Desarrollo de videojuego de plataformas 2d utilizando unreal engine.

Abstract

This document explains the development process of a 2D Platformer videogame following the SUM methodology and using Unreal Engine. The title of the developed videogame is "Ricken the Chicken's Eggcellent Adventure", it puts the players in control of Ricken the chicken across 4 levels full of enemies and obstacles. 2D Platformer videogames are simple and have a medium or low level of difficulty so that they can be enjoyed by inexperienced gamers. Their objective is to get to the end of each level while dealing with the hazards that it has. The developed videogame has a start menu, introduction screens before every level, ending screen, the ability to pause, save and load the game and 4 unique levels; all these functionalities were coded using the engine's visual scripting system called blueprints. The document starts with a general overview of the project and a theoretical basis of the topic, then elaborates on the SUM methodology that was used and descriptions of the tasks encompassed by each sprint, finally it ends with conclusions and recommendations.