Maya Studio Projects: Game Environments and Props

bUse Maya to create realistic environments and props for digital games/bpWeapons, vehicles, tools, buildings, trees, plants, walls, ceilings, and floors-these items may seem secondary to the game environment, but they are integral parts of the game and they all need to be created. iMaya Studio Projects: Game Environments and Props/i is a step-by-step project guide to creating some of the most popular game art.pAuthor Michael McKinley shares techniques for getting the most out of Maya to create realistic, vivid, and compelling worlds and otherworldly props. Along the way, he provides notes and FYIs that give readers depth and breadth for bringing both reality and creativity to their game art. A bonus DVD features step-by-step videos to help drive home concepts.ulliThe Studio Projects series offers projects that start from nothing, just as they do in the studio; these books provide you with a step-by-step guide to software attributes and tools that encompass multiple disciplines so that you can create a finished, renderable objectliMany games have only a few characters, and multiple levels and environments, and hundreds of props-this book focuses on projects and techniques for creating everything but the characterliMaya is the top 3D app for creating console and computer games such as: Rock Band, Gears of War, James Bond: Quantum of Solace, Fallout 3, and Far Cry 2/ulpLearn effective Maya studio techniques with this handy, step-by-step, full-color book.pbNote:/b CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.