3ds Max Modeling for Games: Insider's Guide to Game Character, Vehicle, and Environment Modeling
Author: Andrew Gahan
The book will provide insider tips, traps, and techniques on how to create 3d assets for use in computer games and simulation systems. The book will consist of a series of tutorials, starting with simpler models and moving up to more complex builds. As the book comes to us directly from successful game artists within commercial game development circles (Gahan + contributors) aspiring game artists will also find keen insights on how to get ahead in the game industry, i.e. how to prepare your personal portfolio to provide an edge in this extremely competitive world of game development.
The strength of this book is that it teaches all of the important game modeling elements of 3ds Max: character modeling, environment modeling, mapping. The book covers how to model, texture and animate credible game characters and levels using 3ds max. As readers move from tutorial to tutorial, they will be building their own portfolio of high quality work.
The DVD contains countless examples of what's hot and what's not in 3D modeling and also enough support images and photos to keep the budding artist busy for months; Features:
-step-by-step project files for each chapter
-all the relevant texture files and source photos used to create the texture maps applied to the 3D projects.
-extras: panoramic skies, small scene objects and a many texture maps and models so that artists can create whole scenes very quickly without starting from scratch each time.
-royalty free stock photos that artists can use in their own texture maps, models and scenes.
-additional material on the book's bonus website at 3d-for-games.com
--Author Andy Gahan is a seasonedprofessional and leading industry expert. Gahan is a key member of an award-winning game team recently scoring number 1 hits in Japan, Europe and America with the Playstation 3 smash hit MotorStorm.
--Game Modeling techniques offered with artist's potential portfolio in mind. Find out what Art Directors and Managers are looking for.
--Essentials of 3D game modeling covered - Characters, Vehicles, Assets and Scenes - including lighting and rendering.
--DVD contains countless examples of what's hot and what's not in 3D modeling and also enough support images and photos to keep the budding artist busy for months.
--Find additional tutorials and even contact the author on the book's website at 3d-for-games.com
Table of Contents:
Ch. 1 Low-Poly Asset 1 (Cardboard Box) 1
Ch. 2 Low-Poly Asset 2 (Oil Drum) 17
Ch. 3 Creating Texture Maps from Photographs 35
Ch. 4 Normal Mapping 53
Ch. 5 Creating Complex Objects from Primitives 71
Ch. 6 Low-Poly Vehicle 91
Ch. 7 High and Low Poly Characters 161
Ch. 8 Mid-Poly Environment 265
Ch. 9 Portfolio and Interview 289
Gallery 299
Index 305
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CCNP BSCI Official Exam Certification Guide
Author: Brent Stewart
CCNP BSCI Official Exam Certification Guide
Fourth Edition
- Master all 642-901 exam topics with the official study guide
- Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes
- Review key concepts with foundation summaries
- Practice with hundreds of exam questions on the CD-ROM
Brent D. Stewart
Clare Gough, CCIE® No. 2893
CCNP BSCI Official Exam Certification Guide, Fourth Edition, is a best of breed Cisco® exam study guide that focuses specifically on the objectives for the BSCI exam. Successfully passing the BSCI 642-901 exam certifies that you have the knowledge and skills necessary to use advanced IP addressing and routing in implementing scalability for Cisco integrated services routers (ISR) connected to LANs and WANs.
CCNP BSCI Official Exam Certification Guide, Fourth Edition, follows a logical organization of the CCNP® BSCI exam objectives. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing readers' retention and recall of exam topics. “Do I Know This Already?” quizzes open each chapter and allow you to determine how much time you need to spend on each section. Exam topic lists and Foundation Summary tables make referencing easy and give you a quick refresher whenever you need it. Scenario-based exercises help you think about examobjectives in real-world situations, thus increasing recall during exam time. Challenging chapter-ending review questions help you assess your knowledge and reinforce key concepts.
The companion CD-ROM contains a powerful testing engine that allows you to focus on individual topic areas or take complete, timed exams. The assessment engine also tracks your performance and provides feedback on a module-by-module basis, presenting question-by-question remediation to the text.
Well regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, this book helps you master the concepts and techniques that will enable you to succeed on the exam the first time.
Brent D. Stewart, CCNP and certified Cisco instructor, is a network administrator at CommScope, where he focuses on the design and implementation of an international IP network. Brent has worked in fiber-optic manufacturing R&D and as a network consultant.
Clare Gough, CCIE® No. 2893, is an instructor and a consultant with more than 18 years of practical experience in computer networking.
The official study guide helps you master all the topics on the CCNP BSCI exam, including
- Essential routing principles for designing and managing scalable networks
- EIGRP, OSPF, and IS-IS functions and operation
- Basic BGP configuration
- Multicast routing
- Cisco IOS® routing features, including redistribution, route filtering, and DHCP
- IPv6 addressing and the transition from IPv4 to IPv6
Companion CD-ROM
The CD-ROM contains an electronic copy of the book and more than 200 practice questions for the BSCI exam, including simulation-based questions, all available in study mode, test mode, and flash card format.
This volume is part of the Exam Certification Guide Series from Cisco Press®. Books in this series provide officially developed exam preparation materials that offer assessment, review, and practice to help Cisco Career Certification candidates identify weaknesses, concentrate their study efforts, and enhance their confidence as exam day nears.
Category: Cisco Certification
Covers: CCNP BSCI exam 642-901
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