Matt Oztalay (He/Him)
@mattoztalay.bsky.social
Senior Technical Artist, Developer Relations @ #EpicGames. He/Him. Opinions my own. Unlicensed and uninsured purveyor of mischief.
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2025 Crash Course for New Unreal Engine Developers | Learning path
Matt Oztalay's GDC2025 presentation, The New Unreal Engine Developer Crash Course, unabridged!
dev.epicgames.com
If you missed my Crash Course for New #UnrealEngine Developers at #GDC2025, don't worry! I wrote up all the different features I discussed into a Learning Path on the Epic Developer Community for you! Check it out! dev.epicgames.com/community/le...
We've made a lot of great improvements to the #UnrealEngine Material Editor in 5.6 and 5.7, and @shedoesartstuff.bsky.social talked about all of them and more at #UnrealFest Stockholm! Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYmd...
Unreal Materials: New Features & Productivity Enhancements | Unreal Fest Stockholm 2025
YouTube video by Unreal Engine
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November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
We've made a lot of great improvements to the #UnrealEngine Material Editor in 5.6 and 5.7, and @shedoesartstuff.bsky.social talked about all of them and more at #UnrealFest Stockholm! Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYmd...
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📚 I've updated my 5.6 Materials EDC article to include a NEW extra feature that didn't make it into the first version, and added some implementation details to a few of the other entries~
dev.epicgames.com/community/le...
An article for Materials in 5.7 is in the works!
#unreal #ue5 #materials
dev.epicgames.com/community/le...
An article for Materials in 5.7 is in the works!
#unreal #ue5 #materials
Materials - Quality of Life Updates in Unreal Engine 5.6 | Knowledge base
This document highlights various quality-of-life improvements for Materials as of the 5.6 Unreal Engine release.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
📚 I've updated my 5.6 Materials EDC article to include a NEW extra feature that didn't make it into the first version, and added some implementation details to a few of the other entries~
dev.epicgames.com/community/le...
An article for Materials in 5.7 is in the works!
#unreal #ue5 #materials
dev.epicgames.com/community/le...
An article for Materials in 5.7 is in the works!
#unreal #ue5 #materials
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We just published "The Road to 60 fps in The Witcher 4 UE5 Tech Demo", where you can see how we got 300+ moving characters and 100k+ fully modeled trees and scrubs running at 60fps on a base PS5.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji0H...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji0H...
The Road to 60 fps in The Witcher 4 Unreal Engine 5 Tech Demo | Unreal Fest Orlando 2025
YouTube video by Unreal Engine
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October 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM
We just published "The Road to 60 fps in The Witcher 4 UE5 Tech Demo", where you can see how we got 300+ moving characters and 100k+ fully modeled trees and scrubs running at 60fps on a base PS5.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji0H...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji0H...
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A great talk by Alexis Argyriou from Unreal Fest Bali about performant lighting in UE on various hardware. #uetips
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1wh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1wh...
Lighting in UE5: Scaling for Quality & Performance | Unreal Fest Bali 2025
YouTube video by Unreal Engine
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October 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
A great talk by Alexis Argyriou from Unreal Fest Bali about performant lighting in UE on various hardware. #uetips
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1wh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1wh...
I think Nori might have put together the definitive guide on the Shader Complexity View Mode in #UnrealEngine in his talk at #UnrealFest Bali (spoilers: optimizing for that view mode doesn't necessarily result in performance gains)
youtu.be/EjxK16koNfQ?...
youtu.be/EjxK16koNfQ?...
UE5 Graphics Deep Insights From Japan | Unreal Fest Bali 2025
YouTube video by Unreal Engine
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October 22, 2025 at 6:16 AM
I think Nori might have put together the definitive guide on the Shader Complexity View Mode in #UnrealEngine in his talk at #UnrealFest Bali (spoilers: optimizing for that view mode doesn't necessarily result in performance gains)
youtu.be/EjxK16koNfQ?...
youtu.be/EjxK16koNfQ?...
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So next time you wonder “What features does Unreal have that our internal engine doesn’t have? How can we compete?!”
Stop thinking about features. Start thinking about community.
The features are nice, but they’re secondary to the actual reason Unreal is being used so much.
Stop thinking about features. Start thinking about community.
The features are nice, but they’re secondary to the actual reason Unreal is being used so much.
October 21, 2025 at 8:06 AM
So next time you wonder “What features does Unreal have that our internal engine doesn’t have? How can we compete?!”
Stop thinking about features. Start thinking about community.
The features are nice, but they’re secondary to the actual reason Unreal is being used so much.
Stop thinking about features. Start thinking about community.
The features are nice, but they’re secondary to the actual reason Unreal is being used so much.
