Game Character Rigging Fundamentals

Many people find rigging the most difficult area of game development. It's not hard to see why. It's not enough to be impressed by the controllers that animated the dragon, or the joint system used by the adventurers to create the game. It is a cross between forward-facing art and backend design. This discipline takes the back seat to almost everything else that you see on the screen. Understanding how to rig will make your adventurer or dragon character more powerful and allow them to live a full life. This course Game Character Rigging Fundamentals will show you that rigging does not have to be difficult. It can be done in an easy-to-understand manner. You will begin by learning the basics of creating joints, and how to build a skeleton. Once you have that completed, you can move on to creating animation controllers. These constraints will allow the joints to move. The character can then be attached to the rig, and you can adjust the skin weights. To give the rig more complexity, you can create set driven keys that allow for elements such as foot roll and finger gripping. This course will give you everything you need to rig characters and provide a solid foundation for advanced rigging. Software required: Maya 2017.