1. Gaming Engines for Windows 8 M2: Game assets Jeremy Foster Microsoft Technical Evangelist Adam Tuliper Microsoft Technical Evangelist

2. Jump Start Target Agenda Gaming Frameworks for Windows 8 Module 1: Planning your game Module 2: Game assets Module 3: Construct2 by Scirra MEAL BREAK Module 4: GameMaker by YoYo Games Module 5: Unity Module 6: Monetization and Store submission

3. Module Agenda Audio Images 3D assets ˃ ˃

4. Audio Types Creating Resources

5. Audio Types Sound Effects Speech Music Audio Formats

6. Creating Audio Audio Recording Software

7. Resources http://freesound.org http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free http://freesfx.co.uk http://voicejockeys.com http://codefoster.com/media

8. Module Agenda Audio Images 3D assets ˃ ˃

9. Images Bitmap graphics Vector graphics Graphics packages Finding art Paying for art

10. Bitmap graphics

11. Vector graphics

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14. Graphics Packages Bitmap Paint Paint.NET Adobe Photoshop CorelPHOTO-PAINT Vector InkScape Adobe Illustrator CorelDRAW

15. Module Agenda Audio Images 3D assets ˃ ˃

16. 3d Assets What are 3d assets? Mainly Models (meshes) Textures, Animations Finding assets ($ and free and selling your own) Unity’s Asset Store turbosquid.com the3dstudio.com creativecrash.com

17. Creation Software Models/Animations typically produced in

18. File Types – The Mesh Contain definition of the vertices (points) Meshes contained in variety of file formats Common exported typed obj, 3ds, dae, obj, dxf Proprietary formats.max,.blend,.mb,.ma, etc

19. File Types – The Maps Texture Map Bump Map Specular Map Reflection Map Transparency Map UV Map Has nothing to do with UV UV = Axes of the 2d texture, which is just an image Created in standard image tools or specialized tools (including blender and photoshop)

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21. Learning Online training Youtube Many free tutorials on modelling, painting, animation Subscription based sites (digital-tutors.com, etc) Blender.org Create 3d Model from Images http://www.123dapp.com/catch

22. Summary Audio Images 3D assets