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| + | Topics about the design and creation of levels and environment artwork in games. See also [[Level Design]]. |
| − | * Return to [[Polycount|Main Page]]<br> Return to [[Category:Primer]]
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| − | = Category: Environment =
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| − | Links dedicated to the design and creation of levels and environment artwork in games.
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| − | == Level Design ==
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| − | * [http://forums.mapcore.net/viewtopic.php?f=57&t=3913 Level Design Help Files], a collection of help sites for level design themed files - from the ''[http://forums.mapcore.net MapCore]'' forums
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| − | * [http://www.amazon.com/Level-Design-Concept-Theory-Practice/dp/1568813384 Level Design: Concept, Theory, and Practice] - by ''Rudolf Kremers''
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| − | * [http://www.adambromell.com/articles/article3.html Environment Artist: The Story Teller] - by ''[http://www.adambromell.com Adam "adamBrome" Bromell]''
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| − | * [http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/How_To_Develop_A_Map_That_Works How To Develop A Map That Works] - from ''The Valve Developer Community''
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| − | * [http://wiki.beyondunreal.com/Legacy:Map_Planning Map Planning] - from the ''Unreal Wiki''
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| − | * [http://www.hourences.com/book/bookgameplay.htm The Hows and Whys of Level Design] - by ''Sjoerd "hourences" De Jong''
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| − | * [http://www.fcmaps.net/files/public/tutorials/Bens_Small_Bible_of_Realistic_Multiplayer_Level_Design.pdf Ben's Small Bible of Realistic Multiplayer Level Design] by ''Benjamin Bauer''
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| − | * [http://www.interlopers.net/index.php?page=what-is-level-design What Is Level Design?] - by ''Sérgio Duarte''
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| − | * [http://www.theinspiracy.com/Current%20Rules%20Master%20List.htm The 400 Project] - by ''[http://www.finitearts.com/Pages/biopage.html Hal Barwood]'' & ''[http://www.theinspiracy.com/ Noah Falstein]''
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| − | * [http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/fac/peabody/game-book/Chapter6.html Design Techniques and Ideals] from ''[http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/fac/peabody/game-book/Coverpage.html The Art of Computer Game Design]'' - by ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Crawford_%28game_designer%29 Chris Crawford]''
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| − | == Level Design Blogs ==
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| − | * [http://lifeofadesignmonkey.blogspot.com/ Life of a Design Monkey] - a blog by ''Mark Davies'', game designer at Ninja Theory
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| − | * [http://randomencounters.vox.com/ Random Encounters in Imaginary Realms] - a blog by ''Random Encounters'', game designer
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| − | * [http://www.lostgarden.com/ Lost Garden] - a blog by ''Danc'', game designer
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| − | * [http://cliffyb.com/rants/ CliffyB.com] - a blog by ''Cliff Bleszinski'', game designer at Epic Games
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| − | * [http://www.johnsto.co.uk/design Level Design] - a blog by ''David Alexander Johnston'', freelance game designer
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| − | == Environment Workflow ==
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| − | * [http://udn.epicgames.com/Two/WorkflowAndModularity.html Workflow techniques and modularity with Unreal game technology] - by ''[http://www.epicgames.com Epic Games]''
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| − | * [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?p=678052#post678052 Environment workflow @ EpicGames] - by ''[http://www.kevinjohnstone.com/ Kevin Johnstone]''
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| − | * [http://www.hourences.com/book/tutorialsindex.htm Unreal Engine 3 tutorials, game industry articles, level design/art/technical tutorials] - by ''[http://www.hourences.com Sjoerd "hourences" De Jong]''
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| − | * [http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=39&t=444791&page=7&pp=15#post4855106 Environment workflow from an artist on Crysis] - by ''[http://stefan-morrell.cgsociety.org/gallery/ Stefan Morrell]''
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| − | * [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=54178 Mod Facade Challenge] - by ''[http://www.linkedin.com/in/earthquake Joe "EarthQuake" Wilson]''
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| − | * [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=51254 Explanation of an 'imperfection pass'] (making things believable) - by ''[http://www.adambromell.com Adam "adamBrome" Bromell]''
