Digital animation Books
Taylor & Francis Ltd Stop Motion Craft Skills for Model Animation
Book SynopsisStop motion animation is a challenging and time-consuming skill that requires patience, adaptability, and a close eye to detail. Stop Motion: Craft Skills for Model Animation, 3rd Edition is the essential guide to help stop motion animators overcome these challenges of this highly-skilled craft. Author Susannah Shaw provides a step-by-step guide to creating successful stop motioin films. Starting with some basic exercises, the reader will learn about developing a story, making models, creating sets and props, the mechanics of movements, filming postproduction, and how to set about finding that first elusive job in a modern studio. Key Features Interviews with current stars, step-by-step examples, coverage of Rapid Prototyping and Dragonframe Software Table of ContentsChapter 1Playing GodChapter 2Getting EquippedChapter 3Getting AnimatedChapter 4Keep it Simple - Developing your StoryChapter 5Coat-hangersdor Armatures - making your own modelChapter 6Advanced ModelmakingChapter 7Four walls and a sky - Sets and propsChapter 8Sound Advice - The voice trackChapter 9The mechanics of movementChapter 10The performanceChapter 11Under the lensChapter 12Post-prodcutionChapter 13Getting the job - The business of animation
£34.19
Taylor & Francis Ltd VRay 5 for 3ds Max 2020
Book SynopsisRevitalize your architectural visualizations by bringing new levels of realism to your day and night interior scenes. This book features full-color, step-by-step tutorials to develop a firm understanding of the processes and techniques involved in creating jaw-dropping 3d visualizations for top marketing agencies.This second volume includes day and night lighting of an atrium scene using seasoned tools and techniques to deploy V-Ray 5 and 3ds Max 2020. It has never been quicker and easier to create the industry's top-of-the-range 3d marketing visuals.The book starts with an overview of the best techniques to approach clients via emails, calls, meetings, and social media. There are also key insights into the best practices of handling projects, pricing, contracts, invoices, pre-production, production, post-production, etc.The subsequent step takes users through the installation of V-Ray 5 and the process of accessing the V-Ray Material browseTable of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments. Author. 1 Using Resource Files. 2 Creating Materials and Shaders in V-Ray 5. 3 Cameras and Lighting in V-Ray. 4 Rendering in V-Ray. 5 Tips and Tricks. 6 anima® from AXYZ design®. 7 Daylight Scene Pre-Production. 8 Scene, Camera and Lights. 9 Materials and Final Render. 10 Daylight Scene Post-Production. 11 Night Scene Pre-Production. 12 Night Scene Lighting/Rendering. 13 Night Scene Post-Production. 14 Verified Views for Planning Applications. Index.
£44.64
Routledge Producing New and Digital Media
Book SynopsisProducing New and Digital Media is your guide to understanding new media, diving deep into topics such as cultural and social impacts of the web, the importance of digital literacy, and creating in an online environment. It features an introductory, hands-on approach to creating user-generated content, coding, cultivating an online brand, and storytelling in new and digital media. This book is accompanied by a companion websiteâdesigned to aid students and professors alikeâthat features chapter-related questions, links to resources, and lecture slides. In showing you how to navigate the world of digital media and also complete digital tasks, this book not only teaches you how to use the web, but understand why you use it.KEY FEATURES For students- a companion site that features research resources and links for further investigation For instructors- a companion site that features lecture slides, a sample syllabus, and an Instructorâs Manual. Features a unique approach that covers media studies aspects with production and design tutorials. Covers up-to-date forms of communication on the web such as memes, viral videos, social media, and more pervasive types of online languages.
£51.30
Taylor & Francis Ltd 3D Technology in Fine Art and Craft
Book SynopsisThe possibilities for creation are endless with 3D printing, sculpting, scanning, and milling, and new opportunities are popping up faster than artists can keep up with them. 3D Technology in Fine Art and Craft takes the mystery out of these exciting new processes by demonstrating how to navigate their digital components and showing their real world applications. Artists will learn to incorporate these new technologies into their studio work and see their creations come to life in a physical form never before possible. Featuring a primer on 3D basics for beginners,interviews, tutorials, and artwork from over 80 artists, intellectual property rights information, and a comprehensive companion website, this book is your field guide to exploring the exhilarating new world of 3D. Follow step-by-step photos and tutorials outlining the techniques, methodologies, and finished products of master artists who have employed 3D technology in new and inventive ways Table of ContentsForeword Preface Introduction Primer A World Turned Upside Down Collecting Data- 3D Scanning, photogrammetry and more 3D Modeling and Sculpting 3D Printing CNC Milling Foundry of the Future Copyrights and 3D Technology Education and 3D Resources
£42.74
Taylor & Francis Ltd Animation A World History
Book SynopsisA continuation of 1994's groundbreaking Cartoons, Giannalberto Bendazzi's Animation: A World History is the largest, deepest, most comprehensive text of its kind, based on the idea that animation is an art form that deserves its own place in scholarship. Bendazzi delves beyond just Disney, offering readers glimpses into the animation of Russia, Africa, Latin America, and other often-neglected areas and introducing over fifty previously undiscovered artists. Full of first-hand, never before investigated, and elsewhere unavailable information, Animation: A World History encompasses the history of animation production on every continent over the span of three centuries. Volume I traces the roots and predecessors of modern animation, the history behind Émile Cohl''s Fantasmagorie, and twenty years of silent animated films. Encompassing the formative years of the art form through its Golden Age, this book accounts for animation history through 1950 and Table of ContentsVol 1: FOUNDATIONS BEFORE FANTASMAGORIE THE SILENT PIONEERS SILENT AMERICA 1 SILENT AMERICA 2 SILENT EUROPE SILENT ASIA SILENT LATIN AMERICA SILENT AFRICA SILENT OCEANIA THE GOLDEN AGE AMERICA LAUGHS! EUROPE SOVIET UNION ASIA LATIN AMERICA AFRICA
£142.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd Animation A World History
Book SynopsisA continuation of 1994's groundbreaking Cartoons, Giannalberto Bendazzi's Animation: A World History is the largest, deepest, most comprehensive text of its kind, based on the idea that animation is an art form that deserves its own place in scholarship. Bendazzi delves beyond just Disney, offering readers glimpses into the animation of Russia, Africa, Latin America, and other often-neglected areas and introducing over fifty previously undiscovered artists. Full of first-hand, never before investigated, and elsewhere unavailable information, Animation: A World History encompasses the history of animation production on every continent over the span of three centuries. Volume II delves into the decades following the Golden Age, an uncertain time when television series were overshadowing feature films, art was heavily influenced by the Cold War, and new technologies began to emerge that threatened the traditional methods of animation. Take part in the turmoiTable of ContentsVol 2: AMERICA WESTERN EUROPE EASTERN EUROPE SOVIET UNION ASIA LATIN AMERICA AFRICA THE THREE MARKETS AMERICA WESTERN EUROPE EASTERN EUROPE SOVIET UNION I SOVIET UNION II ASIA AFRICA LATIN AMERICA OCEANIA ISSUES
£171.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd 3D Game Textures
Book SynopsisThe 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. Revised to take new technology into account, it is an ideal hands-on resource for creating online worlds, simulations, web-based applications, and architectural visualization projects.Continuing the practical, no-nonsense approach of its predecessors, the fourth edition shows you how to advance your digital art skills with textures and shaders by exploring their interactions in single objects or entire scenes. It contains expanded coverage of shader nodes, and the companion websitewww.lukeahearn.com/textureshas been updated to include video tutorials as well as updated sample textures, shaders, materials, actions, brushes, and all of the art from the book. Table of ContentsIntroduction. The Basics of Art. The Basics of Computer Graphic Technology. Introduction to Shaders and Materials. Preparing for Texture Creation. Sci-Fi Hallway, Basic Shaders: Diffuse, Illumination, and Opacity. The Urban Setting: Low-Polygon, High-Texture Detail. The Fantasy Setting: High-Polygon, High-Texture Detail. Exteriors. Game Effects. Normal Maps and Multipass Shaders.
