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From Concept to Completion: Navigating the Game Art Production Pipeline 

iXie gaming

A well-defined art style, whether realistic, stylized, or pixel-based, guides asset complexity, rendering performance, and development timelines. Physically Based Rendering (PBR) ensures materials behave consistently under different lighting conditions. Style guides to maintain artistic consistency.

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The Top 10 Popular VR Game Development Tools

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Its capabilities for VR content creation include comprehensive 3D modeling tools, advanced texturing and shading, animation and rigging, and integration with VR Devices. Looking for stunning 3D product renders for your ecommerce website? Get 20-min free consultation on how Unreal can change your game idea.

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CGS Dept. Head of VFX enters KitBash3D's Mission to Minerva Challenge

CG Spectrum

Head of VFX Daniel Hourigan ( Aquaman , The Hunger Games: Mockingjay , Terminator: Dark Fate ) takes us through how he built his KitBash3D Mission to Minerva settlement in Houdini, detailing key steps from his recent informative livestreams, including a great workaround for creating a fast rendering volumetric glow.

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“Kobayashi Maru:” The Test is Rigged

Game Industry News

Burnham reiterates that the Federation will render aid, “no strings attached.”. He orders Burnham to take the Discovery to go and render aid. The post “Kobayashi Maru:” The Test is Rigged appeared first on Game Industry News. President Rillak informs Burnham that she plans to accompany the Discovery.

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Making a Top Gun and Star Wars-inspired fan film in Unreal Engine

CG Spectrum

A Rogue Squadron work-in-progress test shot, rendered in real-time in Unreal Engine. The nice thing about real-time environments like Unreal Engine is being able to quickly drop in a new asset and instantly re-render your shot, versus pushing a shot back through a long and painful pipeline. Control rigs for the crew and X-Wing models.

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How to become a 3D Lighting Artist

CG Spectrum

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. Scene from the 3D animation Finding Nemo before and after its been lit and rendered by a 3D lighting artist (Image: Pixar).

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

CG Spectrum

Not only does LOD support faster rendering, it does so in a way that doesn't negatively impact the visual quality of an asset. They can be rigged and animated, placed as a stationary object in a scene, combined with other assets to create a set/environment, simmed or destroyed, and used for shadows or holdouts.