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How to set up Unity’s High Definition Render Pipeline for high-end visualizations
Unity’s Spotlight team in the UK was in charge of the quality of the environment and lighting, to ensure the car appeared in the best possible light, literally. This article will explain in more detail how I set up HDRP in the context of this automotive scenario, and how physically-correct lighting and camera setups can […]
Reimagining in-vehicle experiences with real-time 3D
One of the biggest changes taking place in the automotive industry is the digitalization of the dashboard. From super-sized stretch screens that blend instrument clusters and infotainment systems to augmented reality-powered head-up displays (AR HUDs), human-machine interface (HMI) systems are rapidly becoming a battleground for automotive companies. Gorden Wagener, Chief Design Officer for Daimler AG, the parent company of […]
Lexus opens the door for virtual production in Unity
We recently collaborated with Lexus and its agency Team One to create a real-time configurator showcasing the Lexus ES MY19. While you may be familiar with consumer-focused car configurators – commonly seen in web-based “build and price” tools – this new process provides richer capabilities for industry professionals. First, it was purpose-built for developing virtual […]
EditorXR Runtime
We recently released version 0.3 on GitHub. This version includes updates to support the latest versions of Unity, but more importantly, it removes our dependency on the Oculus and SteamVR SDKs. This change makes the setup process much easier. Another major feature is the Spatial UI, which is part of an ongoing effort to improve how menus work and […]
Democratizing the Secure Software Development Life Cycle
Unity’s security team documented its SSDLC for developers who work at Unity to ensure the quality of our codebase security. This content comes from a variety of sources and distills industry best practices and the combined experience of our security team. This information is not exhaustive, complete, or perfect, but we’re publishing it anyway – Unity’s […]
MarZ: Making a RTS with the Asset Store –
From student projects to world-class AAA games like Hearthstone, the Asset Store saves developers time. Indie devs doorfortyfour used the Asset Store’s Script Inspector, Amplify Shader Editor, and Volumetric Fog and Mist heavily to streamline production and fill in skill gaps for their game MarZ: Tactical Base Defense. The tools they used are now heavily discounted during the Cyber Week […]
Accelerating ML Research: Meet us at NeurIPS 2019
After spending several decades on the margins of AI, reinforcement learning has recently emerged as a powerful framework for developing intelligent systems that can solve complex tasks in real-world environments – from playing games such as Dota and StarCraft to teaching a robot hand to manipulate a Rubik’s Cube. However, one attribute of intelligence that still eludes modern learning systems […]
Creating a third-person zombie shooter with DOTS
Far North Entertainment is a Swedish studio co-owned by five friends from engineering studies. Since releasing Down to Dungeon for Gear VR in early 2018, the company’s been working on a game that explores a classic PC game genre – the post-apocalyptic zombie survival game. What makes the project stand out is the number of […]
How immersive experiences inspire empathy and real-world behavior change
Krikey’s CTO, Dr. Ketaki Shriram has a background in research that focuses on the power of immersion to inspire empathy and create real-world behavior change. Through numerous studies, results have shown that after having a meaningful immersive experience (like cutting down a virtual tree or watching yourself personify and perish as a piece of bleached coral), there is […]