| Oklahoma Christian University's - CG Big List | ||
| Jeff Price - Visiting Associate Professor, Gaming + Animation, Dept of Art, Oklahoma Christian University | ||
Game Development and CG Software/Hardware |
Last Update: Nov 4, 2009 |
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| Game Development and CG Software/Hardware | ||
2d Game Engines |
3d Game Engines
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3d Modeling Blender - Free |
Character Modeling |
2d Animation Adobe Flash - $250 Stop Motion Pro - $150 Toon Boom Studio - $140 |
Motion Capture (Mocap) Facial Motion Capture Motion Capture Studios
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| SFX Real Flow 4 - $200 Volumetrics - $ Havok Physics/Destruction/AI - |
Terrain Generation Architecture Generation softwre features - http://www.vterrain.org/Packages/Artificial/ |
Rendering Software |
Video + Compositing |
Polygon Reduction VizUp - $149 Donya Labs Simplygon - $1000 Action 3d Reducer - $50 Mootools Polygon Cruncher (3ds/lightwave) - $129 AccuTrans3d - $20 Atangeo Balancer - $50 Okino Polytrans - $395 Meshlab - Free Simple Maker Pro (Cinema4d plugin) - Free |
Lip Sync Daz Mimic - $ |
3d Scanning |
3d Printers 3d Printing Services
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Textures |
Virtual Reality
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Illustration |
Input Wacom Tablet - Motus Darwin Controller - NaturalPoint SmartNav - handsfree |
Stock 3d Models Stock Motion |
Servers / Renderfarms Sun Project Darkstar - PipelineFX - Axceleon EnFuzion3d - Hypernia - |
Screen Capture
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Game Developer Forum |
CG/3d Forum |
Competitions |
| Concept Art http://www.ballisticpublishing.com/ - |
Image Reference http://www.ballisticpublishing.com/ - http://www.morguefile.com/ - Deviant Art - Male Body - Deviant Art - Female Body - Inner Body - Dog and Cat - AnatomyTools.com - |
Blueprints http://www.the-blueprints.com/ - http://www.carblueprints.net/ - |
Freelance / Jobs / Employment Agencies |
Bigwigs |
Programming |
Conferences |
Associations |
Monitization Financing / Game Industry Consulting |
| Plug-ins | ||
| Animation AI.implant - (maya) crowd animation Blast Code - (maya) surface destruction Comet Muscle System - (maya) muscle simulation EMotion FX - (maya) realtime character anim FaceFX - (maya) lip synch Craft Director Tools - (maya) vehicle animation Turbo Graphix -(maya) photoshop layer anim Stroika - (maya) procedural deformations Voice-O-Matic - (max,maya) lip synch Hercules - (max) muscles The Setup Machine - (maya) rigging LifeStudio:Head - (maya) head anim |
Audio SoundRenderer - (maya) spatialized audio rendering |
Cloth Syflex - (maya) cloth simulation Qualoth - (maya) cloth simulation |
Dynamics |
Fluid Glu3d - (maya) fluid in realtime Pwrapper - (max, maya, xsi) surface blobmesh generator Realflow - (maya,c4d) fluid DPIT Nature Spirit - (c4d) |
Import/Export/View BodyStudio - (maya, c4d) imports poser files ActorX - (maya) export .ase format for Unreal Ed and UT3 Collada - (maya, c4d) - import/export for unreal, and other 3d PolyTrans - (maya,3ds,xsi) data exchange nPower Translators - (maya) data xchange cad->maya TurnTool - (c4d) web viewer Annotation - (maya) add notes to models |
| Modeling natFX - (maya, max) 3d plant modeling T-Splines - (maya, rhino) T-splines Xfrog - (maya,c4d) plant modeling Vue-xStream - (maya) landscapes + atmosphere nPower Nurbs - nurbs modeling GrowFX - (max) plants Creature Creator - (maya) make monsters etc Branches - (max) TreesDesigner - (lightwave) DPIT Nature - (c4d) SpeedTree - (max) |