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| − | * [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=52743 Adam Bromell's sketchbook thread] (work flow processes) - by ''[http://www.adambromell.com Adam "adamBrome" Bromell]''
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| − | * [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=52565 Chris' sketchbook thread] (work flow processes) - by ''[http://chrisholden.net/ Chris "cholden" Holden]''
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| − | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_semiotics Visual Semiotics] - from ''Wikipedia''
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| − | * [http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_a_visual_metaphor What is a visual metaphor?] - from ''Answers.com''
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| − | * [http://www.3dbuzz.com/vbforum/sv_videonav.php?fid=836eb5e382b5d9f430df48883fca918e Level Design Video Tutorials] - from ''[http://www.3dbuzz.com 3DBuzz]''
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| − | == Environment Modeling ==
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| − | * [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=62114 Gears2 Environment Art] - by ''[http://www.kevinjohnstone.com/ Kevin Johnstone]''
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| − | * [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=54311 UT3 & Gears Environment Art] - by ''[http://www.kevinjohnstone.com/ Kevin Johnstone]''
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| − | * [attachment:rorshach_scifi_supportbeam.pdf SciFi Support Beam PDF] - by ''[http://www.kevinjohnstone.com/ Kevin Johnstone]''
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| − | * [http://chrisholden.net/tutor/ Environment tutorials] - by ''[http://chrisholden.net/ Chris "cholden" Holden]''
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| − | * [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=40608 Environment modeling basics] - from the ''[http://boards.polycount.net Polycount boards]''
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| − | * [http://wiki.polycount.net/3D_Tutorials/Modeling_Bathroom_Tiles Modeling Bathroom Tiles] - by ''[http://www.valent.us/ okkun]''
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| − | * [[Subdivision Surface Modeling]] section of the Polycount wiki has more modeling links.
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| − | == Environment Sculpting ==
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| − | * [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=67362 Sculpting for environment stuff - video tutorials] - by ''[http://saschahenrichs.blogspot.com/ Sascha Henrichs]''<br>Sculpting a wooden plank, a sandstone rock, and a tiled cliff.
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| − | * [http://saschahenrichs.blogspot.com/2010/03/3dsmax-environment-modeling-1.html 3dsmax Environment Modeling #1 Procedural Stone] - by ''[http://saschahenrichs.blogspot.com/ Sascha Henrichs]''<br>Using 3ds max procedural modifiers and maps to sculpt a sandstone rock, and easily create multiple variations.
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| − | * [http://www.brameulaers.com/tutorials/generic_wall_tutorial/generic_wall_tutorial.html Generic wall tutorial] - by ''[http://www.brameulaers.com Bram "Peris" Eulaers]''<br>Using 3ds Max and Mudbox to sculpt tilable modular sections for a stone wall.
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| − | * [http://www.brameulaers.com/tutorials/optimisation_workflow_tutorial/optimisation_workflow_tutorial.html Optimisation workflow tutorial] - by ''[http://www.brameulaers.com Bram "Peris" Eulaers]''<br>Using [http://meshlab.sourceforge.net/ Meshlab] to optimize a Mudbox sculpt for import into 3ds Max.
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| − | * [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=50160 Rock modeling approaches] - from the ''[http://boards.polycount.net Polycount boards]''<br>A variety of approaches for sculpting individual rocks and tilable cliffs.
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| − | * [http://edgesize.com/stoneTUT.php Stone Tutorial] - by ''[http://edgesize.com Pedro "bitmap" Amorim]''<br>Sculpting a rock using Modo, ZBrush, Meshlab, and Photoshop.
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| − | * [http://osart3d.wordpress.com/home-page/tutorial-creating-perfectly-tiling-meshes-in-zbrush-for-use-in-videogame-environments/ Creating Perfectly Tiling Meshes in Zbrush for use in Videogame Environments] - by ''[http://osart3d.wordpress.com/ Owen "SHEPEIRO" Shepherd]''<br>Using ZBrush's 2.5D canvas to tile stamped meshes, then using Maya to model tilable geometry.
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| − | * [http://www.mudboxhub.com/s/videos Creating Tiled Textures and Displacement in Mudbox 2009] - by ''[http://www.dashdotslash.net/ Wayne Robson]''<br>Painting in Mudbox on the middle of a 3x3 grid where each quad has the same overlapped UVs. (video is about halfway down the page)
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| − | * [http://saschahenrichs.blogspot.com/2009/11/here-another-tutorial-concerning.html Tileable Stone in Mudbox] - by ''[http://saschahenrichs.blogspot.com/ Sascha Henrichs]''<br>Sculpting in Mudbox, loading the displacement map in Photoshop for the offset filter, then fixing the seams with more sculpting in Mudbox.
