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a few game developers
who like to waffle
Tools for Making Games
Steamrobin, Art Director for your Game Projects

ART DIRECTION
Robin PIREZ
Visit :
Gallery - Folios - Blog
 www.steamfactory.net

Robin Pirez is also a
Dogwaffler of the Moment

Rapid 3D Prototyping

into 3D: draw a shape, and see it turn automatically into 3D
  
Archipelis:
Designer
simply trace a shape from a backdrop image, and see it turn into 3D
for rapid 3D model creation and prototyping from images

Time for a Break!

Halo 2 for PC
 

 

Can't afford
PD Artist
at $19?

Someone else will pay for your copy of PD Artist, if you buy something from them first - and there are many products and services to choose from!

Easy, powerful
& affordable 3D
with Carrara 7
Carrara 7 Express, Pro and Standard download
(download versions at DAZ3D based on v7)
Carrara 7 Express
Carrara 7 Standard
Carrara 7 Pro







Looking for a way to make games? Here are some products and sites that may help:
  • DrPetter - H.O.T. - makes Sculptris, a free 3D sculpting tools, and various other amazing tools for content creation in games, including sound FX and music generators. Free stuff, awesome stuff!
  • Bullet Physics  an impressive softbody dynamics engine, seen in games, 3D animation and movies. Look for it also in Carrara 8 new!
  • Torque3D by GarageGames  includes options for publishing to iPhone!
    • 2D, and also with Torque3D!
    • Great sample games: some as seen on XBOX 360 (!) - Check also the fun 3D social networking world, loaded with games too: Onverse.com
  • 3impact, a dynamics-enabled game engine
  • Also from the same developer as 3impact:  3drad game developer system - now completely free!
H-O-T !!!  As of August 2009, 3D Rad is now free!
   so rad, so free, so 3d ..... this is 3drad

  • GameMaker, cool !!! by Mark Overmars (now at Yoyogames)
This game development system also supports scripting with LUA
  • the CSP Game engine - a 1st person shooter perspective  engine - awesome foliage and much more. If you're into creating FPS games, you've gotta check this one out!
  • OGRE - this is another awesome, high-quality game engine. You've gotta check this mone out!
  • TorusKnot.com - check out their awesome tree system! made for Ogre.
  • Awakening, by Awing Soft: a 3D authoring tool wth Lua scripting, atmospherics and lots of features for web3D publishing and game creation too
  • Unity3D, powerful pro game engine for the Mac & iPhone (PC too? - check their website)
  • WinBasicGL supports OpenGL functions directly in Basic - cool!
  • FPS Creator - First PErson Shooter creator, no programing required


If you're looking for virtual worlds, where you can make content and contribute or sell your items, check


Need a modeler make sculpties for Second Life?  Try Curvy 3D or Archipelis Designer







Curvy 3D fast and easy 3D modeling, sculpting, painting, posing for 2D artists

Serious tools for
aspiring Game Developers:
 
3impact

a complete physics-enabled game engine!

3impact - a very cool game engine!

 - fabulous physics -
- awesome visual fx -
- powerful & easy to learn -
- easy & royalty-free -
only $99
Make games that make
an impact - with 3impact!
Use it with your own 3D scene
creation and modeling tools!

buy digital drawing, sketching, painting and animation software: Project Dogwaffle - beyond digital painting

Are you a programmer?
Tools for busy fingers:

beyond the Notepad:

Metapad

don't just type -
type with a purpose and like you mean it