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Fortnite makers award Unreal Academic Partner status to Ulster University s screen academy
The US video game giant has endorsed its Belfast games design and animation courses
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A US video game giant has endorsed courses at Ulster University in Northern Ireland.
Epic Games created the children s favourite Fortnite, with its famous flossing dance, among many others.
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The creators of the world-famous Fortnite video game have endorsed courses at Ulster University.
The university becomes the only facility on the island of Ireland awarded partner status to Epic Games Unreal Engine.
A separate investment of £1m has also been made in the university s Ulster Screen Academy.
Students will be trained at a new virtual production facility at the York Street campus in Belfast.
The new facility will feature technology including an LED wall with camera-tracking technology, full-body motion capture, facial capture, a large green screen and virtual cameras.
Those studying on the course will be trained using the Unreal Engine to develop real-time 3D skills.