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super useful course

i know unreal engine now. the fact you get to keep the assets is also super neat
nothing else to say except that, if you have no experience in unreal engine this course is for you

Really Fun course

Made my own videogame and I understand Unreal Engine so much better. All in all, really great course.

Fantastic learning journey

The 3D Game Design course was packed and informative. You get a day of designing your own game with your knowledge and the teachers are always here to help.

it was fun

I Liked working with unreal
I made new friends
It was easy to understand

My experience

Was a very good and fun experience would definitely recommend it!!!

GOOD

I understood most things really well and did alot of things that i am quite proud of. I also learned how to make so many different types of games just in funtechassets and It is amazing how many things funtech assests has

very goodddddddddddd

it was so good I made new friends and learned lots of things overall it was very good

My Virtual camp experience

I have absolutely loved my time here when I did my virtual camp. We learned how to make games with a game engine called Unreal Engine. The tutors who teach you give lots of information and can explain it in different ways to help you understand. My overall rating is 10/10.

Completely Worth it.

I enjoyed this camp alot. It got me from low understanding of any of the things we were using to full understanding in 5 days. I recommend funtech.

Funtech is amazing!

I absolutely love Funtech. Every single one of my courses has been exceptional, I have learnt loads and had a lot of fun. I had a problem with the assets and my computer, but Funtech sorted this out, and even called my mum at the end of the day. I couldn't ask for more.

FUN

It is very "Fun" Tech. Learned a lot of things about unreal engine and the tutor was also helpful.

3D Game design

My son took part in the 3D Game design virtual week course. He thoroughly enjoyed it, and was engaged throughout and has developed new skills and confidence while completing the course. The course has ignited his imagination and boosted his enthusiasm for game design. The tutor was very supportiv...

My son took part in the 3D Game design virtual week course. He thoroughly enjoyed it, and was engaged throughout and has developed new skills and confidence while completing the course. The course has ignited his imagination and boosted his enthusiasm for game design. The tutor was very supportive, knowledgeable and competent and inspirational. On the final day doing their individual projects it would have been nice for the students to have enough time to show each other their game design to see how others had used the course to develop their own game ideas. Overall, the course was a huge success and I would definitely recommend it to those interested in game design.

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3D Gaming

My son really enjoyed the 2 week (half day) virtual course on 3D gamning with Unreal engine. Funtech asked for a bit of pre-course prep from me as a parent (checking Broadband speed and computer spec - it was all reasonable to ask and fairly straightforward) and took 2x20mins. We used childcar...

My son really enjoyed the 2 week (half day) virtual course on 3D gamning with Unreal engine. Funtech asked for a bit of pre-course prep from me as a parent (checking Broadband speed and computer spec - it was all reasonable to ask and fairly straightforward) and took 2x20mins.

We used childcare vouchers to pay (you need to pay upfront by card but then we got the money back quickly from Funtech once the childcare scheme had sent their payment). Without this option I do not think we would have booked the course.

Overall I was impressed with how my son remained engaged over the whole two weeks and he seems to have retained a real interest in the subject and learned other transferable skills. The person running the course seems to have struck a good balance between moments where they are all chatting and others when they are progressing the specific course elements.

Overall very good and certainly a good review from my son.

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3d game design

i learnt quite a bit of unrealengine logic that the game creator uses such as deleteing only one sise of a negative geometry will crate a one way wall or other things such as funtech providing blueprints for use . the course is overall really fun to participate in so i may go again.

best course i have ever done

the tutor was really helpful and i gained a lot of skill in the game design area. this could start a career

3D Game Design

The tutors are always there to help and can usually fix any problem any of us have ever had (us being our class). It can take a bit to get up to speed but is very fun towards the end as you make games that you are genuinely proud of. Unreal engine makes it simple to design and build your dream ga...

The tutors are always there to help and can usually fix any problem any of us have ever had (us being our class). It can take a bit to get up to speed but is very fun towards the end as you make games that you are genuinely proud of. Unreal engine makes it simple to design and build your dream game or any other game. Would definitely recommend and would happily do it again.

