副标题:
Introduction to Level Design with Unreal Engine 3
书籍简介：
Mastering Unreal Technology, Volume I: Introduction to Level Design with Unreal Engine 3 is your start-to-finish guide to modding and level design with the world's hottest new gaming engine: Unreal Engine 3. Here's everything you need to know to jumpstart your skills and create stunning new content and games for consoles and PCs alike! Your authors aren't just the world's #1 Unreal game development trainers: They've even built the training modules that shipped with Unreal Tournament 3: Limited Collector's Edition. Now, working with the full cooperation of Unreal Engine 3's creators, Epic Games, they introduce every facet of game development--from simple level creation to materials, lighting, and terrain…even advanced level optimization and streaming! Packed with tips, hands-on tutorials, and expert techniques, Mastering Unreal Technology, Volume I is all you need to create levels that look spectacular and work brilliantly…levels that gamers just can't stop playing! You'll find expert tips on * Understanding the game development process from start to finish * Planning projects for greater efficiency, faster delivery, and better quality * Crafting worlds with stunning beauty and clarity * Bringing amazing realism to characters, objects, and props * Making the most of Unreal Engine 3's massively upgraded lighting system * Scripting complex gameplay quickly and easily with Unreal Kismet * Building animated game assets with Unreal Matinee * Testing game performance during live gameplay * Optimizing levels by improving the interaction between lights and surfaces * Using advanced level streaming to create vast, rich, highly playable levelsWinner of the Front Line Award for best game development book of 2009!
作者简介：
Jason“Buzz”Busby是3DBuzz公司的主席兼首席执行官，3DBuzz公司是一家面向全球的、致力于为当今最热门的三维设计领域提供教学服务的公司。这一领域包括三维动画、程序和游戏开发等。Buzz通过他的网站www.3dbuzz.com向全球提供其独具特色的教学内容，即视频教学模块(VideocTrainingcModules，VTM)该模块非常专业，信息丰富且寓教于乐。他的网站也在三维动画方面拥有一个健全、友好且实用的在线社区。
ZakcParrish是3DBuz公司的核心讲师。在过去的6年中，他与JasoncBusby和3DBuzz公司协同工作，向全球学院提供顶级质量的教学服务。他的成果包括大量的视频教学内容，其中就包括为游戏《虚幻竞技场2004》和《虚幻竞技场3》专门制作的教学视频系列。在非常有限的业余时间里，他还就读于AustincPeay州立大学，志在获得美术学士学位。
JeffcWilson是AdvancingcTechnology大学的一名学生，他在那里获得了游戏设计学位。他已经研究了4年的虚幻引擎技术，同时使用《虚幻竞技场2003》和《虚幻竞技场2004》制作了一系列的mod(mod是英文单词modification的缩写，它是游戏的一种修改或增强程序)。在自学期间，Jeff运用他在程序和三维美术方面的知识全面掌握了虚幻引擎的内部工作原理，可以创建出类拔萃的游戏应用程序。他已经成为了3DBuzz的专业技术顾问，协助制作虚幻引擎技术的教学视频。
出版时间：
2009-07-31
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