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🚀 Welcome to ZimaDev!

Tomasz Merda

24 Jan 2025 — 1 min read

This site is dedicated to sharing insights, discoveries, and tutorials centered around Unreal Engine 5. Whether you're a seasoned developer or just starting out, you'll find practical content designed to help you unlock the full potential of UE5.

What to Expect

In-depth Tutorials: Step-by-step guides on gameplay programming, AI, Blueprints, and C++.
Problem-Solving: Insights into challenges I’ve faced (and solved!) while working with UE5.
Project Breakdowns: Detailed looks at systems I’ve built, with examples and explanations.

Why This Blog?

With 10+ years of experience in Unreal Engine, I’ve worked on diverse projects, from gameplay systems to immersive player experiences. Over the years, I’ve explored UE5’s incredible tools and features, and I’m passionate about sharing my expertise to help others create extraordinary games.

Stay tuned—exciting content is on the way! In the meantime, feel free to reach out if you have specific topics or challenges you'd like me to cover.

Let’s create something extraordinary together. 🎮

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