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From Concept to Completion: Navigating the Game Art Production Pipeline 

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Today, advancements in tools like ZBrush, Unreal Engine, and Substance Painter have revolutionized the pipeline, making it more streamlined and efficient. Building Game-Ready Assets Once concept art is finalized, 3D artists translate designs into optimized, engine-ready models. Hard surface modelling (e.g.,

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What is Level of Detail (LOD) in 3D Modeling? | Techniques & software

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Here are three software programs used in 3D modeling for creating LOD models: Unreal Engine Unreal Engine has the built-in functionality to automatically create LODs out of the textures you use, which saves a lot of time. Finish the course by building a 3D envir onment that you'll texture, light, and import into Unreal Engine.

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What is architectural visualization? | Benefits & industries using it

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Archviz is created by visualization artists, or 3D artists, using state-of-the-art software such as Autodesk 3ds Max, V-Ray, and Unreal Engine to generate highly detailed renderings based on briefs, blueprints, and/or sketches. Who uses architectural visualization? Visualization now also reaches far beyond architecture.

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Potential of shader graph and VFX graph in Unity 

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Ever since its release in 2005, the game engine has seen several iterations and has evolved significantly over the years. The game engine has amassed popularity thanks to its versatility and ease of use compared to other engines in the market. Unity is synonymous with game developers around the world.

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Project Structure - Guide to Cocos Cyberpunk Source Code

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For someone who didn’t know Cocos Cyberpunk, it is an open source 3D TPS (Third-person Shooter) game, developed by the Cocos Engine team, which can be published to iOS, Android and Web. So let’s kick off with the project’s structure and delve deeper into it.

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A comprehensive guide to in-demand roles in film and games

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If they don’t create textures themselves, 3D modelers will work especially closely with texture artists and look development artists (aka surfacing artists) who will add realism and detail to their model through texture maps and shaders. They may also be required to use software that processes scans and photogrammetry.

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[Tutorial]A Comprehensive Explanation of Deferred Rendering - Guide to Cocos Cyberpunk Source Code

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To NEW Friends : Cocos Cyberpunk is a complete open-source TPS 3D game developed by the Cocos Engine official team to showcase the engine’s capabilities in creating heavy 3D games and to boost the community’s learning motivation. Texture Mapping Units - TMUs : This unit mainly executes texture instructions.

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