Week 2: GiantLands and Unreal Fellowship

This week in class we played GiantLands for the first time. I mostly just observed so I could learn how the game works, as I have never played a game like this before. It was very interesting to watch as everyone was getting very into the fantasy. I joined in towards the end with making my first play; unfortunately my grenade did not kill the the monster. Later in the week we made a transition from GiantLands to getting used to the controls in Unreal Engine. Coincidentally, I am also learning Unreal in another class so getting used to the program was easier for me than some. We were introduced to making a new project and where key functions are within the program that are essential to making any project in Unreal. We had to watch videos from the newly released Unreal Fellowship in order to learn how to use the software. I found the videos confusing as the presenters were using industry vocabulary that I had to stop and search up to understand. Despite that, I appreciated the opportunity to watch the videos and get to learn from the very professionals that use the program every day and gain insight into how Unreal runs.