CG Spectrum

JANUARY 3, 2023

The shell of the station and the asteroids came from a mining station asset that I found while trawling through Unreal Engine Marketplace. The big red planet is a customizable Blueprint asset (more on these later), also from Unreal Marketplace. Control rigs for the crew and X-Wing models. X-Wing animation using Control Rigs.

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Jaunty Bear Games

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Fortunately the Unity 3D platform has a great selection of packages and assets to accelerate the build of tools, models, shaders, sound effects, animations etc. Unity Technologies Assets. The Addressable Asset System allows the developer to ask for an asset via its address. Once an asset (e.g. Terrain Tools.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 6, 2018

He is collaborating with Yann Burrett and Ben Tristem on their upcoming Godot course on Udemy , and offered to share a tutorial on how to import 3D assets from Blender using Godot's "Better" Collada exporter. Importing 3D assets. So you want to import 3D assets into Godot? Has a bone based rig. Let's do it!

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Ask a Game Dev

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The source assets like animation rigging and motions, textures, character and environment models, and so on would be built at a lower fidelity. However, the tradeoff is that the game would look like an upscaled version of a Switch game on the higher-end platforms.

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CG Spectrum

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

3D modelers apply many processes to improve the look and usability of their assets when creating the characters, props, and sets that feature in your favorite video games and films. Not only does LOD support faster rendering, it does so in a way that doesn't negatively impact the visual quality of an asset.

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CG Spectrum

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The animator can also create characters using digital rigging. It’s more mechanical and technical than 2D animations and requires input from other departments to create 3D models and complex character rigs. 3D animation lets you drop your 3D rigged model into a digital scene and manipulate it. 3D Animation.

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iXie gaming

APRIL 24, 2023

Rigging : It’s about building a framework of bones and controls to allow the movement of 3D objects or characters. The Role of the 3D Game Artist A 3D game artist is a specialist in charge of producing 3D game assets using programs like Autodesk Maya, Blender, or 3ds Max. Here, the game’s finishing touches are applied.

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Nvidia

APRIL 12, 2021

There is a growing need for digital humans and character motions across industries, but a common challenge is that character assets are traditionally costly to create as the process is tedious, manual, and requires skilled expertise.

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Logic Simplified

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

These can be taken from external sources, like 3D modeling software or the Unity Asset Store. Animation Rigging Animation Rigging works on top of Unity's animation system, and so requires an Animator. Unity's Animation Rigging system offers tools for creating complex character rigs and handling them through animation.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JUNE 5, 2020

link] 3D Asset Design. When she's not working on the Anagativa model, Shelly's been applying her texturing talents to some of the existing assets both Nick and Cass have previously created. We can't wait to see what else Shelly has up her metaphorical sleeve to make our existing 3D assets even more realistic and lifelike.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MAY 14, 2020

link] 3D Asset Design. Last on our list for Asset Design updates are a couple models brought to you by the newest member of the Astral Clocktower family, Shelly! Joe continues to power through setting up our Nasahara Ruins level and establishing a cache of assets to use for both scenery and obstacles. Here's the bug in action.

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Logic Simplified

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Its capabilities for VR content creation include comprehensive 3D modeling tools, advanced texturing and shading, animation and rigging, and integration with VR Devices. This powerful software allows developers to build their 3D assets and sciences with tools for 3D animation , modeling, rendering, shading, simulation, and more.

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

A single shot or asset will often travel through numerous artists and multiple departments before being finalized. As an asset takes shape, it must be presented in a turntable so its look can be properly inspected and approved or given notes by relevant supervisors or clients. So, where do you fit into the production pipeline?

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CG Spectrum

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Once the production began, I had more drive to assemble the scene using the foliage tool and Megascans assets. My Technical Assistant, Marc, helped to calm me down and pointed out how certain assets could be done in a smarter and cheaper way without sacrificing the visual quality.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JULY 6, 2020

3D Asset Design. To kick things off, Nick continued working through his list of custom assets needed for our various level areas, including the swamp villages of the Dalamase, the singed streets and charred abodes of the Nasahara, plus some additional trinkets and items meant for a few of our special NPCs. Let us know in the comments!

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JANUARY 14, 2021

Today we're serving up some seriously exciting updates, including a look at our new, custom game cursor; updates on our new player character's rigging and animation; and a sneak peek at our newest WIP level area. 3D Asset Design. We can't wait to see this come to life even further as Nick continues working through his list of assets.

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CG Spectrum

JANUARY 26, 2023

One of the benefits is that it's also used by other 3D artists such as modelers and animators, making the sharing of files and assets more streamlined. Creating or applying light rigs based on concept art or on set reference. Here’s a quick 3D lighting tutorial about how to use Maya to light your scene.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

OCTOBER 8, 2020

3D Asset Design. In our last issue, Nick had rounded out the month of August by getting started on the assets needed for our Nasahara Ruins level. Karena began working through a list of assets needed for the Nisarga clan's capital city of Nisar. Animation / Rigging. There will be rum! Here's a look at Karena's process.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

In today's issue, you'll get an update on all the custom 3D assets we've been working on for the capital city of Nisar, plus a peek into our process for creating a fully functional facial rig for our female main character. 3D Asset Design. Ready to take a break from the mundane and dive head-first into the magic of Kristala?

