Training Video: Learn to Make a Computer Game in Blender: Monkey Head Hunter
By: Daniel Hopkins and Michael Thoenes
Format: Available for immediate download 395MB, 2 hours 15 minutes of Quicktime Movie Lessons at 1024×768, Blender file, texture, sound and sample game files.
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Price:$19.95
Lesson Description:
What could be more fun than shooting clay monkey heads with coconuts from a bamboo cannon? Creating the game yourself! That’s what! Michael Thoenes and Daniel Hopkins have teamed up to bring you this exciting new video training pack. In these video game lessons, you will will learn how to use Blender’s game engine logic bricks to set up sensors, controllers,and actuators to move your cannon, shoot coconuts and make the clay monkey heads break on impact. Read the rest of this entry »
Jumbosmart is pleased to interview Jason Stansell. Jason is a Senior Character Animator for Sony Imageworks where he recently finished production on the the Walt Disney feature film “G-Force” and is currently working on Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” and “Cats & Dogs 2″. He has worked studios such as The Walt Disney Company and Rhythm+Hues Studios, animating characters on feature films and video games including “The Incredible Hulk,” “Alvin and the Chipmunks,” “Bolt” and more.
INTERVIEW:
Q: Jason, animating characters for a feature film is dream of many animators. What are the best parts of doing this kind of work and what are some of the biggest challenges?
A: The best part of this job is the fact that I wake up every morning excited to go to work. It’s humbling, because animation is what I’ve wanted to do ever since I was a child, and I feel extremely blessed to have a career doing what I truly love. But there definitely are challenges too. Some are good challenges, such as the fact that you’re never finished growing. Read the rest of this entry »
Learning to use 3D animation software such as Blender has much in common with learning a musical instrument. Just like learning to play the guitar or piano, you and your fingers will develop a memory for the the keyboard and mouse moves that will allow you to create with proficiency. It will take some patience and some practice, but the reward will be the ability to create amazing objects, images, animations and games with competence and confidence. Whatever talents God has endowed you with, add to it persistence and determination to master the skills to develop those talents.
Watch JumboSmarts Blender video tutorials and learn how to use the open source 3D animation software Blender. You can get Blender software at www.blender.org
In Blender you can add two kinds of Spheres. A UV Sphere and an Icosphere. This refers to the way the sphere is constructed. Lets talk abou thte UV sphere. A UV sphere is divided into segments vertically. Imagine the wedges you get when you pull apart an orange and it has rings vertically like an orange cut into slices at a fancy restaurant.
• Title: Blender - Assignment - Animate a Mouse Through a Maze
• Level: Beginner
• Description: help the mouse reach the cheese. Animate the mouse through the maze in 300 frames. Do not let the mouse run into or pass through the walls. The mouse must stay in the maze.
• Instructor: Michael Thoenes
Created by a home school dad who teaches his four kids ages 5-13 how to draw and paint, JumboSmart is loaded with instructional videos and printables to help you learn and teach art. Whether using traditional media or the computer, we prefer projects that are inexpensive and low mess.
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