Learn Advanced Unreal Engine Video Game Physics Simulations Development

What you'll learn

Learn how the Chaos physics engine works

Define physics bodies, collisions, vectors, traces, forces, and impulses

Use Constraints to create simple physics-based machines such as ziplines, pulleys, catapults, and swings

Use Cables to create cables, wires, ropes, and chains and Cloth to create clothing, flags, curtains, banners, and sails

Requirements

Some experience with Unreal Engine and basic Unreal Engine knowledge including the basics of Actors and Blueprints.

Description

Learn how to use physics simulations as part of video game development with my Unreal Engine 5 for Games: Physics course! This course will teach you basic, intermediate, and advanced Unreal Engine physics. You will learn how to apply movement, forces, and impulses to objects in your game. You will learn how to use the Cloth system to create realistic clothing, flags, curtains, banners, and sails. You will learn how to use Cables to create cables, wires, ropes, and chains. You will learn how to use Constraints to create simple machines such as ziplines, pulleys, catapults, and swings. And much, much more! Make physics an integral part of your Unreal Engine skill arsenal.Learn Basic to Advanced Unreal Engine PhysicsThis course covers several physics topics, ranging from beginning to advanced, including:Physics BodiesCollisionsVectorsTracesForces and ImpulsesPhysical MaterialsPhysics HandlesPhysics FieldsConstraintsClothCablesDestructionBasic Unreal Engine PhysicsThe first section is all about learning the basics of Unreal Physics.In the Physics Bodies lecture, you will learn the fundamentals of Unreal's physics engine. You will learn how objects become a part of, and are controlled by, the physics simulation. And how to manipulate an object's physical properties. And then in the Collision Volumes lecture, you'll learn how to construct your own physics bodies.In the Collision Events lecture, we'll take a look at what happens when two objects collide, how the physics simulation handles collisions, and how you can customize how two objects will collide with one another.In the Vectors lecture, I'll explain how vectors work in general, how they work in Unreal Engine, and how their math works, so that you can use them to control things like velocity, acceleration, and force. And then in the Vector Nodes lecture, we'll go over several Blueprint nodes that make it much easier to work with vectors.Intermediate Unreal Engine PhysicsNext, we'll build upon this basic knowledge to learn intermediate Unreal physics.In the Traces lecture, we'll learn the fundamentals of ray traces and how they are a crucial tool in game design that allow you to do things like determine what a Character is looking at and also to simulate the firing of high-speed projectile weapons such as rifles and pistols.In the Hit Events lecture, we'll expand our knowledge of collisions even further by taking an in-detail look at all the data you can retrieve from a collision and how you can use that data.The Physics Volume lecture will teach you how to manipulate an area of space so that the physics of that region will affect the Character as if it were a volume of water.The Movement and Forces lecture will explain the difference between kinematic and dynamic movement and will demonstrate several useful nodes that can be used to move objects in your game.The Physics Components lecture will take a look at various components that can be used to manipulate physics in your game, including the Rotating Movement Component, the Projectile Component, and the Physics Thruster Component.The Physical Materials lecture will teach you how to give your Materials physical characteristics such as friction, bounciness, and more.And then the final lecture in this section will show you how you can use Physics Handles to grab, hold, drop, and throw objects in your game.Advanced Unreal Engine PhysicsAnd then, with all that knowledge under your belt, you will finally be ready to tackle advanced Unreal physics, which will allow you to do really cool things.In the Physics Constraint lecture, you will learn how you can bind objects together in various ways to create simple machines that will operate as part of the physics simulation. You can connect objects as if they were joined by a track, joint, or cable, allowing you to create an endless amount of physics-based objects such as ziplines, pulleys, catapults, swings, and much, much more.In the Cables lecture, you will learn how to accurately simulate objects such as cables, wires, ropes, and chains.The Cloth Physics lecture will teach you how to create realistic clothing, flags, curtains, banners, sails, or anything else made out of cloth. You will learn how to manipulate its properties to create anything from silk to leather.The Destruction Physics lecture will teach you how to simulate the destruction of meshes in your game. It will show you all the different ways you can customize how the object will fracture apart and how to control how weak or strong the object is.The Physics Fields lecture will explain how you can manipulate the physics of a particular region of space. For example, you can add velocity, force, strain, or torque to a certain area. Or you can disable the physics in a particular area, and so on.And finally, the Balloon Gun lecture will tie all the other lectures together by using all the knowledge we've learned up to that point to create a gun that will spawn and attach a helium-filled balloon to whatever it shoots. This will cause the object to float away if enough balloons are attached.I hope to see you in the course soon!

Overview

Section 1: Basic Unreal Engine Physics

Lecture 1 Course Overview

Lecture 2 Physics Bodies

Lecture 3 Collision Volumes

Lecture 4 Collision Events

Lecture 5 Vectors

Lecture 6 Vector Nodes

Section 2: Intermediate Unreal Engine Physics

Lecture 7 Traces

Lecture 8 Hit Events

Lecture 9 Physics Volumes

Lecture 10 Movement and Forces

Lecture 11 Physics Components

Lecture 12 Physical Materials

Lecture 13 Physics Handles

Section 3: Advanced Unreal Engine Physics

Lecture 14 Physics Constraints

Lecture 15 Cables

Lecture 16 Cloth Physics

Lecture 17 Destruction Physics

Lecture 18 Physics Fields

Lecture 19 Balloon Gun

Lecture 20 Bonus Lecture

Unreal Engine developers interested in becoming experts in Unreal Engine physics