MeTown Selected for KOCCA–Epic Games Open Innovation Program to Develop a Native UE5 3DGS Plugin

MeTown has been selected for the Epic Games collaboration track of KOCCA’s 2026 Content Open Innovation Program.

The program identifies promising content-technology startups and supports technical collaboration and commercial validation with global industry leaders. The Epic Games track focuses on developing Unreal Engine-based solutions and plugins that content creators can use in real production environments.

Through the program, MeTown will expand its proprietary EVOVA neural-rendering engine into the Unreal Engine 5 ecosystem. The company plans to convert 3D Gaussian Splatting neural assets created and edited in EVOVA into the OpenUSD standard and develop a native plugin that can load and use these assets directly in Unreal Engine 5.

Although 3D Gaussian Splatting has gained attention for its photorealistic rendering quality, compatibility with professional VFX and virtual-production pipelines remains limited.

MeTown aims to move beyond a basic 3D viewer by connecting EVOVA’s creation, editing, analysis, and collaboration features with OpenUSD conversion, UE5 rendering, and interaction in a unified workflow.

Link: https://www.etnews.com/20260625000340