At SIGGRAPH 2014, Unity Announces Back to School Deals

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SIGGRAPH 2014SIGGRAPH 2014 is taking over Vancouver, British Columbia. The annual conference is a gathering of industry leaders devoted to computer graphics and interactive techniques. It attracts everyone from researchers, artists, developers, filmmakers, scientists and business professionals. Unity Technologies definitely fits that bill and will be in attendance with a big announcement in tow. Following the acceptance of the Develop Awards’ Best Engine Award last month, the ultimate game development company announced that it will be providing massive discounts to students and faculty – just in time for back to school.

Unity’s Back-to-School promotion is set to start with the opening of the SIGGRAPH conference, on August 10th and runs through September 30th.

Unity Back to School Deals

What does this mean for the academic community looking to get their hands on this amazing game development software? Savings of up to $249* on licensing for Unity Game Development Software.  All of these promotional orders are considered pre-orders for the eagerly awaited Unity Pro 5. Which means when you purchase software now, you will receive the latest edition of Unity 4 and be one of the first to nab version 5 upon its release before the end of 2014. Award-winning Unity game development software, instant savings and an included update, these are the things that make a deal too good to pass up.

Upcoming Unity Pro 5

Unity Pro 5 is designed from the ground up to be an easy-to-use game development platform, no prior knowledge of software development required. That being said, Unity certainly didn’t forget any bells and whistles. Some of the improvements in Unity 5 include:

  • Real-time global illumination that is mobile, desktop & console ready
  • Improved reflection probes and physically based shading
  • Updated user interface (UI) that creates an intuitive design system for 2D and 3D designs (Now available for Unity 4 users)
  • Realtime mixing and master that allows you to create detailed mixing graphs, tweak your mix in play mode and create snapshots & blend between them
  • WebGL platform enhancement that allows you to deploy to the web without a plug-in
  • Unity Cloud does not require a third party SDK. It makes it so you can author ads, cross promote and find partners via a web portal

This is just a peak some of the cutting-edge tools included in Unity’s new software platform. To check out more Unity 5 improvements and features click here.

Students actually get professional Game Design experience at an academic price, and educators will be able to implement and/or improve on their STEM education programs. Capitalize on students’ passion for gaming and interactive learning, while preparing them for the digital workforce. With this limited time deal, there’s no better time to get on board with Unity.

Unity Back to School Deals*

These promotional prices are in US dollars for the USA market. Pricing in other countries may vary.

 

Original Price

Sale Price

Student & Faculty Annual Suite$149$99
Student & Faculty Commercial Stand-Alone$750$649
Student & Faculty Perpetual  Commercial Suite$1999$1750

*In US dollars, subject to academic eligibility. Offer ends 9/30/14.

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