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Данная работа посвящена разработке визуального дизайна концепции игры жанра Action/RPG, в сеттинге Скандинавской мифологии. Её реализации, в формате прототипа, в программном обеспечении Unreal Engine 4, а также в создании презентационного материала. Задачи, которые решались в процессе разработки: 1. Проведение предпроектного обзора предметной области, определение Ð³Ð»Ð°Ð²Ð½Ñ‹Ñ Ð¾Ñ‚Ð»Ð¸Ñ‡Ð¸Ñ‚ÐµÐ»ÑŒÐ½Ñ‹Ñ Ð¾ÑÐ¾Ð±ÐµÐ½Ð½Ð¾ÑÑ‚ÐµÐ¹ Action/RPG игр, анализ особенностей дизайна локации и персонажа; 2. Исследование предметной области и проведение обзора Ñ‚ÐµÑ Ð½Ð¾Ð»Ð¾Ð³Ð¸Ð¹; 3. Разработка сценария геймплея и элементов визуального языка, обозначение сеттинга игры; 4. Разработка графической концепции и прототипа игрового персонажа; 5. Разработка графической концепции и прототипа игровой локации; 6. Разработка графической концепции и прототипа интерфейса; 7. Создание презентационного ролика; С помощью проведенного предпроектного исследования был произведен анализ аналогов и особенностей ÐºÐ¾Ð¼Ð¿ÑŒÑŽÑ‚ÐµÑ€Ð½Ñ‹Ñ Ð¸Ð³Ñ€, в жанре Action/RPG и в сеттинге Скандинавской мифологии. Изучен процесс создания Ñ‚Ñ€ÐµÑ Ð¼ÐµÑ€Ð½Ð¾Ð³Ð¾ персонажа, игровой локации, и принципы разработки игрового интерфейса. Изучены логические системы и функции, отвечающие за программирование искусственного интеллекта, боевой системы и виджетов в Unreal Engine 4. Разработан и создан прототип игры: игровая локация, персонаж и интерфейс. Создан демонстрационный видеоролик., This work is devoted to the development of the visual design of the concept of an Action / RPG game in the setting of Scandinavian mythology. Its implementation, in prototype format, in the Unreal Engine 4 software, as well as in the creation of presentation material. Tasks that were solved during the development process: 1. Conducting a pre-project review of the subject area, determining the main distinctive features of Action / RPG games, analyzing the design features of the location and character; 2. Domain research and technology review; 3. Development of the gameplay scenario and elements of the visual language, designation of the game setting; 4. Development of the graphic concept and prototype of the game character; 5. Development of the graphic concept and prototype of the game location; 6. Development of the graphic concept and interface prototype; 7. Creation of a presentation video; With the help of the pre-project study, an analysis was made of the analogs and features of computer games in the Action / RPG genre and in the setting of Scandinavian mythology. Studied the process of creating a three-dimensional character, game location, and the principles of developing a game interface. The logical systems and functions responsible for programming the artificial intelligence, combat system and widgets in Unreal Engine 4 have been studied. A prototype of the game has been developed and created: game location, character and interface. A demo video has been created.

