What you'll 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!
Description
In this course, you will learn how to use the Unreal Widget Blueprint system to create UI (User Interface) for your games and applications. These are the same user interfaces that you see in popular games such as Fortnite, Madden NFL, Grand Theft Auto, and Final Fantasy! These menus also mimic the menus that I use to create visualization applications at a Fortune 500 company, and are proven techniques! It is vitally important for any Unreal developer to understand the concepts of widget blueprints. By the end of this course, you will have the knowledge and expertise to be able to create menus, on screen HUD's, and many other kinds of menus that you can use in your own games and applications! You will also have developed a fully functional Survival Game!This course is a great starting point for users who are unfamiliar with the Unreal Widget Blueprint system. It is targeted at Unreal Engine users who have a basic understanding of Unreal 5. We will not be going over how to download and install the Engine or general navigation of the Editor. However, you will master how to design, program and debug widgets within the Widget Blueprint Editor! NO PROGRAMMING KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED!