3D to the max

You will learn:

In this task you will be learning why and how assets are made low poly for game engine. You will then be researching and evidencing in your google sites examples of asset breakdowns and how poly count is kept low through different techniques. This is knowledge is industry standard process!

You will Produce:

• 3 x references of asset breakdowns with analysis (English)

• 3 x references of games with poly count saving techniques Criteria 2.1

Criteria 1.1, 1.2

You will learn:

In this task you will be shown how to navigate 3DsMax. You will learn how to use the tools by recreating two objects provided. Follow the step by step tutorials at your own pace to learn how to produce a simple chest or ammo cache.

3DsMax is an industry standard program. Knowing this program is beneficial to getting a job in industry or freelance!

You will Produce:

• Annotated screenshots of your process making each object. Criteria 3.1

• Reflection of what you have learnt.

Criteria 2.1, 2.2

You will learn:

There is no such thing as a 3D texture, instead objects are flattened as a 2D image. You will be shown and provided tutorials on how to UV Unwrap your objects.

UVMaps are used in industry to this day!

You will learn:

Now you have finished your models and textured them you will export them as FBX / OBJ files. You can add them to substance painter to create effective textures that you can export to Unity Engine.

You will learn:

Finally you will produce a final evaluation on this unit using the reflective cycle, minimum of 500 words.

You will Produce:

• Evaluation using the reflective cycle, minimum of 500 words. Criteria 3.1 (English)