# Do I need any previous experience to use Unreal Engine? **URL:** \ **Category:** Community & Industry Discussion\ **Tags:** noob, engine, unreal-engine, question\ **Created:** [April 6, 2014, 9:00pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/do-i-need-any-previous-experience-to-use-unreal-engine/279801 "2014-04-06T21:00:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
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Hey MrMaker, Going through basic tutorials is probably going to help you most, both in getting comfortable with editor and understanding game development in general. video tutorials are a great starting place: [https://www](https://www)…com/playlist?list=PLZlv\_N0\_O1gaCL2XjKluO7N2Pmmw9pvhE Another great place for tutorials is forum: [https://forums.unrealengine.com/forumdisplay.php?12-Community-Content-Tools-and-Tutorials](https://forums.unrealengine.com/forumdisplay.php?12-Community-Content-Tools-and-Tutorials) You can take a look in there and see if there are any ground-up tutorials you can follow along with. And of course there are tutorials post on our Wiki: > **[A new, community-hosted Unreal Engine Wiki](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/a-new-community-hosted-unreal-engine-wiki/141494)** > > After over a year in maintenance mode, the official Unreal Engine Wiki is now permanently offline. These resources now live on a new community-run Unreal Engine Community Wiki — https://unrealcommunity.wiki/! You will be able to find content from... I would recommend trying this one: > **[A new, community-hosted Unreal Engine Wiki](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/a-new-community-hosted-unreal-engine-wiki/141494)** > > After over a year in maintenance mode, the official Unreal Engine Wiki is now permanently offline. These resources now live on a new community-run Unreal Engine Community Wiki — https://unrealcommunity.wiki/! You will be able to find content from... If you’re looking for a basic intro to game development, there are several very good books out there. Do a search on Amazon for Game Development, and look for titles that teach basics. You might benefit from this series, despite it being a few years old: [http://www.amazon.com/Game-Development-Essentials-An-Introduction/dp/1111307652/ref=pd\_sim\_b\_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0H9H5V7S13DRGN1QB6H4](http://www.amazon.com/Game-Development-Essentials-An-Introduction/dp/1111307652/ref=pd_sim_b_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0H9H5V7S13DRGN1QB6H4) Other than that, become a part of community on forums and ask questions there! community is very supportive and you may find exactly what you need there. Hope that helps! --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/do-i-need-any-previous-experience-to-use-unreal-engine/279801)._