{"id":25175,"date":"2024-03-11T07:09:22","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T14:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wdbe-2020-to-redefine-the-virtual-summit-experience-using-epic-games-unreal-engine-technology\/"},"modified":"2024-03-11T07:09:23","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T14:09:23","slug":"wdbe-2020-to-redefine-the-virtual-summit-experience-using-epic-games-unreal-engine-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wdbe-2020-to-redefine-the-virtual-summit-experience-using-epic-games-unreal-engine-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"WDBE 2020 to Redefine the Virtual Summit Experience Using Epic Games\u2019 Unreal Engine Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Though we may be socially distant, we can find new ways to connect in these challenging times. COVID-19 gave the World Summit on Digital Built Environment, WDBE, a reason to redefine itself and share a new virtual event experience. Taking place on September 29-30, Virtual WDBE 2020 will use a combination of Unreal Engine and Zoan\u2019s virtual event platform to transport attendees in real time to \u201cIllusion City\u201d, a digital environment inspired by Helsinki and Tallinn.<\/strong><\/p>\n

During the first lockdown, the organizing team of the WDBE summit decided to shift all of its events online and started looking for new collaborators at the forefront of the digital built environment. In a week, the first draft of an entirely virtual WDBE summit was produced with the help of the leading VR studio in Europe,\u00a0Zoan<\/strong>. Featured in Forbes and Business Insider,\u00a0Helsinki<\/strong>\u00a0attracted over 1 million spectators with a live concert production featuring Finnish rap duo JVG, who performed in a virtual version of the city created by Zoan.<\/p>\n

With the help from\u00a0Unreal Engine<\/strong>, the WDBE summit platform will use pixel streaming technology to morph into an immersive free-roam Illusion City, which can be experienced in real time, with any device during the 2 days of the summit. This is the first time in the world a business conference is fused with gaming technology to replicate and enhance the experience of learning, knowledge sharing, and networking. It also brings us closer to being a more sustainable alternative to traditional conferences.<\/p>\n

Through collaboration with the WDBE community, Helsinki is providing a platform for future-builders to reimagine sustainable urbanization. \u201cThe COVID crisis has forced us to rethink many aspects of business, government, and indeed life. This event demonstrates how a crisis can function as a launchpad for something completely new and innovative \u2013 and new and innovative is exactly what the City of Helsinki likes to partner with\u201d, says Mayor of Helsinki\u00a0Jan Vapaavuori.<\/strong><\/p>\n