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@article{176272,
        author = {Ch.Anvesh and G.Hemanth Sai},
        title = {Enhanced Game Development with Unreal Engine 5},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {11},
        number = {11},
        pages = {7219-7223},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=176272},
        abstract = {This study delves into enhanced game development using Unreal Engine 5 (UE5), with emphasis on Nanite for real-time rendering of billions of polygons without the necessity for the use of traditional Level of Detail (LOD) management, Lumen for dynamic global illumination that responds instantly to changes in the environment without lengthy pre-calculations, and advanced AI and animation systems with better behavior trees, Blackboard systems for more efficient, event-driven decision-making, and Control Rig for procedural animation that allows for smoother state-changing between characters, enhancing motion fluidity and responsiveness, as well as prioritizing a scalable and reusable design that supports faster iteration, better code modularity, and easier future extension through tenets such as single responsibility and dependency injection, which enables developers to focus more on artistic direction than technical constraints, minimizing computational overhead and enhancing overall development efficiency, ultimately showcasing UE5's capability to transform game development pipelines and set new benchmarks for realism, performance, and interactivity in the gaming world.},
        keywords = {},
        month = {April},
        }