Unreal Engine: Creating Widgets for UI

Learn how to create UI menu systems for games like Fortnite, Horizon Forbidden West, Final Fantasy, and Call of Duty!

Created by: Josh Triplett
Advanced Aerospace Technologies Specialist

Created by: Robot Brain
Academy

What Will I Learn?

• What are Widgets and why are they important?
• How to create, display, and remove a widget from the viewport
• How to create, customize, and utilize the most frequently used UI elements
• How to add events and program your widgets using the Graph Editor
• Tips & Tricks for using Unreal Widgets
• How to create a simple Survival Game with pickups and damage
• How to make a Game Instance to transfer variables between levels
• How to create a Save Game to save and load your settings

Requirements

• Recommended: Basic computer knowledge
• Recommended: An understanding of basic navigation for the Unreal Engine
• Recommended: Unreal Engine 5.1 or higher installed
• Recommended: Desktop PC with Windows 7 (or later) 64-bit - OR - a Mac with Mac OS X 10.9.2 or later
• Recommended: DirectX 11 compatible video card
• Recommended: Quad-core Intel or AMD processor
• Recommended: 8 GB RAM
• NO programming experience needed!

Target audience

• Students who want to learn how to create UI for games and applications
• Students interested in learning how the various widgets work in Unreal Engine
• Students interested in creating a simple Survival Game