Topology without the waffle
A quick way to explain why the arrangement of edges matters without turning topology into a list of rules.
Free subject development for vocational educators
Learn your subject.Teach it better.Keep it current.
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Subject/Level/Area/Need
Four ways in
Start with the job you need to do.
Useful today
Three good places to start.
Chosen because they solve a real planning or subject-knowledge problem.
A first Blender session that makes something
Get learners navigating, transforming and combining shapes before explaining every part of the interface.
Greybox before art
Use simple geometry to test scale, route and timing while changes are still cheap.
Quick teaching ideas
Useful before tomorrow’s lesson.
Concise activities with adaptations, kit and purpose already made clear.
Bad Level Challenge
Diagnose a deliberately poor layout, rank the problems and improve the smallest part that would make the biggest difference.
No-HUD Navigation
Guide a player with layout, composition, landmarks and contrast rather than objective arrows or spoken directions.
Primitive Prop Sprint
Make a recognisable prop from basic primitives, then improve its silhouette before adding small detail.
Free tools
Tools with a teaching reason.
Not just what each tool does — why a Games educator might care and how to use it in class.
Dungeon Scrawl for fast level plans
A quick browser-based map tool for thinking about route, space and encounter layout before opening a full game engine.
Twine for branching prototypes
An open-source tool for making and testing nonlinear interactive stories in the browser or desktop app.
Blender for game-art practice
A free, open-source 3D suite covering modelling, UVs, materials, rigging, animation and export workflows.
Keep current
Only changes that may affect teaching.
Verified sources with a calm editorial steer. This supports the hub; it does not dominate it.
Blender 5.2 LTS is available
Blender 5.2 LTS adds EEVEE improvements, Cycles texture caching, remote asset libraries, and updates to the Video Sequencer and compositor. Fixes are planned through July 2028.
Unreal Engine 5.8 is now available
The release introduces experimental Mesh Terrain and MCP support, expands worldbuilding, animation, MetaHuman and virtual-production workflows, and moves several features to Production Ready.