Program Highlights
CreateAccess augments a tech skills training program with sustained 3D creation education - and internships!
High school students and recent grads from Launchpad, a tech-focused workforce development program in Philadelphia, gain exposure to 3D creation through a 6-session summer program with CreateAccess.
After the summer program, students interested in enhancing their 3D skills return for optional, smaller "deep dive" workshops during the school year. Students who show sustained interest and promise in 3D are considered for internships through one of CreateAccess' dedicated positions for Launchpad students.
Launchpad Summer Program Creator Showcase
Motion Graphics in Unreal Engine "Deep Dive" Workshop Highlights
CreateAccess introduces 3D modeling, printing, and animation to individuals with disabilities at Integrate for Good - and works with creators and staff to host a digital dance party!
New creators made original 3D models with Tinkercad, and added materials and animations with Spline.
During breaks, they were introduced to 3D printing basics, and helped CreateAccess make a digital dance party for our second birthday with participants' and staffs' real-life dance moves using Deep Motion and Unreal Editor for Fortnite.
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Fortnite Dance Party
CreateAccess partners with Philadelphia Children's Foundation and Malvern Preparatory School to put hardware in creators' hands
3D creator labs that included computers and/or 3D printers were installed at four of CreateAccess' collaborating schools and community organizations.
These devices enable CreateAccess to provide more impactful programs, give each creator more hands-on time with 3D creation tools during the programs, and allow them to keep creating after the programs end.
Teens learn game development and 3D printing with an eye toward becoming program facilitators
Beginner creators from the Upper Darby Library Municipal Branch's Youth-Led Humanities Teen program were introduced to 3D creation over 6 sessions.
Students with sustained interest in 3D creation will have the opportunity to complete a Community Facilitator Training, which will enable them to co-design and co-facilitate future programs for the Library with support from CreateAccess.
Creators bring their interests to life in 3D
Beginner creators at Delco Boxing Academy learned how they can incorporate their own lives and interests into virtual experiences.
Learners ages 9-13 were introduced to 3D creation by creating photogrammetry models of objects in their environments, including boxing equipment, and importing them into a 3D experience. CreateAccess Co-Founder Patrick Cozzi facilitated an experimental "Animation Station" that allowed creators to rig an avatar that mimicked their own real-life boxing moves!
College students discover new options for game development
CreateAccess microcourse materials introduced students to a new 3D creation platform for Rowan University's ACM Game Jam.
CreateAccess Co-Founder & Executive Director Liz Dailey visited an event hosted by Rowan University's ACM-W club, where she introduced students to Unreal Editor for Fortnite and ways to create personally-relevant Fortnite experiences using UEFN and photogrammetry. She shared CreateAccess microcourse materials as a resource to help interested students get started with these tools to build a game for Rowan's ACM Game Jam. Two students - Kat Saburova and Mary Moor - built a "Winter at Rowan" themed Fortnite experience with support from the Microcourse Learning Guides.
"Winter at Rowan" student-created Fortnite experience
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CreateAccess microcourse materials provided students with new options for game development at Rowan University's ACM Game Jam.
CreateAccess Co-Founder & Executive Director Liz Dailey visited an event hosted by Rowan University's ACM-W club, where she introduced students to Unreal Editor for Fortnite and ways to create personally-relevant Fortnite experiences using UEFN and photogrammetry. She shared CreateAccess microcourse materials as a resource to help interested students get started with these tools to build a game for Rowan's ACM Game Jam. Two students - Kat Saburova and Mary Moor - built a Rowan-themed Fortnite experience with support from the microcourse Guides. Check out a demo of their game here! (link to video: )
Families explore 3D creation, music, and digital citizenship
Students and their families learned about intersections of 3D creation and music by importing their own compositions - made with AI-empowered technology - into Unreal Editor for Fortnite.
The "Sonic Sandbox" programs, implemented in partnership with the Upper Darby Arts & Education Foundation, catalyzed important conversations among families and program staff about career opportunities, digital citizenship, and democratizing creative processes with 3D creator tools and AI technologies.
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