£49.39
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Sketching for Animation
Book SynopsisDrawing and sketching are central to the art of animation and can be crucial tools in designing and developing original stories, characters and layouts. Sketching for Animation offers a wealth of examples, exercises and tips from an army of professional animators to help you develop essential sketching, technical drawing and ideation techniques.With interviews and in-depth case studies from some of today''s leading animators, including Bill Plympton, Glen Keane, Tori Davis and John Canemaker, this is a unique guide to turning your sketchbook - the world''s cheapest, most portable pre-visualisation tool - into your own personal animation armory.Trade ReviewFrom novice to master in one volume! The depth and breadth of subjects are invaluable to an animator! * Kathryn McKelvey, University of Northumbria, UK *It covers everything in animation you need to know by connecting it to your sketchbook. * Mario Menjivar, The School of Visual Arts, USA *A great primer on how to get the most out of sketching as it relates to animation. * Ben Ridgway, San Francisco State University, USA *The book fulfills many functions: whilst it serves as a drawing/painting instruction book and includes exercises in many key techniques; it also inspires through its use of carefully chosen examples. Yet in demonstrating the application of these basic fine-art principles to animation it effortlessly crosses the boundary between disciplines that are too often kept apart. * Kathy Nicholls, University of Falmouth, UK *This is the most complete and rich text on the market. An essential book to understand advanced as well as basic techniques. * Pulvirenti Luca Orazio, Accademia di Belle Arti di Palermo, Italy *This is an excellent and vital resource to demonstrate the importance of drawing and using a sketchbook as a crucial tool for all animators whether they work digitally or traditionally. It is beautifully and richly illustrated, using a wide range of examples from both the author and other professional animators. It also has helpful exercises to undertake as well as offering inspiration from its vast range of illustrated examples. A beautiful and informative book. * Roslind Allen, University of Sunderland, UK *This is an exceptional book on drawing. It covers a vast range of techniques and ideas in a clear and concise way with fantastic illustrated examples. Always carefully placing these within the context of animation production, Peter Parr has created a book that without a doubt will become a key text. -- Tim Holleyman, Senior Lecturer in AnimationTable of ContentsIntroduction Part One: Drawing and Sketching Techniques 1. Using Simple Shapes 2. Put it in Perspective 3. Drawing Figures and Animals 4. Drawing the ‘scapes: land, town and sea 5. Capturing Movement Part Two: Design and Development 6. Developing Ideas 7. Character Development 8. Layout and Background Design Glossary Bibliography Index
£34.19
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The New Generation in Chinese Animation
Book SynopsisIn 1995 Chinese animated filmmaking ceased to be a state-run enterprise and was plunged into the free market. Using key animated films as his case studies, Shaopeng Chen examines new generation Chinese animation in its aesthetic and industrial contexts. He argues that, unlike its predecessors, this new generation does not have a distinctive national identity, but represents an important stage of diversity and exploration in the history of Chinese animation. Chen identifies distinct characteristics of new generation filmmaking, including an orientation towards young audiences and the recurring figure of the immortal monkey-like Sun Wukong. He explores how films such as Lotus Lantern/Baolian Deng (1999) responded to competition from American imports such as The Lion King (1994), retaining Chinese iconography while at the same time adopting Hollywood aesthetics and techniques. Addressing the series Boonie Bears/Xiong Chumo (2014-5), Chen focuses on the films'Trade ReviewThis is the first book that systematically discusses animated feature film in China after 1995, unraveling the challenges and innovations in its transition to a market-oriented economy. It is an original and timely contribution to Chinese animation studies. A must read for anyone who wants to know contemporary Chinese animation. -- Daisy Yan Du, author of Animated Encounters: Transnational Movements of Chinese Animation 1940s-1970sTable of Contents1. Introduction: Passing the Torch of Chinese Cinema Animation to a New Generation 2. The Chinese Animation Blockbuster at the Turn of the Century: Lotus Lantern and Beyond 3. Cross-Generational Appeal, Social Supervision and Media Convergence: The Derivative Films and Boonie Bears Series 4. Original Chinese Cinema Animation and Kuiba series: Commerciality, Originality and Cultural Hybridity 5. Monkey King: Hero is Back and the New Direction of Chinese Cinema Animation 6. Conclusion Glossary Bibliography Filmography
£999.99
David & Charles Get Started with Procreate
Book SynopsisGet Started with Procreate guides you through 20 practice tutorials, using a 10-step plan to boost your skills in working with digital tools and techniques.
£15.29
O'Reilly Media Flash CS5
Book SynopsisUnlock the power of Adobe Flash and bring stunning animations to life onscreen. Flash CS5: The Missing Manual includes a complete primer on animation, a guided tour of the program's tools and capabilities, new illustrations, and lots of details on working with video.
£23.99
O'Reilly Media Flash CS5.5 The Missing Manual
Book SynopsisOnce you know how to use Flash, you can create everything from simple animations to high-end desktop applications, but it's a complex tool that can be difficult to master on your own-unless you have this Missing Manual. This book will help you learn all you need to know about Flash CS5 to create gorgeous animations that bring your ideas to life.
£26.99
Taylor & Francis Inc Practical Algorithms for 3D Computer Graphics
Book SynopsisPractical Algorithms for 3D Computer Graphics, Second Edition covers the fundamental algorithms that are the core of all 3D computer graphics software packages. Using Core OpenGL and OpenGL ES, the book enables you to create a complete suite of programs for 3D computer animation, modeling, and image synthesis.Since the publication of the first edition, implementation aspects have changed significantly, including advances in graphics technology that are enhancing immersive experiences with virtual reality. Reflecting these considerable developments, this second edition presents up-to-date algorithms for each stage in the creative process. It takes you from the construction of polygonal models of real and imaginary objects to rigid body animation and hierarchical character animation to the rendering pipeline for the synthesis of realistic images.New to the Second Edition New chapter on the modern approach to real-timTrade Review"A valuable book to accompany any course that mixes the theory and practice of 3D graphics. The book’s web site has many useful programs and code samples."—Karen Rafferty, Queen’s University, Belfast "The topics covered by this book are backed by the OpenFX modeling and animation software. This is a big plus in that it provides a practical perspective and encourages experimentation. … [This] will offer students a more interesting and hands-on learning experience, especially for those wishing to pursue a career in computer game development."—Naganand Madhavapeddy, Game Developer Table of ContentsBASIC PRINCIPLES: Introduction. Basic Theory and Mathematical Results. Data Structures for 3D Graphics. Basic Visualization. Realistic Visualization. Computer Animation. PRACTICAL 3D GRPAHICS: Real-Time 3D: OpenGL. Mobile 3D: OpenGLES. The Complete Package: OpenFX. PRACTICAL ALGORITHMS FOR MODELING AND PROCEDURAL TEXTURES: Modeling with Polygonal Datasets. Algorithms for Procedural Textures. Bibliography. Index.
£78.84
Taylor & Francis Inc Learning Java Through Games
Book SynopsisLearning Java Through Games teaches students how to use the different features of the Java language as well as how to program. Suitable for self-study or as part of a two-course introduction to programming, the book covers as much material as possible from the latest Java standard while requiring no previous programming experience. Taking an application-motivated approach, the text presents an abundance of games. Students must read through the whole chapter to understand all the features that are needed to implement the game. Most chapters start with a description of a game and then introduce different Java constructs for implementing the features of the game on need-to-use bases. The text teaches students not only how to write code that works but also how to follow good software practices. All sample programs in the text strive to achieve low cohesion and high couplingthe hallmarks of well-designed code. Many programs are refactored multTable of ContentsBasic Principles: Computer Hardware and Software. Data Types and Conditional Statements. Loops. Methods and Formatted Output. Introduction to Arrays. Introduction to Classes. The ArrayList Class and the enum Keyword. Advanced Programming Techniques: Classes Revisited. Fun with Swing. Nested Classes and Event Handling. The Breakout Game (Complete Version). Layout Management and GUI Components. Exception Handling and Files. Recursion. Java Applets. Index.
