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SUMMARY:GameBiz Lab: The Quest for Quality - Project Management in Game Development
DESCRIPTION:GameBiz Lab is bringing education and consulting around the business side of video games. Join us for free community sessions for new and aspiring video game studio owners or anyone interested in the business of video game development. These events are made possible by the support of the Canada Media Fund and Ubisoft Winnipeg. \n\n\n\nNMM is excited to have Ben McBride and Jamie Kerr join us for their session about project management in game development. \n\n\n\nEvent Agenda:\n\n\n\n5:30 – 6:00pm | Doors open and networking \n\n\n\n6:00 – 6:15pm | Welcoming remarks – NMM \n\n\n\n6:15 – 7:15pm | Presentation \n\n\n\n7:15 – 7:45pm | Q&A \n\n\n\n7:45 – 8:00pm | Wrap up & Event concludes \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBen McBride – Associate Producer\n\n\n\nBen McBride is an associate producer at Ubisoft Winnipeg\, where he’s worked on a number of video games\, including XDefiant and Hyper Scape\, and the internal tech that powers Ubisoft’s games. He was formerly a programmer and engineering manager\, and has also worked on marketing campaigns for a variety of leading businesses. \n\n\n\n\n\nJamie Kerr – Production Coordinator\n\n\n\nJamie Kerr is a production coordinator at Ubisoft Winnipeg\, where she has contributed to a number of projects\, including XDefiant and Ubisoft’s game engines\, Snowdrop and Anvil. Though relatively new to the gaming industry\, Jamie brings a wealth of experience from her previous role as a production manager in commercial video and animation production. In addition\, she has nearly two decades of project planning experience through her passion for cosplay. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetails\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://newmediamanitoba.com/event/gamebiz-lab-the-quest-for-quality-project-management-in-game-development/
LOCATION:New Media Manitoba HQ\, 100-62 Albert St\, Winnipeg Manitoba\, Winnipeg\, MB\, R3B 1E9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speaker Session
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SUMMARY:GameBiz Lab: A Marketing & Communications Overview for Indies
DESCRIPTION:GameBiz Lab is bringing education and consulting around the business side of video games. Join us for our Masterclass series for new and aspiring video game studio owners or anyone interested in the business of video game development. \n\n\n\nNMM is excited to have Astrid Rosemarin join us for her session “A Marketing & Communications Overview for Indies” \n\n\n\nJoin Astrid as we dive into the various facets of marketing and communications for independent game studios. We will tackle the questions (and answers to): \n\n\n\n\nWhat goes into a marketing plan?\n\n\n\nHow does it get put into practice?\n\n\n\nWhat are the components of games marketing and communications?\n\n\n\n… and more!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAstrid Rosemarin\n\n\n\nAstrid is the Community Director at Saber Interactive\, heading up the social media and community team working on games like Jurassic Park: Survival\, Insurgency: Sandstorm\, Teardown\, Wild Card Football\, and World War Z: Aftermath. \n\n\n\nPreviously\, she has worked at studios New World Interactive\, Rogue Factor\, and Hololabs\, as well as at the agency Evolve PR\, indie studio accelerator Execution Labs\, and trade association Interactive Ontario. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetails\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.eventbrite.ca/e/gamebiz-lab-a-marketing-communications-overview-for-indies-tickets-810582803987?aff=oddtdtcreator
URL:https://newmediamanitoba.com/event/gamebiz-lab-a-marketing-communications-overview-for-indies/
LOCATION:New Media Manitoba HQ\, 100-62 Albert St\, Winnipeg Manitoba\, Winnipeg\, MB\, R3B 1E9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speaker Session
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SUMMARY:Unreal User Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Every artist’s path into the industry is different\, shaped by their unique experiences\, education\, and passions.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for this special presentation by Senior Environment & Lighting artist Bell Rodrigo to learn how his career has developed over the past 20 years. ZBell will discuss his 3D and VFX career\, which spans films\, television and games\, including stints at companies such as Pixomondo\, DNEG and MPC. \n\n\n\nFor Bell\, the path has been long and challenging\, but the rewards of seeing his work on both big and smalls screen have been worth it. \n\n\n\nThe presentation will be followed by a question and answer period and networking. \n\n\n\nComplete your event RSVP here  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda \n\n\n\n5:30 PM: Greetings \n\n\n\n6:00 PM: Presentation \n\n\n\n6:30 PM: Q&A \n\n\n\n6:45 PM: Networking and Food \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker:  \n\n\n\nBell Rodrigo de Deus\, is a Senior Environment/Lighting artist who has over 20 years of experience in the film\, television and games industry. \n\n\n\nBell is a highly experienced 3D and VFX professional for films\, series and games\, having worked at companies such as Pixomondo\, DNEG and MPC. \n\n\n\nHe has been developing work in virtual reality\, serving clients from Brazil\, London\, United States\, Germany\, Portugal and Canada. \n\n\n\nIn addition\, he has three years of experience in Virtual Production using Unreal Engine\, one of the most popular digital content creation tools available today. \n\n\n\nHosted By: David Russell\, Unreal Community Leader \n\n\n\n\n\nDetails\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWebsite: \n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://newmediamanitoba.com/event/unreal-user-meetup/
