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Discover how Universal Creative transformed Illumination's beloved Minion characters into a cutting-edge interactive theme park attraction using Unreal Engine in this 40-minute conference talk from Unreal Fest Orlando 2025. Learn the technical journey behind creating 'Illumination's Villain-Con Minion Blast', an interactive blaster game that delivers feature-film-quality animation running in real time. Explore the complex process of converting high-quality film assets to game-ready models without compromising visual fidelity, and examine side-by-side comparisons between original concept images and the final rendered 3D environments. Delve into advanced environment lighting techniques implemented in Unreal Engine to achieve stunning visual results. Understand the unique challenges of designing a real-time interactive experience on a moving walkway that accommodates up to 16 participants simultaneously, including the innovative approach to creating engaging boss fights that operate in infinite loops. Gain insights into the graphics hardware solutions and technical architecture required to power this ambitious location-based entertainment experience, along with key learnings and successes from the development process.
