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CAS Interactive 3D community

This community focuses on technology enabling digital interactive 3D experiences. This community is brought to you with our friends, the Epic Education Program team at Epic Games.

This community will schedule a programme of events across the year covering the exciting world of ‘interactive 3D’; the group will have the broad aims of:

  • providing professional development on the use of Unreal Engine in schools
  • signpost and engage with free Epic Education Program initiatives modified for UK schools
  • encourage community-driven co-creation and sharing of resources around interactive 3D in schools

On this main community page, you can book onto upcoming events and see our community notification board.

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Marta Bronowicka
09/12/2024 10:29

Unreal Engine Rube Goldberg Competition Webinar – Tomorrow!

:video_game: Don’t forget to join us tomorrow, 10th December, for a fun and informative session on using Unreal Engine to create a wacky Rube Goldberg machine! :hammer_and_wrench:

Get your students started on this creative challenge and help them develop valuable skills.

Register here: Live Demo: Unreal Engine Rube Goldberg Competition

Marta Bronowicka
05/12/2024 17:02

Unreal Engine Rube Goldberg Competition Webinar

:video_game: Get Started with Unreal Engine! :building_construction:

Join us on Tuesday, 10th December, for an exciting and informative webinar to help you get your students up and running with Unreal Engine, while creating a whimsical and wacky Rube Goldberg machine! :hammer_and_wrench:
This is a fun way for students to develop valuable skills in Unreal Engine while taking part in a creative challenge!

Don’t miss out! :sparkles:

Register here: Live Demo: Unreal Engine Rube Goldberg Competition

Steven Isaacs
18/11/2024 15:03

Hi Laura,

Not a silly question at all :slight_smile:

Here’s a link to apply for our offline installer:

https://forms.unrealengine.com/s/edu-offline-request

With that, your IT can install Unreal on all machines and students will not have to log in to epic games to access. They would just launch from a standalone application on the computer.

Steve

Laura James
13/11/2024 16:46

Hi all,
Any tips on getting Unreal Engine installed on a school network? After months of trying my IT team said that they couldn’t install Unity (as it needed access to the cmd line.)
Is Unreal Engine “safer”?
(Sorry for silly question but I don’t want to spend a lot of time learning a platform that we can’t use!)
Thanks

Becci Peters
06/11/2024 15:13

Rube Goldberg Unreal Engine Challenge

Engage your students’ creativity and problem-solving skills with this exciting interactive 3D competition! Students are invited to design and animate their own virtual Rube Goldberg Machine in Unreal Engine, bringing complex, imaginative chain reactions to life in the digital world. This challenge is perfect for budding creators eager to explore 3D animation and engineering concepts in a fun and innovative way.

Encourage your students to join the challenge and watch their ideas come to life!
Find out more about the competition here: Do you Rube? Join the contests! - Rube Goldberg Institute
Find out more about unreal engine here: https://youtu.be/-xOk--_j2d0

Marta Bronowicka
08/10/2024 13:54

Hello everyone,

Just a quick reminder that our CAS Interactive 3D Community meeting, Unreal Editor for Fortnite - Additional Enrichment Resources, is happening tomorrow, 9 October 2024, at 4pm. There’s still time to join us if you haven’t already!

In this session, we’ll explore UEFN enrichment resources, where learners can discover how to personalise their 3D worlds and share them with their class.

We hope to see you there!

You can register here: Unreal Editor for Fortnite - additional enrichment resources

Becci Peters
03/10/2024 12:08

:video_game: Exciting News for Educators & Game Developers! :video_game:
Earlier this year, we launched resources to help educators and students get started with Unreal Editor for Fortnite. The response has been fantastic, and I’m thrilled to announce new follow-up enrichment resources are being released next week! :raised_hands:
To showcase these new materials, there is a webinar on Wednesday which will walk you through how these resources can enhance your curriculum or gaming projects.
:link: Sign up here: Unreal Editor for Fortnite - additional enrichment resources
:link: Earlier resources: Getting started in Unreal Editor for Fortnite
Whether you’re looking to expand your teaching toolkit or level up your game design skills, this event is a great opportunity to dive deeper into the possibilities of Fortnite in education.
Don’t miss out—see you there! :space_invader:

Marta Bronowicka
26/09/2024 09:05

The Rube Goldberg Institute, in partnership with Epic Games, announces the Rube Goldberg Unreal Engine Challenge®. This interactive 3D competition invites students to use their creativity to animate a virtual Rube Goldberg Machine in the digital world.

