Domestika Basics Course 1 of 5

Unreal Engine 4 for Video Games

Course 1: Getting Started: Knowing Unreal: Maps

By Jose Goncalves , Video game developer

Video game developer. Bogota, Colombia.
Joined October 2019
Domestika Basics Course 1 of 5
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About the video: Knowing Unreal: Maps

Overview

“In this lesson, we are going to understand some of the editor options and we are going to create our first level, called Maps or Levels.”

In this video lesson Jose Goncalves addresses the topic: Knowing Unreal: Maps, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 1: Getting Started. Discover the software, its interface, and the main tools.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson. we will learn what a map in Unreal is and explore our options for creating one. Let's begin. In Unreal. a map refers to the level where gameplay occurs. Unreal was initially developed for Unreal Tournament. a first-person shooter game. This context helps understand the map's role in the game. it's customary to call these levels or play areas maps. Firstly. if you can't see the sources section. please click here to display it. It's recommended to always keep this section visible for easy reference. Let's establish a Maps folder directly beneath Content. This will be the initi...”

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Jose Goncalves

Jose Goncalves
By Jose Goncalves

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Venezuelan-born José Joel Gonçalves, also known as J.J. or ultratrol in the world of video games, is a professional game developer with more than 10 years of experience. He studied Computer Engineering at the Simón Bolívar University (Caracas) and is passionate about roguelike games, RPGs, programming with C++, and the creation of digital universes with Unreal Engine.

He currently lives in Bogotá, Colombia, where he works for Teravision Games in the prototyping and creation of games for clients such as Namco, Disney, Nickelodeon, inXile, and Gun Media, among others.


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Course 1: Getting Started

By Jose Goncalves
Video game developer. Bogota, Colombia.
Joined October 2019
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  • 8 students