Promotion: educational institute My ArchiSchool has developed game design courses children and architects can use to create visualisations of their spatial designs.

The courses enable users to design and explore their own buildings and play games within them, using avatars that can also be created as part of the programme.

My ArchiSchool said it is aimed primarily at children between the ages of six and 17 with an interest in architecture, but added that architects can also use it to visualise their designs.

"My Archischool has started to programme a new integration of architecture, game design, and filmmaking," said the Hong Kong based institute.

"With the use of game design within their own buildings, My Archischool students could walk through their own designs through the eyes of the avatars," it continued.

"They could do design reviews to their own buildings and visualise the events to be hosted."

By using the software to create games inside their own building designs, users can visualise the spaces both for fun and professional uses.

The company believes this will be useful for student and professional design reviews, building on the success of programmes such as Epic Game's Unreal Engine, Unreal Engine for Fortnite and Twinmotion.

It is also hoped to bridge the gap it has observed in the teaching of the arts and technology between secondary and tertiary education, helping young people develop skills in these areas.

My ArchiSchool said this responds to "increasing demand" for creative workforces with capabilities in both art and technology around the world.

"There have been a lot of new interdisciplinary design degree programmes offered by universities in UK and US covering architecture, art, and technology in recent years," the institute said.

"However, the curricula in high schools have not yet been upgraded to catch up," continued My ArchiSchool. "If kids can have a better preparation and they will enjoy more choices when they select their target degree programmes."

"Students who have used the gaming platforms have benefitted from interactive reviews of the functional assignment of rooms and the spatial sequences within a building," the company said.

"With the multi-disciplined interactive design programmes, the young ones can be more prepared to choose their university degree options, and also enjoy more job opportunities, whilst the world will get some new workforces who are good at art and tech. A win-win solution," added My ArchiSchool.

To find out more, visit My ArchiSchool's website here.

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