Ahearn, Luke

3D game environments : create professional 3D game worlds Luke Ahearn - Amsterdam ; Boston : Focal Press/Elsevier, c2008. - xxiii, 374 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm. 1 DVD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Includes index.

The ultimate resource to help you create triple-A quality art for a variety of game worlds; 3D Game Environments offers detailed tutorials on creating 3D models, applying 2D art to 3D models, and clear concise advice on issues of efficiency and optimization for a 3D game engine. Using Photoshop and 3ds Max as his primary tools, Luke Ahearn explains how to create realistic textures from photo source and uses a variety of techniques to portray dynamic and believable game worlds

9780240808956 0240808959 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2008001735


Computer games--Programming
Computer graphics
Three-dimensional display systems

QA76.76.C672 / A42143 2008

794.8/1526