Kickstart your game design career by building your own prototype in Unreal Engine 5, the engine behind award-winning titles like Black Myth: Wukong. You’ll take the helm of the full game development pipeline and transform ideas into a fully playable 3D prototype! Start with industry-standard principles to design a level and paint landscapes. Then, use Unreal’s unique Blueprint Visual Scripting system to implement core mechanics like collectibles, jump pads, and moving platforms.
Once you’ve built the framework, you’ll flesh out a game design document and define the scope of your project. Develop your world into an immersive experience, from sprawling deserts to underground caverns! Work independently or collaborate with your peers on an even more robust capstone. Use all the skills you learned to dive deeper into your focus—whether that’s 3D modeling in Blender, material generation and lighting for levels, character animation, or coding game mechanics like custom enemy AI with Blueprints. When you’re ready to send off your project, you can capture it all in a game trailer to share online. Launch your finished UE5 game and polish your portfolio for future college admissions or a career!