{"id":5715,"date":"2022-12-31T12:03:22","date_gmt":"2022-12-31T20:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/?post_type=workshop&#038;p=5715"},"modified":"2025-12-10T09:33:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T17:33:03","slug":"core-video-game-programming-in-unreal","status":"publish","type":"workshop","link":"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/workshops\/core-video-game-programming-in-unreal\/","title":{"rendered":"Designing Games in Unreal"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-5715\" data-postid=\"5715\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-5715 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_88jb527 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_mjf7528 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_kxho528   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p class=\"p1\"><i><strong>Two-Week Workshop, Dates Offered:<\/strong> <br \/>Session 2 (7\/6\/26 &#8211; 7\/17\/26)<\/i><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><i><strong>Tuition:<\/strong> <em><del datetime=\"2025-11-06T22:52:03+00:00\">$1999<\/del> <strong>$1599 with code EARLYBIRD_26<\/strong><\/em><\/i><\/p><p>Unreal Engine powers blockbuster games and indie hits alike, offering professional-grade tools that bring immersive 3D worlds to life. 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Their ProjectFUN game becomes something they can continue developing at home, demonstrating they can harness professional tools to build ambitious interactive experiences.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><em>Projects in this workshop may include: Creating multiple enemy agents for their game and developing a 3D platformer game<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_3jre529 last\">\n                    <!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_ml9w529 \" data-behavior=\"toggle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion separate rounded tb_default_color\">\n            <li class=\"builder-accordion-active\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-ml9w529-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-ml9w529-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n                                                            <span class=\"accordion-title-wrap\">A Few of the Topics Covered in this Course<\/span>                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-ml9w529-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-ml9w529-0\" aria-hidden=\"false\" class=\"accordion-content tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_yygz288\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_9cyi288 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2t80288   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <ul><li>Core game programming principles<\/li><li>Inheritance and event systems<\/li><li>Persistence and core system controllers<\/li><\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n      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