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Unity Technologies Powers Next Generation of Groundbreaking VR Experiences on the New iMac Pro
Unity Technologies (https://unity3d.com/),
creator of the world's leading real-time development platform which
powers more than 60% of the world's VR and AR creations, is now fueling
the next generation of VR experiences on the new iMac Pro. Unity worked
with Apple, AMD (News - Alert), and Valve to ensure optimal integration for Unity
development and performance on the Metal graphics API and Apple
hardware. This engineering work is now empowering the world's largest
community of developers to bring their creations to a new audience. The
first of these immersive VR experiences, Electronauts and Gravity
Sketch, were announced today and are demonstrations of the ways that
Unity developers can unleash their creativity on macOS.
"The release of the iMac Pro puts Virtual Reality into the hands of even
more consumers and creators. With Apple's (News - Alert) history of making new
technologies mainstream, this is an exciting time for Unity and our
developers," said Tony Parisi, Global Head of VR/AR Strategy at Unity
Technologies. "The future of VR has never been brighter. Now is the time
to dazzle, surprise, and immerse an entirely new audience into the world
of VR."
Electronauts, created by Survios, a global leader in VR development, is
optimized to deliver an immersive music creation experience empowering
all music lovers to DJ, perform and produce great music. The
Electronauts experience envelops the user in a world of audio,
experienced and powered byVR. It is designed for users of all levels,
and it empowers all music lovers to DJ, perform and produce great music.
"Electronauts' development process was one of near-constant creative
experimentation and Unity allowed us to iterate quickly on our designs
and rapidly prototype new ideas as the experience evolved," said Nathan
Burba, Cofounder and CEO of Survios.
Gravity Sketch is an intuitive multi-platform 3D creation tool which
gives industrial designers, automotive designers and more the power to
create 3D objects in a VR environment. Unity's flexibility enabled the
team to optimize Gravity Sketch for the iMac Pro, which gives creatives
another way to make their visions come to life.
"When we met with Unity we were blown away by how optimized Unity 2017
was for macOS," said Daniel Thomas, CTO of Gravity Sketch. "It was easy
to get Gravity Sketch up and running on Apple hardware. Thanks to Unity
we are now able to reach an entirely new segment of creators, making it
easier than ever for them to turn their ideas into reality."
Unity is the world's most popular real-time development platform. Games
and experiences made with Unity have reached more than 3 billion devices
worldwide this year and were installed more than 20 billion times in the
last 12 months.
About Unity Technologies
Unity Technologies is the creator of a flexible and high-performance
end-to-end development platform used to create rich interactive 2D, 3D,
VR and AR experiences. Unity exists to democratize development, solve
hard problems and enable success -- three core values that are the
driving forces of Unity's adoption by millions of creators. Unity's
powerful graphics engine and full-featured editor serve as the
foundation to develop beautiful games or apps and easily bring them to
multiple platforms: mobile devices, home entertainment systems, personal
computers, and embedded systems. Unity also offers solutions and
services for creating games, boosting productivity, and connecting with
audiences including Unity Ads, Unity Analytics, Unity Asset Store, Unity
Cloud Build, Unity Collaborate, Unity Connect and Unity Certification.
Unity Technologies serves millions of registered developers including
large publishers, indie studios, students and hobbyists around the
globe. For more information, visit www.unity3d.com
and to see the latest games and experiences created in Unity, go to https://unity.com/madewith.
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