LOCATION:New Media Manitoba HQ\, 100-62 Albert St\, Winnipeg Manitoba\, Winnipeg\, MB\, R3B 1E9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Industry Event,Meet Up,Promoted Event
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SUMMARY:World Building in Unreal Engine
DESCRIPTION:World Building in Unreal Engine is a four-week course that focuses on creating 3D environments\, virtual set design and previsualization to execute the artistic vision of their project.  \n\n\n\nThis in-person course will guide you through the powerful tools in Unreal Engine used to produce realistic visual cinematics that tells engaging stories.  \n\n\n\nThrough project-based learning\, participants will learn how to build scenes using landscape\, foliage and water workflows\, use materials\, lighting and rendering techniques\, and previsualize compelling shots. \n\n\n\nThis course is designed for traditional 3D/CG artists\, production designers\, art directors\, and concept artists to explore Quixel\, Epic Games Marketplace\, Buffer\, Lumen and Nanite visualization tools for asset creation and model enhancements. \n\n\n\nDates:\n\n\n\n\nWeek 1 – March 4th\, 2023 – 9am -12pm\n\n\n\nWeek 2- March 11th\, 2023 – 9am -12pm\n\n\n\nWeek 3\, March 18th\, 2023 – 9am -12pm\n\n\n\nWeek 4\, March 25th\, 2023 – 9am -12pm\n\n\n\n\nNOTE: This course will be delivered at the New Media Manitoba office. It is focused on integrating real-time techniques into projects with Unreal building inEngine 5\, and does not cover real-time compositing techniques with an LED wall or green screen. \n\n\n\nOutline:\n\n\n\nWeek 1: \n\n\n\n\nPrevisualization with Sequences\n\n\n\nIntroduction to Blocking Cinematic Shots in Sequencer\n\n\n\nProperties of the Cine camera Actor\, Aperture\, Focal Length\, Exposure\, etc.\n\n\n\nBlock Lighting\, Scale and Composition\n\n\n\nUsing the Cinematic Viewport Tools\n\n\n\n\nWeek 2: \n\n\n\n\nAssets and Scene Building\n\n\n\nImporting Quixel and Epic Games Marketplace Assets\n\n\n\nExploring Foliage and Landscape Tool for Scene Development\n\n\n\nModeling Tools in Unreal Engine 5 for Asset Development\n\n\n\nIntroduction to Nanite\n\n\n\nScene Management: Level Setup\, Layers and Variant Manager\n\n\n\n\nWeek 3: \n\n\n\n\nMaterials and Lighting\n\n\n\nMaster Materials and Material Instances\n\n\n\nDefining PBR (Physically Based Rendering) Properties for Material Development\n\n\n\nDeveloping advanced Landscape Material for Worldbuilding\n\n\n\nIntroduction to Lumen\n\n\n\nPost Process Volume and Colour Grading\n\n\n\n\nWeek 4: \n\n\n\n\nOptimization\n\n\n\nScreen Percentage and Scalability Options for Performance\n\n\n\nTexture Streaming for adjusting Texture Resolution\n\n\n\nLevel Instancing and Blueprints\n\n\n\nUsing Buffer\, Lumen and Nanite Visualization Tools for Debugging\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenter Information \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTamara Abas is an Unreal Engine Authorized Instructor who is passionate about mentoring and growing the creative industry within her community. She has experience working on a variety of virtual production projects\, developing tools and workflows. Tamara is always growing her skill set and adapting to the ever-evolving industry. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetails\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWebsite: \n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizer\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.eventbrite.ca/e/worldbuilding-in-unreal-engine-5-tickets-469490507747
URL:https://newmediamanitoba.com/event/world-building-in-unreal-engine-2/
LOCATION:New Media Manitoba HQ\, 100-62 Albert St\, Winnipeg Manitoba\, Winnipeg\, MB\, R3B 1E9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Unreal Engine 5
DESCRIPTION:Unreal Engine is at the forefront of virtual production\, leading with advanced real-time 3D creation tools for photo-real visuals and immersive experiences.  \n\n\n\nThis introductory hand-on course will give participants a working understanding of Unreal Engine 5 real-time toolset. Through a series of demonstrations\, participants will learn the interface and navigation\, how to import data\, landscape and foliage tools\, creating materials\, lighting\, using Sequencer and the basics of using Post Process Volume. \n\n\n\nClasses will engage participants through project based in-engine hands-on practice and discussions on creating high quality assets that support a wide range of content production stages. \n\n\n\nNOTE: This course will be delivered in-person at the New Media Manitoba office . It is focused on the basics of Unreal Engine 5 and does not cover real-time compositing techniques with an LED wall or green screen. \n\n\n\nPresenter Information \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTamara Abas is an Unreal Engine Authorized Instructor who is passionate about mentoring and growing the creative industry within her community. She has experience working on a variety of virtual production projects\, developing tools and workflows. Tamara is always growing her skill set and adapting to the ever-evolving industry. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetails\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWebsite: \n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizer\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.eventbrite.ca/e/introduction-to-unreal-engine-5-tickets-469537127187
URL:https://newmediamanitoba.com/event/introduction-to-unreal-engine/
LOCATION:New Media Manitoba HQ\, 100-62 Albert St\, Winnipeg Manitoba\, Winnipeg\, MB\, R3B 1E9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Promoted Event,Training
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