Kategoria BISAC: Computers >> Design, Graphics & Media - Video & Animation

Achieving believable motion in animation requires an understanding of physics that most of us missed out on in art school. Although animators often break the laws of physics for comedic or dramatic effect, you need to know which laws you re breaking in order to make it work. And while large studios might be able to spend a lot of time and money testing different approaches or hiring a physics consultant, smaller studios and independent animators have no such luxury. This book takes the mystery out of physics tasks like character motion, light and shadow placement, explosions, ocean...

Achieving believable motion in animation requires an understanding of physics that most of us missed out on in art school. Although animators often break the laws of physics for comedic or dramatic effect, you need to know which laws you're breaking in order to make it work. And while large studios might be able to spend a lot of time and money testing different approaches or hiring a physics consultant, smaller studios and independent animators have no such luxury. This book takes the mystery out of physics tasks like character motion, light and shadow placement, explosions, ocean...

When making games for kids, it s tempting to simply wing-it on the design. We were all children once, right? The reality is that adults are far removed from the cognitive changes and the motor skill challenges that are the hallmark of the developing child. "Designing Games for Children," helps you understand these developmental needs of children and how to effectively apply them to games.

Whether you re a seasoned game designer, a children's media professional, or an instructor teaching the next generation of game designers, "Designing Games for Children" is the first book dedicated to...

Dive straight into hot Fire phone features you won't find in any other device--like Firefly, Mayday, and Dynamic Perspective--with this concise hands-on guide. You probably already know how to make calls, text, and take photos with Amazon's new phone, but where it really shines is in innovative features you've never even seen before. This intuitive, easy-to-follow book opens a world of possibilities with the Fire phone, right out of the box.

• Instantly identify and order just about any product with Firefly--from DVDs, CDs, and books (or their electronic equivalents) to nearly...

Unleash the powers of the Amazon Fire phone with help from technology guru Preston Gralla. Through clear instructions and savvy advice, this fast-paced, engaging guide shows you how to make the most of Fire phone's innovative features--including Firefly, Dynamic Perspective, one-handed gestures, and integration with Amazon Prime.

The important stuff you need to know:

• Gain control with Dynamic Perspective. Tilt your phone to scroll, move your head to play games, and explore maps in 3D.
• Take pictures further. Capture high-res, panoramic, and moving...

A continuation of 1994 s groundbreaking "Cartoons, "Giannalberto Bendazzi s "Animation: A World History" is the largest, deepest, most comprehensive text of its kind, based on the idea that animation is an art form that deserves its own place in scholarship. Bendazzi delves beyond just Disney, offering readers glimpses into the animation of Russia, Africa, Latin America, and other often-neglected areas and introducing over fifty previously undiscovered artists. Full of first-hand, never before investigated, and elsewhere unavailable information, "Animation: A World History" encompasses the...

Computer generated 3D animation has matured over the years into a complex art form. Coordinating and presenting the character's movement in three dimensions to convey a specific idea to the audience requires artistic and technical skills, and often a labourious iterative trial-and-error process to get it right. Creating moving camera character animations in 3D is a multi-faceted computer graphics and computer vision problem. Warranting a formal representation of the moving camera, and efficient algorithms to help author the multitude of character poses required for the animation. It is...

Learn how to market for your indie game, even with a small budget and limited resources.

For those who want to earn a regular income from making indie games, marketing can be nearly as vital to the success of the game as the game itself. A Practical Guide to Indie Game Marketing provides you with the tools needed to build visibility and sell your game. With special focus on developers with small budgets and limited staff and resources, this book is packed with recommendations and techniques that you can put to use immediately. As a seasoned marketing professional, author Joel...

If you need a fun, hands-on introduction to core animation techniques - then look no further Heather Freeman guides you through a wide range of practical projects, helping you establish and build skills in narrative animation, motion graphics and visual effects.

Each chapter begins by summarizing historical and theoretical concerns and connecting them with current practice and applications - all beautifully illustrated with stills from classic commercial and independent films, as well as contemporary examples from student work. Having established this context, the remainder of the...

This book teaches students and entry-level novices how to create games using the GameMaker engine. Readers will quickly hone their design skills with tutorials that are written so that beginners can quickly start building games while also providing lessons on how designers can level up and add advanced options to their games. Readers will also have access to a website containing all the assets and resources to create their games, including sprites and animations, walk-through video tutorials of each lesson and music composed by professional musicians. Also provided are rubrics for...

Lighting for Animation is designed with one goal in mind - to make you a better artist. Over the course of the book, Jasmine Katatikarn and Michael Tanzillo (Senior Lighting TDs, Blue Sky Studios) will train your eye to analyze your work more critically, and teach you approaches and techniques to improve your craft. Focusing on the main philosophies and core concepts utilized by industry professionals, this book builds the foundation for a successful career as a lighting artist in visual effects and computer animation. Inside you ll find in-depth instruction on:

Creating...

This is the Onstream Webinars edition of this book, which contains chapters on Onstream Webinars, FaceTime and Skype.

While webinars and videoconferencing can be fabulous business tools, you have to look and sound professional to achieve the desired result. This book will teach you how.

In this book, you will learn:

• What bandwidth is, how much you need, and how to tell how much you have
• Classic framing rules that ensure that you look professional on-camera
• How to choose the best background and clothing
• How to...

Lighting for Animation is designed with one goal in mind - to make you a better artist. Over the course of the book, Jasmine Katatikarn and Michael Tanzillo (Senior Lighting TDs, Blue Sky Studios) will train your eye to analyze your work more critically, and teach you approaches and techniques to improve your craft. Focusing on the main philosophies and core concepts utilized by industry professionals, this book builds the foundation for a successful career as a lighting artist in visual effects and computer animation. Inside you ll find in-depth instruction on:

Creating mood and...