3D Game environments : create professional 3D game worlds 2nd ed.

Author

• Ahearn, Luke

Additional Author(s)

-

Publisher

Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2017

Language

English

ISBN

9781138920026

Series

Subject(s)

• COLOR COMPUTER GRAPHICS
• VIRTUAL REALITY
• THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS
• COMPUTER GAMES-PROGRAMMING

Notes

. . Index: p. 321-331

Abstract

From a steamy jungle to a modern city, or even a sci-fi space station, 3D Game Environments is the ultimate resource to help you create AAA quality art for a variety of game worlds. Primarily using Photoshop and 3ds Max, students will learn to create realistic textures from photo source and a variety of techniques to portray dynamic and believable game worlds. With detailed tutorials on creating 3D models, applying 2D art to 3D models, and clear concise advice on issues of efficiency and optimization for a 3D game engine, Luke Ahearn gives you everything students need to make their own realistic game environments.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

xxx, 331 p.

Dimension

23 cm.

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

Chapter 1: Orientation to Game World Optimization
Chapter 2: 3D Concepts
Chapter 3: Shaders and Models
Chapter 4: Planning the Low Polygon Urban Environment
Chapter 5: Modeling the Large Urban Environment
Chapter 6: Texturing the Large Urban Environment
Chapter 7: Introduction to Natural Environments
Chapter 8: Terrain
Chapter 9: Filling the World—Trees, Plants, Rocks, Water, and Sky
Chapter 10: Modeling and Texturing the Jungle Base
Chapter 11: Focus on the Futuristic Interior—Normal Maps and Multipass Shaders

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