ABSTRACT

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

chapter 5|26 pages

Virtual Terrain and Designing Landscapes

chapter 7|28 pages

Color, Particles, and Sensory Spaces

chapter 11|18 pages

Sound Design for Virtual Spaces

chapter 12|20 pages

Avatars and Nonplayer Characters

chapter 14|18 pages

Scripting Basics for the Designer

chapter 15|20 pages

HUDs in Virtual Environments

chapter 16|24 pages

Machinima in Virtual Worlds

chapter 17|6 pages

The Future, Design, and Virtual Worlds