Making Physics-Based Mayhem | GDC 2017 | Unreal Engine

Would your PC or console game be more fun if you could fling about huge groups of ragdoll-simulated characters? (The answer is probably yes.)

In this video, Alan Noon, Sr. DevRel Technical Artist at Epic Games, explores how UE4's new Immediate Mode Physics enables developers to add more physics-based mayhem to their worlds than ever before! Viewers will see how they can simulate dozens of ragdolls simultaneously, how to blend physics and animation together, and how this new physics feature can make it all possible while maintaining 60fps on both PC and consoles!

[getrekt]

Amazing new features. The new immediate animation physics will make life SO MUCH easier. Thank you epic and great presentation Alan!

[Shunrar]

this video was too much fun to watch .

[nattsurfaren]

I wish there was a concept called persistent object residue of destroyed objects. It would merge everything in the game level much better making the game more realistic.

[DarthRavan]

I'd say that KOEI Tecmo should try out the Unreal Engine 4 for their new Dynasty Warriors game cause it would be fun seeing those ragdolls in a DW Title with much better visuals then what we have seen with DW8 cause to be frank the Dynasty Warrior engine seems to be lacking in visuals and in performance as of late with DW8 not sure if DW9 might of fixed that.

[jcdenton]

At 5:20 You opened up the mesh, and you have a new ClothPaint tab at the top left. I'm using 4.16 and have enabled Clothing Tools in the experimental tab, yet I don't have that tab in my mesh editor window. How can I get that tab?

[aymanfatani]

Great presentation alan and amazing improvements happening to the engine which makes me fall in luve with it every single day ^_^ .. Keep up guys

[fisslewine]

Unreal Engine is just as the name says - and eventually the tool to move towards for gaming...However I will say for novice programmers like myself Unity is good for coercing the development and exploration of code; and I am seeing more ways to use unity too as EEG headsets actually have drivers for Unity, so there is still some good reasons to use Unity...But great tutorial...

[Galathea]

Fantastic work !
Can't wait for 4.16 :D

[douglasdavis]

Seriously great updates. Thankyou Unreal :D

[MrHomeu]

if only unreal is not as hard as unity to learn, and i have a team of amazing people to work with, i will be using unreal ~

[WayClose]

Ok, but the real question is where can you buy that man? so you can stick him on your desk, guy is a genius lol

[atiq.r]

I'm hoping to get into unreal, any suggestions for a novice?

[maddiehad]

in real life the leather would still flip but with less deformation.

[wabachi]

do you realize how much nicer things we could had if Nvidia didn't lock PhysX technology and use an open source policy....

[sequorroxx]

He simulated the shit out of those minions.

[sergiokaminotanjo]

ls there any book about how U4 on how they managed to evolve gaming history and specially how they manage to make this for free?l mean, they caouldnt make it just by gaming right?

[Gstal]

2k17. Skirt details still passing through each other.

[FRKZ]

unreal engine is the best looking but i want a game like rainbow six siege from unreal

[Chillingworth]

wow guys look it's fuckin garrys mod wow

[SSchithFoo]

But did they get permission from the feminists?