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Latest UDK release adds major iOS upgrades by Mike Rose
On top of the main release, Epic has also released a new art perspective tool called Carapace
-- a standalone program, described by Epic Games senior environment
artist Warren Marshall "as a simple program that lets you place
vanishing points around an image placeholder to flesh out the shell of
your drawing."
Microsoft Research's Depth Camera Makes Any Surface A Touch Screen by Kyle Orland
A new project from Microsoft Research and Carnegie Mellon University
combines Kinect-like depth-sensing camera with a projector to turn any
flat surface into a potential multi-touch interface.
Microsoft Shows New Environment Modeling Technique Using Kinect by Kyle Orland
A new technique developed by Microsoft Research shows the potential to
use the Kinect's 3D, depth-sensing camera to create detailed, real-time
3D models of entire rooms, from multiple angles.http://gamasutra.com/view/news/36580/Microsoft_Shows_New_Environment_Modeling_Technique_Using_Kinect.php
Donya Labs Brings 3D Optimization To Epic's UE3 Integrated Partners Program by Kyle Orland
Integration of Donya Labs' Simlpygon into Unreal mesh reduction toolset
http://gamasutra.com/view/news/35547/Donya_Labs_Brings_3D_Optimization_To_Epics_UE3_Integrated_Partners_Program.php
Rein: Free Unreal Engine 3 Dev Kit Surpasses 800K Install Base by Frank Cifaldi
The free version of Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3 development kit (UDK)
has been installed by over 800,000 game developers since its November
2009 launch.http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/34965/Rein_Free_Unreal_Engine_3_Dev_Kit_Surpasses_800K_Install_Base.php
Unreal Engine Adds GRIP System For Actor 'Extras' Integration by Frank Cifaldi
GRIP Entertainment's D.E.S. engine has been added to Unreal Engine 3 as part of the latter's Integrated Partners Program, giving game authors new tools for adding secondary character "extras" to their products
http://gamasutra.com/view/news/34822/Unreal_Engine_Adds_GRIP_System_For_Actor_Extras_Integration.php
LucasArts Signs Studio-Wide Licensing Deal For Unreal Engine 3 by Tom Curtis
Under this multi-year deal, LucasArts will develop games using Epic's
tools across a range of platforms, though the studio has yet to reveal
specifically which titles will use Unreal technologyhttp://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/34293/LucasArts_Signs_StudioWide_Licensing_Deal_For_Unreal_Engine_3.php
