3d Game Animation For Dummies Book

Pt. I	Creating 3D content for games	5
Ch. 1	Getting started with 3D game animation	7
Ch. 2	Game and art design, and creating storyboards	19
Ch. 3	Starting with traditional animation basics	29
Pt. II	Creating interfaces, modeling scenery, and texturing backgrounds	39
Ch. 4	Creating game user interfaces	41
Ch. 5	Modeling scenery and props	59
Ch. 6	Adding details with materials	87
Ch. 7	Mapping textures	97
Ch. 8	Creating effective lighting	115
Pt. III	Designing, modeling, and animating game characters	131
Ch. 9	Techniques for modeling characters	133
Ch. 10	Discovering the basics of 3D animation	173
Ch. 11	Animating characters	193
Ch. 12	Animating facial movements	209
Ch. 13	Automating reactions with dynamics	217
Pt. IV	Animating game cut scenes	227
Ch. 14	Animating scene elements	229
Ch. 15	Animating with particles	241
Ch. 16	Rendering an animation	253
Pt. V	The part of tens	265
Ch. 17	Ten types of tools used by game companies	267
Ch. 18	Ten creative jobs in the animation industry	279
Ch. 19	Ten ways to land a job as a 3D game animator	287
App. A	Using game engine tools	305
App. B	Glossary of animation terms	337
App. C	Directory of animation schools	351