Ann Latham Cudworth

Extending Virtual Worlds

Advanced Design for Virtual Environments

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Written as a companion book to Virtual World Design: Creating Immersive Virtual Environments, this book carries the ideas brought forward in its predecessor to new levels of virtual world design exploration and experimentation. Written by an Emmy award-winning designer with 22 years of experience in virtual design, this book contains a progressive series of projects and related 3D materials available for download online. Advanced topics in scripting, multi-region design, and narrative structure for virtual environments are explored in this book.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 333
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 188mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 612g
• ISBN-13: 9781482261165
• ISBN-10: 1482261162
• Artikelnr.: 45327905

Autorenporträt

Ann Latham Cudworth is a two-time Emmy award winner who designs virtual and physical scenery for network television. She inspires people to engage with the message embodied in her virtual environments. A transplanted Bostonian thriving in New York City, she has shared her knowledge as a teacher of design and visualization at New York University, and at workshops and conferences worldwide for 16 years. Her weapons of choice are SketchUp, 3DSMax, and Photoshop. More information about her numerous projects is available on her website: www.anncudworthprojects.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Concepts in Advanced Design for Game-Based Virtual Environments. About the
Viewers and Content Created for This Book. The Vizome, Developing
Creativity, and Virtual Environmental Design. Planning and Prototyping the
Design of a Game-Based Virtual Environment. Designing for Social
Interaction in Virtual Spaces. Developing the Designer-Scripter
Collaboration. Designing with Level of Detail (LOD). Designing with Virtual
Physics in Mind. Landscape and Terrain Design in Virtual Environments.
Design Considerations and Mesh Usage in Virtual Environments. Designing
with Advanced Materials and Animated Graphic/Textures. World Building and
Design with Procedural Techniques. Designing Virtual Environments for
Head-Mounted Displays. The Multiple Dimensions of Game-Based Virtual
Environments. Appendices. Glossary. Important Links and Resources.
Bibliography. Index.