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- The environment was really friendly
- Everyone was on good/speaking terms by the end
- I felt welcome to ask for help.
- Easy to understand
- Felt like I had a good understanding by the end

3d game design

These last 2 weeks have been amazing as usual Funtech is amazing Kevin was really nice and always willing to help and the best course I have taken.

Fun and highly recommended

Dylan had fun while learning and the course was well organised.

Very good camp

My son Felix enjoyed the camp. It was a little too much information in one day for an 11 years old boy but I think he learned a lot and next year we have to book the 2 week camp so he can better focus every day. It was very professionally organized.

Thank you!

Very good week

We started to learn about this whole "game design" concept and how it works and how to work the software called "unreal" engine , we developed our skills into making a fully fledged game

Had a very productive week and learnt lots of new things

This week was a very enjoyable and productive week for me as I learnt a new area of programming I had never explored before and I really enjoyed it. I will hopefully come out with a decent game and I hope to continue making games as hobby. My tutor, Fabian, was very helpful when it came to sorti...

This week was a very enjoyable and productive week for me as I learnt a new area of programming I had never explored before and I really enjoyed it. I will hopefully come out with a decent game and I hope to continue making games as hobby.
My tutor, Fabian, was very helpful when it came to sorting out problems and bugs in my game and was also very good at going through the content to make it more understandble for us.
I would definately reccomend this course and FunTech to others, as it is well run and well executed.

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It was very fun and educational!

I really enjoyed that we could dsign our own games and we also learnt how to use a software that was new to me :)

funtechreview

It was very fun and i learnt a lot, The teachers were very friendly and helpfiul.

3D Game Design - Developer

I cannot speak highly enough about FunTech. What an absolutely awesome company that helps children and teens with coding and tech. They have a range of courses (although you have to book early) that I wish I had when I was younger. But my ten year old daughter joined for a two week's session ...

I cannot speak highly enough about FunTech. What an absolutely awesome company that helps children and teens with coding and tech.

They have a range of courses (although you have to book early) that I wish I had when I was younger. But my ten year old daughter joined for a two week's session on 3D Game Designing using Unreal Engine over the summer and she loved it.

She has been learning python coding since she was six so it was nice for her to do something different. And even though she had a wobble in the middle of the course, the company was absolutely fantastic and supported her with some one to one private lessons to get her to the end.

My daughter wrote: "To Connor. Thank you for giving me 1 to 1s to help me understand Unreal Engine. I really appreciate it. I am really happy with the end result of my game and I am hoping to add many more levels and upgrade my current ones to make my game way more interesting."

@Sheineez Barber I applaud you for setting up such an awesome company and excellent customer service.

As a result, I have shared with many friends and I will book Georgie onto her next course soon and every year from here on. 10 out of 10...

I couldn't recommend this company highly enough.

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Great Experience with Funtech

Akein has told me that he has enjoyed his 3D Game Design Course very much, although he experienced a few problems, like his laptop crashing because of 'Unreal Engine', but he has said that he loved it and has lots of fun learning about different elements of 3D Game Design, so I think that overall...

Akein has told me that he has enjoyed his 3D Game Design Course very much, although he experienced a few problems, like his laptop crashing because of 'Unreal Engine', but he has said that he loved it and has lots of fun learning about different elements of 3D Game Design, so I think that overall, he had a brilliant time in the FunTech Course!

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FunTech Review

The final few days is the best part about the entire course as we get to create our own projects and the days go much quicker than they do normally. Also the tutor was very nice and very helpful especially when we needed help or were stuck on something. I really enjoyed the course overall.

Overall Fun Funtech Experience!

Overall, the whole course was really fun, with lots of new things to learn and learning how to use countless types of blueprints, designing objects, creating static meshes, and all of the sorts. One thing I do have to say about it though, is that I encountered a few problems along the way, and my...

