IT 16 001

Examensarbete 15 hpJanuari 2016

A node-based representation of gameplay scripts

Mark Tibblin

Institutionen för informationsteknologiDepartment of Information Technology

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Abstract

A node-based representation of gameplay scripts

Mark Tibblin

This project expands on the Unreal Engine 4 by providing an additional tool for it.The tool’s purpose is to convert C# code into the engine’s built in Blueprint systemwhich is a visual scripting kind of language.

This thesis will be going through the three big steps necessary to take in order tocomplete this kind of conversion. It includes parsing and evaluating C# code, creatingan Abstract Syntax Tree from it, and generating a Blueprint from the result.Furthermore it will also explore how to structure a graph, as a Blueprint is visualizingthrough the use of graphs and nodes.

Tryckt av: Reprocentralen ITCIT 16 001Examinator: Olle GällmoÄmnesgranskare: Justin PearsonHandledare: Siddartha Sankar Mondal