Unite Berlin: Where creators come together

Better Unity Scripting with Rider

Rider is a cross platform C# script editor that really understands Unity. Let’s take a look at how it can make you a better, more productive Unity developer - we’ll see how to get started (spoiler: it’s really easy) and how Rider’s deep understanding of your project will help you navigate your codebase quicker, edit and debug your Unity scripts, run your tests and find and fix issues before they cause problems at runtime. This session will give you all the best tips and tricks on using Rider as your favourite new script editor for Unity.

Matt Ellis - JetBrains

Are games platforms taking over the world?

Much like the industrial revolution changed manufacturing for every industry around the world, games tech is poised to transform the way we build, design and experience all forms and formats of technology. During this discussion, Unity will be joined onstage by innovators from the worlds of automotive, entertainment, medical, retail, and of course, games to discuss how far games technology is now reaching beyond its core market.

Joe DeMiero - Team One
Matthew Gault -
Ryan Payton - Camouflaj
Sara K. Sampson - Sonder

Technical Communication for Unity Developers

Whether you're promoting a feature in your upcoming Unity game, documenting your Asset Store asset, or submitting a support ticket, you need technical communication skills. Two of Unity's most experienced technical communicators, Siobhan Gibson from the Documentation team and Kerry Turner from the Enterprise Support team, present a masterclass in technical communication.
In this session, you'll learn how to communicate accurately and clearly with your audience. You'll also see examples of the difference great technical communication makes at every stage of your project's development, from communicating with team members to marketing and support.

Siobhan Gibson - Unity Technologies
Kerry Turner - Unity Technologies

Underworld : Lighting for Stealth Games

Lighting isn't just about making your project look good, it also can be a key component for successful gameplay. In this session, OtherSide Entertainment will walk you through their approach, both from a technical and gameplay design perspective, for the stealth action of their upcoming RPG, Underworld Ascendant.

Sam Luangkhot -
Justin Pappas - OtherSide Entertainment

Attaining Post-Processing Effects on Mid-Range Smartphones

The latest advances in mobile hardware performance has brought new capabilities for high-fidelity and compelling games. With the mobile game market’s notable growth worldwide and increasing demand for AAA games; creating performant, visually-stunning content running on most smartphones has never been so important for developers. In this in-depth session, Arm and Nordeus will explain how to profile your game using the Arm tools, alongside identifying and resolving pipeline bottlenecks with targeted optimization (e.g. shaders). Using “Spellsouls: Duel of Legends” as a case study, we will look at how to optimize the rendering pipeline and budget for efficient post-processing effects such as bloom at high FPS.

José Emilio Muñoz López - Arm
Đorđe Đurđević - Nordeus

The Future of Connected Games: Unity and Google Cloud

From connected single-player to real-time multiplayer, are you ready to explore the spectrum of connected games? Join Google Cloud Platform and Unity product managers, Micah Baker and Brandi House, to see how you can utilize Google and Unity to build and scale games to serve a global audience

Micah Baker - Google Cloud
Brandi House - Unity Technologies

The Future of Matchmaking with Unity and Google

Matchmaking is an essential component of today’s most popular multiplayer games. Unity and Google are co-leading a new open-source project designed to tackle this common and challenging aspect of multiplayer game creation. Learn how it works and how you can get involved.

Caleb Atwood - Unity Technologies
Joseph Holley - Google Clous

Visualize This! Integrating Visual Search in your Workflow

We will go over the meaning and value of a visual search engine for assets. Successful search examples, fails, current limitations and future thoughts. How to best integrate the visual search into your workflow, and accelerate prototyping, minimize costs, and increase reuse of existing models.

Shai Ghelberg - Resonai
Galia Rosen Schwarz - Resonai

Become a Speed Demon: Being Faster at Everything you Do in Unity

In today's rapid world of game development, developers and creatives need to quickly adapt to changing requirements and deliver high-quality code and content in limited time. By using Unity, we already gain a lot of agility but we can always be better and faster. In this talk, we'll go over a myriad of tips, techniques, and tools we can use to speed ourselves up to the max! You will be amazed at how much is left on the table when it comes to speed and you will learn arcane techniques that others won't be able to distinguish from magic. Come and learn how to Become a Speed Demon in Unity!

Yilmaz Kiymaz - InnoGames GmbH

Shadowgun Legends : Packing triple A graphics into a mobile package

Meet the master team that brought us one of the best looking mobile games in Unity this year, as they share some tips & tricks on how to optimize for next-gen graphics.

Marek Rabas - Madfinger Games
Petr Smílek - Madfinger Games

Editor Scripting the Scene View

Editor scripting is Unitys most advanced dark magic. You can create build scripts, custom inspector windows and your own productivity tools. However, you can also create editor tools that work right in the scene view: Visualizing important design data when you need it, adding handles to create visual editing capabilities and even completly custom level design tools that fit your game. In this talk you will learn how to supercharge your design tools right in the Scene View.

Oliver Eberlei - Holocafé

Unite Berlin Party

Wednesday 20th June, 8.00 pm-1.00 am
Club Ritter Butzke
Ritterstraße 26, 10969 Berlin.

You must present your badge to gain entry.

