Independent Learning – Kyle Miller

For my independent learning assignment, I used resources from Lynda.com and Youtube. On Lynda I watched different portions of the Unity 5: 3D Essential Training video for various parts of my project. For our first Unity assignment, this was a very useful tool for me just getting used to importing assets, setting up my terrain, creating a skybox, and utilizing many other basic features of Unity. I also used the Creating and Implementing Animation portion of the tutorial to figure out how to get the characters in my final project...

Mixamo Tutorials

Hey Guys, Here are the Mixamo tutorial links, they're pretty straight forward.   Overview: https://community.mixamo.com/hc/en-us/articles/204570667-Unity-Mixamo-Animation-Overview   Unity Workflow: https://www.mixamo.com/workflows/unity   Mecanim Basics: https://community.mixamo.com/hc/en-us/articles/203879268-Unity-Mecanim-Animation-Basics   Mecanim Advanced: https://community.mixamo.com/hc/en-us/articles/204581427-Unity-Mecanim-Advanced-Animation

Cool programs/ websites for 3D animation

Here are some cool programs/ websites/ tutorials/ books I have used ~ Caitlin 3D modeling (programs): - Zbrush (can get it free -- best for organic models) - Maya (can get a free student account -- best for inorganic models) - Source Filmmaker (lots of models you can animate for fun -- good practice) Texturing (programs): - Maya (can get a free student account) - Mudbox (can get a free student account -- goes along w/ Maya) - Quixel Suite ($50 for student version) - Photoshop (use with your UV...

Playmaker Tutorials

Student assistant Irfan Uraizee put together these video screencasts of Playmaker basics. If you're having trouble with assignment 3, try following along with the videos. It can be hard to see some of the small text in Unity, so you may want to watch them full screen.

Unity Basics Tutorials

These videos show how certain sample projects used in class were built, step by step. Unity Basics, Part 1 This shows how the Unity Basics project in the class network drive course materials was created. It's split into two partsbecause YouTube videos cannot be more than 15 minutes in length. Unity Basics, Part 2 This continues where Part 1 above left off.