Road to VR

JUNE 6, 2017

John Knoll, chief creative officer at Industrial Light & Magic, presented a mixed reality Star Wars themed live demo of VR content created on Mac and played on the Vive. Lauren Ridge, programmer at Epic Games, was backstage to operate the demo (which you can watch in the video heading this article).

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VRScout

JULY 8, 2020

Based on the video provided, it appears as though Jobo will trigger these elements via a tablet device. Each of the visuals presented were created using the Unreal Game Engine, resulting in high-quality animations, textures, and lighting.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

APRIL 21, 2017

Hallelujah is the latest video from Within , an acapella rendition of Leonard Cohen’s famed tune. But in contrast, it is boldly presented, as the video is a partnership with Lytro , and uses their lightfield camera for VR to capture the singer and the church he later stands in. And he does seem there, song enveloping me.

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VRScout

AUGUST 3, 2017

Wingnut presented a glimpse of their work at Apple’s WWDC keynote last month, but this week BBC posted footage giving us our first look at one of the studio’s first demos, and the results are nothing short of spectacular. On stage demo at Apple’s WWDC.

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Hypergrid Business

APRIL 5, 2023

But, other than giving a presentation at the OpenSim Community Conference in December , I can’t remember the last time I went in-world for a meeting. I watched the Game Developers Conference presentations from Nvidia , Unreal Engine , and Unity. Image courtesy Unreal Engine.) Oh, and here’s another downer.

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VRScout

APRIL 21, 2021

NewImages Festival, Cannes XR, and Tribeca present XR3, a VR platform bringing together nearly 50 incredible works. ” “The acceleration of innovation coming from the video game industry is being driven by real-time game engines, like Unreal and Unity, primarily used in XR and video games, and now more and more in the cinema industry.”

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 20, 2023

The Metaverse Promise Zuckerberg presented the Metaverse concept as the “successor to mobile internet” in his Connect 2021 keynote. Moreover, trusted gaming engines like Unreal and Unity are gaining new usage as RT3D engines. The report claims that roughly 16 percent believe video calls help them feel present in meetings.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Apple threatens future support in Unreal Engine. According to an evidence presented by Epic Games, Apple has not only removed Fortnite from the Apple Store, but it has also revoked the status of developer to Epic Games. Intel Labs can now transform a video in a 3D scene. Other relevant news. Image by Epic Games). This is huge.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2020

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. We have no answers and Video Games Deluxe is tightlipped on this. Noire: The V.R.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Epic Games, creators of Unreal Tournament , have revealed a sneak peek of their newest title, Robo Recall , during Oculus Connect 3. People who are really deep in the VR scene will remember the awesome VR shooter, Bullet Train , presented during Oculus Connect 2 last year. It makes sense in video game logic.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 22, 2018

NVIDIA RTX 2080 videos and photos. While at Microsoft booth there was a premium RTX 2080 Ti , that I’ve been able to take in my hands so to make a video where you can see it from all angles. Playing with it is great, it is a bit like playing Unreal Tournament. So, here you are what I did today. Space Junkies is like that.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 30, 2022

The firm is building up to its planned showcase at the Las Vegas-based Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in 2023, where it will present AjnaXR, a 5G-ready MR headset. Additionally, the OS lets workers import computer-aided designs (CADs), collaborate with avatars, share video feeds, and place annotations within an immersive home environment.

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VRScout

AUGUST 29, 2021

“We noticed that not only do people communicate better in these environments but they are able to stay for longer periods of time without feeling fatigued, they make more friends and develop a deeper sense of belonging and community compared to standard video conferencing platforms. Livestream to millions of people or save it to video.

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AR Insider

MAY 24, 2021

Starline promises telepresence technology to reimage video conferencing as we’ve never seen. It looks so real because the video participants are being scanned in 3D. On the more comical side of the news, Unreal is suing Chinese smartglasses maker Nreal because the brand names are too similar and will cause confusion.

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ARPost

JULY 23, 2021

Immersive games and apps and 3D videos have opened a new world for emotionally exhausted people staying at home 24/7. Some of the exhibitors who will present new devices and technologies to the public are 8th Wall, Nreal, Unity, Unreal Engine, Pico Interactive, Atheer, Holoptic, Varjo, Cleanbox Technology, LetinAR, and Vuzix.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

As pointed out in one of the Unity Developers’ blog posts , aside from the exponential rise of development businesses, we’re also seeing more developer tools, such as the Unity and Unreal engines, becoming more accessible.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 5, 2020

PCIe Gen 4: Provides twice the bandwidth of the previous generation, accelerating data transfers to the GPU for data-intensive workloads like data science, hybrid rendering and video streaming in PCIe Gen 4-enabled servers and workstations such as the Lenovo ThinkStation P620. Cloud XR lands on AWS.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

He promised us all to show images and videos on his social media profiles. Is it for some patents on video streaming? Unreal Engine 5 may change the rules of game development. Out of nowhere, Epic Games has teased the next version of Unreal Engine, Unreal Engine 5, due to be released in 2021. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 16, 2022

If you watch the video , you can see me say stupid things about XR… well, more or less as I do every day in my life… Have fun! In a video published on Facebook, he showed himself wearing the headset and let us also see what he was seeing inside , with some footage directly from his point of view. Top news of the week.

