Epic Games revealed their plans for what they, and their partners, will be showing off and talking about at SIGGRAPH 2015.
OCULUS STORY STUDIO PREMIERES HENRY VR FILM
Earlier this week, Oculus Story Studio premiered its new virtual reality movie Henry, a colorful and heart-warming film built using Unreal Engine 4. Unlike traditional films where viewers simply watch the characters on screen, Henry places viewers into an interactive world in which the main character senses and reacts to the viewer's’ presence. The project’s release is a step forward in the convergence of Hollywood and VR, as more film studios look to utilize the technology for development.
To celebrate Henry’s premiere, Oculus Story Studio released a behind-the-scenes video on the development of the film, which you view here.
EPIC GAMES AT SIGGRAPH 2015 - AUG. 9-13
Epic will be at SIGGRAPH 2015 with an abundance of panels, workshops, talks and demos throughout the week. Epic will participate in a number of sessions and educational courses, from level design to making gorgeous open worlds and great VR. Unreal Engine demos include "A Boy and His Kite," "Showdown," and Weta Digital's “Thief in the Shadows” immersive VR experience based on The Hobbit.
TODAY ON TWITCH: THE VINEYARD CHALLENGE UPDATES & JULY’S UE4 JAM RESULTS
Today on Twitch, Lead Technical Artist Wyeth Johnson will be joining Community Manager Chance Ivey to provide an update on the Epic-sponsored, "The Vineyard" arch viz challenge from Ronen Bekerman.
Results from July’s #UE4Jam will also be announced! Viewers can submit questions here and can tune in at 11am PT / 2pm ET at http://www.twitch.tv/unrealengine.
Additionally, if you missed the second part of Training Content Creator Wes Bunn’s training stream where he showed viewers how to add, drag and drop elements to their UI using UMG, you can replay it here!
VIRTUAL DEMENTIA EXPERIENCE AT MICROSOFT IMAGINE CUP - JULY 31
Microsoft’s global student technology program and competition, Imagine Cup, kicks off this week and digital design studio Opaque Multimedia is entering the competition with their UE4-powered VR project, the Virtual Dementia Experience. The Experience is the first entry to make use of gaming technology in the World Citizenship category and the first VR entry in the history of the Cup.
Find out more about the competition here and make sure to tune in to the livestream on Friday, 7/31 to watch as the three first-place teams battle it out on stage before a panel of judges that includes Thomas Middleditch, star of the hit HBO show “Silicon Valley.”
Earlier this week, Oculus Story Studio premiered its new virtual reality movie Henry, a colorful and heart-warming film built using Unreal Engine 4. Unlike traditional films where viewers simply watch the characters on screen, Henry places viewers into an interactive world in which the main character senses and reacts to the viewer's’ presence. The project’s release is a step forward in the convergence of Hollywood and VR, as more film studios look to utilize the technology for development.
To celebrate Henry’s premiere, Oculus Story Studio released a behind-the-scenes video on the development of the film, which you view here.
EPIC GAMES AT SIGGRAPH 2015 - AUG. 9-13
Epic will be at SIGGRAPH 2015 with an abundance of panels, workshops, talks and demos throughout the week. Epic will participate in a number of sessions and educational courses, from level design to making gorgeous open worlds and great VR. Unreal Engine demos include "A Boy and His Kite," "Showdown," and Weta Digital's “Thief in the Shadows” immersive VR experience based on The Hobbit.
TODAY ON TWITCH: THE VINEYARD CHALLENGE UPDATES & JULY’S UE4 JAM RESULTS
Today on Twitch, Lead Technical Artist Wyeth Johnson will be joining Community Manager Chance Ivey to provide an update on the Epic-sponsored, "The Vineyard" arch viz challenge from Ronen Bekerman.
Results from July’s #UE4Jam will also be announced! Viewers can submit questions here and can tune in at 11am PT / 2pm ET at http://www.twitch.tv/unrealengine.
Additionally, if you missed the second part of Training Content Creator Wes Bunn’s training stream where he showed viewers how to add, drag and drop elements to their UI using UMG, you can replay it here!
VIRTUAL DEMENTIA EXPERIENCE AT MICROSOFT IMAGINE CUP - JULY 31
Microsoft’s global student technology program and competition, Imagine Cup, kicks off this week and digital design studio Opaque Multimedia is entering the competition with their UE4-powered VR project, the Virtual Dementia Experience. The Experience is the first entry to make use of gaming technology in the World Citizenship category and the first VR entry in the history of the Cup.
Find out more about the competition here and make sure to tune in to the livestream on Friday, 7/31 to watch as the three first-place teams battle it out on stage before a panel of judges that includes Thomas Middleditch, star of the hit HBO show “Silicon Valley.”