Austin Unreal Engine Meetup, March 2026: Modern Automation

Austin Unreal Engine Meetup will have a meetup 7:30 to 10 p.m. Thursday, March 12. RSVP on the official site, and fill out the survey to give feedback about the event programming. The presenter will be Timothy Porter, co-founder of Mod Tech Labs.

March 12: Modern Automation: How Movies are Adopting High-end Gaming & Machine Learning to Build Digital Worlds

Join us for a live demonstration of how the movie industry is adopting high-end gaming and machine learning (ML) tech to build digital worlds faster than ever before.

Modern filmmaking uses “smart” digital assembly lines to bridge the gap between imagination and the screen. By automating repetitive tasks, creators spend less time on technical troubleshooting, and more time on the creative process. These new systems allow different software platforms to work together seamlessly, incorporating AI/ML to handle complex jobs like Physically Based Materials (PBR) in Unreal Engine for generation or asset optimization.

The demo will include Mod Tech Labs new MOD platform, and it’s Unreal Engine plugin.

Speaker

Timothy Porter – Mod Tech Labs, Inc. (Co-Founder, CTO)

A 20-year veteran of the entertainment industry, Tim Porter began his career as an artist before transitioning into Technical Art and serving as a Pipeline Technical Director. His career is defined by building scalable infrastructure for industry leaders such as Gameloft, Sony, Paramount, and NBC/Universal.

Hosted by Adam Creighton, Community Organizer

Founder and Studio Head, Enduring Games – Bringing best-of-class co-development, new IP, and micro publishing to the video game industry.

• Companies include Enduring Games, ex-(Panic Button, The Walt Disney Company (Walt Disney Interactive), Emergent Game Technologies (the Gamebryo game engine), Visa, IBM)
• Key projects and brands include Disney, Marvel, Star Wars, Crunchyroll, DOOM, Borderlands, Warframe, Rocket League
• Professional actor (voice and on-camera)