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Unreal Game Development Bootcamp with John Waynick

Build Your First Game in 6 Weeks with John Waynick!

When? Mondays and Wednesdays at 12 PM PT (Pacific Time - Los Angeles), February 2nd - March 3rd, 2026 

Learn to Build Real Games with Unreal Engine - No Coding Experience Needed

The Unreal Game Development Bootcamp is built to help aspiring developers, designers, and artists build their first complete game inside Unreal Engine.

From Blueprints and gameplay logic to UI and core Unreal systems, you’ll learn how to bring a game from concept to prototype, guided step by step by Unreal Authorized Instructor and AAA Developer John Waynick. 

This hands-on, project-based bootcamp is perfect for anyone looking to break into game development and build a portfolio-ready project from scratch.

During the bootcamp, you will learn to...

  • Design and prototype a complete game using Blueprints inside Unreal Engine

  • Work with core systems like Actors, Components, UI (UMG), and animation Blueprints

  • Understand key game design principles and how to bring them to life

  • Create interactive systems and gameplay mechanics without writing a line of code

  • Polish and present a playable game for your portfolio

  • Receive expert feedback to level up your work and solve real-world game dev challenges

What’s included:

  • 6 weeks of live training

  • 12 live sessions with John Waynick (2x/week)

  • Private course community for peer and instructor support

  • Live session recordings available for download

  • Full-time technical support

  • Certificate of completion

  • 15-day money-back guarantee

About Your Instructor, John Waynick

John Waynick is an AAA Game Developer and Unreal Authorized Instructor with credits on The Mandalorian, Star Wars: Ahsoka, Ashes of Creation, and more. He brings experience across Games, Virtual Production, and VR Simulations. He has a long-standing passion for real-time technology and has been working with Unreal Engine since version 2 back in 2001.

In the Unreal Game Development Bootcamp, John will guide you through building your own playable game - sharing real production insights, mentoring you through the design process, and helping you unlock the power of Unreal Engine.

Can’t make it to every live session?
No problem! All sessions are recorded and downloadable for enrolled students.

Reserve your spot today and start building your first game in Unreal Engine - with expert guidance every step of the way.

What People Are Saying:

Vertex School’s Game Dev Bootcamp is an excellent way to learn Unreal Engine from the ground up. It teaches you how to think like a developer, solving problems and building Blueprints with modularity, based on years of experience in AAA games. Highly recommended.

Kip Brown

I found the bootcamp extremely helpful, and I now feel more confident working with Unreal Blueprints and building basic systems on my own. The recorded content is well-organized and very clear. I also enrolled in the 9-month Game Development Program, and I'm learning a lot.

Mohammed Zarei

Overall and selfishly, I loved it and it was exactly what I was looking for... A better understanding and practice of Unreal's systems to make a modular and scalable game system. The instructor's knowledge is really impressive, and I appreciate his attention to detail and answering of all our questions.

Farhan Qureshi

I recently completed the 6-week Game Dev Bootcamp, focused on game design using Blueprints in Unreal Engine 5. When I started the course, I was a complete beginner in UE5 and coding. By the end of the six weeks, I had created a project I’m genuinely proud of. More importantly, I came away with a solid understanding of Blueprints in UE5 and a strong foundation in programming theory. We explored essential topics like modular programming, event handling, Enums, Structs, Tags, and more. I enjoyed the teaching style so much that I even enrolled in the 9-month Game Development Program, which dives deeper into C++ and advanced game development. I’m excited to continue learning and building based on the foundations I got from this course. I highly recommend this bootcamp to anyone interested in getting started in game development.

Matthew Puckey