Stop treating materials as just paint!

This project contains the source files for the "Designer Deep Dive: Materials" tutorial series on the Unreal Engine Learning Hub. It is designed to teach Game Designers how to utilize the Material Editor not just for visuals, but for game logic, interaction, and massive performance optimization.

What's included in this project:

• Optimization Examples: A direct comparison between Actor Rotation (CPU) vs. Material World Position Offset (GPU) using a "spinning coins" stress test.

• Interactive Systems: Examples of Material Parameter Collections (MPC) used to change environment globally via Blueprints.

• Audio Reactivity: A setup showing how to drive material parameters (scale and emissive brightness) using audio amplitude envelopes.

• Dynamic Material Instances: Logic for changing specific actor colors and properties at runtime.

• Other Examples: World Aligned Textures and Panners for rapid level design without the need for complex UV mapping.

Who is this for?

• Game Designers who want to prototype faster.

• Beginners and Intermediate devs wanting to understand the power of Materials.