Graphical and digital media applications

This book provides readers with a solid understanding of game development, design, narrative, charaterization, plot, back story and world creation elements that are crucial for game writers and designers as they create a detailed world setting, adventure, characters, narrative and plot suitable for possible publication.

Multiplayer Online Games (MOGs) have become a new genre of "e;play culture,"e; integrating communication and entertainment in a playful, computer-mediated environment that evolves through user interaction.

Virtual environments such as games and animated and "e;real"e; movies require realistic sound effects that can be integrated by computer synthesis.

This book serves as an introduction to the level design process in Unreal Engine 4.

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.

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.

Blender is a vast and customizable 3D-modeling application used by many artists across creative industries, from television to games.

While the earliest character representations in video games were rudimentary in terms of their presentation and performance, the virtual characters that appear in games today can be extremely complex and lifelike.

Teach Your Students How to Create a Graphics ApplicationIntroduction to Computer Graphics: A Practical Learning Approach guides students in developing their own interactive graphics application.

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

This book, the third volume in the popular Game Engine Gems series, contains 22 new chapters that concisely present particular techniques, describe clever tricks, or offer practical advice within the subject of game engine development.

This is a beginner's guide to learning and implementing the essential aspects of modeling organic objects and using an organic workflow to model anything.

Game development is one of the most rewarding crafts of modern times.

Game AI Pro2: Collected Wisdom of Game AI Professionals presents cutting-edge tips, tricks, and techniques for artificial intelligence (AI) in games, drawn from developers of shipped commercial games as well as some of the best-known academics in the field.

Bringing concrete examples from industry to light, this book explains how to use Blender to create visual effects for video/film production.

See Why Blender Is Right for Your Studio's PipelineBlender for Animation and Film-Based Production explores why Blender is ideal for animation films.

This book is an introduction to development with HTML5 game engines, an in-depth look at some popular engines, downloadable example projects for each engine, and techniques on how to package and distribute the final app to all the major platforms.

This engaging book presents the essential mathematics needed to describe, simulate, and render a 3D world.

Welcome to Game Audio Programming: Principles and Practices!

Game AI Pro3: Collected Wisdom of Game AI Professionals presents state-of-the-art tips, tricks, and techniques drawn from developers of shipped commercial games as well as some of the best-known academics in the field.

The latest edition of this bestselling game development reference offers proven tips and techniques for the real-time rendering of special effects and visualization data that are useful for beginners and seasoned game and graphics programmers alike.

In the past, not being able to program meant not being able to make video games.

This book provides a deep understanding of state-of-art methods for simulation of heterogeneous crowds in computer graphics.

Bringing concrete examples from industry to light, this book explains how to use Blender to create visual effects for video/film production.

While formal training and communication are a foundational approach to developing employees in the workplace, alternate reality games (ARGs) provide a framework for increased and sustained engagement within business organizations.

From the splash of breaking waves to turbulent swirling smoke, the mathematical dynamics of fluids are varied and continue to be one of the most challenging aspects in animation.

From the splash of breaking waves to turbulent swirling smoke, the mathematical dynamics of fluids are varied and continue to be one of the most challenging aspects in animation.

Given its ubiquity, plugin-free deployment, and ease of development, the adoption of WebGL is on the rise.

"e;Fundamentally, making games is designing with others, everyone contributing from different angles towards the best possible product.

A novel approach for the classroom or self-study, Learn to Code with Games makes coding accessible to a broad audience.

The evolution of story-telling is as old as the human race; from the beginning, when our ancestors first gathered around a campfire to share wondrous tales through oral traditions, to today, with information and stories being shared through waves and filling screens with words and images.

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

This book presents techniques for creating fluid-like animations with no required advanced physics and mathematical skills.

In recent years, there has been a surge in animated projects that have pushed boundaries, broken taboos, prompted discussions and wowed festival and online audiences alike through compelling storytelling and unmatched artistry.

This brief offers a valuable resource on principles of quality-of-service (QoS) provisioning and the related link-layer resource management techniques for high data-rate wireless networks.

"e;Science is art,"e; said Regina Dugan, senior executive at Google and former director of DARPA.

Optimization in Science and Engineering is dedicated in honor of the 60th birthday of Distinguished Professor Panos M.

This book describes the basic principles underlying the generation, coding, transmission and enhancement of speech and audio signals, including advanced statistical and machine learning techniques for speech and speaker recognition with an overview of the key innovations in these areas.

This book explores digital artists' articulations of globalization.

Facebook's psychological experiments and Edward Snowden's NSA leaks epitomize a world of increasing information awareness in the social media ecosystem.

The Digital Da Vinci book series opens with the interviews of music mogul Quincy Jones, MP3 inventor Karlheinz Brandenburg, Tommy Boy founder Tom Silverman and entertainment attorney Jay L.

Designers are more in-demand than ever, and companies worldwide are creating new leadership roles to manage them.

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

Tap into the wisdom of experts to learn what every UX practitioner needs to know.

Tap into the wisdom of experts to learn what every UX practitioner needs to know.

Whether you're a budding blogger or seasoned web designer, WordPress is a brilliant tool for creating websites--once you know how to tap into its impressive features.

Whether you're a budding blogger or seasoned web designer, WordPress is a brilliant tool for creating websites--once you know how to tap into its impressive features.

Talking to people about your designs might seem like a basic skill, but it can be difficult to do well.

Designers and managers hope their products become essential for usersintegrated into their lives like Instagram, Lyft, and others have become.

Designers and managers hope their products become essential for usersintegrated into their lives like Instagram, Lyft, and others have become.