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glossary of terms and software for game devs

SOFTWARE

• Modeling:
• Autodesk Maya: The industry-standard 3D-modeling software. Its new renderer, Arnold, is not great for real-time rendering.
• Autodesk 3DS Max: Similar to Maya, but reportedly less buggy and good for environment modeling. Preferred by some studios/company workplaces.
• Autodesk Mudbox: 3D sculpting program that is Autodesk's equivalent to Z-brush.
• Z-brush: The industry-standard 3D sculpting software, good for high-poly character modeling.
• Substance Painter
• Substance Designer
• Marmoset Toolbag: Rendering and texture-baking software.
• 3DCoat: uh??
• Engines
• -here-

TERMS

• Bake info
• mentalray
• ambient occlusion info
• ray-tracing
• renderman
• how do render farms work?
• vertex-color texture shading