Of course, the sensible thing would be to use an existing game engine, but after a certain point, there is some curiosity if learning and fighting yet another game engine is really quicker that just writing something from scratch.
This is another call to those who want to enter the AUSTRALIAN EFFECTS AND ANIMATION FESTIVAL 2002 !
"The AEAF Awards is the foremost competition for the digital arts community in Australia. Recognising and rewarding innovation and expertise in computer-generated material for film, television, games and the web, all entries submitted for competition are viewed by a leading panel of CGI experts from Australia, the USA and the UK."
You've got till no later than 28 October 2002. For more…
It's certainly good news when an Aussie developer is doing well with a release, and it seems Auran is on a winner with their train simulation, Trainz.
"Well, things are certainly starting to heat up in the world of Trainz. This week has seen the largest ever number of contributions to the Download Station and similarly the most downloads ever. We've had over 50,000 in the past 10 days"
And because of the editing features of Trainz, its modding community have really went through the roof with…
Lucasarts are having a 20th anniversary in the games industry at Lucasarts.com.. check out the cool concept art there from classics like Loom, Monkey Island and Day of the Tentacle to Star Wars. They're also having monthly profiles on some of the LucasArts people. This month's focus is with Sean Clark, who has helped directed, designed, or programmed games such as Loom, Monkey Island, and Sam & Max.. Last months profile was on Jon Knoles, who also programmed, designed, or did art for some…
CG Architect has a nice article briefly running through the key new features and changes in 3D Studio Max 5. Well worth a read if you're a 3D Studio Max person! Read it here.
I loved this game on the C64. Cinemaware are aparantley back with a remake of this classic. Things aren't rosey however, as this review concludes it as "a product that is actually not worth the cd it is delivered on.".. read it here.
The Mark of Kri is a playstation 2 game which boasts animators from Disney and Bluth (Dragons Lair). Gameforms has some behind the scenes art of this game, so click to see character sketches,
Level design sketches, .. and the final results, the screenshots. Find out more of the game here.
Planet Xbox reports that an Xbox price drop in Australia is imminent..
"Thought all the Xbox price drops were over? Figured that there would be no way anymore news on price drops would surface before at least the holiday season? Well, to make a long story short, anyone thinking that could very well be wrong as a rumor has surfaced (thanks Michael & GSD) that suggests that an Xbox bundle that includes Halo and the DVD pack could be dropping it?s price in Australia to $399 AUD ($217 USD, ?142…
Homelanfed has an interview with Andrew Risch, who is an artist for the upcoming MMOFPS called Planetside. Andrew also runs the site Polycount.
"We sometimes joke that life is our hobby outside of work, which is unfortunate, but at times very close to the truth. The industry has a way of overwhelming its workers."
Read the interview here.
Also, check out this awesome female modelling tutorial at Fineart.sk .. They used Maya with nurbs, but the concepts used is pretty much useful for any application. Click here!
