article thumbnail

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

CG Spectrum

3D modelers apply many processes to improve the look and usability of their assets when creating the characters, props, and sets that feature in your favorite video games and films. Texture baking Texture baking allows you to generate 2D texture maps from a 3D model's high polygon count and is a technique used particularly in video games.

article thumbnail

Little Racer – 3D Art

The Knights of Unity

Aspects mentioned before had a huge impact on the game’s design and development and I’d like to explain why below. That greatly shortened the development process and also has a positive impact on the game’s performance. Players are able to create their own tracks using road parts, obstacles and props. Their shapes vary a lot.

Art 52
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

A day in the life of a narrative designer

Game Global

Dialogue scripts, combat barks, scripts for cutscenes, UI text, website text, marketing copy, in-game audio, and text props… Some projects have full-time game writers in their team handling all of this, some outsource the cinematic cutscenes and write the rest in-house, and some have narrative designers doing all the writing.

article thumbnail

Call of Duty: Online is dead. Long live Call of Duty: Online!

Deconstructor of Fun

History Most people in the western hemisphere may not be familiar with Call of Duty: Online (CoDO), a project kicked off in 2010 and announced in 2012 as a partnership between Activision and Tencent, with Activision in charge of development and Tencent as the Chinese publisher of record.

Content 52
article thumbnail

The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #27

Astral Clock Tower Studios

Here you'll get an inside look at the detailed development work done for 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, the inaugural title from the team behind Astral Clocktower Studios—a female-lead indie studio based in Central PA, USA. Stay tuned to hear more about the Cathedral and the mysterious attic NPC in future social posts and development blogs!

Dev 52
article thumbnail

The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #28

Astral Clock Tower Studios

This is the only place where you'll receive a monthly, in-depth look into the entire development process for 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, an indie game built in Unreal Engine 4 by the incredibly talented team at Astral Clocktower Studios. If you've been enjoying our monthly development updates, we wanna hear about it!

Dev 52
article thumbnail

Deathloop deconstruction / design thoughts

Radiator Blog

They're small little bottles that blend-in with junk prop set dressing from a distance. Perhaps as a result, Egor is one of the least interesting and less developed characters in the game unfortunately. And they usually do! Like 2-4 piles per arena. but health pickups aren't big glowing breadcrumb items (unlike shooters today).