£84.99
Apple Academic Press Inc. Interaction Design for 3D User Interfaces
Book SynopsisIn this new era of computing, where the iPhone, iPad, Xbox Kinect, and similar devices have changed the way to interact with computers, many questions have risen about how modern input devices can be used for a more intuitive user interaction. Interaction Design for 3D User Interfaces: The World of Modern Input Devices for Research, Applications, and Game Development addresses this paradigm shift by looking at user interfaces from an input perspective.The book is divided into four parts: Theory of input devices and user interfaces, with an emphasis on multi-touch interaction Advanced topics on reducing noise on input devices using Kalman Filters A collection of hands-on approaches that allows the reader to gain experience with some devices A case study examining speech as input Most of the chapters contain exercises that provide practical experience to enhance knowledge of the material in the related chapter. With its handTable of ContentsTHEORY. Introduction. Input Interfaces. Output Interfaces and Displays. Computer Graphics. 3D Interaction. 3D Navigation. Descriptive and Predictive Models. Multi-Touch. Multi-Touch for Stereoscopic Displays. Pen and Multi-Touch Modeling and Recognition. Using Multi-Touch with PetriNets. Eye Gaze Tracking as Input in Human–Computer Interaction. Brain–Computer Interfaces: Considerations for the Next Frontier in Interactive Graphics and Games. ADVANCED TOPICS. 3D Input Math Basics. Introduction to Digital Signal Processing. Three Dimensional Rotations. MEMS Inertial Sensors and Magnetic Sensors. Kalman Filters. Quaternions and Sensor Fusion. HANDS-ON. Hands-On: Inertial Sensors for 3D Input. Simple Hands-On Project with Unity3D and Oculus Rift. Hands-On Approach with Leap Motion. Hands-On Approach with Kinect Sensor v2. Creating Home-Brew Devices with Arduino Microcontrollers. Autonomous Bicycle with Gyroscope Sensor. Input Implementation Details. CASE STUDY: SPEECH AS INPUT. Multimodal Human-Like Conversational Interfaces. Adaptive Dialogue Systems for Health. CONTENTS OF ONLINE SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL. The World of Gesture Recognition. Input Frameworks and Development Considerations for Input Technologies. Hands-On: Multi-Touch and Pen Using Microsoft Windows 8 and Windows 10 with Microsoft Surface Pro. Hands-on: Intel RealSense SDK. APPENDICES. Displays. Creating Your Own Virtual Reality Headset.
£80.74
Apple Academic Press Inc. Multithreading for Visual Effects
Book SynopsisTackle the Challenges of Parallel Programming in the Visual Effects IndustryIn Multithreading for Visual Effects, developers from DreamWorks Animation, Pixar, Side Effects, Intel, and AMD share their successes and failures in the messy real-world application area of production software. They provide practical advice on multithreading techniques and visual effects used in popular visual effects libraries (such as Bullet, OpenVDB, and OpenSubdiv), one of the industry's leading visual effects packages (Houdini), and proprietary animation systems. This information is valuable not just to those in the visual effects arena, but also to developers of high performance software looking to increase performance of their code.Diverse Solutions to Solve Performance Problems After an introductory chapter, each subsequent chapter presents a case study that illustrates how the authors used multithreading techniques to achieve betTrade Review"Multithreading applications is hard, but for today’s performance-critical codes, an absolute necessity. This book shows how the latest parallel programming technology can simplify the daunting challenge of producing fast and reliable software for multicore processors. Although the instructive case studies are drawn from visual effects applications, the authors cover the gamut of issues that developers face when parallelizing legacy applications from any domain."—Charles Leiserson, MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory"Multithreading graphics algorithms is a new and exciting area of research. It is crucial to computer graphics. This book will prove invaluable to researchers and practitioners alike. It will have a strong impact on movie visual effects and games."—Jos Stam, Senior Principal Research Scientist, Autodesk, Inc."Visual effects programming is undergoing a renaissance as high-end videogame effects technology approaches the state-of-the-art defined by blockbuster Hollywood movies, empowered by the capabilities of multi-Teraflop GPU hardware. A wealth of graphics algorithms are now graduating into the realm of real-time rendering, yet today’s programmers face a formidable challenge in structuring these algorithms to take full advantage of today’s multi-core CPU architectures and deliver on their potential.This book, the collaborative result of many industry luminaries, wonderfully bridges the gap between the theory of multithreading and the practice of multithreading in advanced graphical applications. Join them on this journey to bring real-time visual effects technology to the next level!"—Tim Sweeney, CEO and Founder of Epic Games"…valuable not just to those in the visual effects arena, but also to developers of high performance software looking to increase performance of their code."—Scott R. Garrigus, NewTechReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction and Overview. Houdini: Multithreading Existing Software. The Presto Execution System: Designing for Multithreading. LibEE: Parallel Evaluation of Character Rigs. Fluids: Simulation on the CPU. Bullet Physics: Simulation with OpenCL. OpenSubdiv: Interoperating GPU Compute and Drawing. Bibliography. Index.
£66.49
Apple Academic Press Inc. Digital Character Development
Book SynopsisDigital characters are a driving force in the entertainment industry today. Every animated film and video game production spends a large percentage of its resources and time on advancing the quality of the digital characters inhabiting the world being created. This book presents the theory and practice behind the creation of digital characters for film and games using software-agnostic descriptions that apply to any animation application. It provides insight from a real production environment and the requirements that such an environment imposes.Digital Character Development: Theory and Practice, Second Edition covers the following key topics that are valuable to professionals across a wide spectrum of disciplines: Evolution and history of digital characters, which is critical to understanding the theory and techniques behind how characters are developed Contemporary issues, such as the Uncanny Valley phenomenon, that affect charaTable of ContentsAn Introduction to Digital Characters. Overview. Contemporary Issues Related to Digital Characters. Interview: Josh Carey, Rigging Supervisor, Reel FX Creative Studio. History of Digital Characters. Interview: Tim McLaughlin, Associate Professor and Department Head Department of Visualization, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University. Character Technology and Code. Interview: Daniel Dawson, Lead Character Technical Director, DreamWorks Animation. Character Technology. Introduction To Character Technology. Interview: Wade Ryer, Character Technical Director. Anatomy for Character Setup. Interview: Lee Wolland, Character Technical Director, Consultant. Motion Systems. Interview: Cara Malek, Character Technology Body Lead, DreamWorks Animation. Deformation Systems. Interview: Robert Helms, Lead Character Technical Director, DreamWorks Animation. Face Setup. Interview: Nico Scapel, Creative Director, Faceshift. Rig Synthesis. Interview: Stephen Mann, CG Supervisor, Shade VFX. Rig Construction. Animation Technology. Introduction to Animation Technology. Interview: Javier Solsona, Senior Character Technical Director, Sony Imageworks. Traditional Animation Techniques. Interview: Stephen Candell, Lead Character Technical Director, DreamWorks Animation. Motion Capture. Interview: Brad Clark, Character Technical Director, Consultant. Procedural Animation. Interview: Terran Boylan, Lead Character Technical Director, DreamWorks Animation. Case Studies in Character Interactivity. Interview: David Hunt-Bosch, Rigging Tech Art Lead, Bungie. Conclusions. The Frontiers of Digital Character Development. Interview: Ken Perlin, Professor, Media Research Laboratory, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University.
