Character Controllers, Physics, and Cameras

Build first-person and third-person controllers with reliable physics, camera handling, and interaction.

What you will learn

• Create camera-relative 3D movement
• Use ray and shape casts for interaction
• Tune comfortable mouse and controller cameras

Course syllabus

1. 01
   CharacterBody3D
2. 02
   Camera-relative movement
3. 03
   Gravity
4. 04
   Jumping
5. 05
   Floor detection
6. 06
   Slopes
7. 07
   Steps and small obstacles
8. 08
   First-person control
9. 09
   Third-person control
10. 10
    Mouse-look
11. 11
    Controller camera input
12. 12
    Camera smoothing
13. 13
    Camera collision
14. 14
    Ray casting
15. 15
    Shape casting
16. 16
    Interacting with objects
17. 17
    Physics layers
18. 18
    Rigid bodies
19. 19
    Pushable objects
20. 20
    Moving platforms
21. 21
    Ladders and special movement
22. 22
    Movement tuning
23. 23
    Head-bob and motion options
24. 24
    Reduced-motion alternatives