If two gates are boarding at the same time right next to each other, all announcements should start with the destination.
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 19, 2025 at 1:24 PM
If two gates are boarding at the same time right next to each other, all announcements should start with the destination.
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Polar UVs are timeless way to achieve more with your tiling textures! Here is how to implement the cartesian to polar custom function material to achieve this effect #realtimeVFX #UnrealEngine #gamedev #VFX #UE5
October 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Polar UVs are timeless way to achieve more with your tiling textures! Here is how to implement the cartesian to polar custom function material to achieve this effect #realtimeVFX #UnrealEngine #gamedev #VFX #UE5
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My Unreal Fest Bali talk is live on youtube!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xilL...
If you don't wanna sit through the entire talk, here's a PDF version: victorcareil.com/unreal-fest-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xilL...
If you don't wanna sit through the entire talk, here's a PDF version: victorcareil.com/unreal-fest-...
Lessons From a Plugin Developer: How to Extend UE When You’re Not Epic | Unreal Fest Bali 2025
YouTube video by Unreal Engine
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October 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
My Unreal Fest Bali talk is live on youtube!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xilL...
If you don't wanna sit through the entire talk, here's a PDF version: victorcareil.com/unreal-fest-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xilL...
If you don't wanna sit through the entire talk, here's a PDF version: victorcareil.com/unreal-fest-...
I was absolutely floored with how many folks fought tooth and nail to get in to see this talk.
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!
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 8:40 PM
I was absolutely floored with how many folks fought tooth and nail to get in to see this talk.
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I often get asked: "How do I host a good roundtable?" by folks who want to do their own.
So I wrote an article explaining the whole roundtable process from start to finish: rystorm.com/blog/how-to-host-a-good-roundtable-at-at-conference
Always remember: Iron fist, Velvet glove, folks rely on you!
So I wrote an article explaining the whole roundtable process from start to finish: rystorm.com/blog/how-to-host-a-good-roundtable-at-at-conference
Always remember: Iron fist, Velvet glove, folks rely on you!
How to host a good Roundtable at a Conference — Robin-Yann Storm, Product & UX Designer for Tools
A good roundtable is organised with an iron fist, and a velvet glove. You have to control the crowd, but let the discussion flow freely.
rystorm.com
September 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I often get asked: "How do I host a good roundtable?" by folks who want to do their own.
So I wrote an article explaining the whole roundtable process from start to finish: rystorm.com/blog/how-to-host-a-good-roundtable-at-at-conference
Always remember: Iron fist, Velvet glove, folks rely on you!
So I wrote an article explaining the whole roundtable process from start to finish: rystorm.com/blog/how-to-host-a-good-roundtable-at-at-conference
Always remember: Iron fist, Velvet glove, folks rely on you!
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I've just released version 1.1.0 of my #UE5 SDF Plugin. Now featuring some extra material functions, some basic materials and this nifty interactive explainer / examples / tutorial window
Windows binaries for 5.4, 5.5 and 5.6 up in github github.com/rtm223/RTMSDF
#gamedev #UnrealEngine
Windows binaries for 5.4, 5.5 and 5.6 up in github github.com/rtm223/RTMSDF
#gamedev #UnrealEngine
September 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I've just released version 1.1.0 of my #UE5 SDF Plugin. Now featuring some extra material functions, some basic materials and this nifty interactive explainer / examples / tutorial window
Windows binaries for 5.4, 5.5 and 5.6 up in github github.com/rtm223/RTMSDF
#gamedev #UnrealEngine
Windows binaries for 5.4, 5.5 and 5.6 up in github github.com/rtm223/RTMSDF
#gamedev #UnrealEngine
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This is perhaps the most under viewed Unreal Engine video. If you use UMG in Unreal you should really give it a view, Adrienne killed it with this! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NHI...
20 Things You Should Be Using in Unreal Motion Graphics (UMG) | Unreal Fest Gold Coast 2024
YouTube video by Unreal Engine
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September 19, 2025 at 5:56 AM
This is perhaps the most under viewed Unreal Engine video. If you use UMG in Unreal you should really give it a view, Adrienne killed it with this! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NHI...
On my way to #UnrealFest Stockholm! Got a busy week lined up, and I’m excited about what I’ve got lined up to talk about. Automated performance testing, the PCG Framework, GPU capture analysis, and maybe even some tips and/or tricks?
September 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
On my way to #UnrealFest Stockholm! Got a busy week lined up, and I’m excited about what I’ve got lined up to talk about. Automated performance testing, the PCG Framework, GPU capture analysis, and maybe even some tips and/or tricks?
