David Morin is Epic Games’ Industry Manager for Media and Entertainment, where he spearheads efforts from the Unreal Engine team to further its development and adoption in the film and television industries. He also serves as the Executive Director of the Academy Software Foundation, where he works for the Premier Members to develop the use of open source software in the motion picture industry. Additionally, David is chairman of the Joint Technology Committee on Virtual Production, the Joint Technology Committee on Virtual Reality, and a past co-chair of the Joint Technology Subcommittee on Previsualization. He earned a B.Sc.A. in computer science from Laval University (Quebec City, Canada) and has participated in the development of motion capture and 3D software since “Jurassic Park” at companies such as Softimage, Microsoft, Avid Technology, Autodesk, and now Epic Games.
