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Cannes NEXT Explores New VR Storytelling Trends

VRScout

” At NEXT they hinted they might be releasing a special toolset for Unreal programmers, so keep an eye out for announcements later this year. Depending on how the ‘Shaman’ plays the drum, the viewer sees the different levels more clearly as they ascend through a simulation reminiscent of Android Jones’s Samskara.

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‘Assetto Corsa Competizione’ Announced With VR Support, Coming This Summer

Road to VR

Announced as “The Official Blancpain GT Series Game” , the sim brings many technology upgrades over Assetto Corsa (2014) , thanks in part to the move to Unreal Engine 4. Unreal Engine’s comprehensive VR support could benefit the new sim in these areas. Assetto Corsa supports Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.08.15): Samsung XR prototype leaked, Meta 2024 glasses are only for internal use, and more!

The Ghost Howls

This is how we learn to do proper content for what is going to be the next trend in XR. These resources are gold for us content creators and I invite you all that want to create an application for Quest 3 or Vision Pro to give it a look. Given the recent litigation between Apple and Epic, this was not something to be taken for granted.

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The AR Space Race, Part IX: Epic Games

ARVR

So today’s metaverse-like fiefdoms we can point to as examples include MMOs Roblox and Fortnite, which is made using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine. Trending AR VR Articles: 1. Most of this is often discussed in light of its Unreal engine being used to create virtual worlds….much That’s a fancy way of saying it happens in 3D.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.10.11): Meta Quest 3 ships now, a cheaper model may come in 2024… and more!

The Ghost Howls

I’m trying to keep expectations in place not because I want to be negative about VR (I’m a strong believer in the tech), but because in the past I’ve already seen that trend of setting unrealistic expectations and then writing “VR is dead” the day after when the market of course haven’t reached those results.

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XR Programs?—?a Starter Pack

ARVR

Not all AR *has* to contain 3D, but it is a typical type of asset used in the space because of its dimensionality and end goal of simulating reality and enhancing reality by mimicking it! modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, video editing and 2D animation pipeline.? Free for students!!

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Hands-on XCOM Labs streaming… and more from AWE!

The Ghost Howls

According to the team, if you need to test for instance that your game increases the health of the player by 50 hp when he grabs a white suitcase, you can create an automated test that simulates the grab and checks that the action is executed.

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