Epic Games is known for its popular game Fortnite, but the company also has another important product – the Unreal Engine, which is a 3D creation tool used not only to produce games but also apps and even virtual sets for Hollywood movies and shows. The company on Thursday announced Unreal Engine 5.2, which comes with native support for Apple Silicon Macs for the first time. more… The post Epic’s Unreal Engine gets major update with native Apple Silicon Mac support appeared first on 9to5Mac.

Updates announced alongside Unreal Engine 5.2 include native Apple Silicon support for the Unreal Editor and an iPad app coming soon for the virtual stage production tool ICVFX Editor.ICVFX controls on iPadEpic Games-owned Unreal Engine powers a lot of modern 3D applications, from gaming to movie sets. Unreal Engine 5.2 launched on Thursday with some specialized tools around procedural content generation and substrate material mapping, but some Apple news was mixed in as well. Read more...

Updates announced alongside Unreal Engine 5.2 include native Apple Silicon support for the Unreal Editor and an iPad app coming soon for the virtual stage production tool ICVFX Editor.ICVFX controls on iPadEpic Games-owned Unreal Engine powers a lot of modern 3D applications, from gaming to movie sets. Unreal Engine 5.2 launched on Thursday with some specialized tools around procedural content generation and substrate material mapping, but some Apple news was mixed in as well. Read more...

Updates announced alongside Unreal Engine 5.2 include native Apple Silicon support for the Unreal Editor and an iPad app coming soon for the virtual stage production tool ICVFX Editor.ICVFX controls on iPadEpic Games-owned Unreal Engine powers a lot of modern 3D applications, from gaming to movie sets. Unreal Engine 5.2 launched on Thursday with some specialized tools around procedural content generation and substrate material mapping, but some Apple news was mixed in as well. Read more...

Macworld As Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference approaches, so too does the rumored announcement of the company’s much-ballyhooed mixed reality headset. Expectations for the device are high–as is the reported price tag–and much of the tech community is waiting with bated breath to see if Apple can deliver a game-changing device where other competitors have foundered. If Apple does manage to pull a rabbit out of its hat, the company will surely attribute that success to its signature ability to combine hardware and software into one seamless package, delivering a product in the way that only Apple can. But there’s another element of Apple’s business that will play a big part in whether or not Apple’s headset is a hit, and…

In Southern California’s Downey Unified School District, the Apple Learning Coach program is helping teachers supercharge their lesson plans with technology. Lewis Elementary School teacher Lindsay Barnes works with students in her first-grade classroom. Something transformative is happening in the Downey Unified School District in Southern California. “There’s a buzz,” says Allison Box, principal at Lewis Elementary School. “It’s exciting — there’s never a boring day here, and that’s because our kids are immersed in learning environments that are truly dynamic.” Across the district, students are using Apple technology to create projects as varied as podcasts with GarageBand, animations with Keynote, and movies with Clips — and these changes are reshaping classrooms. At the center of this transformation is a…