Hey, I don't know how many of you have video students that want to produce in a virtual environment, but there are some resources out there for students that have an interest in this. Here is a message from Unreal Engine, Steve Isaacs. Many of you may know Steve and all that he does for Utah!

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Hello! My name is Steve Isaacs and I am the Director of Secondary Education at Epic Games, focusing on supporting secondary educators and students. I wanted to share some resources and opportunities.

Recommended Getting Started Resources

Player to Creator Curriculum Guide: From LEGO Fortnite Odyssey to Unreal Enginehttps://dev.epicgames.com/community/learning/courses/lXx/player-to-creator-curriculum-guide-from-lego-fortnite-to-unreal-engine/Y58O/player-to-creator-curriculum-guide-from-lego-fortnite-to-unreal-engine - The Epic Games Education Team believes that everyone can be a creator. We have created this guide to provide a learning path that includes game based learning across the curriculum as well as content creation with industry standard tools that will expose students to careers in emerging technology.

Hour of Code: Unreal Engine - Build Your First 3D Game:https://dev.epicgames.com/community/learning/courses/kna/hour-of-code-unreal-engine-build-your-first-3d-game/0b8a/hour-of-code-unreal-engine-create-your-first-3d-game A series of lesson plans aimed at teaching core coding concepts to students by guiding them through the process of creating their first 3D platform game in Unreal Engine

Build a Virtual Rube Goldberg Machine in Unreal Engine:https://dev.epicgames.com/community/learning/courses/KJP/build-a-virtual-rube-goldberg-machine-in-unreal-engine/pPKw/build-a-virtual-rube-goldberg-machine-in-unreal-engine An Unreal Learning Kit that provides educators with everything needed to incorporate Unreal Engine into their curriculum by having students build wild, comically over-complicated virtual contraptions. Check out our Unreal Engine Rube Goldberg Competitionhttps://www.rubegoldberg.org/rube-goldberg-contests/the-rube-goldberg-unreal-engine-challenge/!

Unreal Futures: Careers in Animation:https://dev.epicgames.com/community/learning/courses/xRe/unreal-engine-unreal-futures-careers-in-animation/4nzj/introduction-to-animation-with-unreal-engine Go behind the scenes of the animation industry with artists from Disney and Reel FX Animation, and learn how to use Unreal Engine to produce a custom animated scene.

Gameplan: Game Design Fundamentals:https://gameplan.com/courses/game-design-fundamentals A comprehensive 3D game development curriculum using Unreal Engine for high school students.

UEFN Creator School:https://uefn.cleverlike.com/ UEFN combines Unreal Engine's power with Fortnite's publishing reach. The Cleverlike Studios UEFN school will help new creators get started and upskill existing creators to produce amazing content in the new creative economy of Fortnite.

Industry Certification

Gameplan: Unreal Engine 3D Fundamentals Certification:https://gameplan.com/certifications/unreal-engine-3d-fundamentals Built in partnership with Epic Games, this is the official workforce credential for candidates seeking to demonstrate foundational proficiency in real-time 3D using Unreal Engine.

FREE Professional Development Epic Educator Accelerator:https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/educators/accelerator A professional development summer workshop specifically tailored for secondary school teachers (Grades 6-12) to learn the basics of interactive 3D, confidently navigate Unreal Engine, and help prepare students for the Unreal Engine 3D Fundamentals Certification.

Educator Community

Join our Unreal Educator Discord https://discord.gg/eXu8t9etfn

Educator Feedback Survey Please take a moment to complete our brief surveyhttps://airtable.com/appoQdRqAEhhlQunv/pagzgfSacJ7CTldEh/form . Your feedback helps us better track tool adoption and understand how we can better serve the secondary education community.

Please reach out if I can assist. We are here to help!

Best,

Steve

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