Learning Unreal Engine Game Development

A step-by-step guide that paves the way for developing fantastic games with Unreal Engine 4

Key Features

• Learn about game development and the building blocks that go into creating a game
• A simple tutorial for beginners to get acquainted with the Unreal Engine architecture
• Learn about the features and functionalities of Unreal Engine 4 and how to use them to create your own games

Book Description

What you will learn

• Learn what a game engine is, the history of Unreal Engine, and how game studios create games
• Explore the Unreal Engine 4 editor controls and learn how to use the editor to create a room in a game level
• Understand the basic structures of objects in a game, such as the differences between BSP and static meshes
• Make objects interactive using level blueprints
• Learn more about computer graphics rendering; how materials and light are rendered in your game
• Get acquainted with the Material Editor to create materials and use different types of lights in the game levels
• Utilize the various editors, tools, and features such as UI, the particle system, audio, terrain manipulation, and cinematics in Unreal Engine 4 to create game levels

Who this book is for

If you are new to game development and want to learn how games are created using Unreal Engine 4, this book is the right choice for you. You do not need prior game development experience, but it is expected that you have played games before. Knowledge of C++ would prove to be useful.