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Matt Oztalay (He/Him)
@mattoztalay.bsky.social
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Senior Technical Artist, Developer Relations @ #EpicGames. He/Him. Opinions my own. Unlicensed and uninsured purveyor of mischief.

#TechArt #UnrealEngine #GameDev
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I had to start condensing down to one lanyard per show.
A pile of conference badges hanging from a multitude of lanyards. At the fore is Unreal Fest Shanghai. A number of badges sport an impressive array of badge flags proclaiming “Bad with Names”, “Bad with Faces”, and more. Delta Airlines medallion status badge tags are also present.
September 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Alright y’all, we’re starting the trek to #UnrealFest Bali! I’ve got a couple of cool talks that I can’t wait to share. And maybe this year I don’t lose my voice? No guarantees.

Who all am I gonna see there?
A sparkly graphic proclaiming that the poster will be speaking at Unreal Fest Bali 2025 June 25 and 26. The Unreal Engine logo adorns the top right, and a portrait of a bearded man in a red sweater resides on the opposite side of the top.
June 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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There’s a lot going on, as ever, but I wanted to take a moment to say I had so much fun at #UnrealFest in Orlando!

Big shout-out to our Events team for putting together another great show. And a massive thanks to everyone who attended, we do this for you and you make it great!

Onwards to Bali!
A goofy, bearded gentleman is bedecked in a matching floral hat and Hawaiian shirt. He’s cheesing for the camera. His neck is adorned by a conference badge. He is backdropped by an audacious convention center carpet pattern.
June 8, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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We’ve still got tickets left for #UnrealFest Orlando, June 2–5! Covering a lot of ground with this show, including mobile game development, Chaos physics, building large open worlds, and more. Register here: www.unrealengine.com/en-US/events...
The Unreal Engine logo sits top left in front of a field of twinkling stars. The text at the bottom promises that we'll see you at Unreal Fest in Orlando, June 2nd through 5th, 2025.
April 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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I found a marginalia for @crowtoed.bsky.social
He’s just a little dragon guy, wearing a red cap and cape, standing on his two three-clawed feet atop a flower stem. Backed by gold leaf, this little guy was found in the margins of a choral manuscript in the collection of the Medieval Museum of Bologna.
April 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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#GDC2025 is happening soon, and I'll be up on stage presenting the Crash Course for New #UnrealEngine Developers. Will it be an hour of me yelling about how much I love the engine? Probably. Will you learn something? Hopefully!
An image of mostly text with some swoopy shapes in the background. It highlights a session at GDC 2025 called "Crash Course for New Unreal Engine Developers" which will provide insights on core concepts of the engine, framework fundamentals, tips on switching to Unreal, and resources to continue your journey. The session is at 9:30am on Thursday, March 20th in room 2024 of the Moscone Center's West Hall.
March 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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New profile pic, while I’m (majestically) trying to figure out #AdventOfCode
A golden corona encircles the head of a bearded man. He’s sat at a table with a red tablecloth, picking at his beard while he stares concernedly at an iPad.
December 25, 2024 at 6:05 PM
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Spotify Wrapped is out, show me your Nintendo Year in Review.

(You can see pretty clearly when Satisfactory 1.0 and Balatro on iOS dropped)
The headshot of a tired, bearded Mii adorns a "Nintendo Year in Review" banner listing Ozzmeister's favorite game of 2024 as Sea of Stars, featuring the tile icon of that game. A blur haired mage with a crystal-topped staff squats back-to-back with a flame haired warrior wielding a firey sword, backdropped by the crescent moon. The headshot of a tired, bearded Mii adorns a "Nintendo Year in Review" banner listing Ozzmeister's most played month as February at 29 hours. By month, January and April appear high, while the others barely top out at 10. October is absent. The headshot of a tired, bearded Mii adorns a "Nintendo Year in Review" banner listing Ozzmeister's gaming style as RPG, his top three most-played games as Sea of Stars, Super Mario RPG, and Balatro. He played 14 different games for 108 hours in 2024.
December 19, 2024 at 4:22 PM
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Silence, mortals! A Diamond is talking. #DeltaAirlines
A man’s hand obscures the address field of a silvery envelope from Delta Airlinesbearing the text “Your Diamond Medallion bag tags have arrived.”
December 8, 2024 at 8:42 PM
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We got the dub! #detroitlions #onepride
A bearded man with glasses, in a surgical mask, stands triumphant backdropped by the pitch at Ford Field.
November 28, 2024 at 9:07 PM
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In the meantime, I can share my love and appreciation for whoever is in charge of sourcing Delta’s in-flight entertainment. There’s always at least one, sometimes two or three, absolute batshit deep cuts.
The in-flight, seatback entertainment screen displaying the details for the 1956 film Godzilla.
November 23, 2024 at 5:30 PM
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Made it into my first starter pack. Gonna have to start posting more #UETips. Stay tuned, new followers!
A number of eyes arranged in a line underneath a large rock stare up at an anthropomorphized pink starfish. The starfish appears confused, not knowing to whom these eyes belong.
November 23, 2024 at 2:48 PM
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Traveling to London for the weekend and enjoying the perks along the way.
A Negroni in a rocks glass sits atop a dark marble table in a dimly lit restaurant.
November 16, 2024 at 1:52 AM
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Just a couple of lines in the #UnrealEngine 5.5 Release notes from me. It's the little tings that help!
Picture of text with arrows pointing to the lines: "Adding controls to the Insights status bar for beginning/ending a trace region in the editor" and "Adding Trace Screenshot BP node to the Trace Utilities plugin"
November 13, 2024 at 7:19 PM
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Repost with a banger pic of you
A bearded man in glasses shows off his pride for the Detroit Lions by holding aloft his giant logo necklace on a massive blue chain in front of the field at Ford Field.
November 13, 2024 at 2:08 AM
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How do we feel about breakfast sandwiches?
Toasted bread sandwiches folded egg, melty cheese, and breakfast sausage on a ceramic plate.
November 11, 2024 at 2:29 PM
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Well that’s not something you see every day.
A 1961 Corvette convertible lounges upon a gravel parking lot in front of an industrial brick building.
November 10, 2024 at 3:10 PM
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Dog tax for the new platform
A large, slender black dog is out for a walk on a forested street. The dog is holding his favorite pig toy in his mouth.
November 8, 2024 at 2:43 PM