UDK: Introduction and Setup

What the hell is UDK?

UDK is the Unreal Development kit. It’s an easy, professional and free way to use the Unreal Engine to create great games and 3D simulations for the PC or for mobile devices.

What the hell is Unreal Engine?

Unreal Engine is a game engine developed by Epic Games. It has been the basis of many games including Gears of War, Bioshock, Mass Effect, Batman: Arkham Asylum, and Unreal Tournament. It’s written in C++ and can be used either by companies actually using the C++ code, or by using the UDK. It handles difficult aspects such as physics and does away with complicated coding (a whole lot can be done without any coding, but you can also delve in with UnrealScript to script things).

Why would I want to use this?

Why wouldn’t you? You can make 3D games and simulations with ease and using professional tools! These tutorials will be focusing around game creation, but the same concepts can be applied to anything else you want to create with UDK.

Where can I get it?

Go to http://www.udk.com/, download the latest version and install.




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