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FeaturedUnreal · Design

Real-time design workflows in Unreal Engine

A walkthrough of the real-time design and visualisation techniques behind Urban Decoders' projects — bringing architectural and spatial ideas to life inside a high-fidelity game engine.

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Unreal · GIS

Accurately locate anywhere in the world in 3D

Convert addresses to coordinates and visualise them in UE5 with Google Maps tiles and Cesium.

Top uses of Google Earth with AI — video thumbnail
AI · Google Earth

Top uses of Google Earth with AI

The most impactful ways AI and Google Earth are transforming architecture and urban planning.

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Unreal · Tech

Emerging technology showcase

A look at emerging technologies for urban design, architecture and real-time visualisation.

Surfaces for Procedural Content Generation in UE5 — video thumbnail
Unreal · PCG

Surfaces for Procedural Content Generation in UE5

Use PCG surfaces in Unreal 5 to procedurally generate landscapes, buildings and vegetation for urban scenes.

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Web · Cesium

Build your own Google Maps web app

Combine Cesium JS with the Google Maps API to geolocate and position 3D building models in the browser.

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