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| − | * [http://stephenjameson.com/tutorials/tiling-rock-tutorial/ Tiling Rock Tutorial in Zbrush] - by ''[http://stephenjameson.com/ Stephen Jameson]''<br>Sculpting in Zbrush, loading the normal map in Photoshop for the offset filter, then fixing the seams in Photoshop.
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| − | == Environment Skies ==
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| − | * [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=68600 Skymap workflow] by ''[http://boards.polycount.net/member.php?u=27009 divi]'' for converting a sky panorama into a square texture, the way Epic does. [attachment:Skymap_workflow.pdf PDF here]
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| − | * [http://www.outpt.co.uk/how-to-convert-a-skybox-to-a-skydome/ How to: Convert a Skybox to a Skydome] by ''[http://www.outpt.co.uk/about/ Outpt]'' for use in Unreal.
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| − | * [[Cube_Map|Cube Map]] wiki section describes how to create and use cubemaps.
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| − | == Environment Texturing ==
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| − | * [http://vimeo.com/9067032 Texture Workflow videos] - by ''[http://www.hitenmistry.com/ Hiten "Mistry10" Mistry]'', from the Polycount thread ''[http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=69850 Mistry's Texture Workflow w/Video]''
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| − | * [http://www.game-artist.net/forums/tutorials/182-step-step-techniques-tiling-textures-3ds-max.html Creating tiling textures in 3dsmax] - by ''[http://chrisholden.net/ Chris "cholden" Holden]''
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| − | * [http://poopinmymouth.com/process/tips/thirding.jpg Thirding - Utilizing your texture space for environment work] - by ''[http://poopinmymouth.com/ Ben "poopinmymouth" Mathis]''
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| − | * [http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=46&t=373024 Hard Surface Texture Painting] - by ''[http://stefan-morrell.cgsociety.org/gallery/ Stefan Morrell]''
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| − | * [http://www.doom3world.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=17688 Tutorial: Brick Arch (Baking Multiple Maps in 3dsmax)] - by ''[http://boards.polycount.net/member.php?u=18074 mikebart]''
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| − | * [http://udn.epicgames.com/Two/VertexBlendingTutorial.html UDN UnrealEngine2 Vertex Blending Tutorial] - by ''[http://epicgames.com Epic Games]''
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| − | * [http://boards.polycount.net/showpost.php?p=756818&postcount=18 Using vertex blending to grunge a level and add variety] - by ''[http://www.strangefate.com/ Mario "StrangeFate" Vazquez]''
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| − | * [http://www.hourences.com/book/tutorialsue3terrain.htm UE3 Terrain Tutorial] - by ''[http://www.hourences.com Sjoerd "hourences" De Jong]''
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| − | * [http://www.moddb.com/tutorials/lighting-in-game-environments-the-hows-and-whys Lighting in game environments] - by ''[http://www.hourences.com Sjoerd "hourences" De Jong]''
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| − | * [http://www.amazon.com/Painting-Light-John-Alton/dp/0520089499 Painting with Light] - by the cinematographer ''John Alton''.
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| − | == Industry Information ==
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| − | * [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=52862 Percentage of environment artists .vs. character artists at most studios] - from the ''[http://boards.polycount.net Polycount boards]''
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| − | * [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=52412 What's the difference between a level designer and environment artist?] - from the ''[http://boards.polycount.net Polycount boards]''
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| − | == Inspiration & Reference ==
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| − | * [http://flickr.com/search/advanced/ Flickr Image Search]
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| − | * [http://images.google.com/ Google Image Search]
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| − | * [http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/advanced?ei=UTF-8 Yahoo Image Search]
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| − | * [http://www.bbcmotiongallery.com/Customer/AdvancedSearch.aspx? BBC Motion Gallery] - video reference
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| − | * [http://www.corbismotion.com/ Corbis Motion] - video reference
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| − | * [http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/AdvancedSearch.aspx Getty Images Footage] - video reference
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| − | * [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=34320 The Reference Thread] - from the ''[http://boards.polycount.net Polycount boards]''
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| − | * [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=53002 Environment Modeling FAQ & Resources] - this page started from this thread on the ''[http://boards.polycount.net Polycount boards]''
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Topics about the design and creation of levels and environment artwork in games. See also Level Design.
