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Passionate about creating immersive worlds, stunning visuals, and interactive experiences?
Breaking into the industry can be tough, especially without experience — but our bootcamps are here to change that. Designed to bridge the gap for recent graduates, this program gives you the industry-ready skills, real-world project experience, and connections to land paid opportunities. If you’re ready to turn your passion into a career, this is your solution—apply today!
Key features and benefits
Who is this for?
• Recent graduates, masters and final year students passionate about game engines, 3D art, animation, or immersive technology.
• Anyone eager to turn their creative and technical talent into a career in the creative and tech industries.
• People looking to build their professional network and collaborate with industry specialists and peers to expand their opportunities.
What you'll gain
FAQs
Upcoming Unreal Engine Bootcamps
UNREAL 3D ARTIST
Visual storytelling meets technical mastery
For those who live at the intersection of art and code — this track focuses on materials, shaders, VFX, and performance optimisation. Think the stunning real-time visuals in The Mandalorian — built in Unreal with technical artistry at its core.
Skills You'll Build
Custom Shader & Material Creation
Niagara VFX & Lighting Techniques
Optimization for Real-Time
Blueprints for Art Tools
Real-Time Rendering Pipelines
Experience on a Virtual Production project
Bootcamp Partners
CONTENT PARTNER
2LE Media is an award-winning TV Production Company that makes scripted comedy and drama as well as entertainment formats.
DELIVERY PARTNER
dock10 is the UK's leading television facility which includes an industry-leading 4k UHD-ready virtual studio capability making hundreds of programmes across for the UK's top broadcasters.
UNREAL GAME DEVELOPER
Code gameplay. Build systems. Shape the player experience.
This track is ideal for aspiring gameplay programmers and technical designers who want to master Unreal Engine’s C++ and Blueprint systems. You’ll develop mechanics, AI behaviours, and game development— the kind of systems powering games like Fortnite or Remnant: From the Ashes.
Skills You'll Build
C++ Programming in Unreal
Blueprint Visual Scripting
AI & Gameplay Logic
Multiplayer Foundations
Debugging & Optimization
Real Industry project experience
UNREAL FOR BEGINNERS
New to game development? Start strong.
Perfect for those just entering the world of Unreal, this track gives you a solid foundation in both game design and visual scripting. You'll build simple levels, experiment with Blueprints, and get comfortable in the same engine used by AAA studios and indie teams alike.
Skills You'll Build
Unreal Engine Interface & Workflow
Blueprint Basics
Game Development Principles
Asset Integration
Game Generalists & Producers
Game Studio Project Management
Dates and Time Commitment
All bootcamps listed above begin in May 2025 and will run for 11 weeks.
Daytime schedule:
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Mon (9:30 – 16:30), Tue – Fri (9:30 – 13:00)
Evening schedule:
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Mon – Fri (17:00 – 21:00)
Previous Bootcamps
UNREAL AMPLIFIED: INTERACTIVE MUSIC FUTURES
Covering future-facing user experience technologies such as the use of XR, the Metaverse and the evolving Fortnite platform. A major focus of the bootcamp will be to develop a future audience experience for music performances, supported by the Music Futures initiative - the government’s £60m funding plan to boost the creative industries.
STARTED MARCH 2025
NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY
This bootcamp is fully funded by the Department for Education and open to anyone living in England.
PROJECT PARTNER
MusicFutures engages music sector partners to deliver a range of research, development and intellectual property initiatives.
