HP Innovation Journal Issue 10: Fall 2018 | Page 32

HP + EPIC GAMES TEAM UP TO
CREATE HP VR LAUNCH KIT //
STREAMLINING VR DEVELOPMENT
WITH A REVOLUTIONARY SOLUTION
ALLEN BUCKNER
Head of VR Segment Development, HP
Virtual reality (VR) technology is being explored by more
and more businesses. Certain industries, like product design
and architecture, lend themselves perfectly to working with
VR. Their workflows often use static designs or 3D CAD
designs that limit the customer’s vision of their work. VR
presents a solution to this challenge: It can be used to bring
product and building designs to life, displaying compelling
textures, lighting details and vibrant colors. It allows you to
truly visualize what a design will look like at scale.
At HP, we talked to hundreds of companies looking to
infuse VR solutions into their workflows, and we discovered
a recurring pain point: How could we work with our
customers to get 3D content out of CAD and into a
custom VR experience?
SPIKE HUANG
VP of VR and Gaming Business Unit, HP
To answer that question and assist developers in learning
the ropes of this new medium, we teamed up with Epic
Games to create the HP VR Launch Kit for Unreal Engine.
“The HP VR Launch Kit for Unreal Engine will be invaluable
to organizations that are new to VR,” said Marc Petit,
General Manager of Unreal Enterprise (Epic Games).
“Having the tools to rapidly demonstrate the potential of
VR with relevant industry samples, profiling hardware
configurations and getting knowledge and hands-on
experience will drive informed business decisions.
The alliance between HP and Epic Games can accelerate
adoption and simplify customer workflows, transforming
CAD into immersive design experiences.”
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