£86.83
Apple Academic Press Inc. Essential Mathematics for Games and Interactive
Book SynopsisExpert Guidance on the Math Needed for 3D Game ProgrammingDeveloped from the authors' popular Game Developers Conference (GDC) tutorial, Essential Mathematics for Games and Interactive Applications, Third Edition illustrates the importance of mathematics in 3D programming. It shows you how to properly animate, simulate, and render scenes and discusses the mathematics behind the processes.New to the Third EditionCompletely revised to fix errors and make the content flow better, this third edition reflects the increased use of shader graphics pipelines, such as in DirectX 11, OpenGL ES (GLES), and the OpenGL Core Profile. It also updates the material on real-time graphics with coverage of more realistic materials and lighting.The Foundation for Successful 3D ProgrammingThe book covers the low-level mathematical and geometric representations and algorithms that are the core of any game engine. It also explores all thTrade ReviewPraise for Previous Editions:"It’s the book with all the math you need for games."—Neil Kirby, Researcher, Alcatel-Lucent"Even though I’ve worked with these systems for years, this book showed me new ways of looking at several topics that make them easier to remember and use. For someone new to 3D programming, it is extremely useful—it gives them a solid background in pretty much every area they need to understand."—Peter Lipson, Toys for Bob, Inc.Table of ContentsRepresenting Real Numbers. Vectors and Points. Linear Transformations and Matrices. Affine Transformations. Orientation Representation. Interpolation. Viewing and Projection. Geometry and Programmable Shading. Lighting. Rasterization. Random Numbers. Intersection Testing. Rigid-Body Dynamics.
£99.75
Taylor & Francis Inc Extending Virtual Worlds
Book SynopsisWritten as the successor to Virtual World Design: Creating Immersive Virtual Environments, this book carries the ideas brought forward in its predecessor to new levels of virtual world design exploration and experimentation. Written by an Emmy award-winning designer with 22 years of experience creating virtual environments for television and online communities, Extending Virtual Worlds: Advanced Design for Virtual Environments explores advanced topics such as multi-regional design, game-based sims, and narrative structure for environments.The book provides bedrock knowledge and practical examples of how to leverage design concepts within the intertwined structures of physics engines, level of detail (LOD) systems, and advanced material editors. It also shows designers new ways to influence the experience of virtual world visitors through immersive narrative and storytelling. With over 150 illustrations and 10 step-by-step projects that include the necessary 3D mTable of ContentsConcepts in Advanced Design for Game-Based Virtual Environments. About the Viewers and Content Created for This Book. The Vizome, Developing Creativity, and Virtual Environmental Design. Planning and Prototyping the Design of a Game-Based Virtual Environment. Designing for Social Interaction in Virtual Spaces. Developing the Designer–Scripter Collaboration. Designing with Level of Detail (LOD). Designing with Virtual Physics in Mind. Landscape and Terrain Design in Virtual Environments. Design Considerations and Mesh Usage in Virtual Environments. Designing with Advanced Materials and Animated Graphic/Textures. World Building and Design with Procedural Techniques. Designing Virtual Environments for Head-Mounted Displays. The Multiple Dimensions of Game-Based Virtual Environments. Appendices. Glossary. Important Links and Resources. Bibliography. Index.
£50.34
Taylor & Francis Inc Blender for Visual Effects
Book SynopsisBringing concrete examples from industry to light, this book explains how to use Blender to create visual effects for video/film production. It supplies readers with a practical way to learn how to use Blenderâs tools across a wide range of scenarios in video/film production, including setting up cameras on a stage, lighting, and other production processes. Maintaining a focus on composition, the book not only explains how to use the most common tools, such as tracking, rendering, and compositing, but also explains how to deal with software limitations and sort out problems. Since the best way to learn something is with a practical example, this book follows one of the authorâs own projects, starting with how to prepare the elements that will be needed later on. The example illustrates how to use Blender tools and features for scene tracking, setup, rendering, masking, and other post-production functionsâfrom start to finish in a professional workflow. The book examines all the compositing nodes that can be used in Blender. It details time-saving tips, features such as the motion tracker, and rendering techniques so readers will have enough information to accomplish the most common tasks encountered in the creation of a professional visual effects composition. By following the example project presented in the book, you will gain the practical understanding required to use Blenderâs tools in the most common scenarios in video/film production. You will also gain industry insights into the limitations of the software and how to sort out the problematic scenarios that may come up through the various stages of your project.Table of ContentsProblem Definition. Preparation. Tracking. Scene Setup. Rendering. Masking. Compositing.
£40.84
Taylor & Francis Inc Introduction to Computer Graphics with OpenGL ES
Book SynopsisOpenGL ES is the standard graphics API used for mobile and embedded systems. Despite its widespread use, there is a lack of material that addresses the balance of both theory and practice in OpenGL ES. JungHyun Han's Introduction to Computer Graphics with OpenGL ES achieves this perfect balance. Han's depiction of theory and practice illustrates how 3D graphics fundamentals are implemented. Theoretical or mathematical details around real-time graphics are also presented in a way that allows readers to quickly move on to practical programming. Additionally, this book presents OpenGL ES and shader code on many topics. Industry professionals, as well as, students in Computer Graphics and Game Programming courses will find this book of importance.Key Features: Presents key graphics algorithms that are commonly employed by state-of-the-art game engines and 3D user interfaces Provides a hands-on look at real-time graphics by illustratTable of ContentsPART I – Basics of Computer Graphics. Chapter 1. Polygon Models. Chapter 2. Spaces and Transforms. Chapter 3. Vertex Processing. Chapter 4. Pixel Processing. Chapter 5. Real-time Global Illumination. Chapter 6. Texturing. Chapter 7. Animation. PART II – Advanced Topics. Chapter 8. Advanced Texturing. Chapter 9. Physics-based Simulation: Collision Detection. Chapter 10. Physics-based Simulation: Collision Resolution. Chapetr 11. Advanced Animation. Chapter 12. Curves and Surfaces.
£74.09
Taylor & Francis Inc An Introduction to Unreal Engine 4
Book SynopsisThis book serves as an introduction to the level design process in Unreal Engine 4. By working with a number of different components within the Unreal Editor, readers will learn to create levels using BSPs, create custom materials, create custom Blueprints complete with events, import objects, create particle effects, create sound effects and combine them to create a complete playable game level. The book is designed to work step by step at the beginning of each chapter, then allow the reader to complete similar tasks on their own to show an understanding of the content. A companion website with project files and additional information is included.Table of ContentsIntroduction to Unreal Engine 4. Project Type Selection and Setup. An Overview of the Level Design Process. Blocking Our Level. Adding Objects to Our Level. Exploring Blueprints. Materials in Unreal Engine 4. Basic Lighting Concepts. Matinee. Particle Systems. Advanced Blueprint Techniques. Advanced Lighting Techniques. Working With Terrains.
£49.39
Taylor & Francis Inc Punk Playthings
Book SynopsisPunk PlaythingsProvocations for 21st Century Game MakersPunk was an attitude. It was never about having a Mohican haircut or wearing a ripped T-shirt. It was all about destruction, and the creative potential within that.Malcolm MclarenWarning: If you want a silver bullet solution for efficient game making or a step-by-step guide to receiving Indie Game Dev hero worship, you're in the wrong place. Put the book back on the shelf.Punk Playthings is an antidote to complacency and orthodoxy. Packed with probes and provocations that explore game making through fresh lenses for uncertain times, it challenges gaming monoculture by constructing a trading space for ideas and learning from across domains and cultures. Punk Playthings has zero respect for boundaries between mediums, industries, sectors, specialisms or disciplines. Instead, it challenges you to expand your cultural capital, think laterally and make Table of ContentsIntroduction. Ideals over Ideas. Practice Makes the Plan. Remodel the Plan. New Methodologies. New Opportunities. The Art of Design.
