MCAD vs3370

Class 15

In this class, we reviewed grades and the class as a whole.

We looked at some other Unreal projects, too:

1. Ke Jiang’s Final MCAD project, an Unreal level built on UnrealEngine2 Runtime
2. VRND (Virtual Reality Notre Dame) - and oldie, but a goodie

We then looked at some UnrealEd stuff:

1. Zones & Portals - the Unreal way of creating distinct areas of detail
2. Antiportals - a way of optimizing outdoor, terrain levels
3. Sounds - ambient, in-game sounds (tutorial here)
4. Level Music - music that plays (and loops) while your level is active
   1. Music files must be in OGG format (similar to MP3 - it’s a compressed audio format). A slick tool for creating OGG files is here
   2. The OGG file must then be placed in the Unreal/Music
   3. Then you specify view->level properties->music the name of the OGG file that you’d like to play. For instance, to play Clockwork.ogg, you would set the music property to “Clockwork”
5. Groups - a handy way to organize / hide / select items in your levels

We also looked at some great tools for audio and image manipulation, from PortableApps.com

1. GIMP
2. Audacity