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Unity Technologies Raises $181 Million
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JULY 13, 2016
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Unity Technologies Hosting Vision VR/AR Summit Asia in Beijing
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OCTOBER 20, 2016
Building on the momentum set into motion by the inaugural event, Unity Technologies is hosting Vision VR/AR Summit Asia in Beijing. Unity will also host a one-day workshop the day before the event where Unity field engineers will discuss VR development and optimization.
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Improbable Promises Long-term Support For Unity
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JANUARY 20, 2019
Unity has backed down in its battle with Improbable over the cloud platfrom SpatialOS. And now Improbable is promising to move forward with Unity Technologies and developers that use the Unity game-dev tools. On Wednesday, Unity changed its terms of service. Improbable helped forced this change by revealing that Unity had revoked its Unity license. It works with game engines including Unity, Unreal, CryEngine, and more.
Unreal and Unity Both Commit to Google Daydream
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MAY 19, 2016
Middleware makers Epic Games and Unity Technologies have been working on every major VR HMD revealed to date, so it’s no surprise to hear that both are involved with Google’s new Daydream platform.
Isabelle Riva: How The Unity Game Engine Will Democratize Film
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AUGUST 19, 2018
Unity Technologies has been known among developers as the maker of a “game engine” since the tool debuted in 2005. That’s because experiences created with Unity are more often than not films, interactive movies, advertisements, or augmented reality and virtual reality content.
Unity Technologies raises $181 Million, company now valued over 1 Billion dollars.
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JULY 13, 2016
In addition, DFJ’s Barry Schuler will take a seat on Unity’s board of directors. Based in San Francisco, Unity Technologies has been helping developers bring their visions to life for over 10 years and currently has almost 1,000 employees globally.
NVIDIA Has Built VRWorks Into Unity, Builds Available Now
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NOVEMBER 9, 2016
NVIDIA is offering early access to a version of Unity with the company’s VRWorks features integrated into the engine for enhanced VR performance. At GDC 2016, Unity announced they would be adding support for VRWorks , Nvidia’s SDK for optimisation of VR using the company’s GPUs.
Unity Reveals New VR Tools and Google Daydream Support
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NOVEMBER 1, 2016
During the first-day of the Unite 2016 conference in Los Angeles Tuesday, Unity Technologies unveiled a number of new updates and features to help support VR and AR creators around the world developing interactive 3D, VR and AR experiences. News EditorVR Google Daydream UniteLA Unity
Unity Hires VRML Co-Creator Tony Parisi In Bid For VR Dominance
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NOVEMBER 1, 2016
Unity closed out its Unite 2016 Keynote in Los Angeles today with a huge focus on VR. “We think that immersive technologies like VR and AR represent the next computing platform,” Parisi told the crowd at Unite. Unity Engine VR Industry News tony parisi unity
Watch: Latest Unity VR Editor Shown Off at Unite, Releasing in 2016
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NOVEMBER 2, 2016
During the opening keynote to their annual Unite conference yesterday, Unity announced that their in-development VR authoring tool EditorVR , which allows creators to step inside and work on their projects using virtual reality, is on its way within the next couple of months.
Unity 5.5 Update Brings Microsoft Hololens Integration And More
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NOVEMBER 30, 2016
The Unity game engine is a versatile tool that developers, from beginners to those well-versed, utilize to fully realize their video game concepts. Such a move eases the process for developers, increasing efficiency by allowing them to do a larger amount of their augmented and mixed reality work within the Unity Editor. This will hopefully lead to shorter mixed/augmented development times or more intricate use of the technology. You can find the Unity 5.5
Unity Vision VR/AR Summit 2017: Courtside for the Convergence of Realities
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MAY 4, 2017
When it comes to changing the game for XR, Unity Technologies just can’t stop. Vision Summit 2017— Unity’s VR/AR-centric industry conference held this Monday and Tuesday at the Loews Hotel in Hollywood—doubled down on this push in a dramatic way. “We Google Tango with Unity.
Unity Technologies announced a host of new partnerships and exciting updates during their Unite LA event today.
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NOVEMBER 1, 2016
Unity Technologies announced a host of new partnerships and exciting updates during their event Unite LA today. Unity's experimental EditorVR build will be available on December 15th. billion new unique devices seen by Unity in Q3.
VR Veteran Tony Parisi is Leading Unity’s AR & VR Strategy Beyond Gaming
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MAY 2, 2017
The keynote from Unity’s Vision VR/AR Summit yesterday showcased just how far Unity is reaching into non-gaming content when it comes to augmented and virtual reality. New Unity Tools Bring Interactivity and Real-time CGI to 360 Video, Now in Beta.
Unity CEO Wants ‘Equivalent of LittleBigPlanet’ Made In VR
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MAY 3, 2017
Unity is hoping that, one day, something will do the same for VR. Unity CEO John Riccitiello said as much to UploadVR in an interview at this week’s Vision Summit. Unity may be the company to make it happen. Tagged with: unity Facebook Twitter Reddit More.
