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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
2 weeks to complete
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
2 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Design advanced materials, shaders, and cinematic transition effects.

  • Implement traversal systems, spline-driven mechanics, and responsive UI.

  • Optimize assets, VFX, and player interactions for performance and immersion.

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Assessments

24 assignments

Taught in English

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This course is part of the Unreal Engine Advanced Projects & FX Design Specialization
When you enroll in this course, you'll also be enrolled in this Specialization.
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There are 8 modules in this course

This comprehensive Unreal Engine course empowers learners to design, develop, and implement advanced visual effects, materials, and gameplay systems using powerful Blueprint scripting techniques. Across eight modules, participants will construct immersive worlds with dynamic materials, integrate interactive player mechanics, apply cinematic transitions, and synchronize animation systems with responsive controls.

Learners will demonstrate mastery of advanced workflows, from holographic material creation and environmental VFX to spline-driven movement, interactive menus, and complex traversal systems like climbing, swinging, and bullet time. Through structured practice and graded assessments, this course will equip game developers to produce professional-quality, performance-optimized, and visually striking gameplay experiences that elevate player engagement. By the end of this course, learners will be able to: β€’ Design advanced materials, shaders, and transition effects. β€’ Develop interactive UI elements and menu systems. β€’ Integrate physics-based mechanics, spline paths, and VFX. β€’ Implement player-centric movement systems and animation sync. β€’ Optimize assets and interactions for performance and immersion.

This module guides learners through the advanced creation of dynamic materials and transition effects in Unreal Engine, with a focus on holographic design, texture manipulation, post-processing transitions, and interactive UI elements. Students will explore Fresnel-based hologram styling, add and customize textures, create cinematic screen transitions, and master parameter-driven material changes. They will also implement navigation aids like a compass, use casting to interact with player blueprints, and design camera systems for object-focused gameplay. By the end of this module, learners will have the skills to create visually striking material effects and integrate them seamlessly into immersive game environments.

What's included

9 videos3 assignments

9 videosβ€’Total 91 minutes
  • Coloring the Holographic Materialβ€’10 minutes
  • Adding a New Textureβ€’9 minutes
  • Changing the Sphereβ€’10 minutes
  • Screen Transition Effectsβ€’10 minutes
  • Working with Scalar Parameterβ€’11 minutes
  • Creating the Transition Textureβ€’10 minutes
  • Creating a Simple Compassβ€’11 minutes
  • Casting First Person Characterβ€’9 minutes
  • Camera for Different Objectsβ€’11 minutes
3 assignmentsβ€’Total 50 minutes
  • Holograms and Transitionsβ€’10 minutes
  • Compass, Casting, Cameraβ€’10 minutes
  • Graded-Material Design and Transition FXβ€’30 minutes

This module equips learners with the skills to design and implement interactive targeting systems, input handling, and advanced visual effects in Unreal Engine. Students will explore how to create dynamic enemy indicators, process array-based data for gameplay logic, and develop toggleable character interactions. They will also configure mouse input for camera control, apply cell shading techniques, convert gameplay data into material parameters, and fine-tune lighting bands and special materials for stylized visuals. By completing this module, learners will be able to integrate functional gameplay systems with visually appealing effects, ensuring a responsive and immersive player experience.

What's included

10 videos3 assignments

10 videosβ€’Total 97 minutes
  • Fixing the Target Indicatorβ€’11 minutes
  • Output Return Valueβ€’10 minutes
  • Pulling the Array Elementβ€’10 minutes
  • Toggling the Characterβ€’9 minutes
  • Initializing the Mouse Inputβ€’6 minutes
  • Creating Cell Shaded Objectβ€’10 minutes
  • Converting to Parameter Valueβ€’8 minutes
  • Setting the Lighting Bandβ€’10 minutes
  • Creating Disintegration Materialsβ€’11 minutes
  • Color Value for the Materialsβ€’12 minutes
3 assignmentsβ€’Total 50 minutes
  • Targeting and Inputβ€’10 minutes
  • Cell Shading & Parametersβ€’10 minutes
  • Graded-Character Indicators & Controllers.β€’30 minutes

This module teaches learners how to design, create, and integrate dynamic environmental effects and interactive scene elements in Unreal Engine. Students will explore how to build custom decal materials for realistic spray and impact effects, spawn decals at precise locations, and manage vector parameter adjustments for enhanced visual accuracy. The module also covers spline-based workflows for connecting objects such as poles and cables, assigning spline indexes, defining vector properties, and organizing child components for structured scene hierarchies. By the end of this module, learners will be able to implement visually accurate environmental props and connection systems that improve both realism and gameplay interactivity.

