Due: Tuesday February 12th Deliverables: Live demonstration of an interactive game environment you have created + documentation of what you did Group size: 1-3 people

This project is to ensure that you take a close look at an existing game engine and the tools that come with it. The main idea is that you become familiar with some of the features provided and get a hands-on experience with creating a game with the engine. If you are using an engine that is already familiar to you, make sure you explore features you have never had the chance to explore before.

Pick an existing game engine that you have access to (several game engines, e.g. Unreal Engine, Unity and Cry Engine, can be used for free in non-commercial projects) and use it to create an interesting interactive environment that could be the start of a game. Demonstrate this environment for 2-5 minutes on the due date in class and hand in a document explaining what you did (more on that later).

Please note: It can be very daunting to open up the editing tools for a game engine. The options are overwhelming and it is not at all obvious how to even get a very simple environment started. Therefore, you need to rely on available tutorials! There are for example a lot of YouTube videos showing you how to do things in the most popular game engines. Use those! Things don't have to be completely original. However, you should see if you can improvise a little as well, e.g. by changing the shape of the environment and introducing new elements - be creative. Also, make sure to explain in your documentation what tutorials you were building on.

This project will be graded on:

• Technical soundness (did you get the demo to work?)
• Knowledge and amount of effort (did you clearly spend time on figuring things out?)
• Clarity of presentation (do you explain and pace your demo well?)
• Creativity (did you include a personal touch or a twist?)