3D games tend to be predominately horizontal in their design. They make up for that with an extra dimension over 2D games, and it makes sense. You can usually see what's in front of you, but not above. Horizontal layouts traditionally work better than vertical layouts- usually. I've been playing a lot of Sekiro, and while it's not exactly the most vertical game, it's not completely horizontal. You can grapple onto certain objects, propelling yourself upwards to greater heights- it's a mix between horizontal and vertical level design. I really like it, but I think that it's too underdeveloped- it has a lot of potential, and I can't wait to see what FromSoftware does next.
3D Modeling is not hard. I've had limited use of Blender before, but I honestly think that this is one of the easiest units we've had in this class. (for the second half of school, at least.) I really like the process of modeling, and the products that come out of it.
3DS Max is a useful and versatile, but complex. There's a lot of things to do do it, but there are also a lot of sub-menus and it can be hard to do simple things. However, I have not had any problems doing anything with it, and while I don't think my models are the best, I do believe that that's due to a lack of skill, rather than any fault of the tool. Above, you can see two of my models. One is a cartoon head, one of my first models, and the other is a futuristic city, which is my latest model. I think that I have improved a bit on my detail and skill, though the city was very, very simple and easy to make. Next year, we are supposed to spend the entire year on 3D Modeling. I am personally excited for things like texturing and animation- and I think that 3D Animation is much easy and simpler than using something like Adobe Animate. All in all, 3D Modeling is fun, and easy to do. It is complex, but you quickly get used to it. I personally cannot wait to use 3DS Max more in the coming weeks. In Summary:
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AuthorHi! I'm Thomas MacDougall, a sophomore at DSA. Here you can check out my thoughts and recent activities. Please note that the views and opinions expressed in this blog are solely those of the author and do not represent those of Durham School of the Arts or Durham Public Schools. Archives
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