Creating games with Unity, Substance Painter, & Maya : models, textures, animation, & code / Jingtian Li, Adam Watkins, Kassandra Arevalo, and Matthew Tovar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Li, Jingtian, author.

Watkins, Adam (William Adam), author.

Arevalo, Kassandra, author.

Tovar, Matthew, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Unity (Electronic resource).

Maya (Computer file).

Animation (Cinematography).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (769 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2021.

Biography/History:

Adam Watkins is a 20-year veteran of 3D education. He holds an MFA in 3D Animation and a BFA in Theatre Arts from Utah State University. He currently is the Coordinator and Professor of the 3D Animation & Game Department at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas. Kassandra Arevalo is instructor of 3D Animation & Game Design at the University of the Incarnate Word. She previously worked as an animator at Immersed Games. Matt Tovar is an industry veteran animator. He has worked at Naughty Dog, Infinity Ward, and Sony Interactive on game like The Last of Us, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and most recently Marvel's Avengers with Crystal Dynamics. He is an Assistant Professor of 3D Animation at the University of the Incarnate Word. Jing Tian Li is a graduate of China's Central Academy of Fine Arts and New York's School of Visual Arts where he earned an MFA in Computer Art. He currently is an Assistant Professor of 3D Animation & Game Design at the University of the Incarnate Word.

Summary:

This tutorial-based book allows readers to create a first-person game from start to finish using industry-standard (and free to student) tools of Unity, Substance Painter, and Maya. The first half of the book lays out the basics of using Maya and Substance Painter to create game-ready assets. This includes polygonal modeling, UV layout, and custom texture painting. The book then covers rigging and animation solutions to create assets to be placed in the game, including animated first-person assets and motion-captured NPC animations. Finally, readers can put it all together and build interactivity that allows the player to create a finished game using the assets built and animated earlier in the book. Written by industry professionals with real-world experience in building assets and games Build a complete game from start to finish Learn what the pros use: construct all assets using the tools used at game studios across the world All software used are free to students When complete, students will have a playable version of an FPS game Jingtian Li is a graduate of China's Central Academy of Fine Arts and New York's School of Visual Arts, where he earned an MFA in Computer Art. He currently is an Assistant Professor of 3D Animation & Game Design at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas. Adam Watkins is a 20-year veteran of 3D education. He holds an MFA in 3D Animation and a BFA in Theatre Arts from Utah State University. He currently is the Coordinator and Professor of the 3D Animation & Game Department at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas. Kassandra Arevalo is an instructor of 3D Animation & Game Design at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas. She previously worked as an animator at Immersed Games. Matt Tovar is an industry veteran animator. He has worked at Naughty Dog, Infinity Ward, and Sony Interactive on such games as The Last of Us, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and most recently Marvel's Avengers with Crystal Dynamics. He is an Assistant Professor of 3D Animation at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Authors

Introduction

Chapter 1: Maya Modeling

Basics of Navigation

Rendering

What is a 3D Model?

Translation

Anatomy of a Model

Edge

Vertex

Face

Object Mode

Normal

Modeling Rules

Polycount

Topology

Size and Proportion

Basics of Modeling

Tutorial 1.1: Modeling a Security Camera

Other Useful Commands

Grow and Shrink Selection

Extract Faces

Combine and Separate

Create Cables or Pipes

Extrude Along a Curve

Duplicate, Duplicate with Transform

Duplicate Special

Mirror

Center Pivot

Change Pivot

Snapping

Hide Model

View Control

Assignments

Geometry Errors

Tutorial 1.2: Modular Set Pieces

Grid

Create a Base Floor

Conclusion

Chapter 2: Maya Set UV

The UV Editor

UV Points

UV Tiles

Cut UV

The Problem

UV the Floor

Texel Density

Chose the Right Texel Density

UV the Pod

Chapter 3: Set Texturing

PBR

Baking

Tutorial 3.1: Texturing Modular Pieces

The Substance Painter UI

Navigation

Light Direction

Ambient Occlusion

PBR Material Channels

Generators

Levels

Assignment: Texturing the Rest of the Models

Chapter 4: Unity Asset Creation

Game Engines

Unity

Tutorial 4.1: Installing Unity, Visual Studio, and Starting a Project

A Bit About the Unity UI

Tutorial 4.2: Exporting Asset from Maya and Substance Painter into Unity

Rebuilding Materials

Moving On…For Now

Tutorial 4.3: Creating Prefabs

A Bit About Colliders

Tutorial 4.4: A Bit of Material Adjustment

Chapter 5: Unity Level Creation

A Quick Review on Snapping

The Long View

Tutorial 5.1: Level Layout

Kitbashing

Tutorial Conclusion.

