Game Development Reference
In-Depth Information
Google
www.google.com
The best reference of all: Click on the Images tab, and the entire world's collection
of reference imagery is at your fingertips.
Computer Graphics
If you are interested in creating artwork for games, it's likely that you have at least a small
interest in the world of computer graphics. Here are a few Web sites I visit quite often.
CG Networks
www.cgnetworks.com
CG Channel
www.cgchannel.com
Polycount
www.polycount.com
The original and currently best site for all things real-time. Forums, utilities, tutori-
als, industry news, and mod assets are just a small part of what this site has to of-
fer.
The 10 Second Club
www.10secondclub.net
Monthly animation contest, forums, and advice for aspiring animators.
Real Time CG
www.realtimecg.com
Home to a very popular monthly competition sponsored by Peachpit Press and
New Riders. Entrants are given a game-art-related brief each month that they must
complete and submit to a panel of industry professionals. The site hopes to one day
be a complete resource for the professional and aspiring game artist; this is one to
watch.
Forums.
The following sites are home to some of the most popular CG-related
forums on the Net. Discussions span everything related to computer art and anima-
tion, so sign yourself up and post your work to get constructive feedback and help.
http://cgchar.toonstruck.com/forum/index.php
is a character animation forum that
evolved from the original CGCHAR mailing list.
Maya Sites
There is an enormous Maya community available online, where you'll find excellent tu-
torials, scripts, and plug-ins available for free. Here are just a few sites I find useful.