£54.14
Taylor & Francis Inc The Animators Sketchbook
Book SynopsisThe Animator's Sketchbook will teach students of animation how to improve their work through observation and drawing. It will show readers how to access their inner animator. With over 60 different gesture and drawing exercises, this book enhances vision, analysis, understanding, and the core skills required to become a master animator. Filled with extensive practice pages, Tony White's Sketchbook, invites students to demonstrate what they learn. Each exercise is timed, so that the skills acquired, are optimized for efficiency and comprehension. The style and technique of the art produced will be entirely up to the reader, thus making no two sketchbooks alike. Key FeaturesProvides readers with their own personal sketchbook, demonstrating classical art skills that are highly prized by studio employersReaders will come away better visualizing form, gesture, pose and expression Includes 60 speed and gesturTable of ContentsForeword. Preface. Getting Started. Finalize Your Own Turnaround Model Sheet. Key Positions. Breakdown Positions. Anticipation. The Difference between Thumbnail & Gesture Drawings. Pose & Silhouette. The Importance of Silhouette. Balance. Form. Sequential Action. Achieving Weight. Framing. Perspective. Light & Shade. Strength of Line. Storyboarding. Final Storyboarding Exercise.
£39.99
Taylor & Francis Inc The Gamers Brain
Book SynopsisMaking a successful video game is hard. Even games that are well-received at launch may fail to engage players in the long term due to issues with the user experience (UX) that they are delivering. That's why makers of successful video games like Fortnite and Assassin's Creed invest both time and money perfecting their UX strategy. These top video game creators know that a bad user experience can ruin the prospects for any game, regardless of its budget, scope, or ambition.The game UX accounts for the whole experience players have with a video game, from first hearing about it to navigating menus and progressing in the game. UX as a discipline offers guidelines to assist developers in creating the optimal experience they want to deliver, including shipping higher quality games (whether indie, triple-A or serious games) and meeting business goals -- all while staying true to design vision and artistic intent.At its core, UX is about understanding the gamerTrade Review"The beauty of this book is that it is two things at the same time: 1. An amazingly complete introduction to psychology, using examples from video games to make the concepts clear and memorable.2. An amazingly complete introduction to video game design, using psychology to help design more compelling games.So whether you are a game designer, a player, or someone wishing to understand psychology, this is the book for you."-Don Norman, Director, the Design Lab at the University of California, San Diego Author of The Design of Everyday Things"By blending up-to-date brain science with game-relevant UX design principles, this book doesn't just give great tips about how to make better games, it gives designers the mental tools to get better at thinking about games. Read this, and suddenly you'll know what you're talking about." -Jesse Schell, Game Designer, author of The Art of Game Design "This book is an invaluable asset for game developers, whether you work in game design, user experience, or programming. With a lucid overview of the current best knowledge from cognitive psychology, Hodent provides guidelines and approaches to improve the game experience for players that are based on actual science." -Raph Koster, Game Designer, author of A Theory of Fun for Game DesignTable of ContentsIntroduction. Part I: Video Games and the Brain. How the Brain Learns in a Nutshell. Perception. Attention. Memory. Emotion. Motivation. Applying Learning Techniques in Games. Part II: A UX Framework for Video Games. History of UX. Usability. GameFlow. User Research. Analytics. UX Reporting. Conclusion. References. Glossary. Appendix: UX Checklist. Index.
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Taylor & Francis Inc Acting and Character Animation
Book SynopsisAnimation has a lot to do with acting. That is, character animation, not the standardized, mechanical process of animation. Acting and animation are highly creative processes. This book is divided into two parts: From film history we learn about the importance of actors and the variety of acting that goes into animation; then, we will turn to the actor''s point of view to describe the various techniques involved. Through exhaustive research and interviews with people ranging from the late Ray Harryhausen, Jim Danforth, Joe Letteri, and Bruno Bozzetto, this book will be the primary source for animators and animation actors. Key FeaturesInterviews with industry legends are found throughout this exhaustive work on animationFrom film history we learn about the importance of actors and the variety of acting that goes into animation, then turn to the actor''s point of view to describe the various techniques involvedCoverTable of ContentsForeword. Introduction: No End to Childhood. The Story of Actors and Acting in Animation. Chalk-Talking on Vaudeveille Stage. An Actor's Vision of Optical Poetry. Shadow Plays and Shilhoette Films: The Adventures of Prince Achmed . Rotoscoping: Dave Fleischer as Ko-Ko the Clown. The Peak of Character Animation: Walt Disney. Animated Characters: Intercultural Idiosyncrasies. Voice Actors. Animators Become Actors and Actresses. Acting With Animated Characters. Dancing With Animation. Comedians. Pixilation: Animating Actors. Acting Against the Odds of Visual Effects and Animation. Synthespians: The Art of Performance Capture . Avatar and Beyond. A Nod to Computer Games. Performance and Creativity Training for Animators -- A Practical Guide. Writing Animation: Role Profiles and Case Studies. Acting in Storyboard Sessions. Character Design and Posing. Emotional Expression and Movement. Scene Study and Action Analysis. Facial Expression. Performance Capture Techniques. Feeling Characters: Visualization Techniques. Selected Filmography. Bibliography. Index.
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Taylor & Francis Inc Interactive Stories and Video Game Art
Book SynopsisThe success of storytelling in games depends on the entire development teamgame designers, artists, writers, programmers and musicians, etc.working harmoniously together towards a singular artistic vision. Interactive Stories and Video Game Art is first to define a common design language for understanding and orchestrating interactive masterpieces using techniques inherited from the rich history of art and craftsmanship that games build upon. Case studies of hit games like The Last of Us, Journey, and Minecraft illustrate the vital components needed to create emotionally-complex stories that are mindful of gaming's principal relationship between player actions and video game aesthetics. This book is for developers of video games and virtual reality, filmmakers, gamification and transmedia experts, and everybody else interested in experiencing resonant and meaningful interactive stories.Key Features: The first book to deTrade Review"The convergence of narrative in film, video games, and virtual reality will fundamentally change the entertainment industry in coming years. Chris Solarski’s book gives content creators crucial insights into interactive story composition and how to adapt these concepts for transmedia storytelling."—Marc Forster, Film Director and Producer "The clever thing about this book is that it bridges the worlds of game design and storytelling. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to get into game design and understand what’s going on beneath the surface. It reminds me of Robert McKee’s Story, the classic book on screenwriting. You read it and you think: Aha, this is how storytelling works in film, it really can be explained! And you can see this book as a companion volume that is essentially doing the same thing for games."—Tom Standage, Deputy Editor and Digital Strategist of The Economist and a New York Times Bestselling Author "As a gamification designer you look for inspiration from multiple sources to create behavior-change and evoke emotions that help your audience make decisions. Chris Solarski captures brilliantly how dynamic composition techniques for transmedia storytelling can assist in reaching your audience through shapes, flow, positioning and much more." —An Coppens, Chief Game Changer at Gamification Nation Ltd. "Interactive Stories and Video Game Art touches upon factors that can be a barrier to the developers’ experience being actualised: managing player attention, dealing with memory, communicating how players should think about playing, in addition to the practicalities of play. I feel I have a more robust means of assessing the experience developers are aiming to achieve as a result of these guidelines. The contractual nature of my work also means that I’m tasked with quickly communicating the design intent between the dev team and my team. The visual communication symbols presented in each chapter are sure to play a part in that process moving forward." —Seb Long, UX Researcher at Player Research "As a game designer, I think Interactive Stories and Video Game Art is a must-read. I love how Chris Solarski puts game design and gameplay at the centre of the whole artistic process, so everything is easily applicable to any project and to both sides of development, to game design and graphics."—David Javet, Narrative Designer and Co-founder of Tchagata Games "This book is an eye-opener. I haven't been in the games loop for a while, but it transcends games. Reading it made me feel what I felt when I first studied cinematography." —Gustavo Sánchez-Perez, FX Artist at Mr. X "Chris Solarski's book is extremely ambitious; from the smallest detail to broad concepts that encompass an immense scale, its truly applied methodology serves as a catalyst that enriches the reader's heart and promotes the creation of pure art." —Erik Anzi, Producer, Screenwriter, and Concept Artist on films including Ridley Scott's Alien and Blade Runner "The concepts presented in Interactive Stories and Video Game Art remind me of Joseph Campbell's powerful demonstration of a universal storytelling structure. Coming from a technical game design background yet being artistically inclined, I never considered that atomic elements such as shapes, lines of movement and transitions contain a vocabulary strong enough to sculpt our mood, whether consciously or unconsciously. This book creates that wonderful feeling of learning new letters, which soon prove useful to form sentences for bringing new poetry to the world." —Stéphane Assadourian, Veteran Game Production Consultant and founding member of Ubisoft's Assassins' Creed franchise Table of ContentsChapter 1 Character Shapes and Poses Chapter 2 Character Animations Chapter 3 Environment Shapes Chapter 4 Pathways Chapter 5 Framing Chapter 6 Player Gestures Chapter 7 Transitions in Games Chapter 8 Transitions With Cutscenes Chapter 9 Reiteration of Context Chapter 10 Transition Hazards Chapter 11 Transitions Without Cutscenes Chapter 12 Transitions in Open World Games.
