Thursday 10 November 2011

Game intro

Would like to have similar game intro cinematic for my game. (illustration part) :) Not as menacing though!


Dragon Age: Origins - Intro Cinematic 


Designing human/humanoid characters

Video Games and the Uncanny Valley


Some great videos on game design topic.



Video Games and Choice




Video Games and Storytelling 

 

 

Video Games and the Female Audience 

 

 

Saturday 5 November 2011

Cel -shading

Cel-shaded animation (also known as Cel shading or Toon shading)


Type of non-photorealistic rendering designed to make computer graphics appear to be hand-drawn. Cel-shading is often used to mimic the style of a comic book or cartoon.

However, the end result of cel-shading has a very simplistic feel like that of hand-drawn animation. The name comes from the clear sheets of acetate, called cels, which are painted on for use in traditional 2D animation, such as Disney classics.





Possible music ideas for my game

I would  like a soundtrack to be composed and played by a classical orchestra to enhance the aesthetic experience of the game, however with some Lithuanian or eastern European folklore 'notes' in the form of traditional musical instruments (e.g. fiddle, basetle, lamzdeliai, kanklÄ—s) or singing. Sort of undertones that would spell ethnicity and uniqueness.

Possible examples









Example of a traditional folk song from Lithuania.

Video Game Music Scores

Best Video Game Soundtracks







Fable soundtracks






Final Fantasy soundtracks






Cel-shaded video games


Afro Samurai -
one of the best looking cel-shaded games.










Battlefield Heroes another great looking game.




Borderlands  released in 2009.




Dark Cloud more cartoon like look.