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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

 

 



Can't afford
PD Artist?


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!









Looking for a way to make games? Interactive Apps for mobile devices? Simple or not-so-simple tools and utilities to complement your digital life? Or are you a girl who subscribes to the notion that being a programer (without or without spelling skills) is the new geek and nursing is for dudes? Here are some products and sites that may help.



Participate in the Event:
World Game Development Month
Wogademo - World Game
                                    Development Month
(WoGaDeMo.com)


Need to create nature backdrops but don't have the talent to do the full matte painting?

Try PD Pro 8 Howler with it's 3D Designer - a little 3D help won't hurt you!





Need sound FX and epic music for your game?

  See our game Music Resources too!

 
  • Cosmigo Pro Motion great !!! - a great image editor / animation tool for game dev. Great companion to Project Dogwaffle too (shares similar concepts such as Swap buffer). We use it to make perfect icons for PD Pro Howler.
  • GameMaker, very cool !!! by Mark Overmars (now at Yoyogames) A great way for kids (of all ages!) to learn game programing... without programming :-) Now also the HTML5 edition and more!
  • GL Basic    Multi-platform development with BASIC and OpenGL
  • DrPetter - HOT! ....and he also 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 
  • Torque3D by GarageGames (aka Instant Action)... ever saw it on XBOX? It poweres some of the free Arcade games included with the XBOX 360....   includes options for publishing to iOS and more!
    • 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

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)
  • DarkBasic  HOT! - from the Game Creators, and it's also what powers the A.G.K. (in addition to C++ )
  • 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










Sound FX? Music Loops? Epic Audio?



PD MUSIC - The Music of Project Dogwaffle is here!






freshly squeezed samples
freshlysqueezedsamples.com


cool! The amazingly relaxing and transcendental music of
eMaya, by Jose Luis Suazo
including music for fantasy games!



eFiddler
                      - great loops for your muic
efiddler.com

 


Have a fast game? Need music for a chase, a Hunt, a massive attack?
or how about a Celtic celebration of peace at last, or full out war!
Check DJ d'Artagnan's Return to Stonehenge and many more examples
Many available also at the CoolCreativeBundle!
Music from Cool Creative Bundle


more music we like

How about some tools to make your own?

You know the saying: if you want it done right, you've got to do it yourself!

Music and Sound tools by DrPetter

CANTOR
Die Vokalmaschine

CUBE
Spectral morphing resynthesis

POSEIDON
The Ocean of Sound
(or is it the Sound of Oceans?)

 





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