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Solo dev Lincoln McCulloch’s all-consuming journey to develop Dungeons & Kingdoms

PreMortem.Games

I don’t want to share the specifics of the story now as that’s to be discovered when playing D&K, but the storyline works for a medieval fantasy setting. It made sense to me that lower polygon models and mostly solid color textures would make things easier when the time comes to tackle optimization.

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

CG Spectrum

For instance, a model may also need to be under a certain polygon count, or it may need to be constructed in a way that will optimize the deformation and animation process. 3D modeling software 3D modelers use a range of software for modeling, sculpting, and texturing. 3D model by Christoph Jurgens What does a 3D modeler do?

Film 52
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The Lost Ark Has Found its Way

Deconstructor of Fun

Only MMO like World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy 14 are still generally recognized by western gamers. This is primarily because the Korean art team does not have the same historical and cultural burden as European and American teams shoulder when designing western fantasy elements. Oily skin texture). The rough cutscene).

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"Quake Renaissance" for Rock Paper Shotgun

Radiator Blog

While I appreciate "oral history" approaches at Polygon like with their Morrowind roundtable , this type of format is, less charitably, just a lazy loosely organized transcript with minimal analysis. Interview current community members and synthesize their perspectives to try to capture the current zeitgeist.

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3D Art Styles For Games

Moonmana

In low poly style, everything in a game is made of geometrical shapes – polygons. Low poly art has no textures but poses a strong focus on shapes, materials, and lighting. . In many titles, the number of polygons exceeds a million! Fantasy Realism. Low poly is quite an effort- and time-consuming art style.

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