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Taylor & Francis Inc Prepare to Board Creating Story and Characters
Book SynopsisSuccessful storyboards and poignant characters have the power to make elusive thoughts and emotions tangible for audiences. Packed with illustrations that illuminate and a text that entertains and informs, Prepare to Board, 3rd edition presents the methods and techniques of animation master, Nancy Beiman, with a focus on pre-production, story development and character design. As one of the only storyboard titles on the market that explores the intersection of creative character design and storyboard development, the third edition is an invaluable resource for both beginner and intermediate artists. Key FeaturesAdapt key techniques, tips and tricks of experienced character designers and storyboard artists with 30 years of experience to your film, television and animation projects.Save time and money with workflow solutions and avoid common mistakes and problems with troubleshooting tips. Implement creative solutions for your owTable of ContentsChapter 1 First Catch Your Rabbit: Creating Concepts and Characters Chapter 2 How Storyboard Took Over the Movies (And Television)Live Action and Animation Boards Chapter 3 Putting Yourself into Your Work Chapter 4 Situation and Character Driven Stories Chapter 5 Treat ‘em rough: beginning character design and setting story rules Chapter 6 Appealing or Appalling? Developing your Characters Chapter 7 Working with Multiple Characters Chapter 8 Beauties and Beasts: Creating Character Contrasts in Design Chapter 9 Color and Design in Storytelling Chapter 10 Starting Story Sketch: Compose Yourself Chapter 11 Boarding Time: Getting with the Story Beat Chapter 12 Roughing It: Basic Staging Chapter 13 The Big Picture: Creating Story Sequences Chapter 14 Patterns in Time: Pacing Action on Rough Boards Chapter 15 Present Tense: Creating a Performance on Storyboards Chapter 16 Color My World: Art Direction and Storytelling Chapter 17 Show and Tell: Presenting Your Storyboards Chapter 18 Talking Pictures: Assembling a Leica, Story Reel or Animatic with a Scratch Track Chapter 19 Team Storyboard: Working on Group Projects Chapter 20 Maquette Simple: Modeling Characters in Three Dimensions Chapter 21 Building a Better Mouse: Creating Final Model Sheets Chapter 22 Screen and Screen Again: Preparing for Production Chapter 23 Appendices: Animated Interviews
£44.99
Lioncrest Publishing Video Marketing for Marketers: Building Trust,
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Taylor & Francis Inc AI for Games and Animation: A Cognitive Modeling
Book SynopsisJohn Funge introduces a new approach to creating autonomous characters. Cognitive modeling provides computer-animated characters with logic, reasoning, and planning skills. Individual chapters in the book provide concrete examples of advanced character animation, automated cinematography, and a real-time computer game. Source code, animations, images, and other resources are available at the book's website, listed below.Table of ContentsForeword -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Cognitive Character -- 1.2 Domain Knowledge -- 1.3 Character Instruction -- 1.4 Knowledge Acquisition -- 1.5 Phenomenology -- 1.6 Implementation -- 1.7 Other Models -- 2 Background -- 2.1 Geometric Models -- 2.2 Kinematic Control -- 2.3 Physical Models -- 2.4 Noninterpenetration -- 2.5 Biomechanical Mode -- 2.6 Behavior and Cognitive Model -- 2.7 Notes -- 3 Domain Knowledge -- 3.1 Mathematical Logic -- 3.2 Situation Calculus -- 3.3 D iscussion -- 3.4 Notes -- 4 Sensing -- 4.1 Knowledge Producing Actions. -- 4.2 Interval Arithmetic -- 4.3 Interval-valued Epistemic Fluents -- 4.4 Inaccurate Sensors -- 4.5 Sensing Changing Values -- 4.6 Correctness -- 4.7 Operators for Interval Arithmetic -- 4.8 Knowledge of Terms -- 4.9 Usefulness -- 4.10 Notes -- 5 Character Instruction -- 5.1 Predefined Behavior -- 5.2 Goal-directed Behavior -- 5.3 The Middle Ground -- 5.4 A Simple Tutorial Example: Maze Solving -- 5.5 D iscussion -- 5.6 Notes -- 6 Learning -- 6.1 Machine Learning -- 6.2 Creating a Training Set -- 6.3 Representation of the Learned Function -- 6.4 Learning Algorithm -- 6.5 D iscussion -- 6.6 Notes -- 7 Putting It All Together -- 7.1 A Predefined Behavior Layer -- 7.2 Interface. -- 7.3 Roiling Forward -- 7.4 Embedding Goal-directed Behavior -- 7.5 Intelligent Flocks -- 7.6 Notes -- 8 CML -- 8.1 Precondition and Effect Axioms -- 8.2 Complex A ctioNS -- 8.3 Discussion -- 8.4 Notes -- 9 Cinematography -- 9.1 Automated Cinematography -- 9.2 Implementation -- 9.3 Discussion -- 9.4 Notes -- 10 Prehistoric World -- 10.1 The Prehistoric World -- 10.2 Effect A xioms -- 10.3 Precondition A xiomS -- 10.4 Character Instruction -- 10.5 Implementation. -- 10.6 D iscussion -- 10.7 Notes -- 11 Undersea world -- 11.1 D iscussion -- 11.2 Overview -- 11.3 Evasion BehavioR -- 11.4 The Great Escape -- 11.5 Pet Protection -- 11.6 General Melee -- 11.7 Visibility Testing -- 11.8 Low-level System Implementation -- 11.9 Discussion -- ll.lONotes -- 12 Conclusion -- 12.1 AI Accelerator cards -- 12.2 R obotics. -- 12.3 Electronic Commerce and Web Avatars. -- 12.4 Other Applications. -- 12.5 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
£78.84
Taylor & Francis Inc Advanced Game Development with Programmable Graphics Hardware
Book SynopsisThis book addresses the new possibilities that are becoming available in games technology through the development of programmable hardware. It is helpful for students of game technology and established game programmers and developers who want to update their expertise to the new technology.Table of Contents1. Introduction and Cg Programming Overview 2. Light/Object Shaders 3. Texture Mapping 4. Rendering Shadows 5. Advanced Mapping Techniques and Ray Tracing on the GPU 6. Common Games Effects 7. Recorded Animation: Interpolation and Management 8. Real-Time Animation 9. Character Animation—Using MoCap and Skinning 10. Facial Animation 11. Managing Game Development
£123.50
Taylor & Francis Inc Video-Based Rendering
Book SynopsisDriven by consumer-market applications that enjoy steadily increasing economic importance, graphics hardware and rendering algorithms are a central focus of computer graphics research. Video-based rendering is an approach that aims to overcome the current bottleneck in the time-consuming modeling process and has applications in areas such as computer games, special effects, and interactive TV. This book offers an in-depth introduction to video-based rendering, a rapidly developing new interdisciplinary topic employing techniques from computer graphics, computer vision, and telecommunication engineering. Providing an overview of the state-of-the-art of video-based rendering and details of the fundamental VBR algorithms, the author discusses the advantages, the potential, as well as the limitations of the approach in the context of different application scenarios.Trade Review"VBR technology poses important scientific questions and technological challenges; breakthroughs could put one company ahead of another in the realms of interactive television, 3D TV, and free-point video." -SciTech Book News, December 2005Table of ContentsVideo-Based Rendering
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Taylor & Francis Inc COLLADA: Sailing the Gulf of 3D Digital Content
