Epic junior designer: AI helped me build 3 UEFN prototypes in a week, and Tim Sweeney backs him
majidmanzarpour · x · 2026-10-20
A designer early in their career at Epic (@mikerconnelly) shared that modern AI is far from "slop" for game development: it helped them tackle advanced technical challenges so they could focus on making games feel fun, and they built 3 UEFN prototypes they'd always dreamed of — in one week. They acknowledge why other early-career developers are worried, but urge skeptics to try today's tools again.
Tim Sweeney quote-posted in support: developers who get value from AI should speak up, because MOST developers are using and loving it — the silence mostly comes from fear of haters attacking them, their products, and their companies.
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