More C++ Programming and Unreal

More C++ Programming and Unreal

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

Instructor: Dr. Tim "Dr. T" Chamillard

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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Intermediate level

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2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

34 reviews

Intermediate level

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at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

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There are 4 modules in this course

This course is the second 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 course in the specialization. You should make sure you have that knowledge, either by taking that previous course or from personal experience, before tackling this course. Throughout this course you'll continue building your foundational C++ and Unreal knowledge by exploring more C++ and Unreal topics. Module 1: Discover how we make decisions in our code Module 2: Get and use player input in your Unreal games Module 3: Learn how to use iteration (looping) to repeat actions in your code Module4: Explore storing lots of data in arrays, C++ containers, and the Unreal TArray<> container

In this module, you'll learn about the selection control structure. Selection is really useful because it lets us decide which code we want to execute based on some condition.

What's included

12 videos8 readings1 programming assignment1 discussion prompt

12 videos Total 87 minutes

Course Introduction 2 minutes
Navigating a Coursera Course 5 minutes
Meet the Instructor (optional) 12 minutes
Lesson Introduction 1 minute
Booleans 3 minutes
If Statements 9 minutes
Switch Statements 5 minutes
Implementing a Manual Timer 10 minutes
Testing a Manual Timer 8 minutes
Spawning Teddies: Actor and UProperty 9 minutes
Spawning Teddies: Finishing Up 11 minutes
Tagged Destruction 11 minutes

8 readings Total 80 minutes

Course Models 10 minutes
Large Download Sizes 10 minutes
Chapter 7: Selection 10 minutes
Exercise 1: If Statements 10 minutes
Exercise 2: Switch Statements 10 minutes
Exercise 3: Shrink and Grow 10 minutes
Exercise 4: Jump That Actor 10 minutes
Number Characteristics Solution 10 minutes

1 programming assignment Total 180 minutes

Number Characteristics 180 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 10 minutes

Boolean Expressions 10 minutes

In this module, you'll learn how to process mouse, keyboard, and gamepad input in Unreal. This is hugely important, because doing this lets the player actually interact with the game!

What's included

6 videos4 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

6 videos Total 51 minutes

Lesson Introduction 0 minutes
Mouse Location Processing 13 minutes
Working for the Clampdown 9 minutes
Mouse Button Processing 8 minutes
Keyboard Processing 17 minutes
Gamepad Processing 4 minutes

4 readings Total 40 minutes

Chapter 8: Unreal Input 10 minutes
Exercise 5: Mouse Jumping 10 minutes
Exercise 6: Spawn and Destroy 10 minutes
Exercise 7: Finally, a Driving Game 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Unreal Input 30 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 10 minutes

Game Control Schemes 10 minutes

In this module, you'll learn about the iteration control structure. The iteration control structure (which some people call looping) lets us repeatedly execute code a certain number of times or until some condition is false. You'll see why this is really useful as you work your way through the module materials.

What's included

7 videos3 readings1 programming assignment1 discussion prompt

7 videos Total 48 minutes

Lesson Introduction 0 minutes
For Loops 9 minutes
Nested For Loops 8 minutes
While Loops 10 minutes
Do-While Loops 6 minutes
Nesting and Boxes 9 minutes
Multiple Spawns 6 minutes

3 readings Total 30 minutes

Exercise 8: For Loops 10 minutes
Exercise 9: While Loops 10 minutes
When Will They Stop? Solution 10 minutes

1 programming assignment Total 180 minutes

When Will They Stop? 180 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 10 minutes

Most Interesting Thing You Learned in this Module 10 minutes

In this module, you'll learn about C# arrays and containers and the Unreal container we'll regularly use in our Unreal games. Arrays and containers let us store multiple values in a single variable, which is very helpful in our games.

What's included

11 videos5 readings1 programming assignment1 discussion prompt

11 videos Total 73 minutes

Lesson Introduction 1 minute
Intro to Arrays 8 minutes
Initializing an Array 4 minutes
Why We Start at Zero 6 minutes
How Big is an Array? 9 minutes
Processing an Array 7 minutes
The Array Container 6 minutes
The Vector Container 7 minutes
The Unreal TArray Container 5 minutes
Ted the Collector 19 minutes
Finishing Up 1 minute

5 readings Total 50 minutes

Exercise 10: Arrays 10 minutes
Exercise 11: Vectors 10 minutes
Exercise 12: Min and Max 10 minutes
Exercise 13: Random Destruction 10 minutes
Give Me a Hand Solution 10 minutes

1 programming assignment Total 180 minutes

Give Me a Hand 180 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 10 minutes

Array and Vector Containers 10 minutes

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Reviewed on Apr 23, 2022

instructional videos are engaging, content is good, explainations are thorough, and teacher is fun. 11/10 would rate higher if i could; this guy is awesome.

Reviewed on Oct 3, 2022

Some of the stuff can be improved by moving to unreal 5

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