I’m looking to start learning UE and VR development and was wondering if any of the more seasoned devs could point me in the right direction on where to start.
A little background - I have some experience with web front-end development, so not a total noob at programming I’ve also played around with UE a while ago. Quite comfortable with 3d modeling, you can check that out on Instagram - hobijist3d.
I already have downloaded both UE4 and UE5, Quest2 arrived yesterday.
So, Question Nr.1 - Since UE5 is coming out this year, should I start with UE5 right away or stick with UE4 and move to UE5 later (Absolutely love what can be achieved in terms of visuals).
Question Nr.2 - What courses and youtube channels you would recommend?
Question Nr.3 - Would love to share my progress and join a community, so what’s the best platform and community to do that?
Thanks in advance and ps. - not looking for a $5k course with mentorship, just cheap or free courses, youtube channels.
Answer Nr 3 - this forum has been a great resource since i can recall, also if you have discord you can join unreal slackers which is isalso a great community.
extra tip: check Mordental´s VR expansion plugin, its a great tool and the dev is always willing to help.
Good luck and have a great 2022
Ive worked with UE4 since around 2014 and been a full-time VR developer for about 3 years, so I can weigh in. Malcriado is on the money, though
Begin with UE4.27, as it has the new XR template so it has compatibility with a wide range of headsets without the overhead of including multiple backends such as SteamVR, Oculus, and WMR. As Macriado mentions, you can always migrate a 4.27 project to 5.0 when the time comes. It’s worth noting, however, that much of the new visual effects aren’t compatible with VR.
Epic’s YT channel is a great place to start; There’s quite a few live training streams that delve into VR development. GamedevXR is a good dude with lots of content related specifically to Quest development, he’s worth a look. Marco Ghislanzoni has some quality UE4 VR tutorials too. Human Codeable has a lot of VR tutorials as well, he’s a little more advanced. All of these guys are on YT, so should be easy to find.
Unreal Slackers on discord is where a lot of us lurk most of the time. Polycount is a great community I really like, and though it is more art-focused, people share all kinds of work there. Also this forum There are plenty of regulars that are lurking here most days, so dont be a stranger!
I’ve also played around with UE a while ago. Quite comfortable with 3d modeling, you can check that out on Instagram - hobijist3d.