EPX Con is an animation and gaming conference held at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.
We will be virtually hosting a variety of speakers from companies like Blizzard Entertainment, Epic Games, Pixar Animation Studios, RallyCry, among others, to present on topics like game development, animation, art, filmmaking, music composition, and eSports. We will be having lectures, workshops, Q&A sessions, and more!
Where: IMU's Big Ten Theater and Online via Zoom.
Free & Open to Public
Saturday, April 23rd, 2022
Conference Schedule:
9:30AM-10:20AM (Free Breakfast) |
Opening Announcements |
10:30AM-11:20AM |
Tyler Owen: Game programmer and Founder of Random Seed Games |
11:30AM-12:20PM |
Timothy David Orme: Award-winning Filmmaker and Animator |
12:30PM-1:20PM (Free Lunch) |
Chris Burrows: Technical Director from Pixar Animation Studios who has worked on films like Incredibles 2, Finding Dory, and WALL-E |
1:30PM-2:20PM |
Jon Hathaway: Senior Producer at Epic Games, former Bungie/343 Industries employee and worked on games like Destiny/Halo, University of Iowa ‘09 Alumni |
2:30PM-3:20PM |
Shannon Thomas: Modeling Supervisor at Blizzard Entertainment, contributed to multiple Golden Globe and Oscar winning feature films & Rakan Khamash: Senior 3D Artist at Blizzard Entertainment, worked on games including Overwatch, Diablo and World of Warcraft |
3:30PM-4:20PM |
Steve Jennings: Animator and filmmaker, and Founder of Grasshorse Studios |
4:30PM-5:20PM (Free Dinner) |
Rich Vreeland: Musical composer who was worked on soundtracks for Fez, Hyper Light Drifter, and others |
5:30PM-6:20PM |
Brian Ferguson: Animator who has worked on films such as The Emperor’s New Groove, The Princess and the Frog, Paperman, and more |
6:30PM-7:20PM |
Kevin He: Product Designer at RallyCry, an eSports focused startup, and a former Product Manager at Blizzard Entertainment |