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

Road to VR

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. 6th Sense VR – Ayatana Concept (France). ??ALO

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The XR Week Peek (2023.03.13): AltspaceVR shuts down, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

The emulator lets them simulate the presence of a headset and do tests easily without having to continuously put on and off a visor. This project involved creating augmented reality statues of women alongside men in eight major cities in France. You can discover more on the dedicated Linkedin post that I’m sharing below.

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The 2019 VR Awards Winners Recognized for Outstanding VR Tech

ARPost

VR Game of the Year went to A Fisherman’s Tale by Innerspace and ARTE France. The twisted puzzle adventure game beat out more recognizable titles including ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission , Vacation Simulator , and Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs. It’s often used in industry for advanced training simulations. VR Game of the Year.

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HaptX News | February 2023

HaptX

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. Our fingers touching felt… well, oddly real, like sensing someone’s finger touching your glove.” Army medics.

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The Future Group Raises $20 Million to Blend Real-world Video With Virtual Worlds

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Or you could have game show contestants drive in a motion simulator for kart racing and then drive through a virtual environment. The virtual environment will be built using the Unreal game engine, with technology built on top of it. At home, viewers could participate by using a tablet to drive the kart.

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Reverb G2 Omnicept, with Eye, Mouth, & Heart Rate Sensors, Priced at $1,250 for May Launch

Road to VR

HP Reverb G2 Omnicept Edition Simulator. USA, Canda, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Australia. HP says the Omnicept features are supported across both Unity and Unreal Engine. Release 1 – cognitive load (new features coming in the future). Eye-tracking API. Pupillometry API. Lower Face Camera API.

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Reaching into 3D Data, Exploring CAD Designs, Virtual Meetings, and More

Leapmotion

From Unreal community plugin creator getnamo , NexusVR is a space between worlds, where you can move between different VR experiences. Created by recent engineering graduate Bastien MaureilleI, SmartApp was a winner at last month’s SmartApp contest in Nice, France. You can check out some more of Joshua’s projects at jcorvinus.itch.io.

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