Japan using game development engines for urban planning and disaster management — Kimono sales also stretching Unity and Unreal Engine capabilities beyond the small screen

Unreal Engine and Unity, popular game development engines, are now being utilized in Japan for urban planning and disaster management, expanding their use beyond gaming. Companies like Taisei and Cluster are employing these engines to create digital twins for urban development plans and disaster prediction platforms. Additionally, Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Store is using Unity and Unreal Engine to design and sell digital kimonos for avatars in VR Chat, showcasing the diverse applications of these tools. The adoption of game engines in non-gaming sectors is praised for enabling the creation of metaverses, offering cost savings and familiarity for developers.