Disney has announced that it is investing $1.5 billion in Epic Games. The press release, which was accompanied by the teaser video below, says that the “equity stake” creates a financial partnership that will see both companies “collaborate on an all-new games and entertainment universe that will further expand the reach of beloved Disney stories […]
To improve the lives of those working on the content synchronisation side of in virtual production, the latest version of Unreal Engine, now comes bundled with NVIDIA Rivermax SDK (software development kit). Rivermax is a unique internet protocol (IP)-based solution for media and data streaming. With the Rivermax plug-in for Unreal Engine, users can now deliver synchronized video […]
The two minute experimental short you see below was created as a Proof of Concept exercise by Sony Pictures Entertainment, Ghost Corps, Pixomondo, Playstation Studios and Epic Games and shown at the Sony Creators Conference. It was shot entirely using real-time game engine technology, specifically Unreal Engine, and a performance capture stage and filmed in […]
Though several fictional hyperreal 3D avatar models have been created to date, Eva Herzigová is making her catwalk debut as the the world’s first photorealistic metahuman supermodel. ”We are entering a new era for digital identity and fashion. Eva is at the forefront of this evolution, with her MetaHuman ready for super-stardom. 3D avatars offer […]
Following an Epic Games event at the recent Game Developer Conference (GDC) in San Francisco that included a slew of announcements: animation tools for virtual humans a merging of its digital asset stores into one huge marketplace a new Fortnite creator economy, an Unreal Engine-powered creation tool for Fortnite The Verge’s Andrew Webster spoke to CEO Tim […]
Epic Games have been working with a number of high profile fashion names including Moncler, Balenciaga, Jordan Brand and KAWS to dress characters in games such as Fornite, create branded virtual worlds for the likes of Timberland and drive NFTs. PUMA, Balenciaga and Gary McQueen have also used Unreal Engine to create CGI fashion films. For a glimpse into […]