Numerous projects related to virtual and augmented reality receive $800,000 in funding, thanks to the program that rewards creative users of Unreal Engine 4.
Epic Games announced the recipients of Unreal Dev Grants this year, an investment of $ 5 million that the company intended to developers who work with their engine, in this case the Unreal Engine 4, providing $800,000 to more than 30 companies, which illustrate the variety of applications of this tool.
The Unreal Dev Grants program has a very simple goal: to help developers who demonstrate talent to succeed, allowing them to focus more on their project and less on bills, ” says Chance Ivey, Partnership Manager at Epic Games. “We are always surprised by the breadth of applications built with UE4 and the potential of all of them. Congratulations to all of them for their vision and perseverance!”
Below we have gathered the projects that have received this funding related to mixed realities:
Movies & Movies / VR: Awake: Episode One by Start VR
An interactive cinematic experience for HTC Vive and Vive Pro that uses the latest advances in volumetric capture of human actors that will soon be released on Steam.
Independent Play / AR: BOT-NET by Calvin Labs
Turn physical space into a robot battlefield, using this app for ARKit-compatible devices.
Standalone / VR Gaming: Jupiter & amp; Mars by Tigertron
An underwater adventure game for PlayStation VR, which tells the story of two dolphins who tried to save the world from whales, machines ended all life in their path.
Standalone / VR Gaming: Kaisuo by USC Games
A puzzle game for VR in which we will have to make use of our psychomotor skills to open Chinese puzzle boxes, which will unlock extraordinary and surreal spaces before our eyes.
Fine Arts / RV: Lemieux Pylon 4D Art
The renowned duo Michel Lemieux and Victor Pilon (4D Art) are creating an immersive museum piece for virtual reality through UE4.
Standalone / VR Gaming: Mini World VR by Scaena Studios
A magical mix of interactive film and video game, created by members of the 3D and VR Lab at Chung Ang University in South Korea.
Standalone / VR Gaming: Planetrism VR by Planetrism Team
Players will have the unique opportunity to lead the colonization of a planet, uncovering all its mysteries while securing a future for generations to come.
Architecture / VR: Real Estate in Virtual Reality by REinVR
A real estate buying experience that makes use of IAs and humans digitized in VR using UE4.
AR / VR: The Hydrous presents: Immerse
A project led by Jason McGuigan, dedicated to dissemination and education, which makes use of digital works and RX content to help preserve the oceans.
Fine Arts / RV: The Kremer Collection Virtual Museum
Designed by architect Johan van Lierop, founder of Architales and director of Libeskind studio. The Kremer Museum presents a series of paintings by seventeenth-century Dutch and Flemish masters from the Kremer Collection, accessible through Viveport, Steam and Oculus.
Tool or Plug-in: Tools and Plugins by VR Professionals
A tool that facilitates the integration of business software with virtual experiences created in UE4 for job training and education, created by a Russian company.
Tool or Plug-in: VR Cataract Training Solution by Surgical Mind
An experience that simulates with great precision a surgical intervention to cure cataracts in virtual reality.
