Computer games design

This book is for those who want to learn the craft or mechanics of animation, how to actually animate a scene from start to finish, or take their animation to the next level.

This book studies R.

Games can be used to model systems because they are themselves systems.

Getting Started in ZBrush is a gentle introduction to ZBrush, today's premier digital sculpting program.

As a textbook for learning the fundamentals of modeling, rigging and animating 3D-modeled characters for use in video games, this step-by-step lesson book builds on the reader's modeling skills acquired from reading Volume I.

Rig It Right!

Make the most out of your Roblox experience with The Advanced Roblox Coding Booknow updated with new content, including updated avatar customization, movement and animation updates, and more!

Playtesting Best Practices: Real World and Online covers the complete journey of playtesting - the iterative journey to shape and refine tabletop games from raw ideas to balanced and fun games.

Want to work as an animator in the video games industry?

Theme is often described as the "e;why"e; of a game.

Want to work in UI/UX in the video games industry?

Learn how to bridge the gap between the traditional animation principles and digital software.

The Reverse Design series looks at all of the design decisions that went into classic video games.

Billions of you have watched their videos and millions of you have followed them on social media.

This is a start-to-finish guide on how to build high-quality vegetation for video games.

The new edition of 3D Game Textures: Create Professional Game Art Using Photoshop features the most up-to-date techniques that allow you to create your own unique textures, shaders, and materials.

A textbook for learning 3d modeling fundamentals, this step-by-step lesson book develops the readers modeling skills through a series of modeling exercises creating modules for a medieval castle environment.

This book covers the process of creating digital characters for video games as well as for 3D printing and collectibles.

Graphics, 3D modeling, and animation are the cornerstones of not only the video game industry, but also the motion picture industry, digital lighting, and many other professions.

This book considers the four essential cores of game design: Mechanics, the interactive elements that allow players to be part and interact with the game itself; Economy, the resources and numerical concepts that will enable players to evaluate and consider the options in the game, creating strategy, risk, and fun; Narrative, the textual features that enable players to create and generate meaning for the game and its parts; and the Aesthetics, the audiovisual elements that allow players to experience the game through their senses and feelings.

*Shortlisted for the British Book Design and Production Award for Graphic Novels*'A love letter to gaming in all its forms - from board games, to role-play, to virtual reality and video games.

Description: 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 Maya, Substance Painter, and Unreal Engine.

Board games are increasingly recognized as an artform of their own, but their design and aesthetics are just as important as their gameplay mechanics.

This book examines how World War Two is simulated through serious computer games, such as first-person shooters, flight and tank simulators, and grand strategy games.

Theme is often described as the "e;why"e; of a game.

This book offers a comprehensive and detailed guide to accomplishing and perfecting a photorealistic look in digital content across visual effects, architectural and product visualization, and games.

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.

This book studies R.

Game Design Deep Dive: Roguelikes examines the history and rise of the often-confusing roguelike genre.

This book takes you through all the basic steps of character design for games and animation, from brainstorming and references to the development phase and final render.

Would you rather take months to learn every tool, every feature, and every concept in Adobe Animate or start right now making your own creations with just a few steps?

This book is your perfect hands on guide to start animating quickly.

A special quality about the medium of virtual reality is its immersive nature, allowing users to disengage from the physical world around them in order to fully interact with a digital environment.

Learn how to bridge the gap between the traditional animation principles and digital software.

Swendly Benilia shares with us simple and tangible tips and tricks to understanding and drawing FORCE across hundreds of drawings full of dunamism and energy!

Game Design Deep Dive: Roguelikes examines the history and rise of the often-confusing roguelike genre.

This is not a book about Maya software with a few animation pointers thrown in here and there.

Virtual Reality (VR) is the paradigm wherein people use a computer to interact with something which is not real but provides a real-life experience.

Game data science, defined as the practice of deriving insights from game data, has created a revolution in the multibillion-dollar games industry - informing and enhancing production, design, and development processes.

Visual effects (VFX) are one of the most complicated components of feature film and television creation.

The Reverse Design series looks at all of the design decisions that went into classic video games.

Create compelling, original characters using archetypes and design elements such as shadows and line with the tips and techniques found in this image-packed book.

In introducing new students to video game development, there are two crucial components to consider: design and implementation.

AI-Generated Content (AIGC) is a revolutionary engine for digital content generation.

Artists and programmers often work together on complex projects in stressful environments and things don't always go smoothly.

Game Design Critic Joshua Bycer is back with another entry in the Game Design Deep Series to focus on the youngest genre yet: soulslikes.

Allegorithmic: The Company That Brought Substance to the World of 3D explores the journey of Allegorithmic, the software company behind Substance, a suite of tools that revolutionized texturing in computer graphics.