Texturing Unwrella - (maya, max) - unwrapping UV-Packer - (maya, max) - uv organizer Flatiron - (max) - uv baking UV AutoRatio - (maya) unify UV to poly surface area ratio RoadKill - (maya) unwrapping Vertex Chameleon - (maya) vertex color toolset Daisy2d - (maya) daisy texture maker |
Rendering HDRI Studio - (maya) lighting environments RenderMan - (maya) photorealistic rendering 3Delight - (maya) fast renderer Holomatix Rendition - (maya) realtime renderer Turtle - (maya) raytracing renderer Maxwell Render - (maya,c4d) light simulator renderer $245 Brazil Render - $200 Renderman - $800 Vray - FinalRender - (maya, c4d) renderer |
| Game Development and CG Studios | ||
| Alabama GAME - Werd Interactive - Huntsville GAME - Modelvision - Madison GAME - 3Romans - Birmingham BOARD - DGA Games - Huntsville SIM - Aerodyne - Huntsville SIM - CSC - Huntsville SIM - Camber Corp. - Huntsville SIM - DIgital Fusion - Huntsville SIM - Link Simulation and Training - Huntsville SIM - Miltec - Huntsville SIM - Northrop Grumman - Huntsville SIM - Readstone Arsenal - Huntsville SIM - RTI Int'l - Huntsville SIM - Science Applications Int'l Corp - Huntsville |
Alaska CG - Evergreen Films - Anchorage |
Arizona GAME - 2XL Games - Phoenix GAME - Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment - Mesa GAME - CrunchTime Games - Chandler GAME - Flashbang Studios - Tempe GAME - Onverse - Tempe GAME - Quest Online - Chandler GAME - Rainbow Studios / THQ - Phoenix GAME - Riverman Media - Tuscon GAME - Sony Online Entertainment - Tuscon GAME - TFPSoft - Phoenix |
| Arkansas CG - Wamack and Crew - Little Rock |
California |
Colorado GAME - Fuel Games - Denver GAME - NetDevil - Denver GAME - Realtime Worlds - Boulder GAME - Sony Online Entertainment - Denver SIM - Medical Simulation Corp. - Denver |
| Connecticut CG - Blue Sky - Greenwich |
Delaware |
DC |
| Florida GAME - Colossal Studios - North Palm Beach GAME - Disney Interactive - Celebration GAME - EA - Orlando SIM - Advanced Interactive Systems - Orlando SIM - Link Simulation and Training - Orlando CG - AniMill - Ocoee CG - Digitzfilm - Miami CG - Zero Fractal Studio - Miami |
Georgia GAME - CCP - Stone Mountain CG - Cartoon Network - Atlanta |
Hawaii GAME - Aloha Island - Honolulu GAME - Avatar Reality - Honolulu GAME - Maui Games - Maui |
| Idaho |
Illinois GAME - Day 1 Studios - Chicago GAME - High Voltage - Chicago GAME - Midway Games - Chicago GAME - Volition / THQ - Champaign GAME - Warner Bro. Games - Chicago GAME - Wideload Games / Disney - Chicago GAME - WMS Gaming - Waukegan CG - Big Idea Productions - Lombard |
Indiana |
| Iowa GAME - Budcat Creations / Activision - Iowa City |
Kansas |
Kentucky |
Louisiana |
Maine |
Maryland GAME - 38 Studios - Baltimore GAME - Bethesda Softworks / ZeniMax Media - Rockville GAME - Big Huge Games / 38 studios - Timonium GAME - BreakAway Games - Hunt Valley GAME - Blue Omega Entertainment - Annapolis GAME - Day 1 Studios - Sparks GAME - Firaxis Games / Take 2 - Sparks GAME - Geek House Games - Hunt Valley GAME - Vir2L Studios / ZeniMax Media - Rockville |
| Massachusettes GAME - 2K Games - Boston GAME - 38 Studios - Maynard GAME - Demiurge Studios - Cambridge GAME - Harmonix - Cambridge GAME - ImaginEngine - Framingham GAME - Jarex Games - Boston GAME - Linden Lab - Boston GAME - Rockstar - Andover GAME - Tencent - Boston GAME - Tilted Mill Entertainment - Framingham GAME - Turbine - Westwood SIM - L3 Communications - Canton |
