Create functional and artistic virtual worlds!
Virtual sets are redefining the way film directors, dancers, scientists, medical researchers, architects, TV producers and web designers develop simulations in relationship to a real world situation.
Building Interactive Worlds in 3D: Virtual Sets and Pre-visualization for Games, Film & the Web is a tutorial-based, step-by-step book containing sophisticated, professional-level tips and tricks to help designers, programmers, and 30 artists create simple 30 interactive environments and virtual sets relevant to film and computer game direction, animation, and web development.
Inside the book, you will find turnkey tutorials that detail all the steps required to build simulations and interactions. 3D artists and developers can learn to build fully functioning prototypes that utilize virtual cameras, virtual actors (with self-determined behaviors), multi-screen displays, a wide array of input devices, artificial intelligence and real-time physics. The book is dynamic enough to give both those with a programming background as well as those who are just getting their feet wet challenging and engaging tutorials in virtual set design, using Virtools. Other software discussed is Lightwave, and Maya. Each tutorial provides insights into particular interactive 30 techniques, from user, designer, artist, and producer perspectives.
The companion CD-Rom includes a free trial version of Virtools Dev 3.0, all the files you need to complete the book's tutorials and even more tutorials in PDF format.