Homework x: Title

Short Description:

This assignment is worth 30 points.

Goals

• Have a basic understanding of how to use the Unreal Engine.
• Have produced a basic scene

Formal Description

1. [5 points] Do the course Your First Hour with Unreal Engine. In this tutorial:
   • This course is the first part of the Learning Pathway Getting Started in Unreal and is reasonably good as a quick introduction to unreal.
     • You should work along as you go through the tutorial, perhaps even making notes.
   • In the Creating Your First Project tutorial, about 1:40, the interface has changed.
     • Select Games to get to the right area.
     • 
     • Select the type of project next (Third person as he says)
     • Then you can select if you want a blueprint, c++ or other type of project.
   • By the way, it is common for the interface, and even the methods of the editor to change over the years in unreal.

   • In Creating your First Project tutorial, and all others probably, they have changed the interfaced discussed at 5:29. You will probably want to
     • You can show the place actor tool by
       • Clicking on the Window menu
       • Select Place Actors
       • 
       • Also notice that there is a Models dropdown at the top of the screen to get to the other modes.
   • In Working With Content about 3:48, he wants you to use the Realistic Rendering project. This does not seem to be available, so I used Content Examples.
     • I imported the small statue (SM_Statue)
   • In Building Your First Level
     • It appears they have changed the label you search for at 6:10, search for Sun instead of fog.
   • Take and pass the quiz.
     • Insert a screen shot of our achievements, with your name and this achievement showing.
2. [25 points] Create a level based on the ThirdPerson Tutorial.
   • Place your level in a folder FIRSTNAM_LASTNAME_LEVEL
   • Include a lighting source similar to the one built in the tutorial.
   • Include a plyer start.
   • Include lighting
   • Set a bookmark (2) that is looking down on the level so the entire level is visible.
   • Please don't overdoo the assets.
     • We will have to ship this back and forth via the net
   • Start a new Third person game, call it FIRST_NAME_HW1
     • Migrate your level to this new game.
     • Zip up the entire FIRST_NAME_HW1 directory.
     • Upload this zip file to the D2L folder for this assignment.

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