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Build your own Burj-Khalifa

Experience the story behind the world’s tallest tower through interactive storytelling, STEM learning, and immersive Fortnite Creative (UEFN) Game Design and Game Episodes.

This Burj Khalifa Project is a structured classroom or remote learning activity with lesson plans designed for teachers and educators. It comes with gameplay and development curriculums with clear learning objectives, discussion frameworks, and assessment tasks rooted in real-world history, engineering, and STEM curricula.

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Honoring Dubai’s Architectural Pioneers

🫡 INSPIRED BY LEADERS' VISION

HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE & Ruler of Dubai — For his inspiration behind the development of Dubai & Burj Khalifa.

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Crown Prince of Dubai & Chairman of Executive Council — For initiating the Dubai Gaming Program 2033.

Mohamed Alabbar & Emaar Properties

— The visionary developers of the Burj Khalifa.

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)

— For the original architectural inspiration of the tower.

Disclaimer

⚠️ EDUCATIONAL DISCLAIMER

This project is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by Emaar Properties, Burj Khalifa owners, architects, or UAE government entities. All characters, names, events, designs, structures, and related references appearing in this game are used solely for educational and narrative purposes, and are fictional based on public information; any resemblance to real persons or entities is purely coincidental.

Game Episodes

🎯 Many people tried to build Burj Khalifa digital games, but we made it outstanding in Fortnite.

“The Burj Khalifa” has two independent educational game episodes for STEM learning. Ascend Esports and the authors of this narrative were profoundly inspired by the extraordinary vision, engineering ingenuity, and visionary leadership behind the great attempt to build this timeless monument - a testament to human ambition and architectural excellence.

Episode 01

The Time Traveler: Burj Khalifa

The Gameplay transports players back through four key phases of the Burj Khalifa’s construction, from the 2002 Blueprint Phase to the 2010 Grand Opening, using a mechanism that gates progress behind knowledge.

Episode 02

Burj Khalifa Racing Party Island

Expanded to Car and Boat Racing tracks around Burj Khalifa and the Creek area around it, we have implemeneted a Multiplayer Leaderboard system for Fun based healthy Esports, suitable for competition activations.

The Time Traveler: Burj Khalifa