It was last June, when Epic Games released the first look of Unreal Engine 5. The demo was a short 9-minute movie, Lumen in the Land of Nanite, originally made for the PlayStation 5. We were simply awestruck by the visuals made with Nanite virtualized micro-polygon geometry. Nanite virtualized geometry means that film-quality source art comprising hundreds of millions or … [Read more...] about Early access to Unreal Engine 5 is available for game developers
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Epic buys ArtStation
Both Epic and Unity are building their content stores but Epic is also building community. In April, the company acquired ArtStation and its parent company Ballistiq. The site not only sells content but it also offers instruction and gives people a resource for displaying their portfolio as a personal website. As in the case of Sketchfab, Epic announced that it would be … [Read more...] about Epic buys ArtStation
Cesium for Unreal plugin supports Epic’s vision for an open Metaverse
The open-source plugin combines 3D geospatial capability of Cesium with the high-fidelity rendering capability of Unreal Engine. Cesium’s efforts for combining geospatial and 3D computer graphics started receiving the support of Epic MegaGrants program last June. This is the first effort to plug a full-scale, high-precision 3D globe into Unreal Engine, opening a world of … [Read more...] about Cesium for Unreal plugin supports Epic’s vision for an open Metaverse
Cesium update: Mapping the world and playing with it
The latest update to the Cesium SaaS platform is a global layer of the world’s 3D buildings. In addition, Cesium collaborates with Epic to make geospatial data available within Unreal Engine. Cesium, as we have written, provides a platform for 3D GIS data which are organized as Global Base Layers and include worldwide data for terrain, aerial imagery, and streetmaps. … [Read more...] about Cesium update: Mapping the world and playing with it
Unreal Engine 4.25 arrives with support for Pixar’s USD, multi-screen, and ray tracing
New game engine more robust than ever with features beyond game development. Epic has made some major improvements and upgrades to its popular game engine, Unreal. With the release of Unreal Engine 4.25, Epic has expanded the toolset to include content creation and editing for more areas of game and visualization development. Epic says their linear media tools are … [Read more...] about Unreal Engine 4.25 arrives with support for Pixar’s USD, multi-screen, and ray tracing
Looking Glass Factory releases HoloPlay plugin for Unreal Engine 4
The holographic display company, Looking Glass Factory released a free plugin for Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 4 today. The HoloPlay Plugin for Unreal helps content creators see, play, and interact with their digital creations in 3D within Unreal Engine. The UE4 plugin can be downloaded for free at https://lookingglassfactory.com/devtools/holoplay-plugin-for-unreal-engine. It … [Read more...] about Looking Glass Factory releases HoloPlay plugin for Unreal Engine 4
Epic Games buys Cubic Motion for facial mapping technology
The acquisition cements a close collaborative relationship and gives Epic Games an even stronger position in virtual production. Epic’s latest acquisition, Cubic Motion of Manchester, England, consolidates the work the two companies have been doing in virtual production. Game engines have been adapted for virtual production probably since at least 2013 or so. Tinkerers in film … [Read more...] about Epic Games buys Cubic Motion for facial mapping technology
E.D. films is first animation company to win Epic Games MegaGrant award
Makers of Giant Bear now working on three projects including a VR experience for 2020. Epic Games announced e.d. films as their first MegaGrant award winner for an animation company. The company says they’ll use the money to continue production on three projects which include two shorts and a VR experience coming in 2020. The company has an innovative style that combines 2D … [Read more...] about E.D. films is first animation company to win Epic Games MegaGrant award
Blender Foundation awarded $1.2 million Epic MegaGrant
Epic Games announced its MegaGrants program at GDC 2019. The company established a $100 million fund to support game developers, enterprise professionals, media and entertainment creators, students, educators, and tool developers who are “doing amazing things with Unreal Engine” or enhancing open-source capabilities for the 3D graphics community. The Blender Foundation had … [Read more...] about Blender Foundation awarded $1.2 million Epic MegaGrant
Graphisoft and Epic Games offer realtime visualization for ArchiCAD 23
Recent Twinmotion acquisition will help Epic Games provide ArchiCAD 23 customers with free access to realtime visualization technology. Graphisoft, developer of ArchiCAD, and Epic Games, developer of Unreal Engine, have announced a collaboration to provide ArchiCAD 23 customers with free access to a future version of Epic’s new visualization solution, based on the recently … [Read more...] about Graphisoft and Epic Games offer realtime visualization for ArchiCAD 23