Michigan |
Minnesota GAME - Activision - Eden Prairie |
| Mississippi |
Missouri CG - MK12 - Kansas City |
Montana |
| Nebraska |
Nevada GAME - Three G Studios - Reno GAME - 5000ft - Reno GAME - International Game Technology - Reno GAME - Konami - Las Vegas GAME - Petroglyph Games - Las Vegas SIM - Advanced Interactive Systems - Las Vegas |
New Hampshire |
| New Jersey CG - SpeakEasy FX - Westfield |
New Mexico SIM - Game Production Services - Albuquerque |
New York |
| North Carolina GAME - Epic Games - Cary GAME - Icarus Studios - Cary GAME - Insomniac Games - Raleigh-Durham GAME - Merscom - Chapel Hill GAME - RedStorm Ent. / Ubisoft - Morrisville |
North Dakota |
Ohio GAME - Mangled Eye Studios - Cleveland |
Oklahoma CG - alterNative Media -
Norman |
Oregon GAME - Bend Game Studio/Sony - Bend GAME - Black Jack Studios - Portland GAME - Buzz Monkey Software - Eugene GAME - Garage Games - Eugene GAME - Heaven's Blessings Tiny Zoo* - Newberg GAME - InstantAction - Eugene GAME - Kaibridge - Eugene GAME - Knife Edge Software - Eugene GAME - Machineworks Northwest - Salem GAME - Mad Otter Games - Eugene GAME - Pet Tomato - Portland GAME - Pipeworks / Foundation 9 - Eugene GAME - Push Button Labs - Eugene GAME - ResponDesign - Portland GAME - Silver Creek Entertainment - Grants Pass GAME - Soma Games* - Newberg CG - Laika - Portland |
Pennsylvania CG - Advanced Media - Philadelphia |
| Puerto Rico |
Rhode Island CG - Hasbro - Pawtucket |
South Carolina CG - Mad Monkey - Columbia CG - Skyline Post - Greenville |
| South Dakota |
Tennessee CG - Brainchild - Nashville |
Texas SIM - Laser Shot - Stafford |
| Utah GAME - Fall Line Studios / Disney - Salt Lake City CG - Avalanche Studios - Salt Lake City |
Vermont |
Virginia GAME - SouthPeak Games - Midlothian GAME - Linden Lab - Reston GAME - Mythic Entertainment / EA - Fairfax |
Washington CG - BlackPool Studios - Bow |
West Virginia |
Wisconsin GAME - Raven / Activision - Madison |
| Wyoming |
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| Argentina GAME - Gameloft - Buenos Aires |
Australia GAME - 2K Games - Braddon GAME - Blue Tongue Entertainment / THQ - Melbourne GAME - EA - Melbourne GAME - Gameloft - Sydney GAME - Konami - New South Wales GAME - Krome Studios - Brisbane, Melbourne GAME - Studio Australia / THQ - Spring Hill GAME - The Creative Assembly - Fortitude Valley CG - Animal Logic - Sydney CG - Zero One Animation - Collingwood |
Austria GAME - Gameloft - Vienna |
| Belgium GAME - Codemasters - Luxembourg |
Brazil GAME - Gameloft - Sao Paolo GAME - Ubisoft - Porto Alegre, Sao Paolo |
Bugaria |
Canada CG - Buzz - Montreal |
Chile GAME - Gameloft - Santiago |
China GAME - 2K Games - Shanghai GAME - Blizzard Entertainment - Shanghai GAME - Capcom - Hong Kong GAME - CCP - Shanghai GAME - EA - Shanghai GAME - Gameloft - Beijing, Hong Kong GAME - Tencent - Shenzhen, Shanghai GAME - Ubisoft - Chengdu, Shanghai CG - Pixomondo - Shanghai |
Columbia
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Cuba |
Denmark GAME - Gameloft - Copenhagen |
| Ecuador | Egypt |
