IMGD 1001: Reading Assignment 5

	Interactive Media & Game Development Worcester Polytechnic Institute	IMGD

IMGD 1001: The Game Development Process
Reading Assignment 5: Rabin, Chapter 6.1, 6.2

What to Read:	Chapters 6.1 “Visual Design,” and 6.2 “3D Modeling” of Steve Rabin's Introduction to Game Development. The complete etext of this book is available here. You must be logged into a computer on the WPI network to access it.

What to Watch for:	As you read, write down the answers to the following questions: What is hue? What's the difference between a serif and a sans-serif font? (Bonus: Name a common example of each.) What is saturation? What is an LOD mesh used for? What are the three primary additive colors? What hue do you get if you mix them together equally? What popular program is used for 3D sculpting? Some of these questions may appear on an upcoming quiz.

What to Read:

Chapters 6.1 “Visual Design,” and 6.2 “3D Modeling” of Steve Rabin's Introduction to Game Development.

The complete etext of this book is available here.
You must be logged into a computer on the WPI network to access it.

What to Watch for:

As you read, write down the answers to the following questions:

What is hue?
What's the difference between a serif and a sans-serif font? (Bonus: Name a common example of each.)
What is saturation?
What is an LOD mesh used for?
What are the three primary additive colors? What hue do you get if you mix them together equally?
What popular program is used for 3D sculpting?

Some of these questions may appear on an upcoming quiz.