Epic is about to go live with their new preview of Unreal Engine 4.9, which is just around the corner! Significant upgrades for mobile developers are coming in the new release, which Epic Games Korea’s Jack Porter will be covering today. Also, check out the news on the first round of educational Unreal Dev Grants awarded today as well!
TODAY ON TWITCH: GET READY FOR UNREAL ENGINE 4.9
With the forthcoming Unreal Engine 4.9 release, mobile support in the engine will see numerous improvements as many new lighting and rendering features are added. Learn more about 4.9’s mobile and landscape features on today’s livestream, where Engine Dev & Support Lead Jack Porter will be joining Community Manager Chance Ivey and Engine Support Tech Alexander Paschall to provide viewers with additional details on the features!
Submit questions for the Twitch livestream here and tune in at 11am PT / 2pm ET at http://www.twitch.tv/unrealengine.
UNREAL DEV GRANTS FUND EDUCATION
The latest round of Epic’s no-strings-attached Unreal Dev Grants were announced this morning with a focus on education. Recipients of more than $75,000 include those who have been instrumental in creating learning materials for the engine, as well as prominent universities and academic institutions such as USC, the Academy of Interactive Entertainment and others. More than $450,000 dev grants have been awarded to date.
SIGGRAPH RECAP OF ALL THINGS EPIC
SIGGRAPH 2015 saw a ton of UE activities, including participation at the VR Village with the UE4-powered Showdown demo and UE’s educational workshop. Check out lead VR engineer Nick Whiting’s interview with co-chair of VR Village Denise Quesnel where he gives more insight on the Showdown demo and VR in general, and more details on Epic’s SIGGRAPH-sponsored educational workshop – complete with slides – here!