What's included

13 videos3 assignments

13 videosβ€’Total 137 minutes
  • Default Value to Vector Parameterβ€’11 minutes
  • Compiling the Project Tileβ€’9 minutes
  • Learning to Spray Decals on Wallsβ€’10 minutes
  • Creating a New Material for Sprayingβ€’10 minutes
  • Spawning Decal at Locationβ€’11 minutes
  • Adding Value in Vectorβ€’12 minutes
  • Fixing the Position of the Gunβ€’11 minutes
  • Automating Certain Processesβ€’11 minutes
  • Connecting Tables to Connection Pointsβ€’10 minutes
  • Adding to the Child Componentβ€’10 minutes
  • Codes for connecting Poles with Cablesβ€’9 minutes
  • Adding Spline Index to the Polesβ€’12 minutes
  • Defining the Vector Propertiesβ€’12 minutes
3 assignmentsβ€’Total 50 minutes
  • Decals and Spray FXβ€’10 minutes
  • Poles and Vector Propsβ€’10 minutes
  • Graded-Decals, Splines, and Visual Propsβ€’30 minutes

This module equips learners with the skills to design and implement stylized magical effects and environmental particle systems in Unreal Engine. Students will learn to create detailed pentagram and magic circle textures, integrate them into dynamic materials, and synchronize color, velocity, and visual effects for immersive spellcasting visuals. The module also covers particle system creation for natural phenomena like snow, incorporating rotation and variation techniques to achieve realistic and varied effects. By the end of this module, learners will be able to develop and customize complex VFX systems that enhance both the aesthetic quality and interactivity of game environments.

What's included

7 videos3 assignments

7 videosβ€’Total 72 minutes
  • Creating Textures for Pentagramβ€’12 minutes
  • More on Textures for Pentagramβ€’10 minutes
  • Color and Velocity for Magic Circleβ€’9 minutes
  • Magic Circle Materialβ€’10 minutes
  • Creating Snow Particle Systemβ€’10 minutes
  • Adding Rotation for Randomnessβ€’11 minutes
  • Creating Variation for Particlesβ€’10 minutes
3 assignmentsβ€’Total 50 minutes
  • Pentagram & Magic Circlesβ€’10 minutes
  • Snow & Random Effectsβ€’10 minutes
  • Graded-Magic & VFX Systemsβ€’30 minutes

Module 5 explores the creation, customization, and optimization of dynamic materials in Unreal Engine to achieve advanced visual effects. Learners will discover how to use parameterized materials, control glow and pulse effects, and integrate gem-like textures with rotation to enhance realism. The module emphasizes practical workflows for adjusting scalar values, adding emissive glow, and managing static mesh components for interactive and visually engaging in-game assets.

What's included

9 videos3 assignments

9 videosβ€’Total 90 minutes
  • Dynamically Changing Materialsβ€’10 minutes
  • Changing the Color Effectsβ€’11 minutes
  • Scaler Parameter Valueβ€’8 minutes
  • Adding the Glow Parameterβ€’11 minutes
  • Creating Pulsing and Glowing Materialsβ€’8 minutes
  • Changing the Frequency and Intensityβ€’8 minutes
  • Creating Texture for Gemβ€’11 minutes
  • Adding Rotation for Gemβ€’11 minutes
  • Changing the Static Contemptβ€’12 minutes
3 assignmentsβ€’Total 50 minutes
  • Parameterized Materialsβ€’10 minutes
  • Gem Rotation & Static Objectsβ€’10 minutes
  • Graded-Dynamic Materials and Glow Effectsβ€’30 minutes

This Module focuses on building immersive combat experiences and essential gameplay systems in Unreal Engine. Learners will explore creating realistic blood splatter effects, integrating particle systems, and linking them to character interactions. The module also covers implementing zipline mechanics using splines, customizing their visual elements, and designing a functional game main menu complete with images, interactive options, and player input settings. By the end, learners will be equipped to enhance player engagement through visually striking combat effects and smooth gameplay navigation systems.