Book SynopsisCOLLADA is a COLLAborative Design Activity for establishing an open standard Digital Asset schema for interactive 3D applications. This book explains in detail how to use the COLLADA technology in a project utilizing 3D assets, and ultimately how to create an effective content creation pipeline for the most complex development. Errata are posted at http://collada.org/mediawiki/index.php/COLLADA_book.Trade Review" book presents comprehensive and enlightening coverage of COLLADA from a practical perspective. NVIDIA is proud of the continuing collaboration on this project, and we look forward to seeing users fully utilize COLLADA to deploy next-generation 3D rendering content in future graphics applications."--Sebastien Domine, Director of Developer Technology Tools, NVIDIA Corporation, August 2006 compatible, reliable, and predictable communications between content creation applications in a tool chain has long been the dream of developers. At last there is a solution. The creators of COLLADA have come up with a schema, which is supported by Khronos, an independent standards body, that allows the applications to communicate in an open and efficient manner-an industry standard for 3D interchange is finally here." --Dr. Jon Peddie, President, Jon Peddie Research, August 2006 is redefining game development and promises, for once, to make it simpler and more fun to create 3D content. This authoritative book-detailed, engaging and written by the fathers of COLLADA-will enable game developers to better understand and benefit from this popular technology, so they can focus on creating bold new games instead of maintaining yet another proprietary file format." --Christian Laforte, President, Feeling Software, Inc., August 2006 book provides a first and comprehensive introduction to COLLADA, the digital asset exchange schema, which enables a standardized way for physics to be implemented into a variety of game development environments using a variety of creative tools. It will help the AGEIA mission of expanding the role of artists in the game development process through open physics standards." --Emmanuel Marquez Ageia, Worldwide Senior Producer, AGEIA Technologies, Inc., August 2006 "I highly recommend this book. If you are a programmer with a reasonable understanding of 3D graphics programming and/or authoring using 3D scene graphs, you will be able to learn the basics of Collada. If you are an experienced 3D toolmaker, Collada contains everything you need to get up and running to build your game, game engine or content pipeline tool. If you are a manager or decision maker, you get the added comfort of knowing that - finally - you just might be able to write that tool once and not over and over again." -Tony Parisi, Slashdot.org, December 2006 [The Authors] provide insight into the design of COLLADA so that readers can understand how design decisions were made and how this standard may evolve. The book will be useful to content developers interested in exchanging data between several tools, to application developers planning to use COLLADA, and to tool providers who want to add COLLADA compatibility. -Book News, December 2006 Jon Peddie gives us an interesting perspective on the games industry and the efforts being made to make asset exchange as easy as possible. --Jon Peddie, Hexus, September 2006 "COLLADA: SAILING THE GULF OF 3D DIGITAL CONTENT CREATION is for any game developer beyond the novice stage: it discusses the pros, cons, applications and future of a bold new technology for creating games, and comes from a joint industry effort focusing on effective 3D interaction in game developments. The Collada initiative surveys the history and especially the applications of the 3D industry tool, offering up a basic guide to the Collada 1.4 specifications and reviewing foundation concepts, tools, and applications and design. It's simply a must for any serious game developer." -California Bookwatch: The Computer Shelf, California Bookwatch, November 2006 book makes available the results of a joint industry effort, spearheaded by Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc., to create a standard for digital asset exchange that enables Playstation(R) 3 to bring more realistic content to life and into the home like never before." -Ken Kutaragi, President and CEO Sony Computer Entertainment -President and CEO Sony Computer Entertainment, August 2006 welcomes the publication of COLLADA: Sailing the Gulf of 3D Digital Content Creation, where the centerpiece of the digital asset tool chain for the 3D interactive industry is clearly explained and presented for the first time. Softimage is proud to have contributed to COLLADA since the beginning of its development, and to watch it grow into a powerful resource supported by the industry as a whole." --Gareth Morgan, Senior product manager for Softimage Co.,a subsidiary of Avid Technology, Inc., August 2006 COLLADA initiative is a demonstration of Sony's leadership and commitment to the games development industry. Autodesk is very supportive of this effort; it helps the games community become more productive as it tackles the requirements and opportunities of new generation consoles." --Marc Petit, VP Media & Entertainment, Autodesk, August 2006 book is an excellent first-hand account of the origins of COLLADA straight from the people that made it happen. These pages are much more then just an authoritative technical primer on enabling great content-they are also a glimpse into the passion and vision that bought COLLADA to life. The Khronos Group is honored to provide a good home to COLLADA-an open standard that is truly changing the 3D industry." -Neil Trevett, President, Khronos Group -President, Khronos Group, August 2006"Table of Contents1. Introduction to COLLADA 2. COLLADA Document 3. COLLADA Geometry 4. COLLADA Scenes 5. COLLADA Effects 6. COLLADA Animations 7. COLLADA Physics 8. COLLADA Content Pipeline
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Taylor & Francis Inc Video Games and Interactive Media: A Glimpse at
Book SynopsisThis book explores the development of the video game as a new form of interactive media and a template for future modes of entertainment. While television programs and movies are predominantly passive enterprises, video games engage the audience and provide not only audio-visual stimulation but also an enriching interaction that creates a heightened sense of immersion. Through a detailed discussion of gameplay and game design principles, Natkin explores the nature of this interaction and its impact on the entertainment industry. He explains the developmental process behind game design and the new concepts of narration and entertainment it has introduced. He then considers the future of gameplay with its potential for developing new means of artistic expression and its liability to be abused as an outlet for propaganda and coercion.Trade Review" "". . . highly informative and a great foundation for understanding video game genres and development."" -PJ Hruschak, CIN Weekly, August 2006 ""A straightforward introduction to what video games and interactive media are, and the impact that their increasing popularity has had on modern culture... accessible to non-specialist general readers of all backgrounds, whether they are familiar with games or not... the perfect primer for any serious student, scholar, or parent needing the straight facts about interactive computer games."" -John Burroughs, Midwest Book Review, August 2006"
£42.74
Taylor & Francis Ltd Instant DVD Workshop 2
Book SynopsisUlead DVD Workshop is DVD-authoring software designed for video professionals and enthusiasts working on the Windows platform. It permits users to import video from digital or analog sources with sophisticated MPEG capture and conversion tools and build professional looking still or motion menus using an extensive set of design tools. Instant DVD Workshop 2.0 presents carefully detailed screen shots and step-by-step directions illustrating how to use DVD Workshop software. Beginning with the proper installation of the application, it covers the full scope of functions, including managing media, importing stills and graphics, editing video, inserting audio files, creating menus, and finish authoring, with professional tips and techniques covering workflow and other topics provided along the way.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Getting Started in DVD Workshop 2.0; Chapter 2 Editing Video in DVD Workshop 2.0; Chapter 3 What's on the Menu?; Chapter 4 Advanced Authoring Tools (DVD Projects Only); Chapter 5 Finish Authoring; Chapter 6 Makin’ It Great!;
£27.54
Allworth Press,U.S. Teaching Motion Design: Course Offerings and
Book SynopsisPresents information on various principles and practices of 3-D computer animation, character animation, pictorial background illustration, time-based design, interactive media, kinetic typography, film design, and television graphic design. This volume is suitable for those involved with various aspects of design, animation and computer art.
