Interview

David Woodman discussed in detail how he textured his Flare Pistol in Substance Painter and presented it in Marmoset Toolbag 3.

Petar Zvezdanov from Ubisoft shared his experience of working on Assassin’s Creed Valhalla from home and talked about the production of asset kits, ornaments, and bark material for the game.

Yves Jacquier, Executive Director of Production Services Studios at Ubisoft Montreal, discussed their mission at Ubisoft La Forge, a unique R&D lab where researchers and game developers push the envelope and implement new technologies in production.

Lars Bouaraba shared the workflow for his latest procedural material Old British Building Facade: generating bricks, window arches and windows with the dirt effect, elevated elements, and more.

Maxime Renault did a breakdown of his UE4 project Victorian Manor: importing models into the engine, creating paintings, assembling the scene, setting up lighting, and more.

David Zavala talked about Alice: Madness Returns fanart project made in ZBrush and Substance Painter and presented in Marmoset Toolbag.

Josh Haun shared the process of designing and creating a vintage drive-in restaurant made in Blender, Fusion 360, ZBrush, and Substance Painter.

Luca Deriu, Founder of PlaySys, talked about their studio and his approach to projects as lead developer, how the image of the digital world and video games is changing in society, and in what way their team and industry in general were affected by COVID.

Daniel Hinckley talked about his education, work with vegetation and references for vegetation, and the process of creating A Cycle of Violence, a UE4 scene inspired by The Last of Us: Part 2.