Discover the Game with Alias: A Hands-on Introduction to Key Tools and Techniques in Maya and Alias MotionBuilder Software

Learn the Alias-endorsed workflow for creating a game in Maya with. this full-color, official book. Discover the Game with Alias is the only book available that also teaches animation techniques in Alias MotionBuilder. Accompanying the book, are two DVDs. The first features instructor movies, scene files, and PLEs of Maya and Alias MotionBuilder. The second includes Maya Techniques in Polygon, Texturing, Lighting, and Shading. Be sure to get your copy of this invaluable resource today.

This full-color Maya Press title produced by Alias, the software's creators teaches the Alias-endorsed workflow for creating a game in Maya. Written for experienced animators, it covers all aspects of art creation for video games based on one project. Using Maya, you'll build the level and characters of a Ninja game through the various production stages, including modeling, texturing, character set-up, pre-baked lighting, normal mapping, and animation using Alias' MotionBuilder. The companion DVD includes instructor movies, scene files, Maya PLE, Alias MotionBuilder PLE, and Maya Techniques.

This official book is written by Alias, the creators of Maya.

Alias (Toronto) is the company that produces Maya software and other applications for the entertainment and high-end design industries. Alias's Learning Tools division publishes its own books and DVDs. Alias's recognizable industry customers include CNN, Disney, Electronic Arts, Nintendo, Pixar, Sega, GM, Honda, and more.