9-MONTH MILESTONE
Choose an engine track — RPG on Unreal Engine or RTS on Stride — and develop a specialization in art, technical production or game design.
WHAT YOU'LL EXPLORE
WHAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DO
Choose and begin a genre/engine specialization — RPG systems in Unreal Engine (C++) or RTS systems in Stride (C#).
Build advanced environments with procedural tools, lighting, atmosphere and visual effects in Houdini.
Develop a complete character pipeline — rigging, animation systems and technical polish.
Write more advanced, object-oriented code in your chosen engine’s language, applying core programming structures to real gameplay systems.
Use AI-assisted world-building tools, including Lychee Studio and YVO3D, to accelerate environment and asset production.
Design and implement gameplay systems using technical art and scripting logic.
Run structured QA passes across a vertical slice of a real game.
Scope a realistic completion plan for a portfolio-ready project.
YOUR COMPLETION MILESTONE
Assessment combines your project's quality, individual contribution, documented process and presentation.
See where a strong project at this stage can go nextOur primary engine for RPG production — real-time worlds, Blueprints and C++ programming.
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An open-source C# engine we teach for students moving toward RTS and systems-driven games.
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Procedural environments, simulation and visual effects for advanced-stage projects.
Official software site ↗AI-powered generation of complete 3D worlds and asset sets for rapid prototyping.
AI-generated 3D models and environments built for direct use inside Unreal Engine.
Software names and logos identify tools in the proposed curriculum. They do not imply certification, sponsorship or an institutional partnership. Licenses, subscriptions and tool availability will be confirmed before enrollment.
THE NEXT THREE MONTHS / IN DETAIL
Indicative teaching sequence. These are the three months leading to this milestone; the full pathway builds cumulatively.
Review the six-month project and choose a focused responsibility: gameplay, environments, characters or technical production. Explore the Unreal/RPG or Stride/RTS direction through a small technical prototype.
Specialization brief and a tested plan for extending the project.
Develop a substantial feature or asset pipeline. Examples include a small quest system, unit selection and movement, a procedural environment tool or a character animation system.
A working specialist contribution integrated with the team build.
Bring gameplay, art and sound to a consistent quality within one representative section. Run structured QA and identify what must be cut, rebuilt or completed next.
An expanded vertical slice, specialist portfolio and a realistic completion plan.
Expect to show working builds, explain your decisions and document your own contribution. A team deliverable does not replace individual competency. Final rubrics, attendance rules and reassessment arrangements will be shared before formal enrollment.
Understand assessment and portfoliosYOUR NEXT CHAPTER STARTS HERE
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