Virtual World Design
eBook - PDF

Virtual World Design

  1. 405 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Virtual World Design

About this book

Learn How to Create Immersive Virtual EnvironmentsWritten by an award-winning designer with 20 years of experience designing virtual environments for television and online communities, Virtual World Design explores the intertwining disciplines of 2D graphics, 3D models, lighting, sound, and storytelling. It illustrates how these disciplines come to

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. About the Author
  6. About the Contributors
  7. Chapter 1: Introduction to Virtual Worlds and Designing for Them
  8. Chapter 2: How to Use This Book and Start Doing Virtual World Design
  9. Chapter 3: “Build It Once” : Optimizing Your Design Workflow
  10. Chapter 4: Concepts in 3D Design for Virtual Environments
  11. Chapter 5: Virtual Terrain and Designing Landscapes
  12. Chapter 6: 3D Modeling, 2D Graphics, and Data Visualization
  13. Chapter 7: Color, Particles, and Sensory Spaces
  14. Chapter 8: Lighting in Virtual Environments : Second Life and OpenSim
  15. Chapter 9: Cameras and Collaborative Spaces (the Ideagora)
  16. Chapter 10: Virtual Goods and Design for Virtual Shopping Environments
  17. Chapter 11: Sound Design for Virtual Spaces
  18. Chapter 12: Avatars and Nonplayer Characters
  19. Chapter 13: Prototyping the Real World in a Virtual Environment
  20. Chapter 14: Scripting Basics for the Designer
  21. Chapter 15: HUDs in Virtual Environments
  22. Chapter 16: Machinima in Virtual Worlds
  23. Chapter 17: The Future, Design, and Virtual Worlds
  24. Glossary
  25. Useful Links by Topic
  26. Back Cover