Epic and Nvidia bring 3D Vision support to Unreal Engine 3
Nvidia and Epic Games collaborate to bring the Nvidia 3D Vision technology to Unreal Engine 3. This lets the licenses of the successful game engine to reap the complete benefits of the integrated 3D Vision technology and offer an unrivaled level of immersion of the upcoming games.
Epic’s renowned Unreal Development Kit (UDK) which is a free version of Unreal Engine 3 is said to benefit from the inclusion of 3D Vision support. This results into a theater-quality 3D development platform for than 200,000 users across the globe.
“Having the number one 3D engine on the planet embrace 3D Vision is fantastic news for UE3 licensees, UDK users and gamers,” says Tony Tamasi, vice president of content and technology at Nvidia. “It’s now easier than ever to add state-of-the-art stereoscopic 3D effects to your Unreal Engine 3-based creations.”
“The combination of Unreal Engine 3 and 3D Vision makes already amazing games even more jaw dropping,” said Mark Rein, vice president at Epic Games. “If you haven’t seen Unreal Engine 3 in 3D, you won’t believe how realistic it is! We’re excited to offer this technology for free to our licensees and can’t wait to see what people create with it.”
Epic Games and Nvidia team up to integrate out of the box support for Nvidia 3D Vision technology into Unreal Engine 3. Unreal Engine 3, a engine powering successful games like Gears of War and Gears of War 2, Shadow Complex, BioShock 2, Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 and more. The updated version of Unreal Engine 3 and UDK is expected to be made available in the near future for all licensees. 3D Vision comes with support for PC gaming, photographs, videos, Blu-ray 3D, and 3D Web browsing.
The 3D Vision comprises wireless, active-shutter glasses and wireless USB emitter. It offers compatibility with 120Hz desktop LCDs, 3D TVs and projectors. However, it requires Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX or higher GPU.
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