{"id":5721,"date":"2022-12-31T12:09:41","date_gmt":"2022-12-31T20:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/?post_type=workshop&#038;p=5721"},"modified":"2025-12-10T09:32:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T17:32:13","slug":"developing-ai-for-video-games-in-unreal","status":"publish","type":"workshop","link":"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/workshops\/developing-ai-for-video-games-in-unreal\/","title":{"rendered":"Designing Advanced AI in Unreal"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-5721\" data-postid=\"5721\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-5721 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_nejy822 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_frfq823 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_hb33823   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p class=\"p1\"><i><strong>Two-Week Workshop, Dates Offered:<\/strong> <br \/>Session 4 (8\/3\/26 &#8211; 8\/14\/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>Intelligent game AI creates enemies that hunt in packs, allies that cover you in combat, and characters that react believably to player actions. Learning to program AI behavior and engineer complex systems in Unreal Engine gives developers the power to create games wherein non-player characters make smart decisions and respond dynamically to gameplay, not just follow simple scripts.<\/p><p>Innovators will build impressive games by programming AI that thinks strategically and combines visual scripting with code to create responsive game systems. Students develop deeper technical skills while engineering intelligent behaviors, designing custom interfaces, and building mechanics that adapt to player choices. Their ProjectFUN game demonstrates they can create sophisticated AI and systems that make games feel truly alive and professional.<\/p><p><em>Projects in this workshop may include: Creating non-player characters that cooperate and coding a custom player character<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_va7g824 last\">\n                    <!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_8wfp824 \" 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-8wfp824-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-8wfp824-0-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-8wfp824-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-8wfp824-0\" 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_1kld734\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_vd0k734 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_6dei734   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <ul><li>Using Unreal 4\u2019s AI tools<\/li><li>Understanding how an AI functions and why<\/li><li>Understanding different ways AI make decisions<\/li><\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n            <li 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