3D Game Environments

Luke Ahearn is a lifelong artist born in New Orleans, LA that now lives in Central California. He is a successfully published author of both fiction and nonfiction, most recently completing Transition, the third book in the Euphoria Z Series. Many of his books are in their 2nd, 3rd, and 4th editions. He has over 20 years of professional game development experience in lead positions; designer, producer, and art director on over 15 published game titles including Dead Reckoning and America’s Army. He has also worked as a background artist at EA. He has written many books on game development including Focal Press’ 3D Game Textures 3rd Edition. He is fluent in 3D Studio Max, Photoshop, Mudbox, and various game editors. Luke can be reached at www.lukeahearn.com.

• Chapter 1: Orientation to Game World OptimizationChapter 2: 3D ConceptsChapter 3: Shaders and ModelsChapter 4: Planning the Low Polygon Urban EnvironmentChapter 5: Modeling the Large Urban EnvironmentChapter 6: Texturing the Large Urban EnvironmentChapter 7: Introduction to Natural EnvironmentsChapter 8: TerrainChapter 9: Filling the World—Trees, Plants, Rocks, Water, and SkyChapter 10: Modeling and Texturing the Jungle BaseChapter 11: Focus on the Futuristic Interior—Normal Maps and Multipass Shaders

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