An Educator's Guide to Unreal Engine Learning

ResourcesLuis Cataldi

Education Evangelist - Epic Games

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Updates to UE4’s Online Documentation

Improved metadata supportSkill levelEngine versionSitemap filters** Checkpoints (coming soon)

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Recent Updates to UE4’s Online Documentation

Updated Publication Worth NotingInstalling Unreal Engine - LinkDownloading Unreal Engine Source Code - LinkBuilding Unreal Engine from Source - LinkHardware & Software Specifications - LinkCompiling Game Projects - LinkLevel Design Quick Start - LinkGearVR Global Menu - LinkUsing Cameras - Link

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Recent Updates to UE4’s Online Documentation

Additional Noteworthy Publication for Edu (New Content)Programming Quick Start – LinkIntroduction to C++ Programming in UE4 – LinkC++ Programming Tutorials – LinkOpen World Tools - LinkCompiling Game Projects - LinkGameplay Framework Quick Reference – ** Link **Gameplay Guide - LinkIntroduction to Blueprints – LinkBlueprints - How To - Link

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More Good Stuff UE4 VR Learning Resources:  Docs:

○Getting Started With VR○UE4 VR Index Page○VR Best Practices○VR Cheat Sheets○Oculus Quick Starts○GearVR Quick Starts

Video:○Integrating the Oculus Rift into UE4 ○UE4 Support Stream - Developing for VR ○2015 UE4 - VR and Unreal Engine○Unreal Engine 4 Training Stream: Up and Running with Gear VR

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More Good Stuff Additional Noteworthy

Assets Naming Convention – LINK

Unreal Engine 4 Coding Standard - Link

Lighting Troubleshooting Guide – LINK

Adding mod-support to your Unreal Engine 4 project – LINK

Mobile Development Troubleshooting Guide – Link

Unreal Engine 4 - Academic Installation - Link6

How Docs are StructuredHow our Docs Work (Types of Doc Pages) **

Overview Page - LinkQuick Start Pages – LinkUsers Guides - LinkHow To Pages - LinkReference Pages - LinkSamples - LinkTutorials - LinkAPIs - Link

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Key Video Training Updates (Some New Goodies)

New Video Page - Link

New Introduction to Blueprints (v4.8) - Link

New Time Attack Racer with Blueprints (v4.8) – Link

** New Twin Stick Shooter (full game curriculum) (v4.8) - Link

New Unreal Motion Graphics (UMG) UI - Inventory Tutorial (v4.8) -

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Recent Updates to UE4’s Online Documentation

Release Notes - Link●New Features●Performance Improvements●Platform Additions●Bug Fixes●Enhancements●Changes

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Twitch Stream TypesLivestreams●Sense of Presence: What Is Virtual Reality? -

Link●Infiltrator Released - Link●The Vineyard Challenge and Game Jam

Results ●ARK: Survival Evolved Announces Mod

Support ●VR and Unreal Engine - Link●Creating "A Boy and His Kite” - Link●Hiring and Recruiting at Epic●Sales and Marketing ●Business and Legal - Link●Sr. VFX Artist Bill Kladis Joins to Talk

Particles!●More… 10

Twitch Stream TypesLive Training – Link●Physics-Based Simulations and Effects●Controlling Effects with Blueprints●Creating a Match 3 Game●Drag and Drop with UMG ●Using Material Effects●Creating a 2D Side-Scroller ●Materials and Particle Interactions ●Advanced AI●Creating a 2D Side-Scroller ●Basics of AI●Up and Running with Gear VR●Extending the Editor●Procedural Room Generation●More…

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Twitch Stream Types

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Support streams●VR Networking and 3D Menus● Training Stream- Setting Up VR Motion Controllers -

Link●Controlling Effects with Blueprints - Link●Foliage●Blender and UE4●Blueprint Optimization - Link●Audio and Blueprints●Behavior Trees●UMG●Runtime Animation Retargeting● Rendering Best Practices – Link●Developing for VR – Link●Mobile Development – Link●More…

NewslettersMonthly Educational Community Newsletters

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Email Campaign Archive - Link

