This year with be the ninth year of the East Coast Game Conference, also known as ECGC. In 2016 the conference introduced a new programme track for virtual reality (VR), along with a specific ‘VR Villiage’ area for VR technology on the Expo floor. The VR village is returning in 2017, and Epic Games will be there.
Epic Games will be hosting no less than three stations where attendees will be able to try robot-smashing shooter Robo Recall, which came out for the Oculus Touch earlier this year.
The studio will also be bringing two Unreal Engine 4 demo stations along with members of the support and development team who will be available to answer questions.
The developers at Epic Games will also be leading several talks as part of the ‘Unreal Theatre’ sessions. Talks will be scheduled as follows:
Wednesday, April 19th
- Stylized Character Creation in UE4 Mobile Games
Led by Jeremy Ernst, Lead Technical Animator
- Finding Your First Gig: Students, Recent Grads, & Getting into the Games Industry
Led by Emily Gabrian, Sr. Recruiter
- Building Better Pipelines for Unreal Engine 4
Led by Sam Deiter, Sr. Technical Writer
- Building Robo Recall Mods with Blueprints
Led by Zak Parrish, Sr. Dev Rel Technical Artist
Thursday, April 20th
- Getting Started with VR in UE4
Led by Andrew Hurley, Support Technician
- Animation Blending Concepts
Led by Wes Bunn, Sr. Technical Writer
- Finding Your Dream Job: Pro Tips for Applying at Epic at any Level
Led by Emily Gabrian, Sr. Recruiter
- Making Physics-Based Mayhem
Led by Alan Noon, Sr. Dev Rel Technical Artist
The East Coast Games Conference will run from 18th – 20th April 2017 at the Raleigh Convention Centre. Further information is available at the ECGC website.
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