GAME 192: Game Modeling & Texturing

• Apply the fundamental concepts of Poly Modeling for Game Simulation to create 3D models.
• Apply methods for UV unwrapping 3D props, vehicles, environments, and characters for use in Game Simulation and Animation.
• Classify the fundamental components and attributes of a tri/quad mesh or spline.
• Apply the understanding of proper topology and understand polygon count limitations and how it applies to game engines

1. Three-Dimensional Space
2. Coordinate Systems
   1. Global
   2. Local
   3. Polar 
3. Surface Coordinates
   1. Relative
   2. Absolute
4. File Structure
   1. Save Scene Type
   2. Project Folder Set Up
   3. Import & Export
5. File Types
   1. Saving
      1. MB (Maya Binary)
      2. MA (Maya ASCII)
   2. Importing
      1. OBJ
      2. EPS
      3. FBX
      4. STL
      5. Audio
   3. Exporting
      1. OBJ
      2. EPS
      3. FBX
      4. STL
      5. DAE FBX Export
      6. Maya IFF
6. Material Maps & Shaders
   1. Maps
      1. Diffuse Maps
      2. Normal Maps
      3. Opacity/Alpha Maps
      4. Specular Maps
   2. Shaders
      1. PBS (Physically Based Shaders 
      2. Procedural Shaders 
7. Render Systems
   1. Maya Software Renderer
   2. Maya Hardware Renderer
   3. Maya Vector
   4. Arnold Renderer

Practicum Intermediate Modeling

1. Mesh Tools
   1. Booleans
      1. Union
      2. Difference
      3. Intersection
2. Edit Mesh
   1. Collapse
   2. Detach
   3. Chamfer Vertices
   4. Face Duplicate
   5. Extract Face
   6. Poke
3. Mesh Tools
   1. Offset Edge Loops
   2. Quad Draw Slide Edge

Practicum NURBS Modeling

1. Curves Tools
   1. CV Curve Tools
   2. EP Curves
   3. Bezier Curve Tool
   4. Pencil Curve Tool
2. Surfaces Tools
   1. Loft
   2. Planar
   3. Revolve
   4. Insert Isoprom
   5. Attach 
   6. Stitch
   7. Detach

Practicum UV's

1. UV mapping
   1. UV Coordinates
   2. Cut and Sew UV's
   3. UV Sets
   4. Unfold 
   5. Pelt Unwrapping UV
2. Unwrapping Surfaces
   1. Relax Vertices 
   2. Normalize UV Sets
   3. Smooth UV Sets
   4.  Maximize Texture Space

Practicum Cameras

1. Camera Types
   1. Orthographic Cameras
      1. Front
      2. Side
      3. Top
      4. Bottom
      5. Back
   2. Perspective Camera
2. Camera Tools
   1. Tumble Tool
   2. Dolly Tool
   3. Zoom Tool
   4. Tract Tool
   5. 2D Pan/Zoom Tool
   6. Roll Tool
3. Camera Control
   1. Angle of View
   2. Focal Length
   3. Near Clip Plane
   4. Far Clip Plane
   5. Camera Aperture
   6. Film Aspect Ratio

Practicum Basic Lighting Controls

1. Type
   1. Spot
   2. Ambient
   3. Area
   4. Directional 
   5. Sky Dome Light
2. Controls
   1. Type
   2. Color
   3. Intensity
   4. Decay Rate
   5. Cone Angle
   6. Penumbra Angle
   7. Drop Off
3. Shadow Controls
   1. Shadow Color
   2. Depth Map
      1. Resolution
      2. Filter Size
      3. Bias
      4. Fog Shadow Intensity
   3. Raytraced 
      1. Light radius
      2. Shadow Rays
      3. Ray Depth limit