Learn To Create Full VR Experiences In Unity With Our 10-Week Intensive Night Course
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JUNE 27, 2017
We are offering a 10-week intensive night course at our campuses in both San Francisco and Los Angeles to teach you how to create full VR experiences from the ground up in Unity. Tiffany Raber is a Unity developer, 3D asset creator/designer, and biomedical illustrator.
Start Working In VR and AR With These Unity and Udacity Degree Programs
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OCTOBER 8, 2017
By participating in these two cutting-edge programs, students are educated on the fundamentals of designing and engineering captivating immersive experiences using the power of Unity on the Udacity online learning platform. .
Unity CEO: VR Will Get Huge, But Devs Need to Survive and Avoid Hype Until it Does
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MAY 1, 2017
At VRLA 2017, Unity CEO and games industry vet John Riccitiello dumped a little cold water wisdom on the hype surrounding the red-hot VR industry. John Riccitiello is the CEO of Unity Technologies , one of the world’s leading game engines.
Exclusive: OTOY Is Bringing Lightfield Baking And More To Its Unity Integration
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JANUARY 11, 2017
The road to photorealistic VR is long, but OTOY is helping to shorten it with the integration of its technology into the free version of Unity. You could import a simple item from the Unity asset store, apply the renderer, and have it look strikingly realistic.
Scene Fusion Brings Multi-User Development To Unity’s Editor VR
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MARCH 14, 2017
Back at GDC 2017 at the start of this month Unity gave us a brief update on Editor VR, its new platform for developing 3D content within headsets like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Tagged with: Editor VR , KinematicSoup , Scene Fusion , unity.
Unity Announces Release Date for 5.6 and 2017 Beta at GDC
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MARCH 1, 2017
Unity Technologies presented their Special Keynote at GDC 2017 in San Francisco on February 28, announcing the release date of Unity 5.6 alongside a bulletin of other updates, including a glimpse of Unity 2017. Unity 5.6. Unity 5.6
On the Hunt for VR’s Killer App with Unity’s Head of VR & AR, Tony Parisi
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FEBRUARY 25, 2017
Unity’s Tony Parisi weighs in on how we might come to find it. Today we hear from Tony Parisi, Head of VR & AR at Unity. He is currently Head of VR and AR at Unity Technologies, where he oversees the company’s strategy for virtual and augmented reality.
Unity Native Support for Google Daydream VR Coming in Summer, Plugin Out Now
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MAY 19, 2016
Google have announced that developers itching to get started on building Android VR games using the Unity game engine can do so right now using a Daydream plugin. Initially, Unity support for Daydream will be available via a plugin, with native support arriving some time in the Summer.
Unity raises $181M monster round at a reported $1.5B.
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JULY 13, 2016
Unity raises $181M monster round at a reported $1.5B Now, with the rise of augmented and virtual reality, we are rapidly approaching the likelihood that the future will be built on Unity. unity vr virtual reality
Udacity Launches a ‘Learn ARKit’ Course Created in Collaboration with Unity
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OCTOBER 5, 2017
Students can choose to learn to develop AR apps using the Unity game engine, or using Swift in combination with SceneKit, Apple’s own 3D graphics API. Udacity maintains the Unity course, a result of a direct partnership with Unity Technologies , is “the fastest way to learn ARKit.”
WorldViz Laughs Off Room-Scale VR, Introduces ‘Warehouse-Scale’ for Unreal & Unity
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MAY 26, 2016
That’s what WorldViz is asking today as it introduces Unity and Unreal Engine support for its self-labelled ‘Warehouse-Scale’ VR technology. hardware PPT system Unity 5.
Unity Is Creating VR Ads For A New Film In The Saw Horror Franchise
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JULY 17, 2017
Today, we’ve learned that Lionsgate is embracing that concept by partnering with Unity to promote a new entry in the Saw horror franchise. The Jigsaw VR ad experience, releasing before the film, will be in the form of a “Virtual Room” which is a new tool Unity wants to use to showcase VR’s growing potential for advertising. Advertising Experiences Unity Engine Lionsgate Studios saw
Weekly Funding Roundup: Unity Raises $400M & Antilatency.
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MAY 31, 2017
Weekly Funding Roundup: Unity Raises $400M & Antilatency Raises $2.1M 1) Unity Technologies , a 13-year-old, San Francisco-based company that makes development tools for video game creators, has raised $400 million in fresh funding from the private equity firm Silver Lake.
Unity Gets $400 Million Investment From Silver Lake
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MAY 24, 2017
Unity Technologies’ Unity Engine is playing an increasingly important role in the VR industry, and new funds announced today should help it grow further still. Unity Technologies is getting $400 million from private equity firm Silver Lake. “The second act that I think attracts a lot of investors and investor interest is the fact that we have about 70 percent of AR and VR content built on Unity,” Riccitiello said.