Women in Games

Unity powers one of the largest creative communities in the world, and we fundamentally believe the world is a better place with more creators in it. We are humbled and inspired by the incredible work women in the community and industry have done and continue to do, and so we invite you to come join us on the outside decking for our invite-only Women in Gaming Happy Hour drinks. This event will include a inspirational speaker, food and beverages, and of course opportunities to meet other professionals and grow your network. For those of you using Unity on current projects, Unity staff will also be available to answer questions around technology, business, education, and more.
Doors open for drinks and networking at 6:00pm
There will also be time for mingling over drinks and the event ending at 8:00pm.
We can’t wait to see you there!
Event Timing:
5:55pm Check in on the Outside Decking, 1st floor, Next door to Breakout 1
6:00pm Event kicks off (to include beer, wine, snacks)
7:30pm Event concludes

Unity Connect Networking Mixer

During Unite Berlin, creators come together from across the world to get the inside track on the latest developments in the content-creation engine used by a community of millions. Unite Berlin is the place to engage with artists, developers, teachers, filmmakers, researchers, storytellers and other creators.
Unity Connect is excited to host the Unity Connect Networking Mixer. Join us on Wednesday, June 20, from 6-8PM at STATION-Berlin. During this event you’ll have an opportunity to grow your professional network, get strategic recruiting tips, and connect with industry leaders.
In addition to a social mixer where you can connect with other game industry professionals, you will also have an opportunity to meet with hiring managers and recruiters from some exciting companies. Take a look at some of the attending companies:

• Wooga: Founded in 2009, Wooga has become one of the most popular developers of casual mobile games in the world. Based in Berlin, employees from more than 40 nations develop high quality puzzle, simulation and hidden object games for a global audience.
• Demodern: We are one of the leading digital agencies in Germany. Since 2008 we have been designing and developing digital communication for all sectors. Our international team of specialists works passionately and collaboratively on digital solutions – from websites, mobile apps, store & event installations down to virtual reality applications. Our goal is to create high-quality, digital communication that makes an impact.
• SegaHardlight: Hardlight is an established SEGA UK games developer focused on ‘Games as a Service’ for Mobile, PC and VR. Founded with the ethos of staying compact, agile and focused - combining talent from a variety of game genres, platforms and backgrounds we are working closely with SEGA publishing on new and existing products and IP.
• Bossa Studios - Bossa Studios is a BAFTA winning independent games developer and publisher based in London. Driven by creativity, charm, and flair, we make games for fun's sake, including the critically-acclaimed Surgeon Simulator and I am Bread.
• InnoGames - InnoGames, based in Hamburg, is one of the leading developers and publishers of online games with more than 200 million registered players around the world. Currently, more than 400 people from 30 nations are working in Hamburg and Düsseldorf.
• Cybernetic Walrus
• Ubisoft Mobile Studios (Paris and Abu Dhabi)
  
  Get your ticket: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/unity-connect-networking-mixer-at-unite-berlin-tickets-46084396671?aff=eac2

An Introduction to CCD IK and How to use it

This talk will discuss what the CCD algorithm is, how it works and the scripting required. It will also discuss an adapted CCD algorithm which leads to more realistic movement in humanoids.
The talk will also include some brief details on working with the Animation Jobs system from 2018.2 and using it to implement the algorithm.

James Bouckley - Unity Technologies

Grow Your Career and Build Your Team with Unity Connect

Take the next step. Find out how you can leverage Unity Connect to grow your career, earn extra income with your expertise, or find other talented collaboraters to help you realize your ultimate idea. For companies and studios we'll be providing hiring best practices to help you find your next rockstar developer.

Carl Callewaert - Unity Technologies
Corin Ryda - Unity Technologies

Interactive XR Visual Effects

The talk will cover several innovative XR design techniques in details. It will explain how XR binds together its' ancestors fields like user experience design, interaction design, architecture, psychology and game design. It will show how to use specific AI and computer graphics technologies (like compute shaders) to design VR specific physical simulations, interactions, materials and visual effects. The talk will also briefly describe which tools and techniques to use to make better physical and body interactions, how to master user interfaces, make better spatial sound design and build multiplayer interactions. As well as, how to use diverse and emotional design to make more immersive user experiences.

Vladimir Storm - Cyber Death

Remastering assets: Making the best of Asset Store

Asset Store is a great place to look for 3D models for your game, but since the assets come from creators from all over the world and have been created across years now, it's hard to make consistent, immersive environments using a multitude of asset packs, and these assets are often associated with prototyping, placeholder art and "cheap looks". However, it is possible to utilise asset store assets in a way that they comprise a concise environment without racking up much costs or production time.
Working on Mosh Pit Simulator, I have created most of the game world using the Asset Store assets, and being a solo developer, getting a $5 asset and spending 30 minutes fixing makes way more sense than spending an entire day modelling and texturing everything from scratch. During this talk I will share my experience showing how to make assets play by your rules.

Sos Sosowski - Sos

New Feature and Tool Creation Strategies to Optimize Small Team Workflows

Small studios need to maximize the performance of each member while utilizing solutions to cover skill gaps. In this talk the three person dev team, Pixel Reign, will discuss strategies used while developing their upcoming title, Robbie Swifthand and the Orb of Mysteries. Topics include identify needs and developing custom tools, integrating new engine features into existing workflows, and achieving cohesive and compelling gameplay with limited resources.

Vicky Fysika - Pixel Reign
Angelos Gkamiliaris - Pixel Reign
Nick Larin - Pixel Reign

Create a Location-Based Game in 20 Minutes

Unity partner, Mapbox will show you how you can use their platform to bring the real world into your game or project. Come to this session to learn how to bring a map into Unity, procedurally spawn real-world elements, and fully customize your environment for a location-aware AR experience.

Miroslav Lysyuk - Mapbox
Abhishek Tripathi - Mapbox

3D Visual Search on the Unity Asset Store: Instantly Find 3D Assets and Create Prototypes

In this session, you’ll learn about an AI search engine for the Unity Asset Store, which dramatically reduces the time and effort need to find 3D assets. Come see how this visual search tool uses images, rather than text, to instantly surface relevant content, which you can then preview and use directly in your project.

Shai Ghelberg - Resonai
Galia Rosen Schwarz - Resonai