# 'There's no telescope this large ever built. It's not like we have a precedent for how to do these things,' Giant Magellan Telescope engineers on why they used the Unreal Engine to build an unpreceden

> High atop a 2,514-foot plateau in Chile’s dramatic and arid Atacama Desert sits a window into our universe – the Giant Magellan Telescope. Just 40% complete and with a price tag of over $2.

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/cameras/inside-giant-magellan-telescopes-unreal-engine-based-bob-simulation?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=69792fcea075f72fe1d3ccff)
- **Published:** 2026-01-27
- **Category:** Cameras
- **Tags:** #gaming #telescope #giant #magellan #build #built #engine #engineers
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