LibGuides: Computer Games and Animation: eResources for Techniques

eResources for computer games and animation techniques

Do you want to improve your techniques in areas such as rigging, motion capture, drawing, animating and texturing?

Use the following resources to help develop your techniques.

Gnomon Workshop This link opens in a new window
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With over 300 titles, The Gnomon Workshop library covers a myriad of subjects and techniques. Choose from lessons in design, drawing, painting, modeling, texturing, rigging, effects, and animation to create your desired path and learn at a pace that suits you. The Gnomon Workshop aims to supplement and guide artists’ journeys.
You do not need to login to access Gnomon Workshop if you are on campus.
To login off campus you will need to use your University email address and password to get access to the site but no further login is required.

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GDC Vault This link opens in a new window
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GDC Vault is a collection of in-depth design, technical and inspirational talks and slides from the influencers of the game development industry, taken from over 20 years of the worldwide Game Developers Conferences.
For information on how to access GDC Vault go to: Access Instructions
Rhino House This link opens in a new window
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Rhino House provides video references to animators and artists. It covers the way in which creatures interact, behave, and move about, including the colours, textures, and shapes that make each species so unique.
It should inspire artists to produce extraordinary artwork... to create their own stage, characters, and story.
For information on how to access Rhino House go to: Access Instructions

Why use Rhino House?

Stash This link opens in a new window
Online video library of animation, VFX and motion design
To search Stash
•Click on 'Library' followed by 'Login'

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Bloomsbury Visual Arts This link opens in a new window
Bloomsbury Visual Arts is an interdisciplinary hub designed for research and learning across design, art, architecture and related fields. It brings together our visual arts resources to provide a richly layered and cross-searchable platform which can be explored using the subject and collection tiles below.

Learn Unity with Tutorials
The tutorials are divided Projects - a set of step-based tutorials, and Topics dividing up additional lessons in more detail.
3dtotal tutorials
Featuring one of the largest collections of digital art tutorials online, 3dtotal is proud of its vast and extensive database of insightful, free to use content.