Epic Games is on the way to the Montreal International Games Summit (MIGS) once again. Senior Developer Relations Technical Artist Zak Parrish will provide an introduction to Unreal Engine 4 in Room 521 on Nov. 10 at 1:30 PM in his session. UX Manager Celia Hodent will lead a session on how Epic is utilizing UX best practices in Fortnite’s development in Room 520C on Nov. 10 at 5:15 PM. We’ll also have a booth (#23), so drop by to say hello if you’ll be there!

Following the show, we’re kicking off our East Coast Dev Tour with an event in Montreal on Nov. 12 and heading to Boston on Nov. 14. Attendance is free, so join us for a number of talks on a variety of topics ranging from Blueprints, C++ programming, materials, VR, and mobile. Below is the detailed schedule and how to RSVP!

Montreal, QC | Wednesday, November 12, 2pm - 6pm

Montreal Convention Centre

159 St Antoine St W

Montreal, QC H2Z 1H2 Canada

RSVP here

Boston, MA | Friday, November 14, 2pm - 6pm

W Hotel Boston​

100 Stuart St

Boston, MA 02116

RSVP here

Session Schedule | 6 rooms, same day

Time Room 4 Room 5 Room 6 2:00 Intro to Blueprints Chance Ivey State Machines Jay Hosfelt UMG Wes Bunn 2:30 Blueprints Communication Chance Ivey Skeletal Controls Jay Hosfelt UMG (cont.) Wes Bunn 3:00 Basic Game Framework Chance Ivey Mobile Deployment Niklas Smedberg Advanced Materials Zak Parrish 3:30 Intro to Landscape Alan Willard Mobile Perf & Scability Niklas Smedberg Intro to Animation Wes Bunn 4:00 Level Design & Content Browser Alan Willard Mobile Perf & Scability (cont.) Niklas Smedberg Setting up a character Wes Bunn 4:30 Creating a project basics Chance Ivey Programming Overview Max Preussner HTML 5 Niklas Smedberg 5:00 Setting up for VR Chance Ivey Advanced Multi-threading Max Preussner UMG Wes Bunn 5:30 Starting Your Small Studio Chance Ivey Slate Max Preussner UMG (cont.) Wes Bunn

If you have questions regarding these events, feel free to hop on the East Coast Dev Tour discussion thread on our forums. We’re glad to bring these talks to your town in order to aid in your continued success. Hope to see everyone there!