Photo Engine is the leader for creating multi user experiences.
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Photon Engine has established itself on the market as the leading development engine for multi-user XR experiences. It allows multiplayer applications to be created more easily using Unity or Unreal Engine. Its engine can also be used to build learning scenarios in virtual environments. Photon Engine will be exhibiting at Laval Virtual from April 9 to 11, 2025.
Can you tell us more about your company?
For over 20 years, Photon has been the industry-leading multiplayer engine that delivers real-time communication tools for XR, including VR, AR and traditional platforms. With a global server infrastructure, on-premise solutions, a comprehensive library of samples, and top-tier support, we are the number one choice for cross-platform, real-time multiplayer and multi-user projects developed with Unity or Unreal.
What will you exhibit at Laval Virtual?
We will demonstrate our product range and have XR experts available at our booth to offer support and guidance for getting started with multiplayer XR development. Additionally, we will showcase our latest Unity VR sample, designed to help customers quickly and easily build high-quality, collaborative training applications.
Does your company have an innovation to share with us and our visitors?
Photon thrives on innovation. Our goal is always to try things that seem impossible at first and that, in the end, make developing multi-user applications easier. Like the VR training sample that we are bringing to Laval this year. This sample makes it super easy to create a virtual training environment for everybody. It works cross-platform and cross-device and every element is interchangeable. To provide a concrete use case, this sample is built around various drone-related activities. However, all the core mechanics can be reused and adapted to create training courses for any VR learning scenario.
Additionally, our team is working hard to make our products available for Unreal Engine later this year. A closed beta with selected developers has already been started.
How is your solution transforming your business field?
We provide XR multi-user solutions for all industries, enabling real-time collaboration across various platforms. As a leading SaaS provider, our global cloud infrastructure makes it effortless to transform single-user XR applications into fully immersive multi-user experiences.
With a comprehensive range of products, samples, and professional support, we help ensure exceptional results for every project. Our portfolio also includes on-premise solutions, offering maximum flexibility and security for our clients. As the de facto standard in gaming, we possess over 20 years of experience powering the world’s largest multiplayer games – expertise that benefits our industry clients across all sectors.
Sustainability and the environment are key topics of this century. How do you cope with these concerns in your XR technologies?
Photons multi-user technologies offer unique sustainability potential by enabling people to interact, collaborate, and create without relying on physical resources. Our solutions support cross-platform and cross-device connectivity, making them accessible for all industries.
We empower our clients to build immersive simulations for hands-on learning, significantly reducing material waste. Large-scale conferences, expos, and business meetings can be hosted in virtual environments, cutting down on air travel and related emissions.
When thoughtfully implemented, multi-user immersive experiences can become a game-changer in achieving global sustainability goals.
Additionally, we support VR experiences that deliver powerful storytelling around climate change and sustainability, driving awareness and inspiring action – such as the research project ”Klima-ACT!“
