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Augmented Reality

New software framework will let users 'mix and match' toolsets from the firm's motion capture data solving and streaming products.

Monday, March 26th, 2018

See the new graphics features due in Unity 2018.1 to 2018.3, from new materials and animation options to the GPU lightmapper.

Friday, March 23rd, 2018

Action-packed new reels reveal the amazing breadth of work now being created in game engines.

Thursday, March 22nd, 2018

Update adds live link plugins for Maya and MotionBuilder, material layers, physical units for lights.

Thursday, March 15th, 2018

Big update to the open-source game engine to add new PBR renderer, new audio engine, visual scripting, and early VR support.

Wednesday, January 31st, 2018

Heavyweight VFX scene assembly tool gets support for Alembic and USD sequences, AR content in USDZ format.

Tuesday, January 16th, 2018

Powerful GPU-based renderer now available for viewport and offline renders in Unity. Free on one GPU.

Monday, December 18th, 2017

Game engine gets support for Google's ARCore AR system, better lightmapping and media playback.

Thursday, October 26th, 2017

Support for the augmented reality tech for Android phones also due in Unreal Engine 4.18 next month.

Friday, September 1st, 2017

Watch highlights of 15 of the year's best animated and VFX shorts, with accompanying tech breakdowns.

Wednesday, July 26th, 2017

Tool for converting Blender scenes into interactive web apps now creates AR as well as VR content.

Friday, July 7th, 2017

Open format for exchanging 3D assets between game engines or web apps now supports physically based rendering.

Saturday, June 17th, 2017

New online marketplace for scanned 3D assets is offering $50 in model credits of anyone accepted for its beta program.

Monday, June 12th, 2017