Jean-Marc Gauthier

Building Interactive Worlds in 3D

Virtual Sets and Pre-Visualization for Games, Film & the Web

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Details the steps required to build simulations and interactions, utilize virtual cameras, virtual actors, and real-time physics including gravity, collision and topography. This work helps to create interactive, 3D sets - virtual buildings, terrains, as well as other virtual prototypes for games and film/video pre-visualization.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 446
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. April 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 192mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 1038g
• ISBN-13: 9780240806228
• ISBN-10: 0240806220
• Artikelnr.: 21228222

Autorenporträt

Professor at New York University in the graduate studies department of Interactive Telecommunications; consultant; award-winning 3D artist.

Inhaltsangabe

1 A Short History of Computer Simulations
2 3D Basic Kit
3 Adding Interactivity
4 Animation Basics
5 Interactive Lighting
6 Virtual Cameras
7 3D Sound
8 User Interface and Input Devices
9 Following a Terrain with a Remote Controlled Car
10 Communication Environments
11 Advanced Interactive 3D Characters
12 Artificial Intelligence and Gameplay for Virtual Sets
13 Multi-User and Database.