3D Game Environments
Create Professional 3D Game Worlds
2nd Edition
Published on 3. March 2017
361 pages
978-1-317-41816-0 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Key Features
The entire game world development process; from planning to 3D modeling, UV layout, and creating textures.
Exercises and projects to practice with; each section includes projects to guide you through creating different world genres.
The updated companion website-www.lukeahearn.com/textures/ now includes video tutorials in addition to updated sample textures, shaders, materials, actions, brushes, program demos, plug-ins and all art from the book-all the tools you need in one place.
Key Features
The entire game world development process; from planning to 3D modeling, UV layout, and creating textures.
Exercises and projects to practice with; each section includes projects to guide you through creating different world genres.
The updated companion website-www.lukeahearn.com/textures/ now includes video tutorials in addition to updated sample textures, shaders, materials, actions, brushes, program demos, plug-ins and all art from the book-all the tools you need in one place.
More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
298 farbige Zeichnungen
298 Line drawings, color
File size
33,06 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-317-41816-0 (9781317418160)
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Person
Luke Ahearn is a lifelong artist born in New Orleans, LA that now lives
in Central California. He is a successfully published author of both
fiction and nonfiction, most recently completing Transition, the third
book in the Euphoria Z Series. Many of his books are in their 2nd, 3rd,
and 4th editions. He has over 20 years of professional game development
experience in lead positions; designer, producer, and art director on
over 15 published game titles including Dead Reckoning and America's
Army. He has also worked as a background artist at EA. He has written
many books on game development including Focal Press' 3D Game Textures
3rd Edition. He is fluent in 3D Studio Max, Photoshop, Mudbox, and
various game editors. Luke can be reached at www.lukeahearn.com.
in Central California. He is a successfully published author of both
fiction and nonfiction, most recently completing Transition, the third
book in the Euphoria Z Series. Many of his books are in their 2nd, 3rd,
and 4th editions. He has over 20 years of professional game development
experience in lead positions; designer, producer, and art director on
over 15 published game titles including Dead Reckoning and America's
Army. He has also worked as a background artist at EA. He has written
many books on game development including Focal Press' 3D Game Textures
3rd Edition. He is fluent in 3D Studio Max, Photoshop, Mudbox, and
various game editors. Luke can be reached at www.lukeahearn.com.
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
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
