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<p>Tim Sweeney is a legendary video game programmer, founder and CEO of Epic Games that created the Unreal Engine, Fortnite, Gears of War, Unreal Tournament, and many other groundbreaking and influential video games.<br /> Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep467-sc">https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep467-sc</a><br /> See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc.</p> <p><b>Transcript:</b><br /> <a href="https://lexfridman.com/tim-sweeney-transcript">https://lexfridman.com/tim-sweeney-transcript</a></p> <p><b>CONTACT LEX:</b><br /> <b>Feedback</b> – give feedback to Lex: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/survey">https://lexfridman.com/survey</a><br /> <b>AMA</b> – submit questions, videos or call-in: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/ama">https://lexfridman.com/ama</a><br /> <b>Hiring</b> – join our team: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/hiring">https://lexfridman.com/hiring</a><br /> <b>Other</b> – other ways to get in touch: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/contact">https://lexfridman.com/contact</a></p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Tim’s X: <a href="https://x.com/timsweeneyepic">https://x.com/timsweeneyepic</a><br /> Epic Games: <a href="https://epicgames.com/">https://epicgames.com/</a></p> <p><b>SPONSORS:</b><br /> To support this podcast, check out our sponsors & get discounts:<br /> <b>Notion:</b> Note-taking and team collaboration.<br /> Go to <a href="https://lexfridman.com/s/notion-ep467-sc">https://notion.com/lex</a><br /> <b>MasterClass:</b> Online classes from world-class experts.<br /> Go to <a href="https://lexfridman.com/s/masterclass-ep467-sc">https://masterclass.com/lexpod</a><br /> <b>Shopify:</b> Sell stuff online.<br /> Go to <a href="https://lexfridman.com/s/shopify-ep467-sc">https://shopify.com/lex</a><br /> <b>AG1:</b> All-in-one daily nutrition drink.<br /> Go to <a href="https://lexfridman.com/s/ag1-ep467-sc">https://drinkag1.com/lex</a><br /> <b>LMNT:</b> Zero-sugar electrolyte drink mix.<br /> Go to <a href="https://lexfridman.com/s/lmnt-ep467-sc">https://drinkLMNT.com/lex</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> (00:00) – Introduction<br /> (08:25) – 10,000 hours programming<br /> (11:42) – Advice for young programmers<br /> (19:54) – Video games in the 80s and 90s<br /> (22:02) – Epic Games origin story<br /> (34:40) – Indie game development<br /> (40:34) – Unreal Engine<br /> (1:06:30) – Technical details of Unreal Engine<br /> (1:11:23) – Constructive solid geometry<br /> (1:17:21) – Dynamic lighting<br /> (1:21:51) – Volumetric fog<br /> (1:25:19) – John Carmack<br /> (1:27:05) – Evolution of Unreal Engine<br /> (1:33:21) – Unreal Engine 5<br /> (1:44:32) – Creating realistic humans<br /> (1:53:41) – Lumen global illumination<br /> (1:58:11) – Movies<br /> (2:12:53) – Simulating reality<br /> (2:25:08) – Metaverse<br /> (2:27:44) – Fortnite<br /> (2:31:40) – Scaling<br /> (2:47:04) – Game economies<br /> (2:48:33) – Standardizing the Metaverse<br /> (2:56:46) – Verse programming language<br /> (3:18:19) – Concurrency<br /> (3:25:56) – Unreal Engine 6<br /> (3:30:34) – Indie game developers<br /> (3:33:32) – Apple<br /> (3:48:12) – Epic Games Store<br /> (4:11:03) – Future of gaming<br /> (4:17:03) – Greatest games ever made<br /> (4:22:39) – GTA 6 and Rockstar Games<br /> (4:25:58) – Hope for the future</p> <p><b>PODCAST LINKS:</b><br /> – Podcast Website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> – Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> – Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> – RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> – Podcast Playlist: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4</a><br /> – Clips Channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/lexclips">https://www.youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SOCIAL LINKS:</b><br /> – X: <a href="https://x.com/lexfridman">https://x.com/lexfridman</a><br /> – Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/lexfridman">https://instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> – TikTok: <a href="https://tiktok.com/@lexfridman">https://tiktok.com/@lexfridman</a><br /> – LinkedIn: <a href="https://linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> – Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/lexfridman">https://facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> – Patreon: <a href="https://patreon.com/lexfridman">https://patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> – Telegram: <a href="https://t.me/lexfridman">https://t.me/lexfridman</a><br /> – Reddit: <a href="https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman">https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman</a></p>