Unreal Engine: Character UI

Learn to create an interactive and editable Character UI like in God of War, Final Fantasy, The Witcher, or Madden!

Created by: Greg Wondra
Unreal Authorized Instructor

What Will I Learn?

• How to download, install, and setup a project in the Unreal Engine
• How to create menus using Unreal Engine widget blueprints
• How to create variables, functions, and write blueprint scripts
• How to layout a character menu screen
• How to make a character menu screen interactive
• How to bind data from a data table (spreadsheet) to elements in our character menu screen
• How to create a game save, load a game save, and overwrite a game save
• How to make character data editable and save updated data
• How to toggle playable characters

Requirements

• SUGGESTED: Basic computer knowledge
• SUGGESTED: Desktop PC with Windows 7 (or later) 64-bit - OR - a Mac with Mac OS X 10.9.2 or later
• SUGGESTED: 8 GB RAM
• SUGGESTED: Quad-core Intel or AMD processor
• SUGGESTED: DirectX 11 compatible video card
• SUGGESTED: Unreal Engine version 4.26 or later
• NO programming experience needed! You'll learn to use Unreal's "blueprint scripting" to create functionality as we go!

Target audience

• Students looking to learn how to create menus with Unreal Engine
• Students looking to learn how to make interactive character user interfaces for their gaming projects
• Students interested in learning how to use all the various widgets inside of Unreal's Widget Blueprints