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 20, 2021

3D Asset Design. link] Lastly, Tiff made some revisions to the Boss and Tutorial Walls we're working on implementing in game, adding a smoke effect and redoing the materials on the wall itself to make it more accurately match the visual we have in mind for these access-barring assets. Rigging / Animation.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

3D Asset Design. Once completed, Karena will work on a rig for the hatches that will allow them to open and close during gameplay. Game Production / Rigging / Animation. Are you ready to enter the fantasy? Here we go. If you're just joining us, you can read all about Nasahara's lore here. Check it out!

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The Knights of Unity

JULY 21, 2020

Almost every 3D asset is painted using only one atlas texture. Adjusting mesh, rig and skinning needed a couple of iterations. Majority of props work on the same principles as the rest of assets. Differences between MonsterTruck-inspired car and a Quad make it easy for the player to identify their current position.

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Mnenad

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Until this rig is no more jiggeling down down on it’s hips.     I need no acid, no whores - I visit the Asset Store, And get more gun sounds than a military force, so I click, click, tick, tilt and shift it - until I ship it. …Until this bug is fixed. Check my sprite, check my sprite. The scenes is lit!

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Game Designing

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Once a scene is completed, animation cels are layered on top of each other and photographed in succession using a special top-down rig. These sheets are clear so animation assets can easily be stacked on a background. A cel animation camera rig, also known as a multiplane camera, is generally mounted looking down upon the frame.

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Radiator Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

And if you're making the typical aspirational photorealistic action game, you'll probably want UE's gameplay architecture and free photoscan assets too. But if you want high-end then UE5 Nanite / Lumen is light years beyond Unity HDRP anyway? Most recently, respected developer Ethan Lee has weighed in.

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DameDev.tv

JULY 19, 2023

Importing Samples To make our life a bit easier, let's import an XR rig from the Unity sample assets. On the right side, under the Samples section, import the Starter Assets and Hands Interaction Demo. There is an incredibly useful prefab located at Assets/Samples/XR Interaction Toolkit/2.3.2/Hands

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MAY 27, 2021

link] After getting the landscape materials and swamp assets laid out, Tiff then started adding vines and moss to the trees, strategically placing some glowing mushrooms, and establishing the right amount of ferns and additional plant life to help set the mood. link] Rigging / Animation.

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Ask a Game Dev

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Keeps tabs on all of the incoming art assets to make sure they adhere to style and meet requirements. Takes the rigs built by the riggers and manipulates them so they can convey believable motion over time. Technical Director - Engineering lead. All engineers report to her. Rigger : [ The skeleton master ].

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JULY 31, 2021

Our concept artists aren't the only ones working hard to fully transition all the assets featured in the Kristala demo from their current state into pieces that better match the overall realistic aesthetic of our revamped demo level. Rigging / Animation.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

3D Asset Design. As has been the case for the past couple months, 3D Asset Designer, Nick, has steadily been chipping away at the long list of models he's working on that will be used to help detail our Nasahara Ruins level. We've got a lot of awesomeness to share with you today, so let's get right to it, shall we?

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

DECEMBER 11, 2020

3D Asset Design. Game Production / Rigging / Animation. This sprint, Game Producer Allie continued her work on the rigging and skinning for the revised model of our female main character, ensuring its skeleton and controls were sound. Plus, we'll introduce you to three of our newest talented dev team members too!

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Now that our concept art team has nearly completed the designs for all existing assets and items in the Kristala build that needed to be replaced with fresh assets, they're now able to move on to creating brand new items that don't yet have 3D counterparts. Concept Art. If you're a big lover of fantasy games (and we're betting you are!)

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Mnenad

JULY 8, 2018

To rig and animate the character I could have used of course my preferred 3D-modelling software, but I found an amazing (it really is!) Mixamo allows you to upload a humanoid 3D character and it will rig it automatically after just a few simple steps like positioning the knees, shoulders, etc. website called mixamo.com.

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Game Designing

APRIL 21, 2022

One of the common comments Unity users make, especially when it comes to adding Cinemachine as a plug-in, is that the program doesn’t seem to hang or lag, even when you have a number of experiments running, especially while importing assets. Importing assets is not just accurate, it is quick. It recognizes animations automatically.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 23, 2022

With all core mechanics and elements now in place, the last thing on the list is to add any last-minute assets and address bugs. Our third concept artist, Harold, also worked this month on detailing a few overview pieces and associated callouts for assets featured in this great Nisargan city.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Now that we're so close to completing the vertical slice for Kristala, our modeling team has been able to work ahead on assets for new levels and finish up some outstanding pieces still needed to fully finetune and detail Dalamase. link] Rigging / Animation. 3D Modeling.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 20, 2020

This game significantly cheaper production budget with assets being done in relatively low-quality 2D. The point I’m making is that high-quality asset production is not the only way to go. Unless you’re making a game with a renown IP (and controlled by a strict asset approval process). Trap 2: Choose your IP carefully.

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