I recently announced that Unity Technologies had acquired a Spanish software company. But the famous developer of the Unity3D graphics engine does not seem to cease in her efforts to continue giving her support to the world of open source. You have now joined the Blender Foundation Development Fund.
A development fund in which there were already greats in the technology sector such as AMD, Microsoft, EPIC Games, Ubisoft, NVIDIA, etc. Now blender foundation It will also feature Unity Technologies, one of the creators of the most promising video game engine of the moment. It could also position itself to compete more directly with EPIC Games in the PC video game and mobile industry.
Ton roosendaal, the founder and current president of the Blender Foundation has communicated: «10 years ago Unity already offered support for Blender files to its users. Thanks to the donation, we will continue to invest in the development of the Blender engine, with special emphasis on high-quality interoperability with open and free formats.»Therefore, it will be a mutually beneficial collaboration for both parties.
For its part, Dave rhodes, the senior vice president and general manager of Unity Create Solutions was also positive: «At Unity Technologies we believe that the world is a better place with more creators in it. This has always been the core of our business. As such, our values align with those of the Blender Foundation and it seems natural to continue our support for an open ecosystem that allows millions of users to create 3D content with a free tool.«.
Blender Foundation thus has greater liquidity to finance future projects and challenges that it has to overcome. According to reports from the foundation itself, with the latest contributions, donations of more than € 100.000 per month. A very succulent amount to help the 20 people who work on Blender development full time.