3rd Party Learning Resources Tom Looman - LinkKitatus Studios – Ryan Shah – LinkTesla Dev – LinkRama - LinkElhoussine Mehnik - LinkHourences - LinkRomero Blueprints – LinkLeo Gonzalez – LinkFaceBook/UnrealDevs - Link

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The Entire Infiltrator Demo Now Available For Download  ○900 Textures○468 Materials○637 Static Meshes○20 Skeletal Meshes○69 Sound Wavs○181 Animation

 

These assets are perfect for use in academic projects including:○ Level design classes building high fidelity gameplay spaces.○ For high quality environment art and set dressing exercises. ○ For use in game jams and student games.○ Perfect for dissecting professional caliber AAA UE4 sample content.○ ...and much more.

 

Total Size: 4 GB

Dozens of free complete projects available through the Learn Tab

Dozens of free complete projects available through the Learn Tab

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Huge Infinity Blade Collection Now Available For Download 

Below is a list of specific content included in all the asset packs:  ○ 1911 Textures ○ 1051 Materials○ 1488 Static Meshes○ 176 Skeletal Meshes ○ 1064 Particles  ○ 16 Sound Wavs ○ 9 Sound Cues  ○ 6 Blueprints 

These assets are perfect for use in academic projects including:○ Level design classes building gameplay spaces

for mobile environments.○ For environment art and mobile set dressing exercises. ○ For use in mobile and traditional game jams.○ For use in student games.○ Perfect for dissecting professional caliber mobile UE4 sample

content.○ ...and much more.

Compatibility:4.9

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The Showdown Cinematic VR Experience Now Available For Download

Below is a list of specific content included in the download:○450 Textures ○189 Materials○161 Static Meshes○5 Skeletal Meshes ○19 Effects  

These assets are perfect for use in academic projects including:○VR design classes building playable spaces.○For VR environment art and set dressing exercises. ○For use in VR jams.○For student VR games.○Perfect for dissecting professional caliber UE4 sample VR content.○...and much more.

 

Total Size: 2.8 GB

Dozens of free complete projects available through the Learn Tab

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Game samples & free content:●Content Examples●The complete A Boy and His Kite●Open World Demo Collection●Water Planes●Matinee environments and characters and content●Stylized Rendering environments and content●Realistic Rendering environments and content●Sun Temple environments and content●Particle Effects environments and content●Silly Geo complete game project and content●Multiplayer Shootout complete game project and content●Platformer Game complete game project and content●Swinging Ninja complete game project and content●Vehicle Game complete game project and content●Strategy Game complete game project and content●SciFi Bunk environments and content●Radial Impact complete game project and content●And more…

Content Examples - Link

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UE4 WikiMassive repository of learning resources - Link

VideosTutorialsPlug-insGamesCodeMore…

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Working with AnswerHUBThere are 15 full time Epic technicians working to help folks on AnswerHUB at all times, but it's

important for people asking questions to AnswerHUB to do the few things listed below.

USE THE SEARCH FIRST!o There is a strong chance someone has run into similar or the same issue before.

Categories the issueo Is it a BUG? o Is it a problem with C++?o Is it a problem with Blueprints?o Is it a Rendering issue?o Etc...

Good submission make AnswerHUB worko Provide screenshots of the issue. People are visual. o List steps to reproduce the issue.o Take the time to be clear and explain carefully. o Use examples of what you wish to achieve (based on known games when possible)

AnswerHUB is community driven. Help and you will be helped. o Unreal Engine is open-source software driven by the community. o By being active in the community, your credibility grows as a developer. o More people help those who help others. o Become active in the community and build Karma Points in AnswerHUB. 21

The Learn TabThe place to go for help.

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Better than Google because:

It searches all of Epic DocumentationIt searches the Community WikiIt searches AnswerHUB…provides you better answers.

** it is actually a Google gadget. ☻

In-Editor Help - Link

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Rich TooltipsHelp IconDocumentation ActorHelp MenuF1 HelpHelp SearchIn-Editor Tutorials

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Questions?

luis.cataldi@epicgames.com