Kontext: Mit steigenden Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten von Augmented Reality Spielen durch Game Engines ist auch die Zahl jener Apps in den App Stores gestiegen. Dennoch werden bei den meisten AR Apps diverse Touch-Screen-Klickgesten als einzige InputMöglichkeit unterstützt und Entwickler*innen sind mit typischen AR Problemen konfrontiert. Ziel: Diverse AR Probleme sollen aufgezeigt und mögliche Lösungsansätze diskutiert werden. Darüber hinaus sollen unterschiedliche Input- und Output-Möglichkeiten von AR Apps recherchiert und auf Benutzungsakzeptanz und Performance untersucht werden. Methode: Ein Teil der Arbeit beruht auf existierender Literatur und Studien. Für den praktischen Teil wurde eine AR Rätsel App mit diversen User-Input-Möglichkeiten entwickelt und durch eine Umfrage evaluiert. Zusätzlich wurde die Performance im Bezug zur Frame Rate anhand von Messungen untersucht. Ergebnis: Beim Lösen eines Problems der AR, wie beispielsweise der Okklusion, entsteht oft das Problem einer sinkenden Performance. Manche Probleme lassen sich kaum durch die Programmierung der App umgehen, sondern sind abhängig vom verwendeten Gerät und von der Umgebung, in der die App benutzt wird. Interaktive InputMöglichkeiten, wie die Handgestenerkennung, werden vom Großteil der Benutzer*innen positiv bewertet, jedoch werden detailliertere Aufgabenstellungen mit Beschreibung der Input-Möglichkeiten gefordert. Weiters kann ein Sinken der Frame Rate in Verbindung mit diesen Inputs beobachtet werden. Conclusio: Die jetzigen AR Technologien haben zwar viel Potenzial, jedoch existieren noch Problemfelder, welche erst durch die Verbesserung der Hardware und Software gelöst werden könnten. Besonders im Hinblick auf die Unterstützung von unterschiedlichen Bedienbarkeitsmöglichkeiten zeigt sich, dass diese Technologien noch nicht ausgereift sind. Context: With rising possibilities of developing mobile augmented reality applications using game engines, the number of those apps increased as well. However, most of these AR apps only allow touch-screen interactions and developers are still faced with typical AR problems. Goal: Various AR problems should be addressed, and solution approaches should be presented. Furthermore, different kinds of input and output of an AR app should be researched, and their user acceptance and performance should be examined. Method: The methods used for this thesis are research on existing literature and studies. Moreover, an AR mobile gaming app with different user input was developed. A survey as well as frame rate measurements have been undertaken to evaluate the app. Result: By solving one AR problem, like occlusion, the problem of a decreasing performance often appears. Some problems cannot be bypassed by programming but depend on the used device and the surrounding environment of the user. Interactive input methods, like hand gesture detection, are rated positively by most of the users. However, a more detailed description of the tasks and input possibilities is being required. Moreover, a frame rate drop can be detected relating to some inputs. Conclusion: Todays AR technologies have a lot of potential. Nevertheless, some existing problems might be solved only when the hardware and software is being improved. The lack of proper support for different input possibilities shows, that the AR technology needs improvement.

The digital and the related technological evolution in recent years have shifted to words such as Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence. The wider use of these and other technologies in architecture has been far limited by a lack of IT tools with which architects could interface since they have been made available in the last few years only. The evolution of the tools used by the architect can be condensed and simplied into a sequence of three stages: Drawing Board, CAD systems, Game Engines. The frames of this sequence, in addition to indicating instruments, are representative of the historical context in which they have been or are still being used. This study, based on a Master thesis recently discussed at the Politecnico di Milano [14], examines the role that Game Engines can play in the graphic representation and design processes. More specifically, it takes a closer look at the Unreal Engine as a tool for creating a real-time design environment and using Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies to represent user flows in the space as valuable support and a relevant part of the design strategies aiming at implementing and evaluating design options. For this purpose, various simulations have been carried out both considering users' flows based on assigned spaces, and generating spaces based on the users' flows., Digitalna i njoj pripadajuća tehnološka evolucija posljednjih godina pretvorila se u riječi kao Virtualna stvarnost i umjetna inteligencija. Šira upotreba ovih, ali i drugih tehnologija u arhitekturi dosta je ograničena zbog nedostatka IT alata s kojima su se arhitekti susretali s obzirom na to da su bili dostupni jedino u posljednjih nekoliko godina. Evolucija alata koju koriste arhitekti može biti komprimirana i pojednostavljena promatrajući je u tri faze: crtaća ploča, CAD sustavi, game enginei. Okviri ovih faza predstavnici su povijesnog konteksta u kojem su se koristili ili se još uvijek koriste. Ovo proučavanje koje se temelji na diplomskom radu nedavno obrađenom na Politecnico di Milano [14], ispituje ulogu koju game enginei mogu igrati u grafičkoj prezentaciji i procesu projektiranja. Konkretnije, bliže sagledava Unreal Engine kao alat za stvaranje okoline projektiranja u stvarnom vremenu i koristeći tehnologije Umjetne inteligencije predstavlja korisničko razmišljanje u prostoru kao korisnu podršku i važan dio strategija projektiranja s ciljem implementacije i evaluacije projektantskih opcija. Za ovu svrhu, brojne simulacije su izvedene uzimajući u obzir i protoke korisnika temeljene na konkretnom prostoru, ali i generiranje prostora temeljeno na protocima korisnika.

