Unity, Weta, and Faceless Platforms – Stratechery by Ben Thompson

Unity’s acquisition of Weta digital makes sense for both sides, and positions Unity to be an essential platform for tech’s future.

Unity, Weta, and Faceless Platforms – Stratechery by Ben Thompson Skip to content Unity, Weta, and Faceless Platforms Thursday, November 18, 2021 At the beginning of a video announcing Unity’s acquisition of Weta Digital , Peter Jackson, filmmaker extraordinaire and the founder of Weta, and Prem Akkaraju, the CEO of Weta Digital, explained why they were excited to hand Weta Digital over (beyond, of course, the $1.63 billion): Peter Jackson: We knew that digital effects offered so much possibility for us to be able to create the worlds and the creatures that we were imagining. Prem

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