The “Learning for Tomorrow – EMEA Initiative 2022” was a great success. It ended in December 2022.
 
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Learning objectives of the Learning for Tomorrow – EMEA Initiative 2022

• You’ll get a solid knowledge base in the Unreal Engine with a focus on animation.
• You will learn and understand the features of Unreal Engine 5.
• You will be able to use the Unreal Engine animation tools.
• You are proficient in the layout, settings, and rendering of a scene in Unreal Engine.
• You will be able to embed and rig animation characters.
• You’ll learn to animate photorealistic digital humans using the MetaHuman framework.
• You will create a fictional environment (worldbuilding) using the Quixel Megascan 3D asset library.

Prior to the training, you will have access to our Unreal Engine community of hundreds of Unreal Engine enthusiasts and a dedicated area for the Upskilling Initiative, which offers continuing education and expert forums.

The courses took place Monday through Friday all day from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CET. The participation is free of charge.

Learning objectives of the Learning for Tomorrow – EMEA Initiative 2022

• You’ll get a solid knowledge base in the Unreal Engine with a focus on animation.
• You will learn and understand the features of Unreal Engine 5.
• You will be able to use the Unreal Engine animation tools.
• You are proficient in the layout, settings, and rendering of a scene in Unreal Engine.
• You will be able to embed and rig animation characters.
• You’ll learn to animate photorealistic digital humans using the MetaHuman framework.
• You will create a fictional environment (worldbuilding) using the Quixel Megascan 3D asset library.

Day 1

 

Introduction

• Unreal Editor UI / Structure
• Viewport Navigation
• Entities / Actors, Components, Systems
• Basics of a real-time engine

 

World Building

• Environment design in the Unreal Engine
• Working with the Content Browser
• Landscape Tools
• Quixel Bridge
• Water Tools

Day 2

 

Materials

• PBR Workflow
• Working with materials and shaders in UE5
• Learning how to use the Node-based material editor
• Creating a simple shader

 

Lighting

• Lumen
• Lighting types in UE5
• Post Process Volume

Day 3

 

Sequencer

• Use of the Cinematic Viewport
• Level-Sequences, Actor Sequences and Levelstreaming
• Handling of the Unreal Engine 5 film tools

 

Animation

• Skeletal Meshes Basics
• Animation Basics
• Importing Mocap Data


Day 4

 

Blueprints

• What is a Visual Scripting Language?
• Introduction Blueprint Classes
• Simple blueprints for workflow optimization

 

Control Rig

• Control Rig to animate a Metahuman
• Animate non-human objects

Day 5

 

Animation Blueprints

• Using Animation Blueprints
• Creating and using blendspaces

 

Take Recorder

• Use Take Recorder wisely

 

Niagara

• Niagara Fundamentals (Emitter, System, Modules)
• Niagara vs. Cascade
• Practical exercises on different scenarios

Who should
participate?

Target group

 

The Learning for Tomorrow – EMEA Initiative 2022 was for educators, trainers, instructors, freelancers, animation professionals, and adult professionals currently working with 3D digital content creation (DCC) tools. Unfortunately, students cannot participate.

What do you have to bring with you?

Prerequisites

No experience with UE was required. Participants were expected to demonstrate a solid understanding of current 3D computer graphics software technologies (e.g. Maya, 3ds Max, Houdini, Blender, Cinema 4D, etc.) and standard DCC production workflows. If admitted to the event, we expected attendance on all five days. Please also read the FAQs.

Hardware and software specifications

You will need a powerful PC and a high-performance internet connection to participate in the Learning for Tomorrow – EMEA Initiative 2022. Additionally a headset (audio), a webcam (video) and two monitors with (at least) HD resolution.

We recommend as hardware specification:

Windows 10 64-bit
16 GB RAM or more
SSD with 500 GB free capacity
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 / AMD RX6800-XT or better
CPU Six-Core (6C/12T) @ 3.4 GHz or better

We do not recommend using Macs.

For details and more help from Epic Games, please visit:

Specifications

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INCAS Training: your first stop for Unreal Engine Training

You’re guaranteed to learn from the best in the Learning for Tomorrow – EMEA Initiative 2022. There are only three companies in the world with Unreal Premier Training Partner status. INCAS Training is one of them. Our trainers are hand-picked Unreal Authorized Instructors. More is not possible!

 

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