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Why legendary developers are jumping onto Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN)!
Epic's Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) potentially presents a huge new platform rivaling Roblox. Why are some of the most experienced developers in the world like Alex Seropian (founder of Bungie and Industrial Toys/EA) and Pete Hawley (100 Thieves) so excited by UEFN? What does a former Roblox developer, Arthur Trusov, think about the platform especially in comparison to Roblox?
Find out now!
OUTLINE:
0:00 Intro
1:45 Why UEFN? How big is this opportunity?
8:30 Leaving Roblox and comparing Roblox to UEFN as a dev platform
11:35 Technical limitations of UEFN
12:50 Veterans going creator platforms, young guys going to professional development platforms
13:19 Potential developer economics from UEFN
16:16 Alex on the longer term opportunity with UEFN
17:57 Pete on the difference between console vs. UEFN development, how 100T ties UEFN + AAA dev together
22:00 developing around UEFN’s challenges
24:07 Arthur on how Roblox devs would think about UEFN economics
27:19 What are the good parts of developing on UEFN vs. Roblox
31:30 What improvements to UEFN should Epic work on next?
37:37 Did UEFN launch too early?
40:34 What is keeping Roblox devs to jump to UEFN?
43:05 Future predictions for UEFN
48:07 Team sizes and time for UEFN games
50:18 Company intros and final message
👇 EPISODE LINKS:
- Pete Hawley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petehawley/
- Alex Seropian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander...
- Arthur Trusov: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arthurtru...
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Epic's Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) potentially presents a huge new platform rivaling Roblox. Why are some of the most experienced developers in the world like Alex Seropian (founder of Bungie and Industrial Toys/EA) and Pete Hawley (100 Thieves) so excited by UEFN? What does a former Roblox developer, Arthur Trusov, think about the platform especially in comparison to Roblox?
Find out now!
OUTLINE:
0:00 Intro
1:45 Why UEFN? How big is this opportunity?
8:30 Leaving Roblox and comparing Roblox to UEFN as a dev platform
11:35 Technical limitations of UEFN
12:50 Veterans going creator platforms, young guys going to professional development platforms
13:19 Potential developer economics from UEFN
16:16 Alex on the longer term opportunity with UEFN
17:57 Pete on the difference between console vs. UEFN development, how 100T ties UEFN + AAA dev together
22:00 developing around UEFN’s challenges
24:07 Arthur on how Roblox devs would think about UEFN economics
27:19 What are the good parts of developing on UEFN vs. Roblox
31:30 What improvements to UEFN should Epic work on next?
37:37 Did UEFN launch too early?
40:34 What is keeping Roblox devs to jump to UEFN?
43:05 Future predictions for UEFN
48:07 Team sizes and time for UEFN games
50:18 Company intros and final message
👇 EPISODE LINKS:
- Pete Hawley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petehawley/
- Alex Seropian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander...
- Arthur Trusov: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arthurtru...
SUBSCRIBE TO GAMEMAKERS:
- Spotify Podcast: https://spoti.fi/3Cpyq7i
- Newsletter: https://gamemakers.substack.com/
😃 —CONNECT WITH ME! —
• MY INSTAGRAM → @jokim1
• TWITTER → @jokim1
• LINKEDIN → https://www.linkedin.com/in/jokim/
— POPULAR CONTENT —
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