Concepts <<Lecture>>

Terrain & Environments I<<Demo>>

Terrains & Environments II - Asset Integration <<Demo>>

Environmental Design <<Slides>>

First Person Controller <<Unity Package>>

Terrain & Environments I<<Demo>>

Terrains & Environments II - Asset Integration <<Demo>>

Environments III -Trees, Grass, Water & Wind <<Demo>>

First Person Controller <<Unity Package>>

Intro to Lighting Design Concepts <<Lecture >>

Adding Mixamo & Lighting In Unity <<Demo>>

Assignment Must Haves:

• Character

• Posed

• Lit with 2+ Lights

• Black Background

• Named Role

• High Res

Lectures

MagicaVoxel Introduction <<Demo>>

MagicaVoxel Intermediate <<Demo>>

MagicaVoxel Advanced <<Demo>>

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Resources

MagicaVoxel UI Intro <<Youtube>>

Palette Design <<Palette>>

These 3 videos each explain more about the character design process. I encourage you all to watch them, they’re fairly short. Anything beyond that is purely for those curious and is not required.

1. Character Design Tips

2. Creating Russell from Up

3. How Disney creates Iconic Characters

For those who want to understand the 3D modeling software options out there FOR YOUR OWN CURIOSITY ONLY (since this is not within the scope of this course), this video compares and summarizes the strongest ones quite well.

What's the Best 3D Software?

For those interested in character modeling and 3D art jobs in the industry

Can You Get a 3D Artist Job with Blender in the Games/Film Industry?

Alternative Software for 3D Modeling (Shown as intro demos to see if any are interesting to you)

Blender (Free, open-source)

ZBrush - Good for Sculptors -(Free for mini-version, full is paid)

Maya (Free for students only)

Houdini (Free unless used for commercial products)

Additionally great, very advanced tutorials, as well as models and rigs for free (higher level tasks, explore at your own interest)

The Carnegie Mellon Dopesheet for 3D Design

Incorporating FPS Controllers & Intro to ProBuilder<< Demo>>

Character Design, Body Emphasis, & Animation with Magicavoxel & Mixamo <<Demo>>

Demo of Animations

Using Timelines and Expanding Animation Controls <<Peter Earthbending Demo>>

Level Design <<Discussion & Lecture>>

GUI «Discussion & Demo»

UI & Probuilder Intro <<Demo>>

Intro to ProBuilder and Extrusions <<Building a Building Demo>>

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GUI Design Principles <<Discussion/Lecture>>

2D HUDS and GUI Building in Photoshop 2D HUDS and GUI Building in Photoshop (Photoshop Introductions & 2D Textures in Photoshop) <<Runescape & Balders Overview Demo>>

GUI Design and Photoshop <<Demo>>

Unreal Introduction feat. Santiago <<Demo Maze>>

GDD 110 Vertical Slice Project Format Demo

Examples of amazing past work from GDD 110 past assignments «Demos Last Year»

Storytelling Exercise <<Lecture>>

Storytelling Exercise <<Slides>>

Character Creation & Design <<Slides>>

MagicaVoxel Rendering <<Demo>>

Color Theory <<Lecture>>

Color Theory <<Demo>>

Color Theory <<Slides>>

ZBrush Intro <<Demo She Hulk>>

ZBrush Intro pt 2 <<Doof Demo>>

NB Characters & ZBrush Lab <<Demo/Lab>>

2.5 D, UV Maps, and Editing Textures <<Lecture/Demo>>

Using Custom Drawn UV Maps <<Demo>>

Image / Word Translation <<Game>>

Branding / Logo General Guidelines <<Lecture>>

Branding / Marketing <<Slides>

GUI Implementation in Unity

Custom Unity Platformer Template<<Unity Project>>

Using the Unity Template and Building Design Assets on Canva <<Demo>>

Final Review & Branding