Just wondering if these books are worth purchasing for someone who isn't a graphics programmer but just a curious (tech) artist. And how well have they aged? Even though the latest editions are 8 and 5 years old I assume they're still relevant? Also if you know of any good related books please share :) Real-Time Rendering,…
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UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE SCHOOL OF CREATIVE ARTS Role title: Lecturer 2D Animation http://www.herts.ac.uk/courses/2d-animation-and-character-for-digital-media Grade: 0.6FTE 3 days a week or equivalent Salary: £31,342.00 - £37,394.00 pro rata per annum Responsible to: Dean of School, through line manager Subject Group…
Slightly offtopic, because it's about games as a medium, and not the industry. But I recently read a nice bit in [ame="https://www.amazon.com/The-Art-Game-Design-lenses/dp/0123694965"]this book[/ame] about how much consumers know. The gist of it is that the average person doesn't need to know much to function. Like how we…
Definitely an awesome book. Borrowed it from the library and think work has it in the bookshelf somewhere. Another awesome book if you're getting into Maya scripting [ame="https://www.amazon.com/Maya-Python-Games-Film-Reference/dp/0123785782"]Maya Python for Games and Film: A Complete Reference for Maya Python and the Maya…
Here is a map viewer of dark souls. http://kayin.moe/?p=2218 You should look at the painted world of ariamis, which is the best level in dark souls. On Miyazaki he copies a lot from Berserk, D&D and ICO. You might want to check out http://www.ultimaratioregum.co.uk/game/tag/dark-souls/ and read through some of his posts.…
No Destiny for PC. Also, I couldn't help but notice 360 has been dropped from their supported platforms if this article is correct. http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/pc-release-for-bungie-s-destiny-would-spread-studio-too-thin/0123687
I always recommend Python as someone's first programming language - it's extremely powerful when it comes to computations, and is still really easy to learn. Until you've got a good grasp on programming pragmatics, I would stray away from anything .NET. Learning the .NET side of the house is just as intense as learning…
QA = Quality Assurance which is a game tester. UDK is widely used and has the added bonus that you can freely download it. As far as being a designer, game design predates video games by about 1,000 years - so design a card game or a board game that's fun and balanced. I've heard good things about this book:…