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The first was an intensive two-week course using the Unreal
Engine, mirroring on-set exercises to play back content to large
displays, such as interlocking video panel walls.
Unreal Engine has existed since the late 1990's and was
developed by Epic Games as a tool for first-person point-of-
view video games. It soon became a popular choice for game
development due to its capacity for high-quality visuals and
comparatively easy to user interface. Each new generation
of the program brought improvements in visual fidelity and
a wealth of new features that made it more appealing for a
wider variety of game genres. When Unreal Engine 4 was
unveiled in 2012, it was able to achieve near photorealistic
environments and, for the first time, the film industry realized
