What you’ll learn

• C++, the games industry standard language.
• How to use the Unreal Engine 4 Editor.
• Unreal Blueprint for designer friendly programming.
• Git as a version control and backup system.
• Object Oriented Programming and how to put it into practice.
• Sound effects and audio to add depth to your games.
• Game design principles.
• Programming patterns and best practices.
• Unreal’s Terrain Editor to create epic landscapes.
• Artificial Intelligence behaviour programming for enemies.
• Strong and transferable problem solving skills.
• Modern game development technologies and techniques.
• A fundamental understanding of computers.
• Write code that is clean and to understand.
• Unreal Gameplay Framework to make games easily.
• Advanced vehicle physics.
• Blackboard and Behaviour Tree for customizable AI.
• Animation Blueprint for custom character animation.
• C++ template programming to reduce repetition.
• Vector maths for game play and physics calculations.

Are there any course requirements or prerequisites?

• 64-bit PC capable of running Unreal 4 (recommended).
• Or a Mac capable of running Unreal 4 (must support Metal).
• About 15GB of free disc space.

Who this course is for:

• Competent and confident with using a computer.
• Artists who want to bring their assets alive in a game engine.
• Developers who want to re-skill across to coding.
• Complete beginners who are willing to work hard.
• Existing programmers who want to re-skill to game development.

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