Overall, the whole course was really fun, with lots of new things to learn and learning how to use countless types of blueprints, designing objects, creating static meshes, and all of the sorts. One thing I do have to say about it though, is that I encountered a few problems along the way, and my laptop was crashing during the course at points, but overall, I loved it!

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Funtech review

Over the two weeks the funtech course has been fun easy, the cool tutor has been funny relatable helpful, and through out the two weeks the have been minimal problems, all of which were easy fixes. I found the course to be a good learning experience with an easy, but long, amount of tasks made e...

Over the two weeks the funtech course has been fun easy, the cool tutor has been funny relatable helpful, and through out the two weeks the have been minimal problems, all of which were easy fixes. I found the course to be a good learning experience with an easy, but long, amount of tasks made easier by the recourses funtech provided

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It was awesome!

I did the unreal engine course [2 weeks] and I learnt SO MUCH about unreal engine and how to use it. I would highly recommend this course for others as it is fun and useful for later on in life. I made a huge exploration game which was so large it sometimes crashed my laptop! Overall, it was a gr...

I did the unreal engine course [2 weeks] and I learnt SO MUCH about unreal engine and how to use it. I would highly recommend this course for others as it is fun and useful for later on in life. I made a huge exploration game which was so large it sometimes crashed my laptop! Overall, it was a great learning experience and I'd like to thank my instructor and FunTech for making this happen!

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Funtech Course Review.

I have learnt many new things about Unreal Engine. I learned how to make moving floors and today we are making our own obstacle courses. I think I will do one of these courses again as I really enjoy this.

It's very fun but it has some consequences

This camp was so fun! In the first week, it was a bit slow and I had so many problems but all were solved and I'm so happy that I finally completed my game! There are some things you could improve but overall, it was awesome!

Very good.

It was very fun. I learnt a lot about the unreal engine. How everything works and I understood blueprints way better. As the days went on it got more interesting, because I knew more about the engine.

3d game desighn

the first lesson was hard but all the others were very fun and I learnt lots of new things from it

Amazing course, loads of fun

I had a great time when doing this course, i learnt loads and got familiar with using unreal engine

5/5

Throughout the week of my 3D Game Design course, I have learnt how to use the many useful tools of Unreal Engine which has boosted my ambition for success in the world of tech. To end off the week, we made a game which was really exciting to produce. I really enjoyed my time here as it was much b...

Throughout the week of my 3D Game Design course, I have learnt how to use the many useful tools of Unreal Engine which has boosted my ambition for success in the world of tech. To end off the week, we made a game which was really exciting to produce. I really enjoyed my time here as it was much better than I had anticipated and I hope to participate in something like this again in the future.

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5/5

I have really loved my time here at Funtech. I loved designing games and throughout the week, there were many challenges however the teachers were very friendly and helped me overcome them. I would definitely recommend this to a friend and come here again in the next holiday. I have learnt how to...

I have really loved my time here at Funtech. I loved designing games and throughout the week, there were many challenges however the teachers were very friendly and helped me overcome them. I would definitely recommend this to a friend and come here again in the next holiday. I have learnt how to use Unreal Engine and I will definitely continue learning it. Thank you Funtech!

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Great week at FunTech

I really enjoyed the week, and learnt a lot about 3D Game Design. However, I had some slight problems with my computer throughout the week. As well as some more minor issues, my game crashed. Despite this, I had a great time.

5/5 (4.9/5)

3D game design

It is very interesting. You learn how to make blueprints and use different things to make your game better like teleporting to new levels and landscaping to make the map look good.

The week was great!

The week was great! Even though it was quite tiring the first two days I got used to it and it no longer felt tiring. I've learnt how to make my own 3d game and it was very interesting. It was also great fun when we played cards in the breaks. :)

Learnt 3D design

the camp was fun and I have learned a lot and I would recommend you to try FunTech, as it has been very good.

