Procedural content generation with Unreal Engine 5

• Verfasst von: Eliasz, Paul Martin [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Procedural content generation with Unreal Engine 5
• Titelzusatz: harness the PCG framework to take your environment design and art skills to the next level
• Verf.angabe: Paul Martin Eliasz
• Ausgabe: 1st edition.
• Verlagsort: Birmingham, UK
• Verlag: Packt Publishing Ltd.
• Jahr: 2024
• Umfang: 1 online resource (1 volume)
• Illustrationen: illlustrations
• Fussnoten: Includes index. - Description based on print version record
• ISBN: 978-1-80107-446-9
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Druck-Ausgabe
• Sach-SW: Jeux vidéo ; Programmation
• Sach-SW: Jeux vidéo ; Conception
• Sach-SW: UnrealScript (Langage de programmation)
• K10plus-PPN: 1914058844
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  Universitätsbibliothek
• Lokale URL UB: Zum Volltext
• Lokale URL UB: Bibliothek der Medizinischen Fakultät Mannheim der Universität Heidelberg
• Bibliothek/Idn: UW / m4648218493
• Lokale URL Inst.: Zum Volltext

Abstract

In the ever-evolving world of games and virtual production, mastering procedural content generator (PCG) opens the door to endless creative possibilities. This book takes you deeper into the realm of procedurally generated environments and assets by showing you how to use the PCG framework integrated into Unreal Engine 5.4 and helping you build the skills to surpass traditional methods and create cutting-edge projects with unparalleled efficiency. This book guides you through the complete level design and tools production pipeline using open-source software. Whether you're an aspiring technical artist or level designer in real-time visualization and game production, you'll benefit from following the step-by-step, beginner-friendly approach to crafting custom levels, from jungles to cities, and incorporating 3D assets from libraries such as Quixel or Sketchfab. Next, you'll get to grips with data preparation, construct a PCG graph to populate assets in your environment, and apply these methods to optimize your projects. You'll understand how this process enhances your PCG tools, elevating their capacity to improve the quality of your levels. By the end of this book, you'll be able to seamlessly integrate different elements in Unreal Engine 5, empowering you to create your own PCG tools and transform your game development experience.