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Game Modeling Using Low Polygon Techniques (Charles River Media Graphics) 1st Edition

by Chad Walker (Author), Eric Walker (Author)

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The multi-billion dollar computer game industry is growing at an incredible rate, and the competition to produce real-time games with faster, more realistic effects is fierce. Mastering real-time issues is a challenge for even the most seasoned developers, but one essential tool for overcoming real-time problems is to use low polygon models. The Art of Low Polygon Count Modeling teaches modelers how to create game-ready 3D models using any 3D application. Through step-by-step instructions, modelers learn the necessary skills, organizational techniques, and most effective ways to use 3D applications to create low poly models. Tutorials and "how-to" guidelines, teach users modeling techniques from the initial sketch phase to final development.

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1584500557
ISBN-13

978-1584500551
Edition

1st
Publisher

Charles River Media
Publication date

August 22, 2001
Language

English
Dimensions

7.5 x 1 x 9.5 inches
Print length

353 pages
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Walker is a computer game artist, comic book illustrator, and instructor. He attends the exclusive Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Arts Inc. in New Jersey, and works for Ensemble Studios where he helped design and create the award-winning games.

Walker is a computer game artist, comic book illustrator, and instructor. He attends the exclusive Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Arts Inc. in New Jersey, and works for Ensemble Studios where he helped design and create the award-winning games.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Charles River Media; 1st edition (August 22, 2001)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 353 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1584500557
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1584500551
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.5 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 1 x 9.5 inches

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Christopher Haigood

Low Polygon Modeling for Dummies

Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2001

This book is easy to read and understand. I had no knowledge of how to model 3D characters until I read this book. The authors are clearly very talented professionals. I found that the CD contained models that I could learn from and incorporate into my projects. This could easily be a standard training book in graphic design and programming schools. I look forward to their next book and would purchase it without hesitation.

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MRam

Low Polygon bomb

Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2002

The book shows you how to model various characters and stuff using the same techniques: over and over again!
Essentially, the authors have the reader trace each 3d character's profile with splines and extrude. The model is then mirrored as an instance. The flat side is rescaled, [were not good]in and divided while in mesh mode. The new Geometry created with the divide tool is moved to round out the model. Finally the instanced half is made unique and welded to it's companion.
Some body parts are made seperately and attached later, using the above techniques.
That's most of the book!
This isn't really modeling in my opinion, just a quickie rig...
I was shocked at the bad quality of writing, the authors appeared to be trying to BS their way through and were doing a bad job of it. Paul Steeds "modeling a character in 3ds max" is a far better book.
But both books leave out edge loop modeling which allows clean subdivison of surfaces: no distortion in smoothing.
A 3D modeling student would learn much more reading Max tutorials (available free on the web) than buying this book. I would not recommend it!

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Rodney A. Brett

In serious need of an update

Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2006

This book would have been relevent in 1995, but lots have changed in the game modeling world since then. The really weird thing about the book is the fact that they are working entirely in triangles instead of quads. It's close to impossible to really see your mesh flow and get proper "edge looping" in areas like the shoulders and knees, an issue not even mentioned in the book. The models may look nice, but when rigged, they will move like crap. Deformation is not even mentioned and like the above reviews state, all the pages talk about "Extruding" the edge profile. That's just a start. What about poly clean-up and edge spacing? You could easily trim this book down to about 10 pages. I recommend GAME CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT WITH MAYA(even for max users) instead because Antony Ward goes into "deformation testing" while modeling a character with proper edge loops.

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Dave Astle

A Good Place to Start

Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2002

This book seems to be targeted at beginning to intermediate game artists. The only assumption it makes is that you know how to use your modeler of choice. The book is written to be software independent, although the only samples provided on the CD are for 3D Studio Max.
The book takes you through the creation of a wide range of models, including a barbarian, a female marine, a couple of cartoonish characters, a horse, several vehicles, and a weapon. For each model, you are shown the step-by-step details at every phase of creation, including creating the concept art, turning the concept art into a base model, sculpting the model to it's final form, creating a UV map, and then texturing. Lots of screenshots are included (they take up about half of the book) making it easy to follow along.
Although the book is definitely useful to someone just starting out in modeling, it seems a little light on content. The fact that so many different models are used - some of which are similar to each other - means that a lot of the information is repeated. I would have preferred fewer models with unique attributes, and more space spent on different methods or tips and tricks.
Overall, though, I was happy with the book. If you're just getting started in game modeling, and want to see a lot of detailed examples of model creation, this book is definitely worth a look.

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