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ARVR

JULY 20, 2020

Aurasma app, pointed the camera scanner on an image (marker) and the video or animation you previously added to the Aurasma studio would play once the camera recognized that image. Marker-based augmented reality , which means that you can activate any types of images and printed materials by adding video, animation or audio content to it.

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Road to VR

APRIL 26, 2017

If you don’t already know Cliff Bleszinski from his involvement with the Unreal Tournament and Gears of War franchises, you may remember him from Oculus’ 2012 Kickstarter video. Bleszinski in the Oculus Rift Kickstarter video | Photo courtesy Oculus. Oculus requires me to re-set it up on a regular basis,” he said. “If

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 10, 2023

More info (Metaverse Fashion Week) More info (Tommy Hilfiger releases its cross-metaverse hub) More info (Brands’ performances in the Metaverse Fashion Week) Lifecast makes VR videos volumetric I discovered on Medium that Lifecast has an interesting technology that takes a standard 180 VR video and makes it volumetric.

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Road to VR

JUNE 30, 2018

I called Space Junkies VR’s spiritual successor to Unreal Tournament in our preview, but you can check out some of the real action here in a complete match played by yours truly. I’ve removed some of the downtime from the gameplay video for easier watching.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Popular Twitter leaker WalkingCat has leaked two trailer videos about two AR glasses by Samsung. It is cool that at the end of the video, the glasses show also the capability to work as sunglasses, and this means that you can carry them everywhere with you, even outside. More info (Both videos in this Twitter thread).

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 4, 2023

The Most Promising Use Cases for XR in 2023 XR present countless trusted and emerging use cases to optimise workflows. Whether an end-user is operating from an industrial, manufacturing or office workspace, XR hardware and software could present opportunities to enhance a worker’s experience.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2021

That would make me a little happier and would let you watch my videos where I speak with my sexy Italian accent! Unreal Engine 5 gets released in Early Access. After a lot of teasing of its upcoming fantastic features, Unreal Engine 5 is finally available for download. Here you can find the link: [link] Thanks a lot []-).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 4, 2017

At the Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco last week, Improbable showed off SpatialOS’s features as well as its new integration with the Unreal Engine toolkit. We’re delighted to be able to show Unreal developers how SpatialOS works [at GDC],” Improbable chief executive Herman Narula said in a statement.

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VRScout

MAY 1, 2017

The graphics quality is a long shot from what you can build in systems like Unreal Engine , but it’s still powerful. “We will continue to work with standards groups, support communities, present at workshops, and evangelize materials that help WebVR and A-Frame be successful.” Image Credit: Mozilla.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 8, 2023

Apart from the announcement per se, I’ve found it very interesting to hear the words of the founder Renji Bijoy about it (if you have 10m, watch his interview in the video linked here below). Butterscotch Varifocal can support from 0 to 4 diopter (i.e.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Epic Games presents MetaHuman Creator. The most viral news of the week has for sure been the one about MetaHuman Creator, a new software for Unreal Engine. We don’t know many details about it, but from the teaser video, it is possible to see that it is a configurator of semi-realistic humans. The Polys presents The WebXR Awards.

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Road to VR

APRIL 4, 2017

Built on Unreal Engine 4 and well optimized for PSVR, it’s also one of the system’s best looking games. Price hasn’t been announced, but the game is presently priced at $20 on the PlayStation Store. SEE ALSO First Look: 'Batman' Gear VR Experience Featuring OTOY's Incredible 18k Cubemap Video Tech.

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Road to VR

JUNE 15, 2017

The games run on Unreal Engine, and are targeting all three major VR platforms. Having showcased Doom VFR for PSVR and HTC Vive and Fallout VR for Vive at the Bethesda keynote, followed by the reveal of Skyrim VR for PSVR during Sony’s presentation, the VR community have reacted to the obvious omission of the Oculus Rift.

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Road to VR

MAY 23, 2016

The team were present at GDC in March, showing their latest prototype glove along with their in-house developed game Pillow’s Willow. version of their showcase game, with integrated support for the gloves – footage you can see in the embedded video a the top of this page.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

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. Unreal Engine manager Marc Petit explains the many other use cases this technology promises.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

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. Unreal Engine manager Marc Petit explains the many other use cases this technology promises.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 26, 2021

If you want to watch the video of the recording, you can find it here: And now, let’s start speaking about the best AR/VR news of the week! In the useful 5% part of the interview, Mark expresses very practical considerations about the present and the future. More info (Motion tracking system) More info (Video player adding depth).

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 20, 2020

More info (Jio Tesseract website) More info (Jio glasses expected price) More info (Jio’s announcements) More info (0glasses presentation) More info (News on Mashable). H266 video standard can pave the way to 8K video streaming. 266/Versatile Video Coding (VVC). News worth a mention. Image by Valve).

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