England GAME - 2K Games - Windsor GAME - 505 Games - London GAME - Aspyr Media - Hertfordshire GAME - Black Rock Studio / Disney - Brighton GAME - Blitz Games Studios - Leamington Spa GAME - Capcom - London GAME - CCP - Berkshire GAME - Climax Group - Hampshire GAME - Codemasters - Leamington Spa, Birmingham, Guildford, Southam GAME - EA - Guildford, London GAME - Freestyle Games - Warwickshire GAME - Gameloft - London GAME - Juice / THQ - Surrey GAME - Linden Lab - Brighton GAME - Midway Games - London, Newcastle GAME - NCsoft - Brighton GAME - Realtime Worlds - Dundee GAME - Rockstar - Leeds, London, Lincoln GAME - Sega - Middlesex GAME - SouthPeak Games - London GAME - Splash Damage - London GAME - Sumo / Foundation 9 - Sheffield GAME - Supermassive Games - Surrey GAME - The Creative Assembly - West Sussex GAME - THQ - Woking, Surrey GAME - Ubisoft - Newcastle GAME - ZeniMax Media - London SIM - Advanced Interactive Systems - Surrey CG - CineSite - London CG - Double Negative - London CG - Pixomondo - London CG - The Mill - London CG - The Motion Picture Company - London CG - Realtime:UK - Lancashire, London |
| Finland GAME - Gameloft - Helsinki GAME - RedLynx - Helsinki |
France GAME - Arkane Studios - Lyon GAME - Atari - Lyon GAME - Blizzard Entertainment - Ile-de-France GAME - Capcom - Saint Germain GAME - Eden Games - Lyon GAME - Gameloft - Paris GAME - Gravity Interactive - Paris GAME - Midway Games - Paris GAME - Ubisoft - Paris, Montpellier, Annecy CG - Attitude Studios - St. Ouen CG - Quantic Dream - Paris CG - Quinta Industries - Saint-Cloud, Boulogne, Issy-les-Moulineaux |
Germany GAME - Ubisoft - Dusseldorf GAME - Gameloft - Cologne GAME - Midway Games - Munich GAME - Phenomic/EA - Frankfurt GAME - EA - Koln GAME - Capcom - Hamburg CG - Pixomondo - Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart |
| Greece | Holland CG - Motek Entertainment - Amsterdam |
Honduras |
| Iceland GAME - CCP - Reykjavik |
India GAME - EA - Hyderabad GAME - Gameloft - New Delhi GAME - Ubisoft - Pune |
Indonesia GAME - Gameloft - Jakarta |
| Ireland GAME - Blizzard Entertainment - Cork |
Israel CG - Animation Lab - Jerusalem |
Italy GAME - Gameloft - Milan GAME - Ubisoft - Milan |
Japan |
Malaysia SIM - Advanced Interactive Systems - Kuala Lumpur
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Mexico GAME - Gameloft - Mexico City CG - Ool Digital Studio - Guadalajara |
| Morocco GAME - Ubisoft - Casablanca |
New Zealand GAME - Sidhe Interactive - Wellington CG - Weta Digital - Wellington |
Pakistan |
| Poland GAME - Gameloft - Warsaw CG - Sephirot - Warsaw |
Portugal GAME - Gameloft - Lisbon |
Romania GAME - Gameloft - Bucharest GAME - EA - Bucharest GAME - Ubisoft - Bucharest |
| Russia GAME - Gravity Interactive - Moscow |
Scotland GAME - Rockstar - Edinburgh |
Singapore GAME - EA - Singapore GAME - Gameloft - Singapore GAME - Linden Lab - Singapore GAME - Mikoishi - Mount Sophia GAME - Ubisoft - Singapore SIM - Advanced Interactive Systems - Singapore |
| South Korea GAME - Blizzard Entertainment - Seoul GAME - Bluehole Studio - Seoul GAME - Capcom - Seoul GAME - Epic Games - Seoul GAME - Gameloft - Seoul GAME - Gravity Interactive - Seoul GAME - NCsoft - Seoul |
Spain GAME - EA - Madrid GAME - Gameloft - Madrid GAME - Ubisoft - Barcelona |
Sweden GAME - Digital Illustions Creative Env. (DICE) / EA - Stockholm GAME - Massive / Ubisoft - Malmo CG - Imagination Studios - Uppsala |
| Taiwan GAME - Blizzard Entertainment - Taipei GAME - EA - Taipei GAME - Kung Fu Factory - Taipei GAME - Sony Online Entertainment - Taipei |
Ukraine GAME - Ubisoft - Kiev |
United Arab Emerits SIM - Advanced Interactive Systems - Abu Dhabi |
| ? GAME - Crackpot Entertainment - GAME - Glass Eye Entertainment - |
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| Universities / Schools / Online Training | ||
| Online 3d Online - Animation Mentor - Digital Tutors - Gnomon School of Visual Effects - