Unreal Engine Projects for Non-coders: A guide to Unreal Engine's visual environment asset pipelines and basic VR concepts

Unreal Engine stands as a powerful real-time 3D creation tool, renowned across industries for its stunning visuals and versatile applications. It enables the creation of immersive and interactive experiences without requiring traditional coding skills.This book takes a practical, project-based approach. It begins with an introduction to Unreal Engine 5, offering a basic overview of its UI, tools and features, and core technologies. Each project focuses on specific areas and workflows, allowing the readers to get a basic grasp of the Unreal Engine's basic workflows, to a complete environment, built with custom assets, featuring a mini-game. The book covers topics such as Blueprints (Unreal Engine's node-based visual scripting), Nanite and Lumen technologies, Quixel Megascan, lighting and materials, a glimpse into the exciting world of VR development, covering base and high-poly modeling, texturing, level design principles, and implementing character interactions.By the end of this book, you will gain a strong practical foundation in Unreal Engine, capable of bringing your creative visions to life through compelling projects and possessing the skills to explore further into the realm of real-time 3D development.