£16.14
Nova Science Publishers Inc Computer Animation
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£176.24
SDC Publications Autodesk Maya 2018 Basics Guide
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£58.89
Murphy & Moore Publishing Image and Video Coding: Techniques and
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£121.24
States Academic Press Digital Video: Production Workflows and
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£107.42
Morgan & Claypool Publishers Exploring Physics with Computer Animation and
Book SynopsisThis book shows how the web-based PhysGL programming environment (http://physgl.org) can be used to teach and learn elementary mechanics (physics) using simple coding exercises. The book's theme is that the lessons encountered in such a course can be used to generate physics-based animations, providing students with compelling and self-made visuals to aid their learning. Topics presented are parallel to those found in a traditional physics text, making for straightforward integration into a typical lecture-based physics course. Users will appreciate the ease at which compelling OpenGL-based graphics and animations can be produced using PhysGL, as well as its clean, simple language constructs. The author argues that coding should be a standard part of lower-division STEM courses, and provides many anecdotal experiences and observations, that include observed benefits of the coding work.
£37.46
Anness Publishing How to Draw Digital Manga and Anime
Book SynopsisA comprehensive practical guide to digital manga and anime, suitable for both complete beginners and experienced digital artists. An informative introduction covers all the equipment you will need, with step-by-step guides to using the tools of Adobe Photoshop to create different effects. It also covers the translation of manga characters to the screen in the creation of anime, including the software you will need, pre-production and animation.
£7.59
Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French
Book SynopsisAccompanying an exhibition at the Wallace Collection, Inspiring Walt Disney explores the influences of the art and architecture of France on Walt Disney and his studio artists, highlighting in particular the Disney classics of hand-drawn animation, Cinderella (1950) and Beauty and the Beast (1991). Pairing preparatory material from these films – including concept art for talking furniture and fairy-tale castles – with masterpieces from the eighteenth century reveals hidden sources of inspiration and allows us to appreciate the extraordinary talents behind Disney animated films and French decorative arts. Just as the dynamic, twisting movements of the Rococo sought to breathe life into what was essentially inanimate – silver, porcelain, furniture – so too did Disney animators seek to create the illusion of movement, action and emotion. Illustrated with innovative works by artists such as Mary Blair, Hans Bacher and Peter J. Hall, and the animated and anthropomorphic furniture, Sèvres porcelain and gilt bronze of rococo designers, the catalogue explores the shared creative roots of these two seemingly disparate artistic realms and looks to revitalise the feelings of excitement, awe and marvel, which both eighteenth-century craftsmen and Disney animators sought to spark in their audiences.Table of ContentsForeword Inspiring Walt Disney - Helen Jacobsen Selected Works - Helen Jacobsen with Wolf Burchard The Discovery of Europe Early Animation Cinderella Architecture of the Imagination The Swing Eighteenth-Century Dress Animating the Inanimate Further Reading Picture Credits Index
£14.39
Anness Publishing Cartooning, The Professional Step-by-Step Guide
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£6.99
Packt Publishing Limited Blender 3D Basics Beginners Guide Second Edition This book will have you diving into the great features of Blender in no time Written for absolute animated 3D scene Once completed youll n
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Lexington Books Dragon's Lair and the Fantasy of Interactivity
Book SynopsisPerhaps no arcade game is so nostalgically remembered, yet so critically bemoaned, as Dragon’s Lair. A bit of a technological neanderthal, the game implemented a unique combination of videogame components and home video replay, garnering great popular media and user attention in a moment of contracted economic returns and popularity for the videogame arcade business. But subsequently, writers and critics have cast the game aside as a cautionary tale of bad game design. In Dragon’s Lair and the Fantasy of Interactivity, MJ Clarke revives Dragon’s Lair as a fascinating textual experiment interlaced with powerful industrial strategies, institutional discourse, and textual desires around key notions of interactivity and fantasy. Constructing a multifaceted historical study of the game that considers its design, its makers, its recording medium, and its in-game imagery, Clarke suggests that the more appropriate metaphor for Dragon’s Lair is not that of a neanderthal, but a socio-technical network, infusing and advancing debates about the production and consumption of new screen technologies. Far from being the gaming failure posited by evolutionary-minded lay critics, Clarke argues, Dragon’s Lair offers a fascinating provisional solution to still-unsettled questions about screen media. Trade ReviewVibrant prose, detailed research, and a holistic methodology make Clarke’s Dragon’s Lair and the Fantasy of Interactivity a fascinating look at a game that became an iconic pinnacle of both a technology and a genre of video games, laserdisc games, and led to a discussion of the very nature of interactivity. For a tour of Dragon’s Lair, one cannot find a better guide. -- Mark J. P. Wolf, Concordia University WisconsinTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Dragon's Lair: The HardwareChapter 2: Dragon's Lair: The BusinessChapter 3: Dragon's Lair: The DiscChapter 4: Dragon's Lair: The FantasyReferencesAbout the Author
£65.70
Graffeg Limited Beryl Affairs of the Art
£20.00
Packt Publishing Limited Adobe Animate 2022 for Creative Professionals:
Book SynopsisStep into the world of animation and go beyond the fundamentals of Adobe Animate to bring experiences to life with the help of expert-led content in this illustrated guide Key Features Produce rich motion graphics and interactive animations for multiple platforms Explore the key features and enhancements in the latest Adobe Animate release Take your Adobe Animate projects to the next level with creative workflows Book DescriptionAdobe Animate is platform-agnostic asset creation, motion design, animation, and interactivity software. Complete with explanations of essential concepts and step-by-step walkthroughs of practical examples, this book will guide you in using Adobe Animate to create immersive experiences by breaking through creative limitations across every medium. We begin by getting up to speed with all that you need to know about Adobe Animate. You'll learn how to get started with Animate as a creative platform and explore the features introduced in its most recent versions. The book will show you how to consume and produce media assets for multiple platforms through both the publish and export workflows. Following this, you’ll explore advanced rigging techniques and discover how to create more dynamic animation with advanced depth and movement techniques. You’ll also find out how to build projects such as games, virtual reality experiences, and apps for various platforms as the book demonstrates different ways to use Animate. Finally, it covers the different methods used to extend the software for various needs. By the end of this Adobe Animate book, you'll be able to produce a variety of media assets, motion graphic design materials, animated artifacts, and interactive content pieces for platforms such as HTML5 Canvas, WebGL, and mobile devices.What you will learn Gain a solid understanding of Adobe Animate foundations and new features Understand the nuances associated with publishing and exporting rich media content to various platforms Make use of advanced layering and rigging techniques to create engaging motion content Create dynamic motion using the camera and variable layer depth techniques Develop web-based games, virtual reality experiences, and multiplatform mobile applications Extend Animate with extensions, application-level scripting, and the creation of custom integrated tutorials Who this book is forThis book is for web, graphic, and motion design professionals with basic experience in animation who want to take their existing skills to the next level. A clear understanding of fundamental animation concepts will help you to get the most out of this book and produce impressive results.Table of ContentsTable of Contents A Brief Introduction to Adobe Animate Exploring Platform- Specific Considerations Settling into the User Interface Publishing and Exporting Creative Content Creating and Manipulating Media Content Interactive Motion Graphics for the Web Character Design through Layer Parenting Animating Poses with IK Armatures Manipulating Warped Objects through Advanced Rigging Working with the Camera and Layer Depth Developing Web-Based Games Producing Virtual Reality Content for WebGL Building Apps for Desktop and Mobile Extending Adobe Animate
£52.99
