Poser Pro Game Dev
This is powerful tool for creating 3D characters, but it’s got a steep learning curve…
Price £333 udding 3D character and figure artists will know that knowledge of Poser will be a key part of this endeavour. After all, the program has been available in one form or another for nearly 20 years, and it’s become an industry standard.
As graphics technology has progressed, Poser has become ever more adept at creating realistic and fantastic 3D images. Poser Pro Game Dev is a comprehensive suite of tools that enables you to create, animate and export 3D models. And as the name suggest, Smith Micro is hoping that it’ll become a key part of the video game production pipeline.
Let the high price tag and inclusion of the word ‘Pro’ be a warning, however. This is a professional tool with a lot of depth that will take plenty of study and hard work to get to grips with. There’s a huge amount of tools, settings and features that are presented with surprisingly little help. So if you’re a beginner, don’t think you can dive right in and create the next Toy Story, or an immersive video game cutscene.
However, once you get to grips with the software you’ll find an immensely powerful creative tool. The Game Dev
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Web http://my.smithmicro.com version enables you to create 3D characters, props and whatever you like that can then be imported into game creation tools such as Unity.
Poser Pro Game Dev comes with a number of ready-made models, props and more that’ll help you get started. These vary in complexity, but can all be tweaked and altered to create fully original characters. There’s also an online store where you can buy and download other people’s creations, and even upload and sell your own.
If you’re looking to get in to creating art for the competitive video games industry, then Poser Pro Game Dev is a worthy investment. Just keep in mind that it requires time, patience, and a fair bit of money.
March 2015