Date Title Materials
Week 1: Aug 27 Course Introduction Course Overview and Game Genres PDF
Lecture Video
Week 1: Aug 29 Intro to Unreal Engine Your First Hour in UE 5.2 Epic Link
UE 5 Basics
Week 2: Sep 3 Art Assets Art: Assets PDF
UE5 Features PDF
Lecture Video

MP1 Due Sep 12 Link

Optional Reading:
Fundamentals of Computer Graphics Ch 12
UIUC Library Link
PDF
Week 2: Sep 5 Geometric Modeling Art: Bezier Curves PDF Video
Art: Bezier Patches PDF Video
Art: Static Meshes PDF Video

Optional Reading:
Real-Time Rendering Section 17.1.1-17.1.3, 17.2.1-17.2.3
PDF
Week 3: Sep 10 Rendering UE5 Nanite Example YouTube
UE5 Nanite Introduction YouTube
Rendering: Introduction PDF
Rendering: Perspective Projection PDF
Lecture Video

Optional Reading:
Fundamentals of Computer Graphics (4th Ed) Ch 7 PDF
Real-Time Rendering Chapter 2 PDF
Week 3: Sep 12 Rendering Rendering: Rendering Pipeline PDF Video
PrairieLearn HW 1 Assigned Link