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This tutorial-based book allows readers to create a first-person game from start to finish using industry-standard (and free to student) tools of Unity, Substance Painter, and Maya. The first half of the book lays out the basics of using Maya and Substance Painter to create game-ready assets. This includes polygonal modeling, UV layout, and custom texture painting. The book then covers rigging and animation solutions to create assets to be placed in the game, including animated first-person assets and motion-captured NPC animations. Finally, readers can put it all together and build interactivity that allows the player to create a finished game using the assets built and animated earlier in the book.
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¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Written by industry professionals with real-world experience in building assets and games
¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Build a complete game from start to finish
¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Learn what the pros use: construct all assets using the tools used at game studios across the world
¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ All software used are free to students
¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ When complete, students will have a playable version of an FPS game
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Jingtian Li is a graduate of China's Central Academy of Fine Arts and New York's School of Visual Arts, where he earned an MFA in Computer Art. He currently is an Assistant Professor of 3D Animation & Game Design at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas.
Adam Watkins is a 20-year veteran of 3D education. He holds an MFA in 3D Animation and a BFA in Theatre Arts from Utah State University. He currently is the Coordinator and Professor of the 3D Animation & Game Department at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas.
Kassandra Arevalo is an instructor of 3D Animation & Game Design at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas. She previously worked as an animator at Immersed Games.
Matt Tovar is an industry veteran animator. He has worked at Naughty Dog, Infinity Ward, and Sony Interactive on such games as The Last of Us, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and most recently Marvel's Avengers with Crystal Dynamics. He is an Assistant Professor of 3D Animation at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas.
List of contents
Chapter 1 Maya Modeling ... 1
Chapter 2 Maya Set UV ... 57
Chapter 3 Set Texturing ... 91
Chapter 4 Unity Asset Creation ... 133
Chapter 5 Unity Level Creation ... 171
Chapter 6 Lighting and Baking ... 209
Chapter 7 Character Modeling ... 243
Chapter 8 UV Mapping ... 299
Chapter 9 Character Texture Painting ... 321
Chapter 10 Rigging ... 369
Chapter 11 FPS Animation in Maya ... 413
Chapter 12 Auto Rigging ... 441
Chapter 13 Introduction to C# ... 465
Chapter 14 FPS Animations ... 501
Chapter 15 Raycasting and Render Textures ... 533
Chapter 16 Weapons ... 561
Chapter 17 AI ... 603
Chapter 18 Health and Inventory ... 643
Chapter 19 UI ... 671
Chapter 20 Boss Battle ... 709
About the author
Adam Watkins is a 20-year veteran of 3D education. He holds an MFA in 3D Animation and a BFA in Theatre Arts from Utah State University. He currently is the Coordinator and Professor of the 3D Animation & Game Department at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas.
Kassandra Arevalo is instructor of 3D Animation & Game Design at the University of the Incarnate Word. She previously worked as an animator at Immersed Games.
Matt Tovar is an industry veteran animator. He has worked at Naughty Dog, Infinity Ward, and Sony Interactive on game like The Last of Us, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and most recently Marvel’s Avengers with Crystal Dynamics. He is an Assistant Professor of 3D Animation at the University of the Incarnate Word.
Jing Tian Li is a graduate of China’s Central Academy of Fine Arts and New York’s School of Visual Arts where he earned an MFA in Computer Art. He currently is an Assistant Professor of 3D Animation & Game Design at the University of the Incarnate Word.
Summary
This tutorial-based book allows readers to create a first-person game from start to finish using industry-standard (and free to student) tools of Maya, Substance Painter, and Unreal Engine. The first half of the book lays out the basics of using Maya and Substance Painter to create game-ready assets.
