So, I have five students in my game development class building in Fortnite creative. Yes, there's some gun violence, but the goal is building a good game. My rules are pretty simple: no public maps; creative or UEFN only, no extreme violence (over and above the violence exhibited in Fortnite game mode), no sexual, lascivious, or otherwise icky content that would go against school policy. Other than that, have fun, make something cool.
Some students are building racing games in Creative, some are doing stealth mode games, some obstacle courses. I frequently show videos of what people are creating with UEFN, and the amount of jobs out there looking for people who have experience and/or expertise in UEFN is growing.
Nobody really comes in my class, never asks to see what students are doing. All students in class know who is building what, and we have a common Notion board where we post our updates to our games. If it becomes a PR nightmare in the future, well, then I'll address it at that point. Otherwise, let the kids explore game development with tools that they're already familiar with. Note, we are a remote school with a fairly small population.
One thing that is driving me nuts, though, is students using GAME CONTROLLERS to make maps on FN. Seriously, are you that against using a keyboard + mice, which is significantly more reliable and faster?! Kids these days...
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Anthony White
Top of the World CSTA Vice President
CS/Game Dev - Kodiak High School
Kodiak, AK
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