Unreal Engine 4 for Video Games
A course by Jose GoncalvesVideo game developer
A course by Jose Goncalves, Video game developer
Learn how to create a video game prototype, from the mechanics to use of AI
What would you do if you had the possibility of creating a world that is full of adventure at your fingertips? Building the characters and the laws that govern the physical world of your game.
In this 5-course Domestika Basics of Unreal Engine 4 for video games, José Joel Gonçalves, also known as ultratrol, teaches you how to create the prototype of a video game, from the mechanics to the application of artificial intelligence.
In the first course, learn how to install and configure Unreal Engine 4, become familiar with its interface, and understand the importance of Blueprints in game creation.
Then, give life to your character and see how to give movement to your creation by adding all the commands and player animation controls in three phases: Blueprint, Blend Space, and Montage.
In the third course, build the laws that dominate your virtual world, working on the mechanics of your game. Learn the concepts of collisions and delegates and the importance of the event dispatcher. Joel explains how to create interactive elements such as traps, switches, and obstacles.
In the next stage, implement the graphic interfaces that will help you understand what happens in the game. Learn how to manage widgets, UI events, and how to add them to the game. See the character's health on-screen and pause the game with your own interface.
In the fifth and final course, learn how AI works in Unreal to create autonomous, non-playable characters (NPCs) capable of making their own decisions. At the end of this Domestika Basics of Unreal Engine 4, you will have learned to develop the basic mechanics to create a complete video game.
Technical requirements
⦁ A computer with Windows 7 or macOS 10.9.2 or higher. ⦁ Unreal Engine 4 version 4.24 or higher. ⦁ 8 GB of RAM. ⦁ Video card equivalent or superior to an NVIDIA GeForce 470 GTX or AMD Radeon 6870 HD.
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Reviews
- 2 months ago
excellent course :)
- 4 months ago
exelent
- 10 months ago
Excelent course
- 11 months ago
El curso está muy estructurado y explicado, para llegar a conseguir un resultado sencillo, pero muy efectivo.
- 1 year ago
No consigo ver los vídeos porque me aparecen con baja resolución, totalmente blureados. He intentado contactar con Domestika pero no me hacen ningún caso. Está valoración no va no para el curso ni para el profe, va para Domestika.
He currently lives in Bogotá, Colombia, where he works for Teravision Games in the prototyping and creation of games for clients such as Namco, Disney, Nickelodeon, inXile, and Gun Media, among others.
Content
- U1
Presentation and welcome
- Presentation and welcome
- U1
Actors
- Actors
- U2
Epic Games Launcher download and familiarization
- Epic Games Launcher download and familiarization
- U2
Characters
- Characters
- U3
Creating a project
- Creating a project
- U3
Movements
- Movements
- U4
Knowing Unreal: Interface
- Knowing Unreal: Interface
- U5
Knowing Unreal: Maps
- Knowing Unreal: Maps
- U6
Knowing Unreal: Blueprints
- Knowing Unreal: Blueprints
- U7
Practice: Exploring
- Practice: Exploring
- FP
Final project
- x Unreal Engine 4
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FAQs
You’ll learn how to use Unreal Engine 4 from scratch, including creating playable characters, animations, blueprints, game mechanics, user interfaces, and implementing basic AI with Behavior Trees.
Yes, this course is designed for beginners and doesn’t require any prior programming or game development experience.
It’s recommended to have a computer with at least 8 GB of RAM and a dedicated graphics card to work comfortably with Unreal Engine 4.
No programming skills are needed. The course uses blueprints, a visual system that lets you create game logic without writing code.
You’ll learn how to download and install Unreal Engine 4 directly from the Epic Games Store, ensuring everything is set up correctly from the start.
Blueprints are a visual scripting system that lets you create logic for characters, objects, and game mechanics without coding. The course teaches you how to use them from the ground up.
The course walks you through importing models, setting up animations, and controlling playable characters within your own game.