Intermediate Object-Oriented Programming for Unreal Games

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Intermediate Object-Oriented Programming for Unreal Games

This course is part of C++ Programming for Unreal Game Development Specialization

Instructor: Dr. Tim "Dr. T" Chamillard

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4 modules

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There are 4 modules in this course

This course is the fourth and final course in the Specialization about learning how to develop video games using the C++ programming language and the Unreal game engine on Windows or Mac.

This course assumes you have the prerequisite knowledge from the previous three courses in the specialization. You should make sure you have that knowledge, either by taking those previous courses or from personal experience, before tackling this course. Throughout this course you'll build on your foundational C# and Unity knowledge by developing more robust games with better object-oriented designs using file input and output, inheritance and polymorphism, and event handling. This course gives you even more tools to help you build great games with C++ and Unreal! Module 1: Start using files to implement your Unreal games Module 2: Learn how inheritance and polymorphism help us write less code for our games Module 3: Implement event handling to make better object-oriented designs and add menus to your Unreal games Module 4: Explore the complete implementation of a small Unreal game

In this module, you'll learn how exceptions are thrown when something bad happens as our program executes and how to handle those exceptions. You'll also learn about file IO, which is incredibly useful both in console apps and in Unreal games.

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15 videos7 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

15 videos Total 94 minutes

Course Introduction 3 minutes
Navigating a Coursera Course 5 minutes
Meet the Instructor (optional) 12 minutes
Lesson Introduction 0 minutes
What Are Exceptions? 6 minutes
Exception Handlers 8 minutes
Lesson Introduction 1 minute
Why Files? 2 minutes
Reading from a File 11 minutes
Writing to a File 5 minutes
Appending to a File 2 minutes
Game Configuration Data Files 6 minutes
Using Game Configuration Data, Part 1 12 minutes
Using Game Configuration Data, Part 2 9 minutes
SaveGame 10 minutes

7 readings Total 70 minutes

Course Models 10 minutes
Large Download Sizes 10 minutes
Exercise 1: The User is Crazy 10 minutes
Visual Studio and Xcode File Locations 10 minutes
Exercise 2: Practice with Raw Text Files 10 minutes
Exercise 3: Practice Using CSV Files 10 minutes
Exercise 4: Using an Unreal DataTable 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 10 minutes

Module 1 Quiz 10 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 10 minutes

Locked Game Configuration Data 10 minutes

In this module, you'll learn about inheritance and polymorphism, two of the most powerful features in object-oriented programming languages, including C++. You'll also see inheritance in action in a small Unreal game.

What's included

14 videos4 readings1 programming assignment1 discussion prompt

14 videos Total 80 minutes

Lesson Introduction 0 minutes
What Is Inheritance? 5 minutes
Family and Inheritance 10 minutes
Money and Inheritance 15 minutes
Actors and Pawns 2 minutes
Abstract Classes 8 minutes
Lesson Introduction 0 minutes
What Is Polymorphism? 1 minute
Family and Polymorphism 8 minutes
Money and Polymorphism 7 minutes
Lesson Introduction 6 minutes
Loot 8 minutes
No Loot Teddy Bears 4 minutes
Loot Teddy Bears 6 minutes

4 readings Total 40 minutes

Exercise 5: The Kids Are Alright 10 minutes
Exercise 6: I Like To Move It Move It 10 minutes
Exercise 7: Launchers and Projectiles 10 minutes
Getting Rich Solution 10 minutes

1 programming assignment Total 180 minutes

Getting Rich 180 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 10 minutes

Most Useful Things in this Module 10 minutes

In this module, you'll learn how to use events and event handling in your game. Developing our games this way leads to much better object-oriented designs, where objects don't have to know about lots of other objects in the game. You'll also learn how to use Unreal Motion Graphics (UMG) and Slate Widgets to implement menus in your games.

What's included

12 videos6 readings1 programming assignment1 discussion prompt

12 videos Total 106 minutes

Lesson Introduction 0 minutes
Pointers to Functions 7 minutes
Callback Functions 5 minutes
Single Delegates in Unreal 9 minutes
Multi-cast Delegates and Events in Unreal 8 minutes
Maps 6 minutes
Adding an Event Manager 17 minutes
Refactoring Teddy Bear Destruction 14 minutes
Lesson Introduction 1 minute
Menu Buttons 13 minutes
Adding a Simple Menu System 12 minutes
Adding a Pause Menu 12 minutes

6 readings Total 60 minutes

Exercise 8: Practice with Callback Functions 10 minutes
Exercise 9: Who You Gonna Call? 10 minutes
Exercise 10: Refactoring Fish Shooter 10 minutes
Exercise 11: Don't Destroy Me 10 minutes
Exercise 12: Fish Shooter Menu System 10 minutes
The Digitizer Solution 10 minutes

1 programming assignment Total 180 minutes

The Digitizer 180 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 10 minutes

Most Confusing Ideas in this Module 10 minutes

In this module, we'll go through the implementation details of a complete (small) game. You'll see many of the concepts we covered in this course (and previous courses in the Specialization as well) in action, and you'll see a few new things as well.

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8 videos1 assignment1 discussion prompt

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