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It’s here! Today we’re celebrating the launch of the Nintendo Switch, Unity’s newest target platform that is now available for purchase. With the option to play docked console-style or handheld on-the-go, the Nintendo Switch offers a compelling opportunity for creators to think a bit differently about their games. And made with Unity devs have done […]

Yesterday at our VRDC presentation Narrative Design in Virtual Reality, we brought a challenge to the VR industry: create better narratives. The difference between a story (what happens) and a narrative (the representation of what happens) is a crucial distinction for virtual reality — a medium where ‘narrators’ have designed not just the words of […]

Our GDC 2017 Keynote just ended a few moments ago here in San Francisco. For those who couldn’t join live, you can watch the recording here: CEO John Riccitiello was joined on stage by CTO Joachim Ante, Technical Director Lucas Meijer, Founder David Helgason, along with other Unity Technologies staff and some of our esteemed […]

Unity Technologies Special Keynote, GDC 2017, San Francisco -- February 28, 2017 -- Today at GDC Unity Technologies announced that Unity 5.6 will release on March 31, 2017, marking the final installment of Unity 5. The company also provided an early look at Unity 2017, the next generation of Unity with version 2017.1 Beta arriving in April.

My name is Mathieu Muller and I am a Field Engineer in EMEA and a film specialist at Unity. Last November, during Unite Los Angeles, I organized a panel called “Unity For film”, presenting various usage of Unity in the cinematic industry (The Gift by Marza Animation Planet, Disney’s Jungle Book Previz, the Adam short […]

In the harsh chill of a San Diego February… Well, it was a little drizzly and we couldn’t wear shorts (most of the time). Anyway… 120 devs from all over Unity — most of whom showed up for the photo — gathered for a services-oriented hack-a-thon. An event we dubbed HACKWEEK-FISH-TACO. Who are these services-oriented […]

A “2001: a Space Odyssey” Sine.space scene has been created using the Unity3D VR Experience which uses 2001 movie related 3D models of the freely available 3D Warehouse Sketchup Models of the 2001 Space Station by Filip and the Orion III PanAm Shuttle made by Daniel M.

Winter into spring always means one important thing for the gaming community: GDC. Yes, it’s that time of year and Unity is going to be at GDC in full force. From February 27 to March 3 we will be at the world’s largest professional game industry event at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco […]

Maddy (Nibby Riddler) has constructed an artistic build in Second Life that is based on the Singapore gardens by the bay with it’s “Supertrees” and night lighting.

Visit via http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LEA15/179/122/22

See also Inara Pey’s Blog Post about the location.

Our own visit to the Gardens by the Bay early in 2016 is depicted here…

Our new product for our Daz 3D store: EJ Karisma for Genesis 3 Female.
Karisma has been designed to perfectly represent a woman of exotic beauty, with dark golden skin and gorgeous facial features. She can embody many of your characters, no matter if they come from a fantasy world of epic legends, or from real world ethnic groups like Indian, Gypsy or ancient Egyptian. We have made her so she is versatile for lots of character concepts, but also has a strong touch of exotism, with henna tattoos and special makeups. A must have!
Karisma is a very versatile character for Genesis 3 Female, with lots of features that you can use to get many different looks
See images and get her here: EJ Karisma for Genesis 3 Female


- Jordi R. Cardona www.hiperia3d.com

We have three core values that we live and breathe every day at Unity: Democratize development, solve hard problems, and enable success.  These core values transcend development and are the cultural foundation that Unity is built on.  It is through that lens that we make decisions that help and benefit our users. We recently announced […]

“2017 is going to be a watershed year for cinematic VR,” says Tony Parisi, our Global Head of VR and AR, after returning from the Sundance Film Festival, New Frontier. (You can also watch his recent interview with Bloomberg.) The New Frontier showcase is where VR/AR technology meets film, art, live performance and music. Needless […]

Today we are announcing that 5.6 will be the final version of Unity compatible with our legacy Asset Server product. Read on to learn what this means for you. Unity Asset Server is an asset and version control system with a user interface integrated into Unity. It was designed to be an integrated solution for […]

Global Game Jam 2017 recently ended. It was a mad weekend where 36,000 game makers gathered in more than 700 venues around the world, and made 7000 games based on a common theme: “Waves”. Instead of organising in Rome, this year I flew to Prague and made a game with a graphic artist named Jana […]

The 2016 year-in-review data report on global mobile and VR gaming trend is now available! Created in partnership with SuperData Research, the report reveals strong growth momentum across the combined mobile, mobile VR and VR markets. Developers should be excited: engagement for games only continues to grow (Americans play mobile games more often than they […]

Loveable Time: Morphing Pouffes and Poses For Genesis 3 Female is a pack of 5 Pouffes of different shapes, that include morphs to squash them so they look used or to simulate pressure when you sit or pose characters. You also get 20 poses for Genesis 3 Female, and varied material presets for each pouffe. All this makes this product great for portrait and indoor scenes. A must have!

See images and get them here: Loveable Time: Morphing Pouffes and Poses For Genesis 3 Female


- Jordi R. Cardona www.hiperia3d.com

Third Unity-hosted conference convenes leaders and upstarts from across the industry

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - February 1, 2017 -  Vision VR/AR Summit 2017, the premiere event for augmented and virtual reality hosted by Unity Technologies will be held May 1-2, 2017 at the Loews Hollywood, Los Angeles.  As the third Vision Summit, it will once again bring together creators, artists, programmers and leaders in the VR and AR space for a two-day conference focused on laying the groundwork for and understanding of the future of the industry. 

First ever joint look at mobile, mobile VR and VR markets by SuperData Research and Unity Technologies shows the category equaling that of global box office sales during that time

New York, NY February 1, 2017 – The mobile games market generated $40.6 billion in worldwide revenue in 2016 – a sum equivalent to all global box office sales during the same time period – and grew 18% over the year before. Mobile games now account for half of the entire global digital games market.

Our new product for our Daz store is just released: Manhattan Hair And Newsboy Cap for Genesis 3 Female(s) and Male(s), a short bob hair that can be used with its Newsboy Cap, or without the Cap, giving you a very versatile short/medium hairstyle perfect for lots of situations, and a fashionable hairstyle with an urban and sophisticated cap that can look great in many characters. Also includes many hair dyes for the hair and fabrics for the Newsboy Cap, and a prop version of this same Cap to be used with other hairs or on bald characters. A must have!

You have 71 morphs in 12 categories. The Newsboy cap can be show or hidden just pressing a toggle button in the Styles morph category, or using the icons, and you can customize it with 30 hair dyes, and 10 different fabrics for the Newsboy Cap.

See images and get it here: Manhattan Hair and Newsboy Cap for Genesis 3 Female(s) and Male(s)


- Jordi R. Cardona www.hiperia3d.com

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - January 26, 2017 - Unity Technologies, the largest platform for creating 2D, 3D, VR, and AR games and digital experiences, today announced its worldwide Unite conference series. Focused on bringing developers and artists the knowledge and networking they require for success, Unity is holding eight Unite conferences globally in 2017.  Creators will be able to attend them in Amsterdam, Austin, Beijing, India, Melbourne, Seoul, Singapore and Tokyo.