Game engines are gaining increasing popularity in various computational research areas, and in particular in the context of Multi-Agent Systems (MAS)—for instance, to render augmented reality environments, improve immersive simulation infrastructures, and so on. Existing examples of successful integration between game engines and MAS still focus on specific technology-level goals, rather than on shaping a general-purpose game-based agent-oriented infrastructure. In this roadmap paper, we point out the conceptual issues to be faced to exploit game engines as agent-oriented infrastructures, and outline a possible research roadmap to follow, backed up by some early experiments involving the Unity3D engine.

Z naraščanjem popularnosti računalniških iger raste tudi popularnost orodij (t.i. igralnih pogonov), ki so namenjena za njihovo ustvarjanje. Diplomska naloga strnjeno predstavi spremembe, ki so vodile do množičnega razmaha iger in njihovo zgodovino. Osrednji del je namenjen predstavitvi igralnih pogonov Unity in Unreal Engine. Unity je najbolj uporabljan igralni pogon, ki ga je leta 2005 predstavilo podjetje Unity Technologies. Unreal Engine je igralni pogon, ki omogoča ustvarjanje iger s čudovito grafiko. Izdalo ga je podjetje Epic Games leta 1998. Pogona sta namenjena lažjemu ustvarjanju in oblikovanju računalniških iger. V nadaljevanju je predstavljena izdelava iger v vsakem izmed njiju, čemur sledi primerjava obeh z različnih vidikov. Primerjali smo grafiko, dostopnost kode, ustvarjanje novih objektov in še mnoge druge vidike. Primerjavo spremlja tudi ocenjevanje lastnosti obeh igralnih pogonov. Ugotovili smo, da ima vsak izmed njiju svoje prednosti in slabosti. Unity je primernejši za izdelavo dvodimenzionalnih in mobilnih iger, medtem ko je Unreal Engine boljša izbira za izdelavo tridimenzionalnih iger. With the increasing popularity of computer gaming, the growth of game engines popularity comes as no surprise. The thesis shortly presents the changes that led to games as we know them today, followed by presentation of their history. The main focus is on the presentation of Unity and Unreal Engine. Unity is the most used game engine which was developed by Unity Technologies in 2005. Unreal Engine is known for its amazing graphic. It was developed by Epic Games in 1998. Their main functions enable developers to create games in an easier way. What follows is a presentation of the games developed using both engines, extended by the comparison between the two from different points of view. We compared and assessed source code access, creation of new game objects, graphics and other characteristics. Both engines have advantages and disadvantages. Unity is a better choice when developing two-dimensional and mobile games, while Unreal is more suitable for developing three-dimensional games.

This bachelor thesis describes the game engine Unreal Engine 4. First, it explains the con-cept of this increasingly popular software archetype and the chosen representative is placed in the context of similar alternatives. The reader is then introduced to its development envi-ronment, basic principles and the Blueprint programming language. Individual steps are demonstrated in the development of a simple 2D application, from foundation to export of a standalone game.

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This project was conceived as a way to explore Unreal Engine ourselves and learn a bit how this popular engine works. Once we knew what we wanted to do, we decided to focus this project from another point of view. We want to simulate that we are working in a video game company that has asked us to see the viability of developing a videogame.