Unreal Fluid Dynamics

Learning Fluid Dynamics in a online multiplayer immersive 3D/VR learning environment

I want to build a Virtual World in Unreal Engine, with the purpose of educating Fluid Dynamics. Still, a lot of work has to be done.

Update 1 September 2020.

Update 7 june 2020.
Version 0.01. Simple prototype dedicated server and clients running om a server at Avans University. Looks a bit weird, but this is a milestone for me.

Update June 2020
Starting for the third time. read my thoughts.

Update 2019 First video on the project

Update June 2018
Followed several online courses on using blueprints in Unreal Engine.
See https://unreal.fluiddynamics.eu/main-water-system-in-unreal/

First video will follow soon?

Update October 2017. After a long time following courses on how to build in Unreal Engine, I finally have started with building blueprints. Busy building a watersystem

Update may 2017. I have reactivated the project. Was too busy with ordinary work :-). I am following a course on Udemy (Unreal Engine 4: How to Develop Your First Two Games) to get my skills on a higher level.

FD Menu

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Menu’s

WBP_ChatText
WBP_ChatWindow
WBP_ScreenMenu

Events ChatWindow

UpdateChatWindowInChatWindow

FD Character

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Names in project : FluidDynamicsCharacter (C++), BP_FDCharacter

Tasks :

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Events :

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FD PlayerController

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Names in project : FDPlayerController (C++), BP_FDPlayerController (BP)

Tasks :

Being the intermediair between server and client
For example make connection between menu and gamemode (for chat)
Contains al Key events

Events

UpdateChatWindow (Client)
GetChatMessage (Server)
InputActionChat
GetConnectedPlayersFromGM (Server)
ShowConnectedPlayers (Client)
PCSetPlayerNameInPS (Server)
FillConnectedPlayersInfoArrayGM (Server)
SetPlayerNameServer (Server)

Key Events

T (Chat window)
M (Mouse Cursor)
P (Print Connected Players through GameMode)
O (Print Connected Players through GameState)
F (FPS)

FD PlayerState

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Names in project : FDPlayerState (C++), BP_FDPlayerState (BP)

Tasks :

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Events :

FD GameStateBase

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Names in project : FDGameStateBase (C++), BP_FDGameStateBase

Tasks :

Events :

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FD GameModeBase

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Names in project : FDGameModeBase (C++), BP_FDGameModeBase (BP)

Tasks

Keeping Track of the connected PlayerControllers
Distribute chat message’s to all connected Players

Events

Event OnPostLogin
Event OnLogout
Event FillConnectedPlayerInfoArray
Event GMSetPlayerNameInPS

FD GameInstance

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Names in project : FDGameInstance (C++), BP_FDGameInstance

Tasks :

Handling the Menu’s

Events :

Event ShowMainMenu

FD Information Flow

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The different flows of information in the project

PlayerInfo
Stored and retrieved from server.
Also contains the personal avatar settings.
Achievements player or group of players
Assignments made by students and group of students.
Stored and retrieved from server.
Chat Text
From Client to PlayerController to a clients.
Input Calculator
Input Calculator should be visible for the other avatars looking at the calculator
Data FD_Watersurface, FD_Sewer, FD_Sea, FD_Rain
Calculations for these systems are made on each client.
Changes in the systems are communicated to all clients (Gamestate? )
Each time a new player / client connects to the world, the current settings of the watersystems should be transferred to the new client.
Voice chat?

Chat text:

FD Framework

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In C++ map Framework :

FDGameInstance
FDGameModeBase
FDGameStateBase
FDPlayerState
FDPlayerController
FDCharacter

In Blueprint Framework

BP_FDGameInstance
BP_FDGameModeBase
BP_FDGameStateBase
BP_FDPlayerState
BP_FDPlayerController
BP_FDCharacter

In Blueprint Interfaces

BPI_FDGameInstance
BPI_FDGameModeBase
BPI_FDGameStateBase
BPI_FDPlayerState
BPI_FDPlayerController
BPI_FDCharacter