What's included

10 videos3 assignments

10 videosβ€’Total 94 minutes
  • Creating Blood Splatter Effectsβ€’9 minutes
  • Particle Effects in Blood Splatterβ€’7 minutes
  • Creating Reference to Third Personβ€’8 minutes
  • Zip Lines using Splinesβ€’12 minutes
  • Changing Length of Ziplineβ€’10 minutes
  • Default Slot to the Materialβ€’9 minutes
  • Changing Zipline and Raysβ€’9 minutes
  • Creating Main Menu for Gamesβ€’10 minutes
  • Adding Images in Menuβ€’10 minutes
  • Adding Options in Menuβ€’10 minutes
3 assignmentsβ€’Total 50 minutes
  • Blood Splatter & Referencesβ€’10 minutes
  • Zipline and Main Menuβ€’10 minutes
  • Graded-Combat FX & Gameplay Setupβ€’30 minutes

This Module focuses on designing and implementing interactive gameplay systems in Unreal Engine using Blueprints. Learners will explore creating dynamic door mechanisms, adding materials and textures to objects, applying local offsets for movement adjustments, and configuring collision for responsive gameplay. The module also covers advanced camera systems, such as over-the-shoulder third-person perspectives, and movement enhancements like dashing, double jumps, and horizontal motion. By the end of the module, learners will be able to create engaging, responsive, and visually interactive player experiences driven entirely by Blueprint logic.

What's included

12 videos3 assignments

12 videosβ€’Total 125 minutes
  • Opening and Closing Door through Blueprintsβ€’9 minutes
  • Adding Material to the Objectβ€’11 minutes
  • Adding Texture to the Objectβ€’11 minutes
  • Adding Local Offsetβ€’11 minutes
  • Adding Box Collisionβ€’11 minutes
  • Compiling the Rotationβ€’10 minutes
  • Casting First Person Characterβ€’9 minutes
  • Over the Shoulder Third Person Cameraβ€’10 minutes
  • Character Dashing Abilityβ€’12 minutes
  • Double Jumpβ€’12 minutes
  • First Person Controllerβ€’10 minutes
  • Horizontal Movementβ€’10 minutes
3 assignmentsβ€’Total 50 minutes
  • Doors, Collisions, Offsetβ€’10 minutes
  • Cameras & Movementβ€’10 minutes
  • Graded-Blueprint Driven Interactionsβ€’30 minutes

Advanced Character Mechanics focuses on developing high-level gameplay systems in Unreal Engine, enabling creators to design complex and interactive player abilities. From cinematic camera movements and environment-driven mechanics to time-altering effects and traversal systems, this module equips learners with the technical knowledge to craft immersive player experiences. Participants will explore advanced Blueprint techniques, custom animation integration, dynamic interaction logic, and movement-based gameplay features that elevate overall game design quality. By the end of this module, learners will be able to implement professional-grade mechanics that enhance both gameplay depth and visual storytelling in Unreal Engine projects.

What's included

14 videos3 assignments

14 videosβ€’Total 141 minutes
  • Vector Cinematicβ€’10 minutes
  • Creates a Platformβ€’10 minutes
  • Building Disable Lightingβ€’9 minutes
  • Creating Bullet Time Mechanicβ€’11 minutes
  • Setting up the Conditionβ€’9 minutes
  • Create a Swing Componentβ€’11 minutes
  • Creating Recall Mechanicβ€’7 minutes
  • Rotations and Locationβ€’10 minutes
  • Create a Variable Call Counterβ€’11 minutes
  • Create a Simple Animationβ€’11 minutes
  • Create Widgetβ€’11 minutes
  • Wall Climbing Mechanicβ€’10 minutes
  • Wall Climb Controller Compileβ€’10 minutes
  • Current Climb Timeβ€’10 minutes
3 assignmentsβ€’Total 50 minutes
  • Bullet Time, Swing, Recallβ€’10 minutes
  • Climbing and Animationβ€’10 minutes
  • Graded-Advanced Character Mechanicsβ€’30 minutes

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