How to Make Video Games Using Materials, Landscapes, Animations & Blueprints in UE5
InstructorDavid Nixon
Covers complex material editor components including normal maps, anisotropy, and math expressions.
Instruction focuses on the 'why' behind specific nodes rather than just following a sequence of actions.
Editorial course preview
These 4 complementary views highlight concrete, legible examples from the course presentation.
Unreal Engine editor interface displaying a 3D landscape with mountains and a foliage painting tool active in the left panel
A screenshot of the Unreal Engine editor displaying a white humanoid character in the viewport, with animation compression settings and an asset browser panel.
A screenshot of the Unreal Engine Material Editor displaying a node graph with Texture Sample and Multiply nodes connected to a red animated texture preview.
A presentation slide titled Blueprints Review displays a visual metaphor of a blue house branching to three houses alongside a Class box branching to three Object boxes.
The curriculum lacks explicit projects or demo games to apply the technical concepts learned.
One signal from a review created before the displayed update suggests potential outdatedness regarding Data Layer nodes and the transition from Quixel to Fab; however, the update label does not prove these issues were corrected.
The curriculum aligns with the stated goal of intermediate study for those with basic engine knowledge.