Want to take part in a collaborative art jam—and hone your Unreal Engine skills in the process? Sign up for Project Titan, taking place March 28 – June 7. Join up with other artists to populate an open world environment for a sample project.
Cropout is a sample top-down Casual RTS game that demonstrates all the best practices for building a project designed for cross-platform release. Find out more and download it today!
Learn how we cut energy costs for players by reducing Fortnite’s energy consumption, and get tips, recommendations, and code examples that you can use to bring these energy savings to your own game.
Learn how we cut energy costs for players by reducing Fortnite’s energy consumption, and get tips, recommendations, and code examples that you can use to bring these energy savings to your own game.
It’s time for another Unreal Challenge, and this one’s got us really excited. This round, we’re inviting you to use either Unreal Engine or Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) to show us your best moves and animate your way to some great prizes.
It’s time for another Unreal Challenge, and this one’s got us really excited. This round, we’re inviting you to use either Unreal Engine or Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) to show us your best moves and animate your way to some great prizes.
We’re excited to celebrate the magic of animation at Annecy Festival. Explore our schedule, come say hi to the Epic team, attend enlightening panels, and discover groundbreaking ways to enhance your real-time animation journey with Unreal Engine.
We’re excited to celebrate the magic of animation at Annecy Festival. Explore our schedule, come say hi to the Epic team, attend enlightening panels, and discover groundbreaking ways to enhance your real-time animation journey with Unreal Engine.
Announcing Epic Bootcamp 2023: Animation—a free course that’ll teach you the fundamentals of real-time animation in four weeks. Classes run from July 17 through August 11, 2023, so if you want in, sign up today.
Applications for Unreal Fellowship: Animation are now open. Continue your path to real-time animation success with other like-minded, experienced professionals in this engaging virtual course.
Virtual worlds can be joyful experiences that speak to people from all walks of life…if you design them that way. Learn how California College of the Arts is turning students into thoughtful world-builders who know how to welcome all-comers.
Announcing Epic Bootcamp 2023: Animation—a free course that’ll teach you the fundamentals of real-time animation in four weeks. Classes start on May 22, 2023, so if you want in, sign up today.
Announcing Epic Bootcamp 2023: Animation—a free course that’ll teach you the fundamentals of real-time animation in four weeks. Classes start on May 22, 2023, so if you want in, sign up today.
Journey back to the Wild West and learn how to use Unreal Engine while you’re at it. We’re giving away seven free 3D asset packs with close to 400 meshes in them, together with a beginner-based tutorial with some ideas of how to use them. Check it out!
Journey back to the Wild West and learn how to use Unreal Engine while you’re at it. We’re giving away seven free 3D asset packs with close to 400 meshes in them, together with a beginner-based tutorial with some ideas of how to use them. Check it out!
Lumen, VSMs—UE5 has ushered in the next wave of lighting tools for game devs. So how can students/educators start taking advantage of them? Find out today in this free overview.
Lumen, VSMs—UE5 has ushered in the next wave of lighting tools for game devs. So how can students/educators start taking advantage of them? Find out today in this free overview.
Find out how to start incorporating Unreal Engine into your curriculum with the latest iteration of Epic Games’ Unreal Learning Kit that teaches students about physics animation in a fun way.
Join us February 13-17 for a week dedicated to students, educators, and future masters of the Unreal Engine ecosystem. We’ll have live Q&As, fresh learning materials, new Spotlights, and much more. Have a look!
Learn how to create authentic characters for your game in this new course that focuses on self-expression, storytelling, and understanding character design principles.
Learn how to create authentic characters for your game in this new course that focuses on self-expression, storytelling, and understanding character design principles.
This year’s Unreal Fest featured tracks dedicated to games, media & entertainment, architecture, automotive, and simulation. But some sessions refused to be pigeonholed, having broad appeal for creators across all industries. Check out the highlights of our Cross-Industry track here.
This year’s Unreal Fest featured tracks dedicated to games, media & entertainment, architecture, automotive, and simulation. But some sessions refused to be pigeonholed, having broad appeal for creators across all industries. Check out the highlights of our Cross-Industry track here.
Digital puppeteering, connecting virtual cameras to the Live Link VCam app, and a tutorial on creating your own custom tool palette—this month’s free Unreal Engine courses will knock your socks off. Check it out!
