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VR becomes a fluid medium, a music video you can play, more, in PatchXR Patchathon

Imagine VR not as passive experience, but as the ability to "play" all those immersive elements - from 3D forms...

MetaHumans and ray tracing, as Unreal powers The Matrix and MegaGrants

Let's not get sucked into any mention of the "metaverse" - from the standpoint of pure graphics power on mere-mortal...

cables.gl, free generative visual tool, adds skin and bones, new UI, new FX and media recording

cables.gl is the powerful modular visual creation tool you can patch together in your browser, free. And no sooner than...

The entire BlueLab plug-in line is now free, full of unique visualization and processing tools

Here's a gorgeous line of unique plug-in gems to keep around, even if on an older machine. The one-person BlueLab...

Unity 2021.2 is full of artist-friendly stuff, from rendering to mobile face capture

Hey, that other engine starting with the letter 'U' is looking pretty amazing, too. Unity 2021.2 Tech Stream is here,...

Hydra is spectacular free live-coding for visuals in browser – now on iOS, too

How great is live coding on Hydra, for free? It's great enough that you'll do it when you've never used...

Watch wild demos made in cables.gl, free visual programming tool – plus fresh tutorials

The folks at cables.gl have evidently been busy, as they've got eye-searing new demos to share. And if you wish...

NAP, a free, high-performance data-driven visual and audio platform, is now slicker than ever

Secret sauce? Hardly. It's more like a hot sauce competition with everyone sharing recipes. Naivi'a NAP Framework, if you missed...