59% of VR Developers Use Unity, But Devs Make More Money With Unreal
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MARCH 5, 2017
Unity Technologies and Epic Games are in a grudge match for the hearts and minds of game developers. I interviewed both John Riccitiello, CEO of San Francisco-based Unity, and Tim Sweeney, CEO of Raleigh, N.C.-based Unity’s started out at the low end, enabling mobile devices to run better 2D and 3D graphics. Riccitiello said in a press event and in our interview that Unity-based games were installed more than 16 billion times in 2016, up 31 percent from 2015.
Lifeliqe to work with Unity to support K-12 education.
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OCTOBER 20, 2017
Lifeliqe has announced a strategic partnership with Unity Technologies that will give K-12 students the opportunity to publish work made with Unity onto the Lifeliqe platform.
Unity CEO: VR Price Problems Will ‘Solve Themselves’ In 2018/19
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SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
The head of Unity says that problem will solve itself very soon. Speaking to TechCrunch , Unity CEO John Riccitiello looked towards the future of VR, referencing the tech’s “slow start” with consumers. It’s reassuring, then, to see that the engine maker hasn’t deterred in its support for the technology since. The biggest app in history was Niantic’s Pokémon GO, powered by Unity.
Unity CEO Predicts Progress But Not ‘Explosive Growth’ For VR in 2017
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DECEMBER 21, 2016
As CEO of Unity Technologies, John Riccitiello leads one of the most important companies in VR’s future, but he doesn’t expect the industry to see “explosive growth” next year. One user asked the CEO about the “gap of disappointment”, a term he had coined back at the Vision Summit in February to describe enthusiasm around VR technology not necessarily reflecting early sales statistics, and how journalists might interpret that.
Unity organizing games career events for women
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
Unity Technologies is organizing series of events in US and Canada to talk to young women who are curious about careers in game development. The company behind the popular Unity game platform engine used to develop video... Briefs VR & AR Unity
Funding Roundup: Unity Raises $181M, Matterport Acquires Virtual.
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JULY 19, 2016
Funding Roundup: Unity Raises $181M, Matterport Acquires Virtual Walkthrough, ScopeAR Raises $2M, Pixie Raises $18.5M Unity Technologies announced that it has closed a $181 million Series C round of funding led by DFJ Growth.
Unity CEO Predicts Multiple Sub-$1,000 VR Headset Systems By 2019
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MAY 2, 2017
After speaking with Unity CEO John Riccitiello, I’m putting a little note on my calendar for CES 2019 as the time I expect to see multiple VR headsets that will cost less than $1,000 for the entire package. “You sort of need the expectation of high volume in order to do the kinds of things that would have you put more of the technology on a single motherboard, on a single chip,” Riccitiello said in an interview with UploadVR. VR Industry News unity
Sneak Peak:Ghostbusters:Dimension from The Void, Made with Unity.
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JUNE 29, 2016
Get a glimpse into the gameplay in Ghostbusters: Dimension, created with Unity 3D. This is precisely the kind of innovative use of VR that Unity is now powering with our 3D engine and platform," said Clive Downie, CMO Unity Technologies.
Unity Hires Dr. Danny Lange away from Uber to be VP of AI and Machine Learning
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DECEMBER 7, 2016
Unity announced that it has hired Dr. Danny Lange as VP of AI and Machine Learning. As head of machine learning, Lange will lead Unity’s efforts around AI (Artificial Intelligence) and Machine Learning. Source: Unity Press Release.
OTOY Is Bringing Lightfield Baking And More To Its Unity.
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JANUARY 12, 2017
OTOY Is Bringing Lightfield Baking And More To Its Unity Integration The road to photorealistic VR is long, but OTOY is helping to shorten it with the integration of its technology into the free version of Unity.
Unity is taking a shot at creating the standard for VR advertising starting with SAW!
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JULY 20, 2017
Game Engine powerhouse Unity Technologies is taking a shot at figuring out VR advertising. This week Unity Technologies revelaed key components of its plan which detailed a customizable VR native ad format for brands to create their own integrated experiences.
Unity used to create Ghostbusters VR experience
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JUNE 29, 2016
Press release: THE VOID Launches Ghostbusters: Dimension, an Immersive Hyper-Reality Experience Powered by Unity Technologies 3D engine at Madame Tussauds New York New York City, NY & San Francisco, CA—Unity, the largest global development... Briefs VR & AR The Void Unity
Silver Lake Invests $400 Million in Unity
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MAY 25, 2017
Private equity firm Silver Lake has agreed to a $400 million investment in Unity Technologies, said John Riccitiello, chief executive officer of the gaming software maker. Other of Unity’s earlier investors include China Investment Corporation, FreeS Fund, Thrive Capital, WestSummit Capital, serial entrepreneur Max Levchin, and Sequoia Capital, which remains its largest shareholder. Games and apps developed using Unity reach 2.4
Unreal Engine and Unity to get NVIDIA’s New VR Rendering Tech
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JULY 7, 2016
NVIDIA recently took the wraps off of Simultaneous Multi-projection, a new rendering technology built into the company’s latest series of ‘Pascal’ GPUs which is designed to enhance VR rendering performance. Nvidia says the tech is soon to come to Unreal Engine and Unity.
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