Digital puppeteering, connecting virtual cameras to the Live Link VCam app, and a tutorial on creating your own custom tool palette—this month’s free Unreal Engine courses will knock your socks off. Check it out!
How do you teach the world to use the same immersive storytelling tools that have fascinated you for years? GRX Immersive Labs has created an XR storytelling platform that teaches Unreal Engine, virtual reality, and virtual production to creators of all backgrounds.
At our recent Unreal Fest 2022 conference, experts from Epic Games and the developer community offered practical training and shared illuminating insights on a wide range of topics, from building open worlds to keeping asset dependency chains under control.
Ready to unlock the secrets to animating realistic facial performances? Learn how to create real-time facial animation for your MetaHumans with Faceware Analyzer and Retargeter! Start these two partnered courses today.
Ready to up your Unreal Engine game? We’ve got some fantastic online courses that will take your skills to the next level. Learn how to work more efficiently with Blueprints, create believable facial animations, and much more.
Ready to up your Unreal Engine game? We’ve got some fantastic online courses that will take your skills to the next level. Learn how to work more efficiently with Blueprints, create believable facial animations, and much more.
From Super Giant Robot Brothers! to Love, Death + Robots, real-time animation is on the move. Go behind the scenes with artists from Disney and Reel FX to learn about the evolving skill sets you’ll need to ride the wave.
From Super Giant Robot Brothers! to Love, Death + Robots, real-time animation is on the move. Go behind the scenes with artists from Disney and Reel FX to learn about the evolving skill sets you’ll need to ride the wave.
Need some real-time resources? We have a field guide, sample projects, motion graphics webinars, and more, just waiting to help you supercharge your Broadcast & Live Events project. More inside!
Need some real-time resources? We have a field guide, sample projects, motion graphics webinars, and more, just waiting to help you supercharge your Broadcast & Live Events project. More inside!
Prepare your students for the future of real-time rendering with Unreal Engine 5’s new Nanite technology. They’ll never have to worry about subdividing meshes, kitbashing, or counting polygons again!
Today’s audiences expect ever more engaging and exciting content from live events and broadcast shows. Find out how production teams are using Unreal Engine to create immersive and interactive experiences that keep audiences coming back for more.
Six weeks of training, 13 amazing shorts. See some of the best films to come out of this year’s Women Creators Program 2022, which exclusively features artists from India and Southeast Asia.
Six weeks of training, 13 amazing shorts. See some of the best films to come out of this year’s Women Creators Program 2022, which exclusively features artists from India and Southeast Asia.
Join Epic Games at Autodesk University 2022 in New Orleans for an action-packed design and make event. We’ll have Epic experts speaking on thought leadership panels, technical training at our booth on the show floor, and much more. Register today.
Join Epic Games at Autodesk University 2022 in New Orleans for an action-packed design and make event. We’ll have Epic experts speaking on thought leadership panels, technical training at our booth on the show floor, and much more. Register today.
Unreal Fellowship students are always full of ideas and this group was no different. See some of our favorite clips from their final projects, covering everything from anime angels to interdimensional meetings. See if you can spot the MetaHumans!
Unreal Fellowship students are always full of ideas and this group was no different. See some of our favorite clips from their final projects, covering everything from anime angels to interdimensional meetings. See if you can spot the MetaHumans!
From undiscovered worlds and neon cityscapes to desolate futures and robotic ecosystems, check out the best sci-fi stories from recent Unreal Fellowship: Storytelling students.
Want to start using Unreal Engine 5 for your archviz projects? Watch the replay of our recent webinar and find out how features like the updated Architecture Project Template and Lumen make it easier to get started and raise the bar for visual fidelity.
AI animation, Control Rig, cinematic lighting, game optimization—there’s a lot to learn about in this month’s new Epic Developer Community courses. We’ve got more specifics inside. Have a look and see if anything feels right for you!
AI animation, Control Rig, cinematic lighting, game optimization—there’s a lot to learn about in this month’s new Epic Developer Community courses. We’ve got more specifics inside. Have a look and see if anything feels right for you!
How do we make the metaverse more open? What goes into a digital identity? We're digging into big topics, and some good old UE5 training, during 15+ talks at the show. Learn more inside!
