Unreal Engine 3D Platformer Tutorial
CMU Summer Academy for Math and Science
8-hour tutorial on using Unreal Engine 5.3 and UE Blueprints to create a reactive 3D platformer game, taught at CMU Summer Academy for Math and Science.
Course Overview
An 8-hour intensive tutorial teaching high school students how to create a complete 3D platformer game in Unreal Engine 5.3 using the Blueprint visual scripting system — no prior coding experience required.
Curriculum
- UE5 interface orientation and project setup
- Blueprint fundamentals: variables, events, functions
- Player character movement, jumping, and camera
- Collectibles, checkpoints, and level transitions
- Basic enemy AI and hazards
- Level design and polish pass
- Final playable platformer level