 2023, where it will present AjnaXR, a 5G-ready MR headset. It is set to be launched globally at CES, 2023. Course leaders will teach students how to create digital representations of real-world objects using Unreal.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Hand-tracking Works with Snapdragon Spaces (Unity/Unreal) 2.5X Unfortunately, these won’t be available until the second half of 2023. The device weighs only 0.5lbs and boasts some pretty awesome specs according to the company: Snapdragon AR2 Gen 1 Works outside.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 20, 2023

The company specializes in everything from virtual reality built with Unreal Engine 4, to environments optimized with artificial intelligence and blockchain technology. Sensorium Galaxy aims to be an example of a next-generation social platform, where users can interact with others and experience new adventures in virtual reality.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 14, 2023

More info Tools for VisionPro are surfacing in Unreal Engine In the XR Story Wechat group, I’ve seen shared a picture from Epic Games’ Git repository of Unreal Engine , where it is possible to see that t ools are being built so that people can create applications for Apple’s headsets not only with Unity but also with Unreal Engine.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Who doesn’t want to do that can still use his/her Oculus account to log in until 2023 , but he/she won’t be able to use all the social functionalities of the device (like Venues, Horizon, etc…). After 2023, the devices won’t be guaranteed to work with an Oculus login. Apple threatens future support in Unreal Engine.

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Upload VR

JULY 22, 2023

It also introduces "significant under-the-hood improvements" to Espire 2's technical systems by upgrading from Unreal Engine version 4.26 Revealed last month during our UploadVR Summer Showcase 2023 , these upcoming missions transform your living space into a stealth playground, and it's been "primarily designed for Quest 3."

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Road to VR

JUNE 20, 2023

The platform has been a critical building block for developers across productivity, gaming and entertainment, health, education, training and other verticals to deliver innovative apps based on the world’s most popular development engines: Unity and Unreal.

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Voices of VR

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Here are links to all all 12 interviews from my series covering Meta Connect 2023 in looking […] I interviewed CNET writer Scott Stein at Meta Connect about his first impressions of the Quest 3, Rayban Meta Smartglasses, AI, and Meta's strategy as they move into Mixed Reality. See more context in the rough transcript below.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Last week, Augmented World Expo EU (AWE) 2023 hosted its yearly event highlighting recent innovations in enterprise-grade AR/VR/MR solutions, as well as related emerging technology such as genAI, digital twins, and geospatial tech. He cited ARtillery data, highlighting how, in 2023, XR will become a “$38 billion” industry.

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

pic.twitter.com/ta45vJVTQF — Bernie Yee (@tripworks) September 15, 2023 On Reddit , Yee said the initial version of Bogo demoed by Mark Zuckerberg at Oculus Connect 4 was built in just four months. The Meta Avatars SDK still isn't available for Unreal Engine though, despite that originally being announced as coming in 2022.

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