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Epic Games Awarded Grants to 31 XR Projects in 2021 Through the $100M MegaGrants Fund

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Since 2019 Epic Games (well known as the creators of Unreal Engine & Fortnite ) has run the Epic MegaGrants program, a $100 million fund to financially support projects built with Unreal Engine. The projects range widely from games to simulation to education and more. In 2021 the program awarded grants to 31 XR projects.

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Ultimate Fishing Simulator VR Receives Aquariums DLC

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Ultimate Fishing Simulator's new Aquariums DLC expands the trophy room on SteamVR. Developed by Ultimate Games S.A, Ultimate Fishing Simulator first appeared on Steam with optional PC VR support. Ultimate Fishing Simulator is out now on SteamVR with an 85% discount ($4.49) until August 21, while the Aquariums DLC costs $3.99.

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Flight Simulator ‘X-Plane 11’ Now Natively Supports SteamVR Headsets

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X-Plane 11 (2017) , the highly-touted and expansive flight simulator for PC, now has a few new badges under its Steam listing, which includes support for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Windows “Mixed Reality” VR headsets. Landmark scenery for Sydney, Australia. Customizable jetways for airport authors.

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PSVR 2’s First Top Download Chart Sees ‘Kayak VR’ & ‘Pavlov’ Outperform ‘Horizon Call of the Mountain’

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PlayStation VR 2 launched late last month alongside more than 40 titles, which included games entirely new to the platform as well existing games from other platforms and upgraded PSVR titles. Check out why we game it a respectable [8.5/10] 10] in our review.

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Vantari VR Expands Training Solution to Middle East, Italy

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With the expansion, the Sydney, Australia-based firm aims to boost access for clinicians seeking remote medical training solutions and democratise the use of emerging technologies. It also coincides with the company’s partnerships with hospitals, universities, and organisations in Australia and the United States.

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BISim tells us how XR is relevant for the Army

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Military simulations are one of the fields where virtual reality has always been an important technology , even before that VR had its new renaissance in 2012. I joined BISim in 2009 after seven years of working in engineering positions in video games companies. Can you be so kind as to also introduce Bohemia Interactive Simulations?

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The XR Week Peek (2023.08.15): Samsung XR prototype leaked, Meta 2024 glasses are only for internal use, and more!

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Then the Vision Pro beta for the Unity game engine has not been distributed yet, so many Unity developers can’t build applications for the Vision Pro, yet. More info Can Monster Hunter be Niantic’s second hit game? After the huge popularity of Pokemon Go, Niantic never managed to replicate the same success with another game.

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