3D game environments : create professional 3D game worlds / Luke Ahearn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ahearn, Luke, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Video games--Programming.

Video games.

Computer graphics.

Three-dimensional display systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (399 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Three-dimensional game environments

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Focal Press/Elsevier, 2008.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The ultimate resource to help you create triple-A quality art for a variety of game worlds; 3D Game Environments offers 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. Using Photoshop and 3ds Max as his primary tools, Luke Ahearn explains how to create realistic textures from photo source and uses a variety of techniques to portray dynamic and believable game worlds.From a modern city to a steamy jungle, learn about the planning and technological considerations for 3D modelin

Contents:

Front Cover; 3D Game Environments: Create Professional 3D Game Worlds; Copyright Page; Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgments; The Author; Introduction; Chapter 1 Orientation to Game World Optimizations; Chapter 2 3D Concepts; Chapter 3 Shaders and Materials; 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 ShadersIndex

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786612617782

9781138427426

113842742X

9781136141584

1136141588

9781282617780

1282617788

9780080569345

008056934X

OCLC:

700688871