Game Development Projects with Unreal Engine

eBook Details:

• Paperback: 822 pages
• Publisher: WOW! eBook (November 27, 2020)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1800209223
• ISBN-13: 978-1800209220

eBook Description:

Game Development Projects with Unreal Engine: Learn the tools and techniques of game design using a project-based approach with Unreal Engine 4 and C++20

Game development can be both a creatively fulfilling hobby and a full-time career path. It’s also an exciting way to improve your C++ skills and apply them in engaging and challenging projects.

Game Development Projects with Unreal Engine starts with the basic skills you’ll need to get started as a game developer. The fundamentals of game design will be explained clearly and demonstrated practically with realistic exercises. You’ll then apply what you’ve learned with challenging activities.

The Game Development Projects with Unreal Engine 4 book starts with an introduction to the Unreal Editor and key concepts such as actors, blueprints, animations, inheritance, and player input. You’ll then move on to the first of three projects: building a dodgeball game. In this project, you’ll explore line traces, collisions, projectiles, user interface, and sound effects, combining these concepts to showcase your new skills.

You’ll then move on to the second project; a side-scroller game, where you’ll implement concepts including animation blending, enemy AI, spawning objects, and collectibles. The final project is an FPS game, where you will cover the key concepts behind creating a multiplayer environment.

• Create a fully-functional third-person character and enemies
• Build navigation with keyboard, mouse, gamepad, and touch controls
• Program logic and game mechanics with collision and particle effects
• Explore AI for games with Blackboards and Behavior Trees
• Build character animations with Animation Blueprints and Montages
• Test your game for mobile devices using mobile preview
• Add polish to your game with visual and sound effects
• Master the fundamentals of game UI design using a heads-up display

By the end of this Unreal Engine 4 game development book, you’ll have the confidence and knowledge to get started on your own creative UE4 projects and bring your ideas to life.