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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. In 2021 the program awarded grants to 31 XR projects.

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Meta’s Future in Durham Unconfirmed amid NC Push

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Meta Platforms Inc has declined to comment on its slated plans to open new Reality Labs offices in Durham, North Carolina amid a major downturn in the immersive tech branch’s operations, The News and Observer reported on Friday. The firm also listed positions at other US tech hubs, including New York, San Francisco, and Austin.

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XR Gaming Case Study: Groove Jones, Be Pro Be Proud

XR Today - Virtual Reality

The team delivers the VR training program to students via a mobile truck, available in Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, and North Carolina. But, if a user makes a mistake, the application will present realistic outcomes such as simulated electrocution.

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Epic Games Joins O3DF as Premier Member

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The Open 3D Foundation (O3DF) has accepted Epic Games as a Premier member to join numerous companies such as Intel, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Adobe, LightSpeed Studios, Niantic, Huawei Technologies, Niantic, and others, it was announced on Wednesday. Learn more: [link] pic.twitter.com/2dJJ3IyKQF. O3DE (@o3dengine) July 20, 2022.

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AR 101?—?A brief summary (Part 1)

ARVR

70s : Group of researchers at different organizations, such as NASA, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of North Carolina, continued research in computer graphics and virtual reality (Krevelen, 2010). 2000s : First outdoor mobile AR game ARQuake. 2000s : First outdoor mobile AR game ARQuake.

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4 Ways Governments May Adopt (Or Respond To) The Metaverse

Bernard Marr

The model is used to plan public services but can also be used to simulate the effects of natural disasters, such as flooding, to aid response planning. The digital version of the city models 100,000 elements, including road traffic, size and location of apartment buildings, and e-bike charging infrastructure.

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Assembling a Billion Polygons in Real-Time, with Epic Games' Marc Petit

XR for Business Podcast

With the next generation of Playstation set to hit shelves this holiday season, the big news in the gaming circuit is the revelation of Unreal Engine 5. But this game engine is good for more than just the next top video game experience. Today, we're speaking with Marc Petit, general manager of Unreal Engine at Epic Games.

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