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User Interface in Game Design

This course is part of Epic Games Game Design Professional Certificate

Instructors: Christopher Main

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

23 reviews

Beginner level

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Learn at your own pace

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There are 4 modules in this course

Unlock the full potential of your game design skills with our comprehensive course on User Interface (UI) in Unreal Engine! Designed for aspiring game developers and UI designers, this course equips you with foundational and advanced techniques to create engaging and intuitive interfaces. No prior experience is needed, but it’s recommended to complete Courses 1-4 for a solid grounding.

Dive into the principles of effective UI design, from minimalist and modular approaches to understanding programming paradigms. Gain hands-on experience with Unreal Engine’s UMG, learning to differentiate between the designer and code graphs and mastering the essentials of UI creation. Through practical exercises, you'll mock up various UI widgets and add functional code, and you’ll also develop common game components such as world maps, loading screens, and mini maps. What sets this course apart is its blend of theoretical insights and practical application, all within the Unreal Engine ecosystem. Whether you're aiming to enhance player experience or streamline your design process, this course will help you build professional-quality user interfaces with confidence.

Module details

In this module we will cover user interface design theory. There are several key design practices used in the games industry to build effective user interface. These methodologies will benefit the player's experience during gameplay and help speed up designer's experience when building user interface.

What's included

7 videos1 assignment2 discussion prompts

7 videosTotal 12 minutes

User Interface in Game Design Course Introduction2 minutes
User Interface Design Theory Overview1 minute
User Interface Examples1 minute
Minimalist Design2 minutes
Modular Design2 minutes
Programming Paradigms2 minutes
User Interface Design Theory Review2 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

User Interface Design Theory Graded Quiz30 minutes

2 discussion promptsTotal 20 minutes

Discussion - Minimalist Design10 minutes
Discussion - User Interface Design10 minutes

In this module we will cover the base components to UMG in Unreal Engine. User interface in games are broken down in to simple components. We will review how to navigate the Unreal Engine UMG, common, input and panel widget components. At the end of this module, we will review user interface design and prototyping tools.

What's included

8 videos2 assignments1 discussion prompt

8 videosTotal 18 minutes

Unreal motion graphics (UMG) overview1 minute
Unreal engine widgets3 minutes
Common components3 minutes
Input components3 minutes
Panel components4 minutes
UI design tools and prototyping2 minutes
Unreal motion graphics (UMG) review1 minute
UI mock up assignment1 minute

2 assignmentsTotal 99 minutes

UI Prototyping: Mock up Assignment60 minutes
Unreal Motion Graphics (UMG) Graded Quiz39 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

UI mock up assignment share10 minutes

In this module we will create modular templates to help our workflows in the future. These modular templates will be re-useable across multiple widgets we create. Creating modular templates will keep our user interface construction open to the changes during development.

What's included

20 videos1 assignment

20 videosTotal 108 minutes

Creating modular components overview1 minute
User interface setup4 minutes
Button setup4 minutes
Button code10 minutes
Icon setup5 minutes
Icon textures5 minutes
Icon import3 minutes
Icon variables4 minutes
Icon code11 minutes
Progress bar setup5 minutes
Progress bar variables4 minutes
Progress bar code11 minutes
Editable text box setup3 minutes
Editable text box variables4 minutes
Editable text box code7 minutes
Window setup5 minutes
Move button5 minutes
Size button11 minutes
Window design options5 minutes
Creating modular components review2 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 39 minutes

Basic User Interface Widgets Graded Quiz39 minutes

In this module we will start creating basic user interface that we will use in our future game modes. We will learn about size map optimization and how to avoid circular references. By the end of this course we will integrate damage, healing and a multi-purpose statistic change actor. During our process of creating User Interface will start the creation of our AI to be used for enemies.