Unity Technologies unveiled new 2D tools and workflow for the Unity engine and editor to meet increased demand for features designed to address the specific challenges of creating 2D games. Now in beta, the first iteration of the 2D tools, many of which are included in the free version of Unity, will be released with the Unity 4.3 update this Fall. Continue reading Unity Engine’s 2D Tools Unveiled & Detailed→
YouTube’s member ‘KurtLoeffler’ has presented a video, showcasing his voxel cone tracing plugin for the Unity engine. According to KurtLoeffler, this technique approximates global illumination by maintaining a voxelized representation of the world in camera centered cascades (only 1 cascade shown here), and tracing cones through the volume based on surface normal and position to see what lighting is visible from that point. Continue reading Unity Engine Gets Unofficial Voxel Cone Tracing – Global Illumination – Support→
Unity Technologies announced that Unity 4.2 is currently available, and that this latest update to the 4.x cycle includes deployment to Windows Store Apps and Windows Phone 8, numerous enhancements to image effects, Open GL ES 3.0 API support plus literally hundreds of small improvements to help keep Unity a polished and stable product. Continue reading Unity 4.2 Is Now Available – Details + Changes Unveiled→
Unity Technologies, provider of the Unity multi-platform game engine and development tools, has entered into an agreement with Microsoft to collaborate on development tools for Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and Xbox One. This collaboration will make it even easier for developers to bring popular games, entertainment and apps to Microsoft platforms. Continue reading Unity Engine – Officially Supports Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 & Xbox One→
Polycount’s 3D artist ‘RTshaders’ has created an amazing mini-game, in which players can dance to the rhythm of Gangnam style. What’s really incredible here is that this mini-game was created via Unity 3D Engine and sports some incredible visuals. In fact, the city that we get to see in the background looks close to what we’d expect from next-generation open world games. If only we could explore it. But anyway, you can find below a download link, as well as some screenshots and a video. Continue reading Free mini-game – powered by Unity 3D Engine – lets you dance to the rhythm of Gangnam Style→
Unity held a DX11 contest, in which Museum of the Microstar has managed to win it with its impressive particles system. According to its description, the Museum of the Microstar is a Tech Demo and Interactive Narrative Short by RUST, Josh Ols, and Arthur Brusee. The piece demonstrates DX11 Tessellation Shaders, GPU Simulated Particles, and a physically?based shading model, in a massive sci?fi museum of mankind’s disastrous quest towards technological advancement. We’ll let the video talk for itself, but this kind of particles could be achievable with next-gen consoles. Or at least that’s what we hope so. Enjoy! Continue reading “Museum of the Microstar” Wins Unity’s DirectX 11 Competition With Its Impressive Particles→
Following Crytek’s announcement about the free SDK version of CryEngine 3, Unity Technologies announced today that Unity 4.0 is now available for download. Unity 4, announced in June, will consist of a series of updates designed to improve the product through an extensive improvement of existing tech and the rollout of new features. Continue reading Unity Engine 4.0 Is Now Available→
Unity Technologies, provider of the Unity multi-platform engine and development tools, announced a multi-year strategic partnership with IGT. IGT will showcase games created in Unity at IGT’s booth (#2241 and #2637) at G2E in Las Vegas from October 1-4. Unity Technologies will also demonstrate their industry leading development technology at Unity’s booth (#1327). Continue reading Unity Technologies and IGT Form Multi-year Partnership; Will Showcase Titles At G2E in Las Vegas→
