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The XR Week Peek (2022.04.10): Epic releases Unreal Engine 5, Meta cancels F8, and more!

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Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 5. Epic Games has finally released the latest iteration of its popular game engine: Unreal Engine 5. This means that while great, Unreal Engine 5 is not disruptive for us VR users and developers, yet. It’s going to be very interesting and very busy… I hope to meet you in Laval!

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ARPost’s 22 Most-Read XR and Metaverse Articles of 2022

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CX and the Metaverse: The Changing Face of Customer Service in a Virtual World. Dive Into a Hyper-Realistic Metaverse Built on Unreal Engine. In this article, we introduce you to Victoria VR, a hyper-realistic metaverse created and owned by users, and powered by Unreal Engine. 7 Must-Have Skills in an AR/VR Career.

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How Sound Design Can Add Texture To A Virtual World

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Engines like Unity and Unreal are constantly getting better at representing sound effects in 3D space – with binaural audio , better reverb modeling, better occlusion and obstruction modeling, and more. This is all just part of setting the rules for the virtual worlds in ways that feel human, even as they violate the laws of physics.

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7 Tips for Powering Up Your Sales Enablement Using a Virtual Reality Platform

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There is something magical about making an unreal world feel real, and people’s positive emotional response demonstrates this wonder. In virtual worlds, sales members can select, retract, modify, and improve everything in an instant. Power up your sales enablement strategy today with VR meetings.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.05.16): Meta teases Cambria, Google shows new AR features, and more!

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Thanks to Ivan for the tip!). Meta adds Asset Library to Horizon Worlds. Meta is adding a library of pre-made assets to Horizon Worlds for creators to use. The problem of moderation inside virtual worlds. Doing moderation of virtual worlds is incredibly hard because there are a lot of grey areas to consider.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.07.18): Magic Leap 2 price revealed, new rumors about Apple, and more!

The Ghost Howls

After Fortnite started the trend of virtual concerts in virtual worlds, always more platforms started implementing them. Unreal Engine 5 has brought two interesting features with its release: Lumen and Nanite. This is cool because it will help spread the word about VR and virtual worlds. Image by PUBG).

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The XR Week Peek (2021.05.31): UE5 released in Early Access, Lumus shows an impressive AR prototype, and more!

The Ghost Howls

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. Hat Tip to Nathie) Funny link. That would make me a little happier and would let you watch my videos where I speak with my sexy Italian accent! Top news of the week.

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