How do we make the metaverse more open? What goes into a digital identity? We're digging into big topics, and some good old UE5 training, during 15+ talks at the show. Learn more inside!
Check out our 3D animation resources! Since our last post, we’ve added a ton of new animation tutorials, guides, and samples. Dive into the new Animation Field Guide, explore the Slay sample project, and brush up on your animation techniques with our latest online courses.
Check out our 3D animation resources! Since our last post, we’ve added a ton of new animation tutorials, guides, and samples. Dive into the new Animation Field Guide, explore the Slay sample project, and brush up on your animation techniques with our latest online courses.
Announcing Summer of Unreal 2022, a four-week bootcamp that will teach you the fundamentals of real-time animation. It's free and classes start on July 25. Sign up today.
Real-time workflows are radically changing the way animated feature films and series are developed. Find out how animation teams around the world are using an Unreal Engine-based real-time pipeline to unleash their creativity and tell better stories.
The real-time revolution is here and educators will need to teach students with the tools of the future, thankfully we’re coming to ITSE June 26-29 to help you do just that.
The real-time revolution is here and educators will need to teach students with the tools of the future, thankfully we’re coming to ITSE June 26-29 to help you do just that.
Missed our webinar on creating motion graphics for sports broadcasts and live events? Now you can watch it on demand! Dive under the hood of the new Hype Chamber sample and learn how production-ready sports graphics can be systemized using Unreal Engine.
Missed our webinar on creating motion graphics for sports broadcasts and live events? Now you can watch it on demand! Dive under the hood of the new Hype Chamber sample and learn how production-ready sports graphics can be systemized using Unreal Engine.
This month, we are exploring Unreal Engine 5's many facets through seven guided courses. Learn about Lumen, Nanite, even explore that massive City Sample from The Matrix Awakens as you learn how to make use of this powerful platform.
This month, we are exploring Unreal Engine 5's many facets through seven guided courses. Learn about Lumen, Nanite, even explore that massive City Sample from The Matrix Awakens as you learn how to make use of this powerful platform.
Learn how to code and train virtual robots for sumo battles, autonomous decisions, and more all from the comfort of your home, as you get a grasp on the same engineering and physics concepts that make robotics such a powerful teaching tool.
The animation systems in sample game project Lyra showcase how we build games in Unreal Engine 5. This blog post will walk you through the mindset and tools you’ll use to adapt the character animations in Lyra into your own games.
Over the past 12 months, we’ve seen an increasing number of automakers turn to real-time technology to virtualize workflows. Read the new version of our Automotive Field Guide for the latest information on real-time automotive trends, use-cases, and technologies.
We’ve created the first micro-credentialing program dedicated to immersive storytelling. Learn the basics of virtual production through our Unreal Authorized Training Partners today.
We’ve created the first micro-credentialing program dedicated to immersive storytelling. Learn the basics of virtual production through our Unreal Authorized Training Partners today.
We just talked to three experts from film, TV, and games about what gets people hired in their industries. Get tips on everything from portfolio building to the ways to hone your mental edge inside.
We just talked to three experts from film, TV, and games about what gets people hired in their industries. Get tips on everything from portfolio building to the ways to hone your mental edge inside.
This month, learn how to bring music into your video games with a dedicated learning path on Unreal Engine's Quartz system. Discover how to create background playlists, implement one-shots, and then time it all to perfection.
This month, learn how to bring music into your video games with a dedicated learning path on Unreal Engine's Quartz system. Discover how to create background playlists, implement one-shots, and then time it all to perfection.
Ready to visualize data using Unreal Engine? Our recent webinar explained how! Watch the replay here to dive into the Microsoft Azure Digital Twin (ADT) Link for Unreal Engine plugin, along with an accompanying sample project.
To create the animated short Slay, Mold3D Studio used Unreal Engine as the foundation of their real-time pipeline. Now they’ve created a six-part video series detailing the real-time animation process with an emphasis on insights into Virtual Art Department (VAD) workflows.
Do you have real-time skills, but find your job search is going in slow motion? Look no further. Watch our new webinar for tips on how to land your dream job with experts from some of the biggest game, TV & film, and animation studios in the world.
In this month’s free Unreal Online Learning courses, you’ll explore the basics of in-camera VFX, learn how to bring a cinematic quality to your work, discover tips for building advanced environments, and much more.