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Do you have some experience and a reasonable knowledge of C++ and want to write your own computer games? Have you ever looked at a PC or Playstation (R) game with characters running and leaping through an exciting landscape and wondered how it was done? If so then this book will give you all the information you need to achieve this goal, whether you are a hobby programmer, student or even a professional wanting to add that third dimension to your website. Nik Lever takes you through the journey from the basics of 3D manipulation all the way to morph objects and sub-division surfaces. On the way you get Visual C++ project files to study and software that runs on the Windows desktop. The free CD-ROM gives you a full-featured development environment for 3D character animation, so even if you find some of the maths and the code hard to follow straight away you can still create your own games. The game engine (Toon3DCreator) provided free and fully functional on the CD-ROM, even has an ActiveX control that allows you to distribute your work on the Internet. All source code for Toon3D is included on the CD. You will also get an insight into the artist''s problems; learn how to keep the characters interesting while not exhausting the game engine. Understand the complete picture and make the most of your skills to help you succeed in, or break into the computer gaming industry with this comprehensive guide to programming for real-time 3D character animation.

Presents over 100 sets of questions, or different lenses, for viewing a games design. Written by one of the world's top game designers, this book describes the deepest and most fundamental principles of game design, demonstrating how tactics used in board, card, and athletic games also work in video games. It provides practical instruction on creating world-class games that will be played again and again. New to this edition: many great examples from new VR and AR platforms as well as examples from modern games such as Uncharted 4 and The Last of Us, Free to Play games, hybrid games, transformational games, and more.

After Effects nos ayuda a crear gráficos animados, ya sean composiciones de imágenes reales o combinaciones de imágenes originales, que podemos incorporar a un vídeo, utilizar en un menú de DVD, incluir en un sitio web, cargar en YouTube, descargar en un telefono movil o incluir en una pelicula de animacion. After Effects CS3, la ultima version se ha convertido en un programa rico y fundamentado con innumerables caracteristicas para estos usos y muchos mas. Este libro, dedicado a la edicion y produccion con After Effects CS3, cubre los conceptos y herramientas fundamentales para abordar practicamente cualquier tarea; comienza con animaciones sencillas que le ayudaran al principio con el programa para trabajar al final con motion tracking, keying de tomas en pantalla verde y secuencias de alta definicion. Al final seremos capaces de crear nuestro propio mundo en 3D y explorarlo con multiples movimientos de camara.

La animación en tres dimensiones se está utilizando cada vez más en el mundo del arte y de las nuevas tecnologías. Es una de las disciplinas con mayor futuro y progreso. Precisa no sólo de creatividad y cualidades artisticas, sino tambien de una tecnica desarrollada. Blender es un programa libre, multiplataforma y muy potente que gana fuerza dentro de la animacion 3D. Con este libro aprendera a modelar y animar paso a paso utilizando ejemplos del mundo real, especialmente personajes. Desde los aspectos basicos de Blender hasta la creacion de expresiones faciales y emociones, podra sacarle el maximo provecho a todas las herramientas y transformar totalmente el aspecto de las peliculas. El libro incluye un DVD con el programa entre otros muchos recursos.

Una vez más la nueva versión de Adobe Photoshop no ha hecho sino mejorar las excelentes propiedades y características de este estándar profesional para la edición digital de imágenes. Además, ofrece renovadas funciones que resultan indispensables para el diseño web, la fotografia y el video.La biblia de Photoshop CS, le muestra como dominar cada aspecto de esta aplicacion tanto para el tratamiento integral de imagenes como para crear diseños partiendo de cero; descubrira como retocar imagenes eficazmente, aplicar efectos especiales, intercambiar detalles entre fotografias, optimizar el uso del Explorador de archivos y mucho mas.Con esta obra, conseguira tanto profundizar en el uso de esta popular aplicacion como asimilar los secretos y tecnicas avanzadas fundamentales para optimizar su trabajo, mediante contenidos claramente estructurados y soluciones clave.Incluye CD-ROM con la version de evaluacion de Photoshop CS e Illustrator CS para las plataformas Windows y Macintosh.

This all new collection of articles, written by industry experts, provides an array of practical, ready-to-use shader tricks and techniques. By using these techniques, programmers will become more efficient and better prepared to overcome a variety of shader programming challenges.

Short animation projects are ambitious and time-consuming, but with a good plan and toolset, they can be hugely rewarding. Blender expert Roland Hess will get you up to speed on animated short fundamentals, including writing, storyboarding, blocking, and character creation. This follow-up of Blender Foundations will introduce the more advanced functionalities of Blender, such as the Library and Linking system, physics simulators, the integrated compositor, and the Sequence Editor. If that wasnt enough, this tutorial-based book will also have you create a short animation from scratch, making you a master of the Blender toolkit in no time.* Learn how to fully manage your art assets using the Library and Linking system*Gain practical advice on story construction tailored specifically for short animations*Companion website includes the full Blender software kit, sample project files amounting to 100+ MB of valuable content, including models, textures, materials, scenes and animations