Week 2: Beginning a "Simple Level"

I went over the first four videos of the "Simple Level" 3D Buzz tutorial set.  For anyone else interested in learning the program, I would definitely recommend these videos.  It's a bit slow, but that's still better than going too fast.  On the upside, there's a lot of hand holding in the earlier videos.  Practically anyone with even a little bit of computer knowledge could probably get through them ("Now we open the level.  That'll be in the 'File' menu, then click 'Open.'").  In spite of the easiness, the presenter is entertaining enough to keep it interesting.  Each video is only 5-10 minutes, so watching one or two videos each day is pretty feasible.

Here's what I got out of my one hour of work:

UDK's editor window

The level being "played."  Check out that next-gen Unreal lighting!

All I've really made so far is a rectangular platform capped with a trapezoid and enclosed by two walls.  Are you impressed yet?  In all seriousness though, it's pretty exciting to finally be making something concrete.