Tutorial 5.2: Walking Through

Postscript

Chapter 6: Lighting and Baking

What It Means for You?

Unity Lights

Tutorial 6.1: Lighting the Scene

The Power of Prefabs

Make Way for Cookies!

Camera Adjustments and Postprocessing

Final Challenge

Chapter 7: Character Modeling

Concept Art

Style Sheets

Workflow

Setting Up Image Plane in Maya

Eyeball

Create the Eyelids

Create the Eye Socket

Forehead and Nose

Mouth

Rest of the Head

Ear

Neck

Internal Structures

Body

Hands

Hairs

Weapon

Final Clean Up

Chapter 8: UV Mapping

UV Mapping

Tutorial 8.1: Character UV Mapping

Mesh Inspection and Cleanup

Body UV

Eye UV

Hair UV

Garment UV

Chapter 9: Character Texture Painting

Skin Texturing

Hair

Eye

Upper Body

Pants

Belts, Straps, Pockets, Holster, and Boots

Gloves

Watch

Gun

Other Details

Export Textures

Chapter 10: Rigging

Joint Behavior

Joint Placement - Hip, Spine, Neck, and Head

Tutorial 10.1: Create the Joint Chain for Our Character

Joint Placement - Left Arm

Joint Setup - Right Arm

Joint Setup - Legs

Foot Roll Rig

Setting Up the Foot Hierarchy

Tutorial 10.2: Bind and Paint Skin Weighting

Painting Skin Weights

Mirroring the Skin Weights

Copying the Skin Weights

Tutorial 10.3: Set Up Arm Controls

Constrains

IK Arm Setup

Tutorial 10.4: Finger Controls

Tutorial 10.5: Clavicle and Body Controls

Gun Joint

Final Hierarchy

Chapter 11: FPS Animation in Maya

FPS Animation Overview

Referencing the Character Rig

Save Files

Display Layers

Camera Configuration

Game Animations

Creating a Pose

Weapon Movement Simplified

Two-Handed Weapon Setup.

Frame Rate

Idle Animation

Cleaning Up Odd Jitters

Ease-In's and Ease-Out's

Graph Editor

Keywords Aside

Attack Animation

Walk Animation

"Got Caught" Animation

Reload Animation

Considerations and Conclusion

Chapter 12: Auto Rigging

Mixamo

Tutorial 12.1: Mixamo-Based Auto Rigging and Mocap

Substance Painter Output

Putting it All Together

Setting Up the Animator

Chapter 13: Introduction to C#

C#

C# in Unity and Visual Studio

Tutorial 13.1: Hello World!

Tutorial 13.2: Opening Doors

DOTween

Variables

A Final Note: Unity's API

Chapter 14: FPS Animations

Tutorial 14.1: First Person Animation in Unity

Maya Animation Preparation

Baking Keys

Putting It Together in Unity

Importing and Adjusting Animation Rigs

Animations in Unity

Controlling Animations

Controlling Animator with Code

Tutorial Conclusion

Chapter 15: Raycasting and Render Textures

Tutorial 15.1: Animating the Camera

Tutorial 15.2: Raycasting

Tutorial 15.3: Camera Extras

Chapter 16: Weapons

Tutorial 16.1: Grenade Launcher

Making a "Smart" Grenade

Tutorial 16.2: Firing the Gun and Introduction to Ammo

Tutorial 16.3: Raycasting For Accuracy

Problem and Solution

Chapter 17: AI

Tutorial 17.1: Creating an AI-Based "Tic-Tac"

Tutorial 17.2: Using Animations (Animator) With Navmesh

Preparing FBX Animation Files

Placing Animations in the Animator

Changing the Triggers and Booleans Via Script

Tutorial 17.3: Animation Events and a Working Weapon

Creating the Function to Fire

Animation Events

Awkward Implementation.

Tutorial Conclusion

Tutorial 17.4: Assembling it All in Mainlevel

Chapter 18: Health and Inventory

Tutorial 18.1: Player Health Script

Tutorial 18.2: Building the AI Health System

Tutorial 18.3: Ammo

Reloading Ammo

Chapter 19: UI

Screen Space

Tutorial 19.1: Reticle, Ammo, and Health UI

Health Indicator

Tutorial 19.2: Using Code to Effect UI Elements

Case Switches or Switch Statements

Health UI

Tutorial 19.3: Buttons and Moving Between Scenes

Interactive Buttons

Tying Up Some Loose Ends

Chapter 20: Boss Battle

Tutorial 20.1: Final Boss

Boss Health Bar

Final Theatrics

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-305049-2

1-000-28201-5

1-003-05049-2

1-000-28197-3

9781003050490

OCLC:

1238028283