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Unreal Game Engine

Unreal Game Engine

The Unreal games engine is a hugely versatile system that has been used to power a variety of best-selling video games. In The Unreal Game Engine, environment artist Andrew Finch looks at how to create game levels from scratch using the free Unreal Development Kit, starting with modeling the environment. He then addresses the two different ways in which you can create accessories for your scene – modeling in 3ds Max and importing them, or creating them directly in UDK – before adding textures and lighting. If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to be a level designer and wanted some practical experience, then look no further than The Unreal Game Engine.

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Great for a beginner

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A good base with which to understand how it works, in a very pleasant and detailed way. Review by alessiogarcai (Posted on 17/01/2019)

Great book!

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I was very happy with this book while its getting on in years all the level design practices stand well and truly up, Cheers! Review by Gavin (Posted on 14/01/2019)

good

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It's very good book with a overview and a fast getting started on Unreal and then you can jump inside the action... in fact after a very good introduction the book show you how to assemble and create the scene (basic and advanced) also you can learning "how to modelling/unwrap" the geometry from another 3d package for this sector (games/unreal engine rendering).

Finally I advise thi s book to all person want start quickly with Unreal or in this sector and need a good workflow for working on it. Review by Matteo Migliorini (Posted on 27/10/2016)

Excellent place to Start!

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Getting hold of this book helped me gain a better understanding of the ins and outs of working with Unreal than I ever previously did following lots of badly-made online videos! A lot of the concepts and information featured here is still relevant for Unreal Engine 4 users as well, very helpful as I recently upgraded to it!

All in all a great book to learn from, not just about using Unreal, but also some useful tutorials on assert creation in 3DS Max as well. Highly recommended! Review by Dan (Posted on 15/08/2016)

Great introduction

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For someone who is just beginning to learn the program, this book is great.
It explains what you should do, but also why you do it, and how. This means you get an in-depth understanding of the level creation process.
The different chapters also focus on different aspects of level creation, which means the book covers a broad variety of subjects. I can't speak for more experienced game artists, but for me this book was perfect. Review by Ole M (Posted on 08/08/2016)

Good starter book for the Unreal Game Engine

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Although there are lots of documentation and tutorials on the web for UE4 I like to be able to settle down and chew through a book. This one is 235 pp long for £10.00 + P&P.

It is profusely and colourfully illustrated , which is handy. And it gives you a fine introduction.
Any negatives? Well this is not directly relevant to the content, more to the production values - the font is too small and the book is printed on glossy, magazine-type paper which strongly reflects so that you find yourself seeing half the page washed out by the glare if you are reading by artificial light.

But for a tenner, that's ok.

Review by Sean (Posted on 05/07/2016)

Great Book

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It arrived with a perfect package, no damages nor scrapped pages. I started reading it today and I must say that it describes all the processes in a very comprehensive way.It really worth the money and I can't wait to start modeling something! Review by Cristiano (Posted on 05/07/2016)

NICE

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inspiration, quality, price, international delivery

I hope that it will be another book :) Review by Martin (Posted on 08/10/2015)

Great Book

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This book is a great introduction to the Unreal Game Engine. The instructions are clear and filled with lots of images.
I've ordered from 3DTotal in the past and I've always received great service. Keep it up! Review by Stephane Hentschel (Posted on 02/07/2015)

useful to get started!

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to me, this is the first step away from static images, and i found it useful to dive in the level design approach, understanding needs and workflow in cretaing levels with UDK (great piece of software, by the way) Review by gigomeme (Posted on 19/11/2014)

Fantastic

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First book ordered from 3DTotal. Fast and perfect shipping! Online support is very helpfull and responding very quickly.

Love the book, gives great insight in workflow not only for UDK, but also for 3DSMAX, and can also be used for other game engines like Unity3D or Leadwerks. ( Book focuses on UDK )

Thanks alot! Worth the money! Review by John (Posted on 25/02/2014)

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SKU	UGE
ISBN/GTIN	978-1-90941404-4
Software	Autodesk 3ds Max, Pixologic ZBrush, Adobe Photoshop, Marmoset Toolbag, Epic Games Unreal Dev Kit, Allegorithmic Substance Painter
Published Year	2013
Subject Matter	Game development, Lighting, PBR rendering/Physically based rendering, Real-time rendering, Texturing, UV mapping
Focus	3D digital art
Skill Level	Beginner