Work Experience Journal - Day 28

After doing some research on casinos, I decide to make to working television. I followed a tutorial by Epic Games to get it working the only issue I had involved the aspect ratio. The video I used was recorded in 2.39.1 aspect ratio and my models was made with 16:9 aspect ratio in mind.

My next task was to optimise my code better to make the code more efficient and reduce file size. Using what I learnt about changing parameters in blueprints I added it the static water so I could quickly alter a material and to the mirrors which allowed me to reduce the four separate identical materials into a single blueprint.

As I was optimising I reduced the segments on the cable actor on the chandelier from ten to one as having ten segments on something that hangs straight down is a bit excessive and cause a glitch to occur where the cable actor would fling in a direction when load in.

I optimised the physics door as well by watching a tutorial by Cesar SC and reduced the number of constants used from two to one and made it close by its self which allowed me to remove the door closing blueprints. This helps optimise my blueprints further. I watched a informational video on torque by Bozeman Science to make it easier to calculate torque.

Afterwards I started creating a lift. I followed a tutorial by MrGoatsy and it worked perfectly.

Outside of work, I learnt more about shaders to see what could be done further and increase my knowledge of materials.

Harvard Referencing

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Living in Las Vegas. (2017) Wynn Las Vegas is Luxurious!!!. YouTube [video]. 25 October. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF-FvFVTQ9c [Accessed 12 February 2019].

Living in Las Vegas. (2017) Silverton Casino & Bass Pro Shops in Las Vegas!. YouTube [video]. 2 October. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vaC9BYTxS8 [Accessed 12 February 2019].

Cesar SC. (2016) UE4 Physics: Wild Wild West Bar Doors. YouTube [video]. 10 December. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiIHHYFD9DY [Accessed 12 February 2019].

Bozeman Science. (2014) Torque. YouTube [video]. 22 September. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zrphnd_0VI [Accessed 12 February 2019].

MrGoatsy. (2016) Unreal Engine 4 Tutorial - Elevator With Multiple Floors Using Line Traces. YouTube [video]. 25 June. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkGheIi7JgM [Accessed 12 February 2019].

Ashford, D. (2017) UE4 - Tutorial - Dynamic Materials in BluePrints! (Request!). YouTube [video]. 10 April. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OTaEHfRyH8 [Accessed 12 February 2019].