Editing Unreal Engine (section)

===Other uses===
Unreal Engine has also been used by non-creative fields due to its availability and feature sets. It has been used as a basis for a virtual reality tool to explore pharmaceutical drug molecules in collaboration with other researchers, as a virtual environment to explore and design new buildings and automobiles, and used for cable news networks to support real-time graphics.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/14/the-reason-epic-landed-a-15-billion-valuation-is-not-fortnite-success.html | title = The real reason Epic landed a $15 billion valuation is not Fortnite's viral video game success | first = Erica | last = Yee | date = December 14, 2018 | accessdate = July 19, 2021 | work = [[CNBC]] | archive-date = November 9, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211109100919/https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/14/the-reason-epic-landed-a-15-billion-valuation-is-not-fortnite-success.html | url-status = live }}</ref> Some car companies, most prominently including [[Rivian]], use Unreal Engine in their [[In-car entertainment|infotainment]] systems.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://venturebeat.com/games/rivian-launches-2nd-gen-r1-electric-vehicles-using-unreal-engine-for-dashboard/ | title = Rivian launches 2nd gen R1 electric vehicles using Unreal Engine for dashboard | first = Dean| last = Takahash| date = June 6, 2024 | accessdate = May 6, 2025 | work = VentureBeat }}</ref>

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In March 2012, Epic Games announced a partnership with [[Virtual Heroes]] of [[Applied Research Associates]] to launch ''Unreal Government Network'', a program that handles Unreal Engine licenses for government agencies.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robertson |first=Adi |date=March 28, 2012 |title=Epic licensing Unreal Engine 3 for FBI training sim and other 'serious games' |url=https://www.theverge.com/2012/3/28/2908051/epic-unreal-engine-3-licensed-government-agencies |access-date=November 15, 2022 |website=[[The Verge]] |archive-date=November 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115202722/https://www.theverge.com/2012/3/28/2908051/epic-unreal-engine-3-licensed-government-agencies |url-status=live }}</ref> Several projects originated with this support agreement, including an anaesthesiology training software for [[U.S. Army]] physicians, a multiplayer crime scene simulation developed by the [[FBI Academy]], and various applications for the [[Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity]] with the aim to help intelligence analysts recognize and mitigate cognitive biases that might affect their work.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 28, 2012 |title=Unreal games engine licensed to FBI and other US agencies |url=http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-17535906 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704194051/http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-17535906 |archivedate=July 4, 2017 |access-date=July 18, 2017 |website=[[BBC]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brightman |first=James |date=March 27, 2012 |title=Epic Games launches Unreal Government Network for serious games applications |url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-03-27-epic-games-launches-unreal-government-network-for-serious-games-applications |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822134542/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-03-27-epic-games-launches-unreal-government-network-for-serious-games-applications |archivedate=August 22, 2016 |access-date=June 24, 2017 |website=[[GamesIndustry.biz]]}}</ref> Similarly, the [[DHS Science and Technology Directorate]] and the U.S. Army's [[United States Army Training and Doctrine Command|Training and Doctrine Command]] and [[United States Army Research Laboratory|Research Laboratory]] employed the engine to develop a platform to train [[first responders]] titled ''Enhanced Dynamic Geo-Social Environment'' (EDGE).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/tech/army-dhs-join-forces-for-virtual-training-tech-for-first-responders |title=Army, DHS join forces for virtual training tech for first responders |last=Barrie |first=Allison |date=November 21, 2013 |website=[[Fox News]] |access-date=June 29, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116022708/http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/11/21/army-dhs-join-forces-for-virtual-training-tech-for-first-responders.html |archive-date=November 16, 2015 }}</ref>