Create, record, and submit a video of your Rube Goldberg Unreal Engine Machine that accomplishes the 2024-25 task: FEED A PET :paw_prints: Deadline to enter is February 12, 2025.

This is an all ages contest with a junior division (under 18 years of age) and senior division (18+).

The Build a Virtual Rube Goldberg Machine in Unreal Engine Learning Kit provides a student guide, lesson plans, and project files. Additionally, a catalog of live tutorials are available to help guide participants through each learning activity. We hope you’ll join us. To learn more visit: Do you Rube? Join the contests! - Rube Goldberg Institute

Our Rube Goldberg Learning Kit is a microcourse that provides all the guidance you will need to create your own Rube Goldberg Machine in Unreal Engine. The kit includes step by step guides, videos, and all the assets you need!

Special thanks to our sponsors NASEF, Cleverlike Studios, and Intel Skills for Innovation for all their support!

Check out the teaser video here!

Steven Isaacs
20/05/2024 15:41

Hi All!
I would like to invite you to join our Epic Educator Discord server

The community has over 4000 members interested in bringing Unreal Engine, Fortnite Creative, Twinmotion, Unreal Editor for Fortnite and our other tools into the classroom. Great place to connect with other educators!

Best,
Steve

Becci Peters
20/05/2024 14:49

See the value in interactive 3D, but don’t know where to start? Try the Epic Educator Accelerator workshop! Learn how to effectively bring interactive 3D into your classroom with a professional development course that’s made just for you. The Epic Educator Accelerator shows secondary school teachers how to integrate a curated set of Epic tools into their classroom. This includes sessions on Unreal Engine, Fortnite Creative, Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN), Twinmotion, RealityScan, and MetaHuman Creator. The Epic Educator Accelerator: Summer 2024 will run virtually on Aug 19-23, Monday- Friday, 10:00 am- 5:00 pm Sign up here
https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/educators/accelerator

Becci Peters
18/04/2024 19:09

If you missed tonight’s session about getting started with Unreal Engine for Fortnite, here is a blog post including link to the recording: Getting started with Epic's Unreal Editor for Fortnite - Interactive 3D Community Meeting Download the free resources here: Getting started in Unreal Editor for Fortnite

Becci Peters
16/04/2024 15:32

On Thursday at 4 pm I’ll be joined by Rebecca Franks for an introduction to Unreal Editor for Fortnite.

Explore our new enrichment resources that will support your learners in getting started in Unreal Editor for Fortnite. In the enrichment sessions, learners can design their own 3D world and personalise it with their own objects, they can then make a fun collectable game.
Sign up here: Getting started in Unreal Editor for Fortnite

Becci Peters
27/03/2024 15:25

Secondary Educators: The application for Epic’s ONLINE Summer Epic Educator Accelerator is now open!

This is a free online intensive Professional Development opportunity. 5 full days of immersion in Unreal Engine and the Epic Ecosystem.

Apply now. Spots are limited for each cohort. August 19-23

Marta Bronowicka
20/02/2024 11:53

There’s still time to register for the Epic Secondary Educator summit taking place online this Saturday 24 February from 4pm-9.30pm (GMT). A diverse group of educators will share the great work they’re doing integrating interactive 3D technology into their learning spaces.

Read more and find out how to register here - Epic Secondary Educator Summit- Feb 2024 | Tutorial

Becci Peters
12/12/2023 14:57

Anyone who missed the session last week and wants to know how to use the software, see the recording here: https://youtu.be/-xOk--_j2d0

Becci Peters
20/11/2023 14:58

There are 10 days left to enter the Rube Goldberg 10-pin challenge! Find out more here
https://www.rubegoldberg.org/rube-goldberg-contests/the-rube-goldbergunreal-engine-10-pin-challenge/
If you’re interested but this time scale is too short, sign up to our next event and learn how to use the software to enter next year

Steven Isaacs
20/11/2023 14:35

We do have an offline installer option for Unreal Engine which may please the IT team as it doesn’t require students to login and I don’t believe it requires access to the command line.

https://forms.unrealengine.com/s/edu-offline-request

Best,
Steve

Michael Jones
30/08/2023 16:19

Count me in. Need to address this area.

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