Game Engine I / II

Week 01 Orientation

OT OT and Unreal Engine Introduction Course roadmap, UE5 cinematic pipeline, core technologies, AI usage policy, and installation guide. Open

Week 02 Editor Basics

Period 01 Editor Interface and Project Structure UE5 editor panels, project creation, folder structure, naming rules, and viewport navigation. Open Period 02 Object Placement and Transform Actor placement, Move/Rotate/Scale tools, World/Local coordinates, duplication, and Outliner organization. Open Period 03 Practice: Build a Space with Basic Shapes Hands-on assignment using basic shapes, required checks, screenshot submission, and extension tasks. Open

Week 03 Materials

Period 01 Material System Basics and PBR Material editor interface, PBR inputs, Metallic/Roughness combinations, and Emissive setup. Open Period 02 Texture, Parameters, and Material Instances Texture maps, UV coordinates, tiling, parameterization, material instances, and Fab/Quixel workflow. Open Period 03 Practice: Materials and Instances Hands-on PBR material assignment using a master material, instances, Fab assets, and scene application. Open

Week 04 Natural Environment

Period 01 Normal Maps, Fab Assets, and Foliage Basics Normal map depth, Fab asset workflow, Nanite setup, and first foliage painting workflow. Open Period 02 Advanced Foliage and Landscape Foliage wind, seasonal color variation, landscape sculpting, material layers, and UE natural environment technologies. Open Period 03 Practice: Natural Environment Scene Hands-on scene production using Nanite foliage, wind materials, terrain, normal maps, and screenshot submission. Open

Week 05 Lighting and Asset Systems

Period 01 Environment Lighting Systems Directional Light, SkyAtmosphere, SkyLight, Fog, Cloud, and natural environment lighting setup. Open Period 02 Fab Assets and Level Instances Fab natural environment assets, Nanite, reusable placement units, and Packed Level Actor workflow. Open Period 03 Practice: Natural Environment Scene Hands-on environment lighting, Quixel assets, level instances, collision, foliage, and screenshot checks. Open

Week 06 Collision and Level Design

Period 01 Collision and Cinematic Concept Development Simple/Complex collision, Show Collision checks, cinematic reference analysis, moodboards, and concept documents. Open Period 02 Level Design Principles and Modeling Mode Blockout Composition, visual flow, depth layers, Modeling Mode basics, canyon blockout, and asset replacement workflow. Open Period 03 Practice: Cinematic Level Composition Hands-on cinematic environment scene production using concept selection, lighting setup, blockout, asset replacement, and screenshots. Open

Week 07 Storyboard and Midterm

Period 01 Cinematic Camera Theory Midterm orientation, shot-size vocabulary, camera movement types, and cinematic examples for storyboard planning. Open Period 02 Storyboard Elements and AI Workflow Script elements, storyboard production stages, camera notation, UE5 screenshot conversion, and Nano Banana workflow notes. Open Period 03 Practice: Storyboard Draft Hands-on storyboard draft using UE5 screenshots, shot-size labels, camera movement notes, and LMS submission checks. Open Guide Midterm Storyboard Submission Guide Submission format, concept document requirements, storyboard checklist, grading rubric, shot-size reference, and FAQ. Open

Week 09 Cine Camera and Sequencer

Period 01 Cine Camera Film Language Camera Actor vs Cine Camera Actor, Filmback, Focal Length, Aperture, Focus Distance, and cinematic look setup. Open Period 02 Level Sequencer and Keyframes Level Sequence setup, camera tracks, transform and lens keyframes, interpolation, Rack Focus, and Dolly Zoom workflow. Open Period 03 Practice: Dolly Zoom Single Shot Hands-on Cine Camera and Sequencer exercise using transform keyframes, focal-length animation, and 15-second shot review. Open

Week 10 Animation Retargeting

Period 01 Animation Retargeting and Mixamo Asset Prep Retargeting concepts, rest poses, skeleton structure, and Mixamo character and animation download settings. Open Period 02 Unreal Import and IK Rig Setup FBX import, asset naming, skeleton comparison, IK Rig chains, IK Retargeter, Edit Pose, and first export. Open Period 03 Practice: Fight Motion Retargeting Batch retargeting Mixamo fight motions, Level Sequence assembly, 10-15 second capture, and submission checks. Open

Week 11 Cinematic Camera Work

Period 01 Fight Scene Grammar and Multi-Camera Setup Shot size, angle, cut timing, Cine Camera naming, Spawnable conversion, Camera Cut track, and Cinematic Viewport. Open Period 02 Rail, Crane, Camera Shake, and FK Control Rig Camera Rig Rail and Crane movement, Keep State, Camera Shake, FK Control Rig cleanup, and animation baking. Open Period 03 Practice: Multi-Camera Fight Cinematic Hands-on Practice 04 workflow for Camera Cuts, Rail or Crane movement, Camera Shake, Keep State, capture, and rubric checks. Open Notice Practice 04 Submission Notice Assignment requirements, deadline, submission format, optional FK Control Rig challenge, checklist, and FAQ. Open

Week 12 AI Assets and Environment Blockout

Period 01 Generative AI Asset Workflow AI 3D pipeline, image-to-3D tools, mesh cleanup limits, licensing checks, and stable use cases for background props. Open Period 02 External 3D Asset Import and Scene Integration FBX and OBJ import, scale and material correction, Nanite, LOD, Collision, Packed Level Actor, and placement rules. Open Period 03 Practice: Final Concept Environment Blockout Hands-on final-project environment base using storyboard keywords, cube blockout, imported assets, scale checks, and screenshot review. Open

Week 13 Rendering and Color Grading

Period 01 Post Process Volume and Mood Effects Infinite Extent setup, Manual Exposure, Bloom, Vignette, Depth of Field, and restraint through before-after checks. Open Period 02 Color Grading, LUT, and Movie Render Queue White Balance, Global and range-based grading, LUT intensity, MRQ queue setup, anti-aliasing samples, and PNG sequence output. Open Period 03 Practice: Cinematic Rendering Workflow Hands-on PPV, color grading, MRQ test render, PNG image sequence output, encoding flow, and final-project render rehearsal. Open