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Game Design - Idea Generation Techniques
There are 3 stages of creating concept ideas: generation, selection, and implementation. This is an integral process, which we must all...
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Mar 7, 20213 min read
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Nuke - Planar Tracking
Now that I've had a quick tutorial in Nuke and am a bit more familiar with how the interface works and how to create simple animations...
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Mar 5, 20217 min read
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Individual Project - Research Plan
Because of the broad scope of this project, I felt that it was a good idea to outline the main points of it to keep track of what needs...
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Mar 4, 20212 min read
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Individual Project - Initial thoughts and ideas
The next unit we move onto is the Individual Project, which was set to us by Pearson. It’s about the democratisation of media, which...
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Mar 1, 20212 min read
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Nuke - Introduction
Over the course of the second VFX Unit of this course, I'll be using the programme Nuke to create a showreel of our work this year. This...
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Feb 26, 20214 min read
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3D Modelling - Postmortem
Over the course of the 3D Unit, I've learned a lot about modelling. 3D Modelling was something I'd previously done on the NextGen Course,...
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Feb 22, 20212 min read
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History of 3D Modelling
Sources: http://docs.pixologic.com/user-guide/3d-modeling/modeling-basics/ http://docs.pixologic.com/zbrushcore/reference-guide/tool/...
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Feb 22, 20211 min read
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Danny Sweeney and Das - 3D Artist Analysis
Danny Sweeney is a Senior Character Artist for Creative Assembly, and has created many characters for games over the years. He...
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Feb 22, 20218 min read
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Creative Industries - Future Developments
Video: PowerPoint slides: Script: In 2016, the UK voted to leave the EU, which naturally brings a lot of new variables to the Games...
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Feb 11, 20213 min read
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Creating Terrain in Unity
Another exercise we did in college was using Unity to create terrain. We started off by creating a new Unity Project and then searching...
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Jan 30, 20212 min read
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Rendering 3D Models in Maya and Unity
Now that all the models are complete and ready to be textured, rendering is the next thing to think about. Rendering can easily be done...
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Jan 30, 20214 min read
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Autodesk Mudbox and Model Resolution
Autodesk Mudbox is a programme similar to Maya. However, it is far different than Maya, as the user can sculpt a model rather than...
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Jan 26, 20213 min read
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Portfolio - Scorpius and Libra
I decided to start building more on my portfolio this year, as I need to keep working on my art to get better. I decided that I would...
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Jan 26, 20214 min read
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3D Modelling - Materials and Texture Mapping
The next phrase of 3D Modelling would be texturing, which has many aspects to consider, such as materials and texture maps. Depending on...
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Jan 24, 20214 min read
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VFX - Case Study
YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_uAEVDzpYs Script: VFX is used throughout media to create the illusion of fantasy, and to...
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Jan 22, 20212 min read
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Professional Practice - Postmortem
During this project, I've been able to research different individuals, roles and companies, which has given me a broader scope of where I...
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Jan 18, 20214 min read
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Creating a Poster in Photoshop
As part of the Professional Practice unit, part of the criteria was to create a poster. Having previously designed the poster, I decided...
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Jan 17, 20217 min read
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3D Modelling a Tower - Part 3
For UVing, instead of working top to bottom, I decided to work bottom to top. Starting with the base, I used automatic UVs to get the...
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Jan 12, 20211 min read
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3D Modelling a Tower - Part 2
There's still modelling that needs to be done, so I started completing the rest of the bottom towers. I started by adding 11 edge loops...
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Dec 17, 20203 min read
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3D Modelling a Door - Part 1
The final 3D modelling project I challenged myself to complete was the door. Since the design was relatively simple, I didn't bring in an...
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Dec 17, 20204 min read
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