Third-person character

This capstone builds a third-person character: WASD movement on a Rapier Kinematic Character Controller, a mouse-orbit follow camera, and AnimGraph-driven idle/walk/run locomotion — plus pushable physics props. It maps to the shipped third-person example (packages/editor/template/src/examples/third-person/).

What you’ll build

• A character that walks, strafes, and turns under player control.
• A follow camera that orbits with the mouse.
• Locomotion animation that blends with movement speed.

The pieces

Two GameComponents do the work:

• CharacterController (runs in prePhysics) — owns the Rapier KinematicCharacterController, applies WASD movement + gravity + jump, and drives the AnimGraph speed parameter.
• CameraTarget (runs in preRender) — owns the orbit camera + pointer-lock, tracking yaw/pitch, and positions the runtime camera behind the character.

Run & understand the character Play the result, then see how the controller, camera, and animation fit together.

Builds on the Manual

This capstone assumes the Foundations and pulls together Physics, Animation, Input, and Cameras.