This course offers an in-depth introduction to designing immersive audiovisual spaces with Unreal Engine and MadMapper. Participants learn to create visual content in real time, to stream and project it onto multiple surfaces, and to design a complete video-mapping setup, from the digital scene to the physical installation. The course combines technical input, hands-on workshops, and project work to cover the entire workflow: design, prototyping, calibration, and implementation of an immersive setup.

Over the course of the sessions, you will explore:

• the fundamentals of Unreal Engine for real-time creation (interface, scenes, cameras, lights, materials, animations);
• preparing and optimizing dynamic visuals for projection;
• using MadMapper for multi-surface video mapping and projector management;
• the principles of audiovisual integration, synchronization, and real-time (live) control;
• the basics of spatialization and interactive control of an installation.

Target audience

Artists, designers, technicians, scenographers, audiovisual professionals, and anyone who wants to bring audiovisual immersion and real-time technologies into their practice.

Prerequisites

No prior knowledge of Unreal Engine or MadMapper is required.

General comfort with computers and digital creative tools is recommended. A laptop is required.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• design an immersive setup, from the initial idea to a working prototype;
• create a real-time scene in Unreal Engine (materials, lights, cameras, animations);
• generate and route a real-time video stream from Unreal Engine to MadMapper;
• create multi-surface video mapping and calibrate one or more projectors;
• synchronize and control scene parameters in real time (live controls);
• optimize media for projection (formats, frame rates, performance);
• diagnose and solve common issues in an immersive installation (geometry, keystone, latency, tearing, alignment, stability).

Expected results

By the end of the course, participants will have:

• created a working immersive prototype as a group;
• acquired a clear methodology for developing their own audiovisual installations;
• gained an in-depth understanding of the technical and artistic issues involved in real-time immersive setups.

Course format

Classes / hands-on workshops / group project

Dates and detailed program (Spring/Fall 2026)

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