MaestroShark ✈️ Unreal Fest Chicago

UEFN Jack-Of-All-Trades | Verse Guru | The Maestro | Collaborated with many, embarking on a new journey

[MaestroShark ✈️ Unreal Fest Chicago @MaestroShark]

Time to cook.

[MaestroShark ✈️ Unreal Fest Chicago @MaestroShark]

You officially have 104 days of summer vacation.

What are you gonna do today?

[Disney TVA @DisneyTVA]

Today is the one day a year you can like this post and really meant it.

[Logan “Giggila” Neale @Giggila]

I've got some news I've been sitting on for a while…

I was selected by Epic Games as a speaker at Unreal Fest Chicago on June 18th at 11:45am...and I might just be the youngest creator they've ever had on stage!

I'll be talking about something I care deeply about: building community in UEFN, and how to develop and grow yourself within the Creator Ecosystem. We're going to deep dive into what it actually looks like to scale as a solo dev, how to market yourself, and how to build a real community around your work; not just an audience.

This one is personal. These are lessons I've learned the hard way, and I can't wait to share them with a room full of people who get it. On top of that, it's my first time in Chicago, and we have FOURTEEN members of the Genesis Studios team attending. Safe to say this is going to be a trip I won't forget!

If you're heading to Unreal Fest, come to my talk! Can't wait to see you

Drop a comment if you'll be there, I'd love to connect in person.

@GenesisStudios

[MaestroShark ✈️ Unreal Fest Chicago @MaestroShark]

@giovauefn @FNCreate Congrats!

[MaestroShark ✈️ Unreal Fest Chicago @MaestroShark]

@Richytoons Wow thats some of the cheapest Lego I’ve ever seen!

[MaestroShark ✈️ Unreal Fest Chicago @MaestroShark]

@HYPEX Oh… that’s ADS in my free to play game 😔

[MaestroShark ✈️ Unreal Fest Chicago @MaestroShark]

@ImmatureGamer So excited!

[MaestroShark ✈️ Unreal Fest Chicago @MaestroShark]

@iiiSAndman Didn’t know you were going! Excited to meet up again 😁

[JASPER @jasperlnz]

This was my first big UI menu in UEFN after the new tools dropped and a proper stress test for Verse Fields, View Bindings, and the updated UMG workflow.

• 100+ Verse Fields
• 175+ View Bindings
• 40+ Animations

Built the whole menu with reusability + optimization in mind (just 3 textures + a small set of materials). Multiple UX passes later and I’m really happy with how it turned out 🔥

Huge props to @NoahUEFN who handled the entire Verse side, couldn’t have done it without him. And of course @Heavyblue 🐐

Learned a ton of UMG lessons the hard way, might drop a thread with those soon.

If you have any questions, ask them below 👇

[MaestroShark ✈️ Unreal Fest Chicago @MaestroShark]

@Krootzy @FoadZone Or at least a notification that a droid you need has spawned 👀

[MaestroShark ✈️ Unreal Fest Chicago @MaestroShark]

@FNCreate @thesquatingdog @MustardPlays @jogo Awesome 👏

[MaestroShark ✈️ Unreal Fest Chicago @MaestroShark]

Actually having fun recording these 😭

[MaestroShark ✈️ Unreal Fest Chicago @MaestroShark]

Looking at about 10-12 episodes. 4 recorded so far, planning to start releasing on Wednesday.

Goal is to make learning Verse topics simple and fun! Excited for y’all to see it 😁

[MaestroShark ✈️ Unreal Fest Chicago @MaestroShark]

It's time.

[Dwayne Johnson @TheRock]

#TeamFoundation… it’s time to put the King on Ice once and for all…
6.5.26

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@Enderbite Slaps

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@EpicTofuChris @FoadZone

[MaestroShark ✈️ Unreal Fest Chicago @MaestroShark]

@taxiidriverrFN Probably, that makes the most sense. I just noticed this and “required” stood out to me

[MaestroShark ✈️ Unreal Fest Chicago @MaestroShark]

@Fortnite In game purchase required?

[Immature @ImmatureGamer]

14 days left to vote for the UEFN Community Awards.

Go show love to your favorite creators and maps before voting closes.

Huge thanks to the sponsors helping make this community celebration possible.

Vote here:
https://t.co/uMLaHeghbI

[MaestroShark ✈️ Unreal Fest Chicago @MaestroShark]

@Alexiw__ This is cool. But please fix the normals on these cubes XD

[MaestroShark ✈️ Unreal Fest Chicago @MaestroShark]

@74_Yoppie Verse Devices vs Scene Graph entities, I mean. I find components much more flexible than devices

[MaestroShark ✈️ Unreal Fest Chicago @MaestroShark]

What the transition from Devices > Verse > SceneGraph feels like

[The Dr. Logos © @TheDoctorLogos]

Finally Mastered Blender?