Inside TheMatrixAwakens: Epic Games Releases a Massive, Playable Demo to Showcase Unreal Engine 5
The point of the proof-of-concept is to get digital artists excited about using Unreal Engine 5, which Epic is slating for official release in 2022. “Making something look super-real should encourage storytellers for how to use [Unreal Engine 5] in a game — or a film or TV show,” said Kim Libreri, CTO at Epic Games.
A few years ago, Libreri and John Gaeta — both of whom were part of the VFX team for the first three “Matrix” movies — met with Lana Wachowski for lunch. In a statement, she recalled, “When I told them I was making another Matrix film, they suggested I come and play in the Epic sandbox. And holy shit, what a sandbox it is! I imagine the first company to build an actual Matrix — a fully immersive, persistent world — will be a game company and Epic is certainly paving the way there.
Libreri conceded that VFX pros will be able to tell the difference between, say, the real Keanu Reeves and the version fabricated by Unreal Engine 5. But he predicted that the platform and “The Matrix Awakens” assets will be appealing to filmmakers looking to quickly and inexpensively create metro streetscapes. “I’m sure episodic TV shows will use that,” he said.
Why didn’t Epic create a full-blown Matrix game? That either wasn’t on the table or was outside the scope of Epic Games’ ambitions. “There is enough of a framework you could build a compelling game,” Libreri said. He noted that WB has its own games development and publishing division, Warner Bros. Games , which adapts the studio’s intellectual property.
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