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Mondlicht Studios Orchestrates a “Symphony” for BMW and Epic Games at GDC

Partnering with BMW and Epic Games, the design and CG crew at Mondlicht Studios in Germany put Unreal Engine thru its paces to add flashes of the surreal to this cinematic for the 2023 Game Developers Conference. [Watch]

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Chromosphere Reflects on Un-Reality With New Short Film “Yuki’s Daydream”

Founder/director Kevin Dart and his design and animation team at Chromosphere transplant the star of their Yuki 7 web series into a light and clever real-time simulation training video using Unreal Engine. [Watch]

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“BECKONING” Feature Film Proof of Concept Trailer by Sava Zivkovic

Director/animator Sava Zivkovic, whose Irradiation short film and Huxley trailer I highly recommend, is actively seeking development partners for his own animated sci-fi feature called “BECKONING” with the help of this proof of concept trailer. [Watch]

Real-Time Animated Short Film “BLUE” by Robert Petrie and Preymaker

Director Robert Petrie leads Preymaker’s cloud-based team of 30 artists and animators on a seven-minute family friendly sci-fi adventure made in real-time with Epic Games’ Unreal Engine. [Watch]

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Epic Games vs Apple: “Nineteen Eighty-Fortnite”

The battle between Epic Games and Apple over Fortnite and App Store payment policies has at least one upside: this 45-second animated takedown of Ridley Scott’s 1984 Super Bowl commercial casting a worm-infested apple as Big Brother. [Watch]

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Avatar Days “Daniel” Teaser by Piranha Bar

Director Gavin Kelly and the Piranha Bar crew in Dublin reimagine characters from Epic Games’ defunct multiplayer online battle game Paragon into a body switch mockumentary about gamers trapped as their alter egos in the real world. [Watch]

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