6-MONTH MILESTONE
Bring your story, characters and environments together in a polished, programmed, team-built game demo.
WHAT YOU'LL EXPLORE
WHAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DO
Co-write and structure a 15,000–20,000-word team narrative, prepared to publishing standard.
Write and debug C++ gameplay scripts inside Unreal Engine, building directly on the foundations stage’s programming concepts.
Model, sculpt and rig 3D characters in Blender.
Use Faceform Wrap for facial wrapping and topology transfer, preparing a consistent mesh for later rigging.
Dress and outfit characters with MetaTailor’s clothing and cloth-physics tools.
Texture game-ready assets with PBR materials in Substance Painter.
Build playable levels in Unreal Engine 5 with layered gameplay, pacing and sound design.
Run structured playtests and deliver a polished, mandatory 5–8 minute playable Windows demo as a team.
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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3D modelling, sculpting, rigging and animation for characters, props and environments.
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Scan wrapping and topology transfer to prepare consistent character meshes for later production steps.
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Adobe’s industry-standard PBR texturing and material authoring for game-ready assets.
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THE NEXT THREE MONTHS / IN DETAIL
Indicative teaching sequence. These are the three months leading to this milestone; the full pathway builds cumulatively.
Agree the demo scope, player journey and team responsibilities. Develop the team manuscript alongside the game. Translate storyboard beats into a level blockout and an asset list.
Demo design brief, task board, book draft and a playable greybox.
Create and prepare characters, props and materials. Work through rigging and animation, gameplay implementation, camera composition, lighting and sound. Integrate assets into the shared project regularly.
A complete rough playthrough, asset breakdowns and an updated manuscript.
Test the demo without explaining it to the player. Fix unclear goals, progression blockers and performance issues. Edit the manuscript, prepare the book submission package and assemble individual portfolios.
The mandatory 5–8 minute Windows demo, a book manuscript prepared for KDP and a credited portfolio.
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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