Software developer here. Trying to learn Unreal. Would love to know if there is anyone at DMS who I can go to for questions or mentorship?
I am hoping to learn how to build a simple game, and maybe even use it to simulate environments for robotics.
I was thinking we could also do a small study group or maybe a DMS game jam?
I did some stuff back in college for my computer game design class using the Unreal Engine. That was over 10 years ago and I think if I tried to help it would just make things worse. Sadly, the game developers I do know very seldomly have freetime.
Let me know if you start a study group.
Just checking to see if you went ahead with Unreal. You might want to check out Unity. It is much more simple that Unreal.
I actually started looking into Godot!
Iām actually getting started with Unreal, if you end up switching back let me know!
I once considered Unreal but last time I checked the license was about 500,000 I believe. So its fine to goto the trouble of learning it for fun and knowledge, but you will more than likely never profit from it :/.
Im a big fan of DirectX based SDKs tho so if you do start a study group (especially just for 3d rendering programming in general) Id def be interested. I was even considering running a DirectX āBuild your own 3D rendering engineā like 6-week course one day if there was enough demand.
Either way Im almost always looking for indie teams to work with if youre ever looking for some extra hands too! 
That is unrealā¦
I have collected quite a few books on DirectX over the years, but never had a real need to use it. I would be interested in class(es.)
https://answers.unrealengine.com/questions/432163/does-unreal-have-a-licensing-fee-and-if-so-is-it-t.html
heres the licensing/unlicensed rules and cost (seems its 300k maybe?)
I am interested collaborating with others in the Unreal Editor 4.
I have an Oculus Quest so I can do VR too.
Is UE4 installed here at DMS somewhere already?
It is best to have UE4 on a Windoze machine, but Linux works too.
I have already compiled it elsewhere on Linux if that helps.
Unreal Engine 4 is now free to download , and all future updates will also be free . Developers of commercially released games or applications will pay Epic a 5 percent royalty on gross revenue above $3,000 per product, per quarter.
To develop VR for the Oculus Quest: https://developer.oculus.com/documentation/quest/latest/concepts/unreal-engine/?locale=en_US
If the software is not installed, could it be and how do I submit a request?
Come to the Digital Media Meeting Saturday 27th at noon. We will be discussing the new software stack which will probably be Unity and Unreal. Iām working on funding for 4 wireless VR/AR headsets ?Oculus Quest? & proper graphic workstations. Iāll find out Aug 6th if we will be helping people obtain Unity Certifications.
Unreal Engine is now on DM1 in digital media should be on 2 as well tomorrow. 3 by the end of the week
UPDATE: I have successfully compiled a simple Unreal Level and installed it on an Oculus Quest! Hurray! I will continue tinkering with UE4.