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Spatial Beats: Fortnite, Nvidia & Snapchat

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Epic Games Plants Metaverse Flag On Fortnite Island. The maker of the mega-hit game and Unreal Engine game development platform has landed another cool billion in a new round of funding. The company says they’re building the metaverse, an interconnected platform for games, e-commerce, social media and entertainment.

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Fortnite Isn’t Getting VR Support, Epic Confirms

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Bad news, Epic Games confirms there are no plans to support VR headsets. Speaking to The Verge in a recent interview, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney was questioned about Fortnite on Meta Quest headsets. He also addresses Robo Recall , Epic’s first (and currently only) VR game. Hoping to play Fortnite with VR support?

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This Developer Recreated ‘The Legend of Zelda’ Boss Battles in VR

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For VR users, the following question inevitably arises in some shape or form: why isn’t ‘x-studio’ making my favorite ‘y’ game in VR? Like in most Zelda games, you have your trusty bow by your side, and of course Navi to flutter around your head as you battle the dark forces of Hyrule.

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‘HeadOffice.Space’ Brings VR Coworking To The Moon

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People have been collaborating remotely in games like The Sims and Second Life for almost 20 years and most recently with Fortnite and Roblox among others. Join a yoga session with your team, meditate in space or just relax with easy breathing exercises. Wellness Center: Curated experiences and classes designed for mind, body and soul.

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Daniel Beauchamp inspires us to do more crazy experiments in VR

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If you design games to be played on the tray table of a plane, you are also creating experiences for people with mobility issues who might not be able to jump around like in a normal BeatSaber session. I was a die-hard Unreal Engine user, but with a lot of AR being in Unity I needed a way to ramp up on the engine. Pack it in, folks.

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Basics of Hand Interactions in VR

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Whether is throwing, climbing, or shooting, we use the hands positional data along with along with inputs via the triggers and buttons to let the player interact with the game. VR can be a daunting medium to get into but if you approach it like regular game design all that really differs is how we handle input. Controller Position?—?for

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The XR Eye & Hand Tracking Vendors for 2024

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This has led to collaborations with partner companies, including the smash hit exercise game Liteboxer last year. → Explore Meta Platforms Manus Exploring the evolving landscape of haptic feedback, Manus is a dedicated XR company, experimenting with the use of intelligent tracking systems and sensors.