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Game devs:
Show me your #BadgeBouquet
Show me your #BadgeBouquet
September 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Game devs:
Show me your #BadgeBouquet
Show me your #BadgeBouquet
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So, anyone got any cool jobs going haha? Interested in Tech Art, Lighting , Lookdev Unreal roles, remote from Adelaide, let me help you make pretty things!
September 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
So, anyone got any cool jobs going haha? Interested in Tech Art, Lighting , Lookdev Unreal roles, remote from Adelaide, let me help you make pretty things!
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Blue Prince is consuming every fiber of my being. I woke up in the middle of the night because I’d solved a puzzle in my dreams.
September 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Blue Prince is consuming every fiber of my being. I woke up in the middle of the night because I’d solved a puzzle in my dreams.
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TIL that NDC has a new method for querying particle data in BP :) The basic callback interface was severely limited. This looks much more powerful. Neat!
September 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
TIL that NDC has a new method for querying particle data in BP :) The basic callback interface was severely limited. This looks much more powerful. Neat!
I get the allure of being a morning person. The high of reading a book over my morning tea whilst sitting on my porch and waving to my neighbors passing is unparalleled.
It is mitigated, somewhat, by the crushing low of knowing this moment is fleeting, and I'll regress once the jet lag wears off.
It is mitigated, somewhat, by the crushing low of knowing this moment is fleeting, and I'll regress once the jet lag wears off.
August 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I get the allure of being a morning person. The high of reading a book over my morning tea whilst sitting on my porch and waving to my neighbors passing is unparalleled.
It is mitigated, somewhat, by the crushing low of knowing this moment is fleeting, and I'll regress once the jet lag wears off.
It is mitigated, somewhat, by the crushing low of knowing this moment is fleeting, and I'll regress once the jet lag wears off.
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Still after some small side gigs / commision work with the cost of living constantly rising, I do Hard Surface, Lookdev, FX, Lighting and general Tech Art, ive updated my portfolio of personal work here: www.artstation.com/dylserx
#3D #GameDev #UnrealEngine #Houdini #Substance3DPainter
#3D #GameDev #UnrealEngine #Houdini #Substance3DPainter
Dylan Browne
Unreal Engine Supervisor / Feature VFX Artist at Modelfarm
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August 26, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Still after some small side gigs / commision work with the cost of living constantly rising, I do Hard Surface, Lookdev, FX, Lighting and general Tech Art, ive updated my portfolio of personal work here: www.artstation.com/dylserx
#3D #GameDev #UnrealEngine #Houdini #Substance3DPainter
#3D #GameDev #UnrealEngine #Houdini #Substance3DPainter
I’m on the road to #UnrealFest Shanghai! Since I love tweaking slides until I go on stage, I’ve got a couple of questions for ~ y’all ~
1. What’s something you wish you knew what you started using Unreal?
2. What’s a debugging protip that has saved your bacon more times than you can count?
1. What’s something you wish you knew what you started using Unreal?
2. What’s a debugging protip that has saved your bacon more times than you can count?
August 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I’m on the road to #UnrealFest Shanghai! Since I love tweaking slides until I go on stage, I’ve got a couple of questions for ~ y’all ~
1. What’s something you wish you knew what you started using Unreal?
2. What’s a debugging protip that has saved your bacon more times than you can count?
1. What’s something you wish you knew what you started using Unreal?
2. What’s a debugging protip that has saved your bacon more times than you can count?
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Visually debugging vectors and positions in Niagara is important, and it's easy to do using the built-in DrawDebug interface.
You can also achieve this with sprite or mesh renderers, custom bindings, and a single custom module. 🧵
You can also achieve this with sprite or mesh renderers, custom bindings, and a single custom module. 🧵
August 18, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Visually debugging vectors and positions in Niagara is important, and it's easy to do using the built-in DrawDebug interface.
You can also achieve this with sprite or mesh renderers, custom bindings, and a single custom module. 🧵
You can also achieve this with sprite or mesh renderers, custom bindings, and a single custom module. 🧵
Oh hey! My Crash Course for New #UnrealEngine Developers is now live on YouTube!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPkA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPkA...
Crash Course for New Unreal Engine Developers | GDC 2025
YouTube video by Unreal Engine
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August 15, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Oh hey! My Crash Course for New #UnrealEngine Developers is now live on YouTube!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPkA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPkA...
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I don't know how I missed this, but a cool video from UnrealFest2024 was published showcasing audio tips for indie dev teams, including working with Soundscape! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaMX...
Audio Workflows and Tips for Indie Projects | Unreal Fest 2024
YouTube video by Unreal Engine
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August 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I don't know how I missed this, but a cool video from UnrealFest2024 was published showcasing audio tips for indie dev teams, including working with Soundscape! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaMX...