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Game Development with Blender and Godot

By : Kumsal Obuz
Book Image

Game Development with Blender and Godot

By: Kumsal Obuz

Overview of this book

Game Development with Blender and Godot is a comprehensive introduction for those new to building 3D models and games, allowing you to leverage the abilities of these two technologies to create dynamic, interactive, and engaging games. This book will start by focusing on what low-poly modeling is, before showing you how to use Blender to create, rig, and animate your models. You will also polish these assets until they’re game-ready, making it easy for you to import them into Godot and use them effectively and efficiently. Next, you will use the game engine to design scenes, work with light and shadows, and transform your 3D models into interactive, controllable assets. By the end of this book, you will have a seamless workflow between Blender and Godot which is specifically geared toward game development. Alongside, you’ll also be building a point-and-click adventure game following the instructions and guidance in the book. Finishing this game will help you take these newly acquired skills and create your own 3D games from conception to completion.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
1
Part 1: 3D Assets with Blender
7
Part 2: Asset Management
11
Part 3: Clara’s Fortune – An Adventure Game

Conclusion

Congratulations!

You have built a point-and-click adventure game that utilizes 3D assets, incorporates camera and character controllers that respond to player inputs, triggers visual and sound effects for feedback, follows player progress, and loads a new level.

This chapter will cover a topic that is usually covered when you come to the finish line. We will show you how to export your game so that you can share it with the rest of the world. That being said, we’ll also discuss reasons why you might want to export more frequently than just waiting until the end.

After that, we’ll be fully done with the technical parts of the engine. Hence, we’ll present a few pieces of advice, more like guidelines you can follow in your development cycle to be efficient either before you start your projects or during them.

Lastly, you will look at a few game genres for which you can use Godot Engine. Every game engine is usually built around at least one...