Graphics Engine

 

Unreal Engine, what is it and what is it for?

Over the past few years, the video game industry has not only become popular and expanded, but has also become one of the most powerful sectors in the world market.

 Your secret? The democratization of game development studios or suites, which, like Unity3D or Unreal Engine, allow any user with a desire and basic technical knowledge to develop their own idea.

 Over the years, these new suites have made the leap beyond the video game industry and have begun to be used in fields as diverse as architecture, engineering, cinema, medicine, simulators ...

  What is Unreal Engine

Unreal Engine, is one of the most popular and used game engines of the moment, belonging to the Epic Games company. Its operation is based on C ++ code and its first version was created in 1998, although it was not freely and publicly available until 2015.

Unreal Engine is a development environment that includes all the necessary tools to build a game or simulation, such as a video editor, sound studio, code or animation rendering, among other features.

Since 1998, 5 versions have been created, which, little by little, have expanded their characteristics allowing a greater capacity for data processing, rendering, texture improvement and integration of new functions. It is a complete package that does not require additional plugins or addons to function at full capacity.

 Unreal Engine is a completely free suite available to any user who wants to venture into the world of audiovisual content creation.

 The only requirement for use is that in the event that we market the product developed with this platform, we must give Epic Games 5% of the first $ 3,000 generated by the project, who could say no?

 Also, all the features, regular updates, tools, bug fixes, and sample content are totally free.

  What is Unreal Engine for

Originally, it was created as a game engine for programmers, but thanks to its versatility, little by little it has been making a niche in sectors as diverse as architecture, engineering, medicine, virtual reality ...

With Unreal Engine you can create landscapes, interactive environments or virtual reality; From 2D video games to fully immersive experiences, it all depends on your skill and imagination.

Its applications, apart from video games, are so diverse that, for example, NASA is using this graphics engine to create environments in which to train future astronauts. Also the famous automotive house McLaren uses the Unreal Engine 5 to design their cars. Created by Epic Games and McLaren Automotive, this cinematic trailer displays a first look at the McLaren 570S configurator rendered completely in real-time using Unreal Engine 4.

 

Other applications are: in the field of education through simulators, in architecture for renderings and construction of completely real environments, in medicine, virtual reality visualization for operations rehearsals, in cinema for animation films or special effects ... in short , the editing options offered by this tool are almost endless.

Unreal Engine Applications:

Unreal Engine is available for almost all platforms; such as Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, SteamOS, HTML5, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One SteamVR / HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, PlayStation VR, Google Daydream, OSVR and Samsung Gear VR.