Take Unreal Engine beyond Blueprints. In this intensive day you’ll configure a full C++ toolchain for Unreal Engine 5.5, learn when native code outshines visual scripting, and discover how AI code copilots can super-charge your workflow. Through guided exploration and live coding you’ll compile your first custom Actor class, expose functions to Blueprints, search the Unreal source code, and learn how to improve your C++ skills using LLMs.
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Who Is This For
Technical artists & gameplay programmers
 migrating from Blueprints to C++
Virtual-production & real-time content creators
 who need maximum performance
Indie devs & prototypers
 wanting AI-assisted coding inside Unreal Editor
Basic familiarity with Unreal Editor navigation is assumed; no prior C++ required.
Materials
Laptop with Unreal Engine 5.5 installed
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 (Community or higher) with “Game development with C++” workload (Note: we will walk through this step in class)
GitHub Copilot / Cursor / Cline or Claude/ChatGPT (optional, free tiers okay)
Three-button mouse for comfortable viewport work
(Optional) External SSD for project files
Workshop Schedule (10 AM – 5 PM)
10:00 – 10:15
Welcome & Goals
Workshop roadmap; poll participant experience
10:15 – 10:45
Why C++ in UE?
Native vs Blueprint performance; memory, determinism; exploring the source code
10:45 – 12:15
Environment Setup & First Compile
Create C++ project; configure VS; hot-reload; build a custom Actor; Debugging Compile Errors
12:15 – 12:30
Morning Break
12:30 – 1:30
Exposing C++ to Blueprints
Core C++ classes; UCLASS, UFUNCTION, UPROPERTY macros; Samples;
1:30 – 2:15
Lunch Break
2:15 – 3:15
AI-Assisted Coding
Integrating LLMs into the workflow; prompt patterns for boilerplate, refactors
3:15 – 3:30
Afternoon Break
3:30 – 4:30
Project Sprint
Creating a custom C++ feature (from prompts or your own idea); Profiling;
4:30 – 5:00
Showcase & Closing
Share builds, Q&A, next-step resources
Outcomes
Participants will:
Configure
 and compile C++ projects in Unreal Engine 5.5.
Create
 custom Actors, Components, and Blueprint-exposed functions.
Leverage
 AI coding tools to conceptualize, boilerplate and debug code.
Prepare
 a custom C++ feature together (Optional: bring your own idea)
Leave
 with the skills to use C++ for future games or virtual-production pipelines.
Presenter
David Cihelna
 — Technical Director and co-founder of 
Pyramid3
, an R&D studio building virtual content, game engine and synthetic-media experiences. David guides teams across virtual production, AI tooling, and experiential entertainment, drawing on deep expertise in Unreal Engine, and real-time graphics. 
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Location
For walking directions from the gate to the workshop venue, 
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