<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[GameUP24]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://gameup24.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[William A.]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://gameup24.wordpress.com/author/louzwate/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[EA to Work on VR, &#8216;Virtual Humans,&#8217; and Deep&nbsp;Learning]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>EA has created a new team which is looking to improve upon virtual and augmented reality.
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<p>Speaking during the recent EA investor call, executive vice president of EA Studios Patrick Söderlund announced what part EA&#8217;s future will look like.
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<p>Frostbite Labs is a team of 30-40 people working on &quot;out there&quot; EA projects. Söderlund says they are &quot;a set of very talented people that are working on longer term things, that I believe could be profound for the industry.&quot;
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<p>&quot;When virtual reality becomes important to us, which I think it will be, how you&#8217;re seen as a virtual human in that world is something we need to solve,&quot; said Söderlund.
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<p>EA will also be looking towards deep learning and neural networks to create procedurally generated content. &quot;Instead of having to work with a conceptual artist to build a level and figure out whether it&#8217;s winter, whether it&#8217;s night-time, </p>
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