Under the hood: 3D graphics engine powers digital twins

The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! Digital twins rose to attention in recent years, promising to transform the world using digital software models that replicate activity of varied objects and systems. Momentum is growing further as the metaverse, a term describing a collection of interconnected virtual […]

This iPhone game looks 3D even without glasses

Some of the greatest games take the novel experiences of real life and translate them into a cunning virtual experience. For example, this train building game by James Vanas is reminiscent of the feeling of holding one of those plastic 3D bookmarks sold in tchotchke tourist shops. As you tilt it, the game moves like […]

3D Hosting Service Sketchfab Joins Epic Games

3D hosting service Sketchfab is now part of Epic Games. The acquisition gives Epic Games, makers of the Unreal Engine, a popular 3D asset hosting service and a major piece of the puzzle for an “interconnected Metaverse”, as the companies put it in a joint announcement. “We built Sketchfab with a mission to empower a […]

In My Shadow Combines 3D Puzzles And 2D Platforming

Independent developer Playbae Games has announced that its upcoming puzzle-platformer In My Shadow will launch on Steam later this month. The game took home awards from the Indie Game Developer Conference, Indie Prize Asia, and other institutions in 2019. Based on the announcement trailer, In My Shadow appears to be a hybrid of a 3D […]

Super Mario 3D World on Switch will add online play, photo mode

When Super Mario 3D World makes the leap from Wii U to Nintendo Switch in February, it will add more than just the Bowser’s Fury bonus adventure. The Switch port of Super Mario 3D World will also feature some welcome new additions, including online cooperative play, a photo mode, and faster movement for Mario, Luigi, […]

Here’s a fan-made 3D version of Among Us

Among Us has been in the social media spotlight for weeks now, despite being a simple 2D game with cute lil’ space bean graphics. But what if, instead, the crewmates (and deadly impostors) were running around a 3D version of the map? A VR developer named Jar has posted a video of this very thing. […]