Category:SpecialEffects - Revision history

EricChadwick: removing Category:Discipline

2016-05-28T00:12:52Z

removing Category:Discipline

EricChadwick: Category pages should not contain content. Content moved to Special Effects.

2015-03-14T17:17:48Z

Category pages should not contain content. Content moved to Special Effects.

Cman2k at 06:22, 25 November 2014

2014-11-25T06:22:30Z

Cman2k at 06:22, 25 November 2014

2014-11-25T06:22:07Z

Cman2k at 06:20, 25 November 2014

2014-11-25T06:20:48Z

Cman2k: removed some things that were misspelled and seemed inappropriate (too personal) for a category page.

2014-11-25T06:18:58Z

removed some things that were misspelled and seemed inappropriate (too personal) for a category page.

EricChadwick: cleanup

2014-09-25T20:43:01Z

cleanup

Cheeseplus: 15 revisions

2014-07-29T08:39:19Z

15 revisions

AnthonyDavis at 02:08, 9 May 2014

2014-05-09T02:08:41Z

AnthonyDavis at 00:25, 9 May 2014

2014-05-09T00:25:21Z

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	Special Effects artists use particles, decals, glows, blooms, etc. to create explosions, clouds, skies, water, etc.		Special Effects artists use particles, decals, glows, blooms, etc. to create explosions, clouds, skies, water, etc.
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-'''Special Effects''', also called '''FX''', '''SFX''', '''Visual Effects''', '''VFX''' and '''Real-Time VFX''' are an essential part of gaming. The amount of immersion caused by that small puff of dust of the foot while running on a dusty area helps the player feel as they are actually moving the avatar in that virtual world.
+Special Effects artists use particles, decals, glows, blooms, etc. to create explosions, clouds, skies, water, etc.
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-Real-Time VFX can generally be broken down into 3 major categories: '''Particles''', '''Shaders''' and '''Simulations'''.
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-= Links =
-* [http://www.crytek.com/download/Crytek_Aug_2012_Siggraph_SH_VFX_for_Games_Particle_Effects_Workshop.zip VFX for Games - Particle Effects] (84MB zip) presentation delivered at SIGGRAPH 2012 by Crytek’s Sascha Herfort.
-* [http://tech-artists.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?35-VFX-Artists VFX Artists subforum] on Tech-Artists.Org
-* [http://www.imbuefx.com/ imbueFX : VFX Training] ($) training site for visual effects in games
-* [http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=78003 FX Artist resources?]
-* [http://blogs.battlefield.com/2012/05/inside-dice-close-quarters-vfx/ Inside DICE: Adapting the Battlefield visuals for Close Quarters combat]
-* [http://www.slideshare.net/alexvlachos/gdc-2010-left4dead2-wounds Rendering Wounds in Left 4 Dead 2] by [http://alex.vlachos.com/ Alex Vlachos] of Valve Software, at GDC 2010
-* [http://stephenjameson.com/tutorials/faking-volumetric-effects/ Faking Volumetric Effects] in UDK by [http://stephenjameson.com Stephen Jameson]
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	Real-Time VFX can generally be broken down into 3 major categories: '''Particles''', '''Shaders''' and '''Simulations'''.		Real-Time VFX can generally be broken down into 3 major categories: '''Particles''', '''Shaders''' and '''Simulations'''.
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	= Links =		= Links =

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 '''Special Effects''', also called '''FX''', '''SFX''', '''Visual Effects''', '''VFX''' and '''Real-Time VFX''' are an essential part of gaming. The amount of immersion caused by that small puff of dust of the foot while running on a dusty area helps the player feel as they are actually moving the avatar in that virtual world.
-Everything that is Real-Time VFX can be broken down into 3 major categories. These are: '''Particles''', '''Shaders''' and '''Simulations'''.
+Real-Time VFX can generally be broken down into 3 major categories: '''Particles''', '''Shaders''' and '''Simulations'''.
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 Everything that is Real-Time VFX can be broken down into 3 major categories. These are: '''Particles''', '''Shaders''' and '''Simulations'''.
-== Particles ==
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-Particles can be broken down a large amount and it all depends on what game engine you may be using. Each individual term will define with either '''UDK/UE4''' and/or '''UNITY'''.
+Particles
-== Simulations ==
+= Links =
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-== Links ==
 * [http://www.crytek.com/download/Crytek_Aug_2012_Siggraph_SH_VFX_for_Games_Particle_Effects_Workshop.zip VFX for Games - Particle Effects] (84MB zip) presentation delivered at SIGGRAPH 2012 by Crytek’s Sascha Herfort.
 * [http://tech-artists.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?35-VFX-Artists VFX Artists subforum] on Tech-Artists.Org

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−	'''Special Effects''', also called '''FX''', '''SFX''', '''Visual Effects''', '''VFX''' and '''Real-Time VFX''' are an essential part of gaming. The amount of immersion caused by that small puff of dust of the foot while running on a dusty area helps the player feel as they are actually moving the avatar in that virtual world. Someone being bunched in the mouth is much less dramatic then them spitting out a mouthful of blood and a few teeth. I could go on forever with how many options there are for us as artists to push the limits of immersion.	+	'''Special Effects''', also called '''FX''', '''SFX''', '''Visual Effects''', '''VFX''' and '''Real-Time VFX''' are an essential part of gaming. The amount of immersion caused by that small puff of dust of the foot while running on a dusty area helps the player feel as they are actually moving the avatar in that virtual world.

	Everything that is Real-Time VFX can be broken down into 3 major categories. These are: '''Particles''', '''Shaders''' and '''Simulations'''.		Everything that is Real-Time VFX can be broken down into 3 major categories. These are: '''Particles''', '''Shaders''' and '''Simulations'''.

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 = Category Special Effects =
-All about special effects for games. Also called FX, SFX, visual effects, VFX.
+Thank you for joining us in the FX community. Below is a listing of information regarding the breakdowns of FX. This is not meant to be a tutorial per say but as a tool to gain more information on what foundation you have.
 == Outside Links ==