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Intermediate Object-Oriented Programming for Unreal Games

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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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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Taught in English

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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

Module details

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.

What's included

15 videos7 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

15 videosTotal 94 minutes

Course Introduction3 minutes
Navigating a Coursera Course5 minutes
Meet the Instructor (optional)12 minutes
Lesson Introduction0 minutes
What Are Exceptions?6 minutes
Exception Handlers8 minutes
Lesson Introduction1 minute
Why Files?2 minutes
Reading from a File11 minutes
Writing to a File5 minutes
Appending to a File2 minutes
Game Configuration Data Files6 minutes
Using Game Configuration Data, Part 112 minutes
Using Game Configuration Data, Part 29 minutes
SaveGame10 minutes

7 readingsTotal 70 minutes

Course Models10 minutes
Large Download Sizes10 minutes
Exercise 1: The User is Crazy10 minutes
Visual Studio and Xcode File Locations10 minutes
Exercise 2: Practice with Raw Text Files10 minutes
Exercise 3: Practice Using CSV Files10 minutes
Exercise 4: Using an Unreal DataTable10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 10 minutes

Module 1 Quiz10 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Locked Game Configuration Data10 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 videosTotal 80 minutes

Lesson Introduction0 minutes
What Is Inheritance?5 minutes
Family and Inheritance10 minutes
Money and Inheritance15 minutes
Actors and Pawns2 minutes
Abstract Classes8 minutes
Lesson Introduction0 minutes
What Is Polymorphism?1 minute
Family and Polymorphism8 minutes
Money and Polymorphism7 minutes
Lesson Introduction6 minutes
Loot8 minutes
No Loot Teddy Bears4 minutes
Loot Teddy Bears6 minutes

4 readingsTotal 40 minutes

Exercise 5: The Kids Are Alright10 minutes
Exercise 6: I Like To Move It Move It10 minutes
Exercise 7: Launchers and Projectiles10 minutes
Getting Rich Solution10 minutes

1 programming assignmentTotal 180 minutes

Getting Rich180 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Most Useful Things in this Module10 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 videosTotal 106 minutes

Lesson Introduction0 minutes
Pointers to Functions7 minutes
Callback Functions5 minutes
Single Delegates in Unreal9 minutes
Multi-cast Delegates and Events in Unreal8 minutes
Maps6 minutes
Adding an Event Manager17 minutes
Refactoring Teddy Bear Destruction14 minutes
Lesson Introduction1 minute
Menu Buttons13 minutes
Adding a Simple Menu System12 minutes
Adding a Pause Menu12 minutes

6 readingsTotal 60 minutes

Exercise 8: Practice with Callback Functions10 minutes
Exercise 9: Who You Gonna Call?10 minutes
Exercise 10: Refactoring Fish Shooter10 minutes
Exercise 11: Don't Destroy Me10 minutes
Exercise 12: Fish Shooter Menu System10 minutes
The Digitizer Solution10 minutes

1 programming assignmentTotal 180 minutes

The Digitizer180 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Most Confusing Ideas in this Module10 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.