Intermediate Blueprints in Unreal Engine - Blueprint Communication - Full Day Workshop

​If you’ve begun making blueprints in Unreal and find yourself asking:

• ​“Am I putting this in the right class?”

• ​“How do I get a reference to ___?”

• ​“How do I call UI logic outside the UI I built?”

• ​“When should I make an interface? A component? A new class?”

​…then this workshop is for you!

​Don’t cram all your logic into your level blueprint or player character, we’ve got you covered!  This hands-on full day workshop will help you move toward building systems where objects communicate cleanly with one another. We’ll cover introductory best practices for modular design, methods for communicating between blueprints, UObject garbage collection, hard references, and even touch on advanced topics like world partition pitfalls, and game feature plugins.

​This is the single most common pain point I see when students or indie devs start building their first games, and I’ve taken everything I’ve learned from teaching this subject for dozens of projects and packed it into one intensive day.

​Workshop Contents:

​Part 1 - Morning

• ​Keeping logic modular: putting the right code in the right class

• ​When to use components

• ​The many ways Blueprints can communicate

• ​Choosing what to expose (and what not to)

• ​Separating UI from gameplay logic

​Part 2 - Afternoon

• ​Intro to asset dependency chains

• ​Basics of UObject garbage collection

• ​Using soft references effectively

• ​Structuring systems for world partition and level streaming

• ​Finding and fixing Blueprint-caused reference chains

• ​Light introduction to game features

​What’s Included - 6 Hours Total

• ​5 hours Live instruction and guided, hands-on exercises

• ​30min break mid-session

• ​30min of Q&A and help time

• ​Downloadable project files with all examples (shared via email and Discord)
  
  Find all workshop updates, files, and future workshops in the Pixel Box Discord Server:
  https://discord.gg/kfJ5FNmHpz

​​Your Instructor:

​​Victoria is an Unreal developer and instructor with an extensive background in games, film, and mixed reality. Her past work has ranged from indie games to large scale productions including both the cozy game Palia and the television series Obi-Wan Kenobi. She has also previously developed curriculum for multiple Unreal Engine university courses and has taught game development for over 5 years.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-lyons-830026176/

Prerequisites

​At least 3 months of Blueprint experience. If you’re unsure if you’re ready, feel free to schedule a private lesson first https://calendly.com/victoria_lyons/tech-art-training 

​Required Hardware & Software:

• ​A laptop/PC that runs Unreal

• ​Unreal Engine 5.5 (or newer) installed before the workshop

​Please Note

​To keep the workshop focused and provide the best learning environment for building professional skills, Pixel Box workshops are for adults and teens 16+ only.