art for games scott kim iolani school february 8, 2008

Art for Games

Scott KimIolani School • February 8, 2008

Art for Games

Games are big business Game companies hire artists

Traditional art skills still matter

Outline

3D art

for action games

Example:

Stanford Puzzle

2D art

for web games

QuickTime™ and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor

are needed to see this picture.



3-DIMENSIONAL ART

For action games



Action Games

For dedicated gamers On game consoles and computers

3-d animated characters & worlds

Like computer animated moviesQuickTime™ and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor






Example: Worlds of Warcraft

For expert gamers, mostly male

Online 3d game for thousands

Fight, join a guild, go on quests

Combat is the main activityQuickTime™ and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor




Art in Worlds of Warcraft

1. Characters2. Animation3. Objects4. Texture5. Lighting

1. Characters



2. Animation

3. Objects



4. Texture

5. Lighting

Required Skills

Life drawing Anatomy Painting Working within technical limits



2-DIMENSIONAL ART

For web games



Web games

For non-gamers On web 2-d animated objects, characters

Like building a web site







Example: Bejeweled

For nongamers, mostly female

On web, mobile, computer Make three-in-a-row matches



Art in Bejeweled

1. Objects2. States3. Backgrounds4. Controls5. Versions



1. Objects



2. States, Animations





3. Backgrounds



4. Controls, Menus


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5. Versions





Required Skills

2-D illustration Graphic Design Interface Design







EXAMPLES

Stanford Puzzle

Summary

3D art

for action games

Example:

Stanford Puzzle

2D art

for web games





Thank You

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Game flow

art for games scott kim iolani school february 8, 2008

Documents

characters slide

lighting slide

animation slide

texture slide

backgrounds slide

web site slide

games games

technical limits slide