Wow where to begin... there is so much to cover its hard getting a post started. There is a lot to learn and quite a few areas to focus on. You listed off a barrage of things that each take years to master so you need to narrow your scope a bit. I think its best if beginners sample a little bit of everything and see what…
Hey guys! I just finished my final demo reel at VFS. I know this isn't really game focused but I would like your feedback. Thanks! https://vimeo.com/46596845
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyuRpZ4szt0[/ame] This is a university group project that I worked on. I was responsible for lighting, rendering, FX and simulations, pipeline and CryEngine integration, materials, cameras and some of the modeling.
Have you looked into how others have done chain style FX in Unity? That would be the thing I'd search for, since you need it to be interactive in Unity.