LibGuides: MUL356: Module 1

Module 1 Required Resources

Elevating Game Experiences with Unreal Engine 5: Bring Your Game Ideas to Life Using the New Unreal Engine 5 and C++
Marques, Goncalo, et al. Elevating Game Experiences with Unreal Engine 5: Bring Your Game Ideas to Life Using the New Unreal Engine 5 and C++. 2nd ed., Pakt Publishing, 2022.

Please read Chapter 1: Introduction to Unreal Engine
- This chapter is an important overview of Unreal Engine 5 and will include a basic understanding of Viewport Navigation, materials, event graph window, Blueprint nodes, etc.

Half Life 2: Episode One Developer Commentary
"Half Life 2: Episode One Developer Commentary." YouTube, uploaded by PatologTV, 22 Sept. 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuZG3AUhNR0
*Disclaimer: this video is from a first-person shooter perspective and contains mild violence. This video features Valve Software Video Game Developer Commentary about the Making of Half Life 2 Episode 1 in the Source Engine. The commentary can help you visualize important aspects of interactive immersion and rendering of your scene. (1h)

Epic Games
"Epic Games." Unrealengine.Com. https://www.unrealengine.com/id/register/date-of-birth?redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.unrealengine.com%2Fen-US%2Fdownload&client_id=932e595bedb643d9ba56d3e1089a5c4b
Sign up with Epic Games.
Download Instructions: Get Started with Unreal Engine
"Download Instructions: Get Started with Unreal Engine." Unrealengine.Com, 2023. https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/download
Follow these instructions to get started with Unreal Engine 5.
Your First Game In Unreal Engine 5
Epic Games. "Your First Game In Unreal Engine 5." Epic Games Dev Community, 5 Apr. 2022. https://dev.epicgames.com/community/learning/tutorials/e2V/your-first-game-in-unreal-engine-5
Complete the in UE5. Follow the guide to view the lesson and download project files for Learning Activity 1.

Unreal Engine Forum
"Unreal Engine Forum." Epic Games Dev Community. https://forums.unrealengine.com/categories?tag=unreal-engine
This is a great resource for forum answers in case you get stuck with an issue you can't solve in Unreal Engine 5.

Game Writers' Corner || Writing for Video Games: Why It's Different from Other Industries
"Game Writers' Corner || Writing for Video Games: Why It's Different from Other Industries." YouTube, uploaded by Amalie Kae, 1 Aug. 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXUrWtGZH3s
In this video, video game writer Amalie Kae goes over a few things that she finds to be very different from traditional writing and things to look out for when you write a story for the games industry. (10m 53s)
How to Create a Storyboard
"How to Create a Storyboard." Coursera, uploaded by University of London, 2023. https://www.coursera.org/lecture/making-virtual-reality-game/how-to-create-a-storyboard-UPBzX
Hear advice from VR experts on how to create a storyboard. (9m 24s)
Easy Backup, Compress & Share Unreal Projects Tutorial
"Easy Backup, Compress & Share Unreal Projects." YouTube, uploaded by Pixel Prof, 12 Jul. 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CItjdR1QJl8
"This quick video shows how you can easily package your Unreal Engine project as a zip file for backup and/or sharing as efficiently as possible." (58s)

Nailing Video Game Script Writing – What You Need To Know
"Nailing Video Game Script Writing – What You Need To Know." SpaceDraft. 2023. https://www.spacedraft.com/knowledge-base/video-game-script-writing-html/
"This article gives you a rundown of what it means to write video game scripts, how you can build a career writing for games, and how to write a script that warps a player into the world you've created for them."

Xbox Controllers and Remotes
"Xbox Controllers and Remotes." Xbox.Com. https://www.xbox.com/en-US/accessories
Xbox One Series Controller. Must have a wired connection available alongside any Bluetooth feature.
Shop PlayStation 5 Accessories
"Shop PlayStation 5 Accessories." Explore Playstation. https://direct.playstation.com/en-us/accessories/ps5
Sony PS5. Must have a wired connection available alongside any Bluetooth feature.
Oculus Rift S
"Oculus Rift S." MetaQuest. https://www.oculus.com/rift-s/
Oculus VR Headset from Meta.