Constraints of 3D

Constraints of 3D

Polygon counts
The first constraint is polygon counts. Polygon counts are always important for games, because different platform have different polygon counts limit. More polygon there are, the better and details the model looks, but also the more polygon the model are, the bigger the file it gets. That's why different platform can only support limited games, because some platform have powerful graphics card and RAM, some have less RAM and less powerful graphics card. 

Normally now modern day PC have strong powerful graphic card and they can support high graphics games like Titian fall, Watch Dog and all modern game platform games. Some powerful gaming PC can even support more higher graphic games and they will have no problem running modern platform games. Powerful gaming PC are more powerful than modern game platform such as PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. PlayStation 4 can support 1.6 billion polygons and that it's a lot for game console and for powerful PC can support more than 1.6 billion polygons. That's why when you playing a game, for example Tomb Raider or Assassin's Creed. You can simply see the differences between them.

Pictures below shows the comparison between different platform. As you can see that in the comparison both PC render are more detail and lighter than the modern game console. PC are always the strongest platform all time. There are even question about the modern day game console, saying that they might not be powerful enough to support future games.

Tomb Raider Comparison

Link to Tomb Raider comparison video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0PW_VGtKAI

Assassin's Creed 4 Comparison

iPhone

Modern day mobile phone such as iPhone and Samsung, they can support games with around or less than 7000 polygon counts limit. That is a lot for a mobile phone, for a platform that you can take with you anywhere anytime.

GTA San Andreas iPhone version

Picture here shows a game called GTA San Andreas in iPhone. This game was first release on PlayStaion 2 back in 2004. Now you can play this game on iPhone. It's amazing how time past. Before back in 2004, we can only run this type of games in PlayStation 2 or Xbox, but now we can play it in a phone. Technology keep improve by time, sooner we can run now modern games like Watch Dog on the mobile phone and  in the future we can even run more higher graphic games in game console and PC.









File Size

File size are very important, special in games. Modern game console run games on a disk. That means they have limited storage to put the game in, sometimes they even have two disk to install the game,because of the amount of the information and one disk is not enough. That's modern games always have polygon counts limit and have all the file size to the minimum without changing the quality of the work. That is also why why games looks different in different platform and it's also why when run the game on PC always looks better than game console, because PC can download the information from the net straight ahead, unlike game console which have all the information install into a limited storage disk.


Render Time



Render time is especially important for companies like Pixar. A company like them which make 3D movies, they can spend years just to render their latest movie. Usually rendering takes a very long time, but rendering speed can depends on the PC. If the PC have powerful GPU and CPU can reduce the rendering time. Another way of reduce the are change the option of rendering, for example like outcome format etc.

Comparing 3D Software Applications

Autodesk 3ds Max, formerly 3D Studio Max, is 3D computer graphics software for making 3D model animations, and creating 3D model. It was developed and produced by Autodesk Media and Entertainment. 3ds Max is a very complex 3D software but it can create great detail 3D model, it is a very good 3D software for creating game model such as game character, environment and game object. It kind of complicated to use, but once you get use to the software, it is very handy to create amazing model such as high detail Robert and game character with high detail gear. 3ds Max supports 3D render.

3D Dragon Model created with 3ds Ma

SketchUp is a 3D modelling program for a broad range of applications such as architectural, civil, mechanical, film as well as video game design. The program highlights that its very easy and fast to use.Unlike 3ds Max that have a complex modifier tools. SketchUp is very good for creating game environment but its not good for creating game character, it can be good as 3ds max when creating character but it will take longer time than 3ds max, because 3ds max have some useful tools than SketchUp. SketchUp also supports 3D render.

3D environment created with SketchUp

Sculptris is a virtual sculpting software program. This 3D software is special good for creating 3D characters, because the software mainly focus on the concept of modeling clay. The software is medium difficulty to use, but once you get use to the software, you will be able to create amazing character model. This software are also kind of good for creating environment land mark, because of the modeling clay technique. Sculptris does not support 3D render, but you can export the file and import into software like 3ds Max which supports 3D render and you can render your model out in that software.

Batman 3D model created with Sculptris

Animation:Master is a 3D character animation application offered by Hash, Inc. The software includes tools for modeling, rigging, animating, texturing, lighting and rendering. The software a mainly focus on modelling, specially animation The software is mainly aim towards cartoon games, like Wii family games. It a very old tool, but it's pretty good and easy to use for cartoon games.

LightWave 3D is a 3D computer graphics software developed by NewTek. It has been used in film, television, motion graphics, video games development and more. This software focus on a lot of different media unlike other 3D software which design only for games. Seen the software focus on more media, it is hard than use even complex than 3ds Max. Not a lot of company use this software for games development. More company uses for films, television and motion graphics.