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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. BRUNNER Elektronik – Unreal Engine Integration for NOVASIM Flight Simulator. In 2021 the program awarded grants to 31 XR projects.

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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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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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Leading VR Engine Unity Will Start Charging Developers Per Install

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The standard rate will apply to installs across 18 countries, including the United States, Australia, UK and Japan. Some expressed interest in alternative game engines like Godot or Unreal, while others questioned the wider implications for current releases. However, emerging gaming markets like India will receive a discounted rate.

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Kayak VR: Mirage Gets Festive With Limited Time Christmas Update

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Kayak VR: Mirage gives Australia a Christmas makeover on PC VR and PSVR 2. In our enthusiasm to make the game better, we spread ourselves thin trying to (unsuccessfully, for now) port the game to Unreal Engine 5, work on your most requested features from the roadmap and a new environment.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.07.13): Sony invests in Epic, Rockstar is working on an AAA VR game, and more!

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Ben Lang has written a very interesting editorial on the topic, and for instance, he imagines that this may mean that all Sony-owned game studios will all start using Unreal Engine as their game engine , unifying the production processes among them all. Unreal Engine can now use your iPhone to record facial animations. Noire: The V.R.

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HTC VIVE Debuts Mars CamTrack at SIGGRAPH 2022

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VIVE Mars CamTrack is open for purchase in the United States, Canada, and Europe, with plans to launch in China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Australia over the next few months. With the solution, users can leverage the following tools: FreeD plug-and-play capabilities for Epic Games’ Unreal Engine.

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Is There a Metaverse Tax Policy in the Works?

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She continued that “unrealized gains and income” could fall under this taxable financial activity. Doing so could allow governments to tax income in real time, triggering sweeping changes across tax laws in the United States. US tax laws in the Metaverse should tax financial activities like monetary withdrawals and purchases.