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Published inOct 2016
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Dr. Edward Lavieri
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Dr. Edward Lavieri is a veteran software engineer and developer with a strong academic background. He earned a Doctorate of Computer Science from Colorado Technical University, an MS in Management Information Systems (Bowie State University), an MS in Education (Capella University), and an MS in Operations Management (University of Arkansas). He has been creating and teaching computer science courses since 2002. Edward retired from the U.S. Navy as a Command Master Chief after 25 years of active service. He is the founder and creative director of three19, a software design and development studio. Edward has authored more than a dozen technology books, including several on Java.
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Understanding the Flow Graph system and UI


Flow Graph is a visual scripting system used to create gameplay in Lumberyard. It is, of course, much more complex than that and is used to create and edit in-game events, AI, game logic, and other aspects of games you create. We'll explore the Flow Graph UI and then review graphs for the game modes detailed in the previous section.

Flow Graph is the system that is used to create flow graphs, are organized in modules. These graphs can be viewed as gameplay blueprints. Graphs comprise of nodes with inputs and outputs. These graphs, or blueprints, determine a game's constraints, rules, and gameplay.

Flow Graph UI

Flow Graph is accessible through the View | Open View Pane | Flow Graph pull-down menu. There are 10 unique interface components. The following screenshot assigns numbers to each component and this is followed by a detailed explanation:

The following table provides component names for each Flow Graph interface area, as depicted in the previous...

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Published in: Oct 2016Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781786460868

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Dr. Edward Lavieri

Dr. Edward Lavieri is a veteran software engineer and developer with a strong academic background. He earned a Doctorate of Computer Science from Colorado Technical University, an MS in Management Information Systems (Bowie State University), an MS in Education (Capella University), and an MS in Operations Management (University of Arkansas). He has been creating and teaching computer science courses since 2002. Edward retired from the U.S. Navy as a Command Master Chief after 25 years of active service. He is the founder and creative director of three19, a software design and development studio. Edward has authored more than a dozen technology books, including several on Java.
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