The course is both for everyone interested in approaching game development and its methodologies, and for those who already have competencies but wish to enhance them by applying in a real project.

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Creating a video game is a complex team activity, which requires different but complementary profiles and skillsets. The course is both for everyone interested in approaching game development and its methodologies, and for those who already have competencies but wish to enhance them by applying in a real project.

The goal of the course is to assist the students in the creation of a fully working video game prototype in Unreal Engine 5.

The first part of the course will dive deep into Unreal Engine’s Editor interface and Blueprint Visual Scripting language, covering all the fundamentals of game programming and game design. The students will also receive a generic overview of Unreal’s C++ programming language.
The second part of the course will be focused on the design and creation of a “Vertical Slice” of a videogame based on the ACF Framework. They’ll have the freedom to design and shape the concept of the game while receiving professional assistance during the development.

Lessons will be held online on Zoom and will be recorded and available for a month after the end of the course. Participants will receive via email all the useful information to access lessons.

At the end of the course, students will get a digital certificate of attendance via email.
A minimum number of enrollments is needed to start the course.

THE COURSE IS ADDRESSED TO

Everyone who wants to approach game development and Unreal Engine 5, from complete beginners to intermediates.

CLASS SCHEDULE

  • Programming: Fridays, 3pm-7pm
  • Level and Environment Design: Tuesdays. 3pm-7pm

Course starts: October 6th, 2023
Course Ends: June 28th, 2024

PREREQUISITES

  • A Laptop or a desktop capable of running Unreal Engine 5.
  • A good internet connection.

Ascent Combat Framework (ACF) is a multi-modules C++ Plugin that provides an extendable and easy to use framework to build your very own Action RPG in a very short amount of time. It features everything you’d need to design and create a state-of-the-art fluid Ranged and/or Melee Combat System and supports networking.

The Italian Academy of Video Games (AIV), founded in 2004, is the first training center in Italy where video games enthusiasts – who consider video games both an art and entertainment medium – can learn how to become a professional game developer, work in a creative and flexible way, and acquire competencies in line with the current standards and pipeline of the industry.
 
Unreal Authorized Training Center

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

Programming

  • Planning & GDD creation
  • Source control & versioning
  • Character Controller & Animations system
  • Collisions & Damages
  • AI Creation & Debugging
  • UI Programming
  • C++ Basics
  • PairProgramming & VS Debugging

Environment Art

  • Landscape Creation
  • Shaders Best Practices
  • Level Design Fundamentals
  • Lighting of a Scene
  • Scene Optimization

Topics of the educational programmes might change.

THE TEACHER

PASQUALE MANGANO

Class 1992, Pask has always described himself as a 9 years old boy trapped in an awesome 30 years old body. He has shipped 2 AAA games with Milestone and is now running his own company, Dark Tower Interactive SRL, a company specialized in developing tools and games for Unreal Engine 5. Dark Tower is also the publisher of ACF, the definitive tool for your Action RPG and one of the most popular plugins for UE5.

 

PRICES AND DISCOUNTS

EARLY BIRD
UNTIL AUGUST 13rd

2.700,00 €

IF YOU ALREADY HAVE THE ACF LICENSE

3.000,00 €

ACF LICENSE PROVIDED BY AIV

enrollment fee included
REGULAR PRICE
FROM AUGUST 14th

3.700,00 €

IF YOU ALREADY HAVE THE ACF LICENSE

4.000,00 €

ACF LICENSE PROVIDED BY AIV

enrollment fee included

ADDITIONAL TEAM DISCOUNTS

2 persons team: 10% each team member

3 persons team: 15% each team member

4 persons team: 20% each team member

enrollment

STEP 1 • Request enrollment documents by filling out the form

You will receive the email with the link to download the documents you need to fill out and send us signed to make the enrollment: the Registration Form, the Participation Form, the General Terms and Conditions of Relationship (GTC), the Charter of Students’ Rights and Duties and the Privacy Policy.

STEP 2 • PAY THE REGISTRATION FEE

You can pay the registration fee by wire transfer, according to the directions you can find in the Registration Form.
Otherwise, you can pay by credit card by clicking on the button “PAYMENT“.

STEP 3 • SEND US THE DOCUMENTS AND THE PAYMENT RECEIPT

Once you have completed and signed the documents, and saved them as a .PDF, you will need to email them along with your payment receipt to info@aiv01.it.

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