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Author:   Aram Cookson ,  Tim Johnson ,  Ryan DowlingSoka ,  Clinton Crumpler
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Sams Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 18.80cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.781kg
ISBN:  

9780672337628

ISBN 10:   0672337622
Pages:   496
Publication Date:   24 June 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

HOUR 1: Introducing Unreal Engine 4 HOUR 2: Understanding the Gameplay Framework HOUR 3: Coordinates, Transforms, Units, and Organization HOUR 4: Working with Static Mesh Actors  HOUR 5: Applying Lighting and Rendering  HOUR 6: Using Materials HOUR 7: Using Audio System Elements HOUR 8: Creating Landscapes and Foliage HOUR 9: World Building HOUR 10: Crafting Effects with Particle Systems  HOUR 11: Using Skeletal Mesh Actors HOUR 12: Matinee and Cinematics HOUR 13: Learning to Work with Physics HOUR 14: Introducing Blueprint Visual Scripting System   HOUR 15: Working with Level Blueprints     HOUR 16: Working with Blueprint Classes    HOUR 17: Using Editable Variables and the Construction Script    HOUR 18: Making Key Input Events and Spawning Actors   HOUR 19: Making an Action Encounter  HOUR 20: Creating an Arcade Shooter: Input Systems and Pawns  HOUR 21: Creating an Arcade Shooter: Obstacles and Pickups  HOUR 22: Working with UMG  HOUR 23: Making an Executable  HOUR 24: Working with Mobile

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Aram Cookson is a professor in the Interactive Design and Game Development (ITGM) department at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). He has a B.F.A in Sculpture and an M.F.A. in Computer Art. After finishing his M.F.A., he went on to help start the ITGM program and served as the graduate coordinator for 9 years. Over the past 15 years, Aram has developed and taught a range of game art and design courses in classrooms and online, utilizing the Unreal Engine technology. Ryan DowlingSoka is a technical artist working on the Gears of War franchise at Microsoft Studio’s The Coalition, located in Vancouver, British Columbia. He works primarily on content features for the team, crafting systems for destruction, foliage, visual effects, postprocesses, and user interfaces in Unreal Engine 4. Previously, he worked at Microsoft, developing experiences for the Microsoft HoloLens in Unity5. Ryan is an expert in a variety of entertainment software creation packages, including Maya, Houdini, Substance Designer, Photoshop, Nuke, and After Effects. Ryan holds a B.F.A. in Visual Effects from Savannah College of Art and Design. With a passion for interactive storytelling, rooted in playing 1990s console role-playing games ( Baldur’s Gate II and Planescape: Torment), Ryan focuses on applying interactive technical solutions to solving difficult problems in modern gaming. When not working on video games, Ryan can be found swing dancing his evenings away with his wife. Clinton Crumpler is currently a senior environment artist at Microsoft Studio’s The Coalition, located in Vancouver, British Columbia. Previously an artist at Bethesda’s Battlecry Studios, KIXEYE, Army Game Studio, and various other independent studios, Clinton’s primary focus areas are environment art, shader development, and art direction. Clinton has released multiple video tutorials in collaboration with Digital Tutors, with a focus on game art development for Unreal Engine. He completed an M.F.A. in Interactive and Game Design and a B.F.A. in Animation at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in Savannah, Georgia. Prior to attending SCAD, he received a B.F.A. in Graphic Design at Longwood University, located in Farmville, Virginia. More information and his digital works are available at www.clintoncrumpler.com.

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