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Oculus Education Launches Pilot Programs In Taiwan, Japan, Seattle

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Oculus Education continues its ongoing streak of generosity with the expansion of its educational pilot programs to Taiwan, Japan, and Seattle. Powered by Unreal Engine 4, Hoover Dam: IndustrialVR is a virtual documentary experience giving users an unbelievable behind-the-scenes look of Nevada’s massive structure.

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Educational VR Comes to Seattle’s Pacific Science Center

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Working out of a modest two-story house tucked away in a historic Hollywood neighborhood, Christian Bretz is giving me a demo of his Stonehenge VR experience, just days before he has to pack up everything and make the journey to the Pacific Science Center in Seattle. Bretz is one of those new breed of VR creators.

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The Best University Courses To Learn Metaverse Skills

Bernard Marr

Game development engines such as Unity and Unreal Engine were first created in order to make virtual worlds where we can compete in sports, puzzles, or just blow each other up with futuristic weapons. at the University of Washington in Seattle, US, for example, you can take advantage of the opportunity to learn at the U.W.

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Shooter Veterans Form VR Game Studio Drifter Entertainment

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Three veterans of first-person shooter games have formed Drifter Entertainment , a Seattle-based virtual reality game studio. Davis recently served as general manager for the Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 4. The founders include Ray Davis, Kenneth Scott, and Brian Murphy.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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The Seebright SDK also supports Unity and Unreal engines and is compatible with both iOS and Android. Based in Seattle and formed in 1995, Getty Images has over 80 million still images and more than 50,000 hours of stock film footage – and now they’re adding over 12,000 spherical photos to their collection.

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Hands-On with VREAL’s VR Live Streaming System & Q&A With CEO Todd Hooper

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I took a short break during my time at PAX West this year to checkout VREAL’s new streaming platform at their office in downtown Seattle. Todd Hooper: We have an SDK for Unity and Unreal 4. See Also: VREAL’s Innovative VR Livestreaming Platform Feels Like Something Completely New.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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Seattle-based Polyarc received an Epic Games Unreal Developer grant for an unannounced project, code name: Moss. After the April announcement of its $100M Vive X VR Accelerator program, the funding of Steel Wool further illustrates that HTC is investing heavily in the virtual reality ecosystem.

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