Went excellent

Very good all week. Learnt how to do 3-d game design.

it was good

i liked it
theres nothing else i have to say

Toby had a great time at the 3D games Design week

Toby had a great time at the 3D games Design week, he enjoyed it a lot and had quite a decent game by the end of the week that he was reasonably pleased with – important to me, to know that he found some friends to play with in the breaks which was really key to making it much more interesting an...

Toby had a great time at the 3D games Design week, he enjoyed it a lot and had quite a decent game by the end of the week that he was reasonably pleased with – important to me, to know that he found some friends to play with in the breaks which was really key to making it much more interesting and stimulating.
We find coming to Barbican super convenient and the venue was great (maybe playground a bit small, but I didn’t actually see it?).
I did think maybe the more round table room layout you used to have at City Girls school was a bit better than the classroom lecture set up of the room, I am not sure Toby cared that much but I think he maybe got to know less people this time (?), he commented to me that all the helper/teachers were so very kind and lovely – this has always been the case and it really makes Funtech so good, so overall we absolutely love FunTech thank you.
I noticed only that we didn’t get a t shirt this time at the end. I wonder if you do ice breaker stuff at the start of the week with the kids in the break, maybe some outdoor games or learning each others names or something could make the group bond a bit more easily, Toby is pretty shy and it would possibly help him – he always gets to know the people sitting right next to him the best otherwise.
For Toby, he really is devoted to Minecraft and Redstone still, even though he is 13 – he would definitely come along if you ran a more grown up Minecraft course because he is now too old and has done them all, it looks like his options are to do something more like a coding course eg. Python as a 13 year old.
Many thanks and long may Funtech continue, we have been coming every year and went to everything we could think of so far, hopefully we can find a good course at Barbican again next summer!

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3D Coding at Barbican Centre 1st Aug to 5th Aug 2022 - Great fun and staff was very responsible

My daughter Bethan had a great experience at the above course. The instructor (Jamie I think it was) was very patient and had a good balance between discipline and fun. The only feedback I could see was that the waiting /lunch room felt a bit stuffy during that particular week. The lady who's in ...

My daughter Bethan had a great experience at the above course. The instructor (Jamie I think it was) was very patient and had a good balance between discipline and fun. The only feedback I could see was that the waiting /lunch room felt a bit stuffy during that particular week. The lady who's in charge of the registration was top notch ensuring the children's safety. Another feedback towards the end was that the laptop or connection might have been better in that it took my daughter a look time to download her game to the USB sticker and it wasn't properly saved and so she couldn't open it again afterwards.
Thanks.

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3Dgame design

Thomas really enjoyed this and learnt a lot. He’s continuing to practise at home over the holidays.
He did find the first day very slow, so maybe the pace needs to move faster or be more practical to improve it.

Excellent

This was my son’s first Funtech course and he thoroughly enjoyed it. He learned a lot about game design and he’s now enrolled on another programming course. Definitely worth it !

Outstanding opportunity

Our 10 year old returned today from the 3D game design residency at Tonbridge School. His experience has been extraordinary. We have never seen him so enthused about the way in which computing can be used. The teachers have managed to combine his innate love of narrative with the complexities of ...

Our 10 year old returned today from the 3D game design residency at Tonbridge School. His experience has been extraordinary. We have never seen him so enthused about the way in which computing can be used. The teachers have managed to combine his innate love of narrative with the complexities of Unreal Engine. He made a game - a real computer game! Remarkable. We were nervous about him going away and not knowing anyone there, but he has forged some great friendships in just a few days. The opportunity to do scuba diving in the evening and play dodge ball were also highlights. All in all, we haven't heard a negative word. And of course, he wants to go back next summer. Thanks so much to everyone at funtech, I am really grateful our child was able to have this experience and would book it again in a heartbeat.

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3D Game Design review

The Funtech 3D Game Design course is a great experience, Very challenging and interseting.

FunTech

Fun tech was probably the best camp i have been to. The staff are friendly and helpful, they make learning fun, interesting and i met a lot of really nice people. Overall i would definitely come here again