Video game designing is fun, creative, and often exciting. With all the video games on today’s market it can be hard to separate yourself from the rest of the pack. In order to get the edge on your competition it is important to have the proper tools.
- Graphics are an important aspect of video game design. “Graphics” refers to textures, banners and other in-game visual components. Graphics can come in a variety of types. We can create graphics by hand or even take photos and manipulate them to fit as graphical components. There are many types of graphical creation software on the market, but some good examples are Adobe Photoshop, ZBrush and Adobe Fireworks.
- If you are going to create 3D models for your video game, you need to have a good 3D modeling program. 3D graphics are present in many of today’s games, and having a powerful tool to help you create your custom characters and objects can help you get an edge in your design work. Some good examples of 3D modeling software are Autodesk’s 3ds Max, Autodesk’s Maya and Blender.
- What good are a solid character and solid objects without levels in which to use them? Level design can be just as important as your other projects, especially when creating a game with detail toward level. The use of a level design engine can help you out by pulling everything together in an easy-to-use format; it can also help you be more efficient in creating levels. Some good level design engines to look at are The Unreal Editor, The Havok Engine and Crysis Engine.
- In some aspects of game design you may need to splice together video or edit videos that you have created. In order to do this you will need to use video editing software. This software can help you splice, clip, shrink and elongate certain parts of your movie or animation and also help you to add special effects. Some good examples of video editing software include Pinnacle Studio, Corel’s Video Studio X2 and Adobe Premiere.
- Sound and music can make your game that much more enjoyable, but what do you do when you need specific parts of a song or sound clip? Audio editing software is responsible for just that, giving you the ability to splice sound clips together, cut them apart and mold your own musical scores. A good audio editing software can give your game a sense of style by adding interesting sound effects and ambient music. Some good audio editing software includes Dexster Audio Editor, Magix Music Maker and WavePad.