Official Blender GameKit : Interactive 3-D for Artists / Ton Roosendaal, Carsten Wartmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roosendaal, Ton.

Contributor:

Wartmann, Carsten.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blender (Computer file).

Electronic books.

Computer animation.

Three-dimensional display systems.

Computer graphics.

Local Subjects:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : No Starch Press, Incorporated, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Begins with an extensive introduction to 3D graphics, explaining basic concepts and the Blender interface. Step-by-step tutorials teach the art of creating and animating models, then show how to turn them into simple games. Experienced 3D artists will appreciate the more complex game demos, the character animation tutorials, the introduction to Python and the advanced reference section. The CD-ROM contains 10 playable and editable Blender game demos, all created by the renowned art department of Not a Number-Blender's original developers. The CD-ROM includes all files needed for the tutorials as well as copies of Blender for all platforms.

Contents:

""BRIEF CONTENTS""; ""CONTENTS IN DETAIL""; ""QUICK START""; ""1 QUICK START""; ""PART ONE INTRODUCTION""; ""2 WHAT IS THIS BOOK ABOUT?""; ""3 INTRODUCTION TO 3-D AND THE GAME ENGINE""; ""4 BLENDER BASICS""; ""PART TWO PLAYING WITH 3- D GAME TECHNOLOGY""; ""5 MODELING AN ENVIRONMENT""; ""6 APPENDING AN OBJECT FROM ANOTHER SCENE""; ""7 START YOUR (GAME) ENGINES""; ""8 INTERACTIVITY""; ""9 CAMERA CONTROL""; ""10 REAL- TIME LIGHT""; ""11 OBJECT ANIMATION""; ""12 REFINING THE SCENE""; ""16 LOW POLY MODELING""; ""13 ADDING SOUND TO OUR SCENE""; ""14 LAST WORDS""; ""PART THREE BEGINNER TUTORIALS""

""15 TUBE CLEANER: A SIMPLE SHOOTING GAME"" ""PART FOUR INTERMEDIATE TUTORIALS""; ""17 SUPER- G""; ""18 POWER BOATS""; ""19 BALLER COASTER""; ""20 SQUISH THE BUNNY CREATING WEAPON EFFECTS FOR A FIRST- PERSON SHOOTER""; ""PART FIVE ADVANCED TUTORIALS""; ""21 FLYING BUDDHA MEMORY GAME""; ""22 GAME CHARACTER ANIMATION USING ARMATURES""; ""23 BLENDER BALL""; ""PART SIX REFERENCE""; ""24 BLENDER WINDOWS AND BUTTONS""; ""25 REAL- TIME MATERIALS""; ""26 BLENDER'S GAME ENGINE""; ""27 GAME LOGIC BRICKS""; ""28 PYTHON""; ""29 INSTALLATION AND SUPPORT""; ""GLOSSARY""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-59327-013-5