Tips for making the most of your low poly 3D models
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This detailed infographic and the free complementary whitepaper provide insights for 3D artists selling assets online.
Reading this infographic, you will learn about the liquidity of low poly models, model categories that are facing high demand or high supply, the best categories per rendered effort and more.You can access the infographic and download the pdf version of the whitepaper here:
https://www.cgtrader.com/blog/low-poly-3d-models-vr-and-you-how-to-ride-the-wave-in-2016
https://www.cgtrader.com/blog/low-poly-3d-models-vr-and-you-how-to-ride-the-wave-in-2016
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The data is only from CGTrader of course, but should be applicable to the other marketplaces you might use.
Good info, thanks for the post!
I think VR might find a place in entertainment someday. I just think it'd look more like a goggles-less Holodeck than VR goggles that pretty much nobody but enthusiasts wear.
Anyways, still interesting data, particularly for asset markets. I have rather noticed how well low-poly models fare, compared to other content. Seems like mobile game developers esp. appreciate that niche, though there seems to be growing increase among illustrators and designers, too.
AR or VR doesn't suddenly make games great or fun, or any easier to make. How would the launch of AR/VR be any difference from the launch of Unity/UE4 ?
Am I missing something here ??
AR experiences are less often about a first person gaming experience, and instead, more of a 3d board game experience. This isn't true of all AR content, but seems to be the trend and easier. VR experiences are often more traditional first person experiences, the difference in experiences will create differences in content. Some rules will cross apply, but in AR you aren't going to be building massive environments, more likely environments you can sit in front of.
Players in VR games will be able to get much closer to and inspect assets and textures. It seems likely that AAA games will want super high quality, and super optimized assets.
VR goggles has enthusiasts. Many flock to what allows them to use their investment. Many game companies hop on that trend. I think everyone's confusing a bonfire as a forest fire.
I don't say that VR goggle units haven't seen big sales, or that games aren't seeing more implementation (albeit, minor implementation). Just that it's not becoming a new mainstream.
Right now, people are prisoners of the moment. They take every new game as a sign of victory, and think high sales indicate stabilization of the market. All major retailers are betting on a huge jump in VR tech sales this holidays season.
I don't expect new tech to see a "sudden boom" necessarily, but I do expect that, after about 4 years of huge hype, you'd better start getting to the meatier examples pretty soon.
Because the more folks experience glorified tech demos, the more the buzz will suffer. Months after holidays 2016, you'll likely see a comedown that hurts the VR trend.
But how soon? And will enough of them push for innovation, or just largely rush for being the next Raw Data? If the sea of indie clones on Steam are any indication, my money's on the latter.
Most take the path of least resistance. Few will try for meatier gaming experiences. Most will rush for tacking on VR features to otherwise sub-par games.
After about 20 minutes, I stop wanting to move around so much. just buckle down with a controller. It's neat to show off to friends. You'll find an excuse to use them. It's not a mainstay way to game. Not yet. Not until haptic-feedback goggle-less VR arrives, I think.
They will see a similar route that the Wii and Kinect saw--a huge wave of popularity, but games that fail to reach higher than gimmicks, and gear that makes you spend more energy than desired for regular gaming.