Unreal Engine is a free game engine that has increasingly established itself as a standard in recent years User-friendly tools, many freely accessible presets and innovative techniques such as Nanite and Lumen make it easy to immerse yourself in the world of game design & development. With the Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN), Epic Games took it to the extreme in 2023: the entire arsenal of tools from the Unreal Engine combined with the presets and game mechanics from Fortnite. The result is a low-threshold yet versatile development environment that opens the door to the Unreal Engine.

In this workshop we will explore the possibilities of the UEFN. How can we use the given assets & tools from Fortnite to create our own realities and how do we break out of the existing barriers? Fortnite level or interactive art installation? Play your own creation and explore the possibilities of the Unreal Engine.

As part of the Next Level Festival, the Digital Co-Production Lab is organizing the second KoLab Day 2024. This time - on the occasion of the Next Level Festival - with the topic Gamification in Art. How can artistic works be created with the help of game development tools? How interactive is the art exhibition of tomorrow? What possibilities do game engines offer to create our own utopias?

The Next Level Festival is dedicated to digital game culture and the use of new technologies in art and combines performances, interactive installations and a rich supporting program. Over three days, the Digital Coproduction Lab will offer a wide range of events on these topics:
Friday marks the start of the two-day workshop with the Kollektiv ohne Zukunft (K.o.Z.), with whom there will be an artist talk on Friday evening about their foundation, projects and their future. Also on Friday, there will be a vernissage for the digital art exhibition in the KoLab, including DJ & drinks. During the day on Saturday, there will be a free art exhibition for all those who were unable to make it on Friday. Finally, there will be a workshop on Sunday to experiment with the new adaptation of the Unreal Engine for Fortnite (UEFN). More information below:

The “Unreal Engine x Fortnite” workshop is free of charge. Ideally, you should bring your own laptop and a computer mouse, as workstations are limited.

Target group: Beginners / advanced users of 3D programs, teenagers, adults, artists

Capacity: 15

Registration: Please send an email by 16.11.24 to via lbuermann@stadtdo.de with details of the equipment you are bringing.

https://www.koproduktionslabor.de/workshops/