{"678576":{"#nid":"678576","#data":{"type":"news","title":"CS Alum Creates Promo Video for Formula 1 Fans","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs the motorsports world focuses on this weekend\u2019s Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, a Georgia Tech alumnus is bringing attention to the sport\u2019s 2026 season.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tamershaaban\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETamer Shaaban\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (CS 11) has created a promotional video exclusively using \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.unrealengine.com\/en-US\/unreal-engine-5\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUnreal Engine 5\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, an open-source game design engine used to develop Fortnite and several other popular video games. The \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/youtu.be\/rlmw3--H7nA?si=hGU1xwOGNNZvWSCY\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Evideo hypes Audi\u0027s upcoming Formula 1 debut\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShaaban is a filmmaker and user-interface designer who shared the video on LinkedIn this week. He said, \u201cI wanted to excite Audi and F1 fans. I had no car, but I had the experience of directing and technology at my disposal.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShaaban said his goal was to push Unreal Engine\u2019s technology to its limits to showcase its potential.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI came up with a creative that would rely entirely on building something photorealistic with the heart and spirit of Audi\u2019s racing legacy,\u201d said Shaaban.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHere\u2019s to the future of the Audi F1 Project and the powerful future of imagination.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more about his approach and thoughts on the future of filmmaking, click here to read a recent story about Shaaban\u2019s work from \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cairoscene.com\/ArtsAndCulture\/The-Groundbreaking-Formula-1-Ad-Filmed-Entirely-in-the-Virtual-World\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECairoScene\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, an online cultural magazine.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech alumnus Tamer Shaaban (CS 11) created a new video celebrating Audi\u0027s addition to the 2026 Formula 1 grid. A filmmaker and UX designer, Shaaban created the video exclusively using Unreal Engine 5, an open-source game design engine used to develop Fortnite and several other popular video games.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech alumnus Tamer Shaaban\u0027s new video celebrates a major auto manufacturer\u0027s addition to the 2026 Formula 1 grid."}],"uid":"32045","created_gmt":"2024-11-20 22:30:19","changed_gmt":"2024-11-21 03:56:45","author":"Ben Snedeker","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2024-11-20T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2024-11-20T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"675689":{"id":"675689","type":"image","title":"GT Alum Tamer Shaaban.jpg","body":null,"created":"1732161349","gmt_created":"2024-11-21 03:55:49","changed":"1732161349","gmt_changed":"2024-11-21 03:55:49","alt":"GT Alum Tamer Shaaban is an accomplished filmmaker and UX designer.","file":{"fid":"259341","name":"GT Alum Tamer Shaaban.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/11\/20\/GT%20Alum%20Tamer%20Shaaban_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/11\/20\/GT%20Alum%20Tamer%20Shaaban_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":101994,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/11\/20\/GT%20Alum%20Tamer%20Shaaban_0.jpg?itok=c2soMEge"}}},"media_ids":["675689"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rlmw3--H7nA?si=GAkk3PEL6VFqpvQY","title":"VIDEO: Audi\u0027s F1 Journey Begins: H\u00fclkenberg X Bortoleto 2026 | Unreal Engine 5 Film"}],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"}],"keywords":[{"id":"10199","name":"Daily Digest"},{"id":"181991","name":"Georgia Tech News Center"},{"id":"596","name":"Alumni Association"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBen Snedeker, Comms. Mgr.\u003Cbr\u003EGeorgia Tech College of Computing\u003Cbr\u003Ealbert.snedeker@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}