Although some basic knowledge of the Windows OS or macOS is required, experience in programming or Unreal Engine 4 is not necessary.

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There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

CodeInText: Indicates code words in the text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: "Rename the Blueprint created to RotatingChair."

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