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UEmbed: An Authoring Tool to Make Game Development Accessible for Users Without Knowledge of Coding

Authors:
Imran Hossain
Lino Weist
Sarah Voß-Nakkour

Keywords: UEmbed; Serious Game; Authoring Tool; Accessibility

Abstract:
There has been a rising interest for Serious Games in recent years, which lead to more and more Game Engines becoming available for everyone to use. Although this availability is very welcoming, the usage on the other hand is sadly not that accessible. There is a dearth of knowledge on the technical side needed to have an usable output. This problem excludes those who are brimming with ideas to move the needle in their departments with Serious Games but lack the insight on the useability of these Game Engines. This makes it a daunting task to design and develop a Serious Games as this problem can only be solved with time, knowledge, new hires and a moderate budget. Thus, an Open Source Authoring Tool named UEmbed is being developed. It would make the task of creating and developing a game with the latest technology of the Unreal Engine very accessible for everyone, including individuals with cognitive impairment or dyscalculia. Without any prior knowledge, it would be possible to design and set the environments, dialogues, characters for an immersive Serious Game with the help of a Browser-based Authoring Tool in conjunction with a pre prepped project. Also, a template scene with characters and story will be provided to showcase the individual functionalities. This tool can be used to showcase various scenarios with a high-end graphical fidelity.With this open source project concept, it will be accessible to anyone and it can also be modified and further extended by the community. This approach will ensure that any institute or individuals with a tight budget will have access to develop a product on par with the latest technological trends.

Pages: 31 to 36

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2023

Publication date: April 24, 2023

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2519-8378

ISBN: 978-1-68558-084-1

Location: Venice, Italy

Dates: from April 24, 2023 to April 28, 2023