Animating Real-Time Game Characters

Paul Steed

410 pages, parution le 02/04/2003

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Résumé

Learn the basics of what makes a great character model and gain new insights to the many issues facing the character animator. Using the tried and proven methods found in Animating Real-Time Game Characters, you'll quickly bring your character animation to the next level. Find detailed coverage on modeling, rigging, and weighting real-time game characters using 3ds max and character studio. Explore effective keyframing techniques that focus on dramatic poses and proper timing. Discover how to work with and adjust motion capture data as well as what to look for when working with mocap studios. Get an inside glimpse at the process of taking a real-time game character from concept to export into a game technology.

With the popularity of games like Quake III: Arena, Unreal Tournament, and Warcraft III, real-time gaming is here to stay. Whether you're a working professional or an eager novice, Animating Real-Time Game Characters will absolutely help you improve your character animation skills using 3ds max and character studio.

HIGHLIGHTS

Step-by-step instruction with hundreds of clear illustrations
Complete game character models and animation sets
Detailed info on keyframing and using motion capture data
Find dozens of ideas and notes on using the most popular game character creation and animation tools, including 3ds max and character studio
Thousands of frames of animation ready to be plugged into your own game character

ON THE CD-ROM
All models, images, and motion capture files are included for use with the tutorials, as well as a fun-filled game demo for the new online-only action game sensation, Betty Bad!

Contents

Built to Move
Rigging Your Characters with Biped
Weighting a Character Using Manual Vertex Assignment
Weighting a Character Using Envelopes
Things to Consider Before you Animate
Keyframe Animation: Part I
Keyframe Animation: Part II
Using Motion Capture
Putting It All Together
About the CD-ROM

L'auteur - Paul Steed

For the past eleven years, Paul Steed has been modeling and animating for hugely successful games such as the Wing Commander and Quake series. He is a regular speaker at the Game Developers Conference and serves on the Game Developer magazine advisory board. He is also the author of the best-selling Modeling a Character in 3ds max.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Charles River Media
Auteur(s)	Paul Steed
Parution	02/04/2003
Nb. de pages	410
Format	18,7 x 23,3
Couverture	Broché
Poids	980g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781584502708
ISBN13	978-1-58450-270-8