This free online course teaches how to use Unreal Engine 4 to create video games with stunning photorealistic effects.

The Unreal Engine is convincingly the most robust video game engine for game developers, filmmakers and animators. It features an advanced real-time three-dimensional engine for creating state-of-the-art audio-visuals, interactive media content and epic computer games. From virtual reality (VR) and mobile games to augmented reality (AR), this engine offers cutting-edge solutions for creating a variety of multimedia applications.

This free course will teach you the coding and design perspectives of Unreal Engine 4. First, we will navigate the scene window to familiarise you with its user interface. Then, we will show you all the keyboard hacks for transforming, rotating and scaling shapes. Next, you will learn how to access the properties and values of objects and how to modify them via widgets. We will also explain the features of each tool in its toolbar section.

Further, you will discover how to create a level, a blueprint, a character and a static mesh. We will develop a game around colours and design a character that picks up colour from an object and passes it to other characters in the cutscene of your game. You'll know how to set the collision responses for the characters in your game, change the material's colour and texture, and create material instances. Enrol in this course today and unlock your creative skills.