Ari Arnbjörnsson
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Ari Arnbjörnsson
@flassari.bsky.social
Senior Software Engineer, Developer Relations at Epic Games.
Former Lead Programmer on #Returnal for #PS5 @Housemarque.

https://ari.games for my presentations!
Did that Super Mario Galaxy movie trailer get your nostalgia running? Feel like getting it out of your system by creating something? Why not start with the Custom Gravity tutorial, it will make for a great base for tiny planet hopping!
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November 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Bring The Great Hitch Hunt to your Halloween party with this karaoke version of "Kill the Hitch!" 🏹

YouTube: youtu.be/T8xX7BsgURI
Download: epicgames.box.com/v/HitchHuntKaraoke
October 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I'm so honored to kick off the @wlovegames.bsky.social conference as the keynote speaker ❤️

My talk, "Getting Started in the Games Industry," is a deeply personal story of how I got into the industry, and how that translates into practical lessons for the new generation of game makers.
October 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
It was great to open for The Big Screen Gaming summit at Pocket Gamer Connects 🤘
"Hi from Helsinki!"
October 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Words cannot describe how happy I am with the standing-room only crowd @mattoztalay.bsky.social and I got for a PROFILING talk! 😲

Huge thanks to Arctic Hazard and Tripwire Interactive for letting us show profiling data from their upcoming game, NORSE: Oath of Blood 🙏

Video recording coming soon!
September 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Sometimes your heroes don't recognize you, and that's OK! Just be chill about it. Don't be like me when I met @timsweeneyepic.bsky.social. He's so famous! Uhm, do as I say, not as I do 😅
September 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
One week until Unreal Fest Stockholm! I'm so excited because I heard that Jack Condon will be there 🤩
Hmm, I wonder if I can get him to guest-cameo on stage with me 🤔
September 15, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I couldn't even speak straight when I met the one, the only, the most FAMOUS @highlyspammable.bsky.social ! 🤩
I think he even glanced my way *swoon* ❤️

Unreal Fest Stockholm is SO CLOSE! I can't wait to meet all the cool people there.
September 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Whoa, I ran into @phyronnaz.bsky.social in Orlando! He made the Voxel Plugin for Unreal!
So many cool people to run into at Unreal Fest. And it's only two weeks now until the next one in Stockholm 😯
September 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
This is how my game dev journey started.

When I was 15, I got a trial version of Flash, created this short with my friend on his computer, and submitted it to newgrounds.com. It scored 2.06 out of 5 😄

And now I work at Epic Games! 😮
What ignited your game dev career?
September 3, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Even though there will be many Epic folks at Unreal Fest, I'm also excited to meet the community people! Like when I ran into @gamedevmicah.bsky.social in Orlando 🤩
September 3, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Three weeks until Unreal Fest Stockholm! It's your chance to meet your heroes 🤩

Like when I ran into Ben Board! Most UE licensees have probably interacted with this legend. Indies might have heard of some of the things he's worked on, like Bullfrog games and Fable! 😯
September 1, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Less than a month until Unreal Fest Stockholm and I'm so excited!
Did you know that Unreal Fests are packed with awesome famous people? I can't believe I got to meet @theunwisetina.bsky.social in person 🤩
August 28, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Whoa, I ran into Victor Brodin! He's famous 🤩
Attending Unreal Fest is such a great opportunity to meet cool people from Epic and the Unreal community. Only one month until Stockholm!
August 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Shanghai was amazing! 🤩
I'm excited to have recruited the biggest group of hitch hunters yet 💪🏹
August 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Unreal Fest Stockholm is sold out! 😯
Looking forward to meeting all the Epic folks. I heard Arjan Brussee himself is going to be there! He's famous! 🤩
August 15, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The great thing about attending Unreal Fest in person is running into your heroes! I found @mattoztalay.bsky.social in Orlando, and he will apparently also be at Unreal Fest Stockholm this September.

We still have some tickets left, get yours here!
unrealengine.com/events/unreal-fest-stockholm-2025
August 14, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Do you want to guest star in my Unreal Fest Europe presentation "101 UE Tips and Tricks"?
I'm looking for the community's favorite #UETips! Record a short video of your favorite tip and submit it via this link. I might include it in my slides 😀
epicgames.ent.box.com/f/d338fb079a...
Example:
August 6, 2025 at 10:22 AM