iXie gaming

MARCH 28, 2025

A well-defined art style, whether realistic, stylized, or pixel-based, guides asset complexity, rendering performance, and development timelines. Bringing Characters to Life Rigging gives static models movement, defining a skeleton of joints and controls. Why it matters: Improperly mapped textures break immersion.

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Big Games

MARCH 28, 2025

From the pixelated classics of the 80s to todays immersive and realistic graphics, animation has redefined the gaming experience. Over time, this evolved, incorporating more detailed pixel art, smooth pictorial Movement, and realistic effects. Uses techniques like key framing, rigging, motion capture, and simulations to show movement.

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CG Spectrum

JANUARY 26, 2023

3D lighting involves simulating the behavior of light in a real-world or fantasy situation, including shadows, reflections, highlights, and color, using specialized lighting software and rendering tools. Creating or applying light rigs based on concept art or on set reference. What is 3D lighting, and what does a 3D lighting artist do?

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

3D models can be rigged and then animated, placed as stationary objects in a scene by a layout artist, simulated or destroyed by an FX artist, and used for shadows or holdouts by a lighting artist. 3D modeling software 3D modelers use a range of software for modeling, sculpting, and texturing. What does a 3D animator do?

Film 52

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Nvidia

APRIL 14, 2021

NVIDIA Real Time Denoiser (NRD) NRD is a spatio-temporal API-agnostic denoising library that’s designed to work with low ray-per-pixel signals. CREATING AND SIMULATING PHOTO-REALISTIC GRAPHICS OptiX OptiX is an application framework for achieving optimal ray tracing performance on the GPU. In version 2.0,

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iXie gaming

AUGUST 12, 2024

A well-rigged character ensures that mocap data translates seamlessly into natural and fluid animations. Just like how games have moved from simple pixel images to lifelike visuals, mocap has changed from stiff movements to detailed performances. In films, it helps make amazing visual effects and bring fantasy creatures to life.

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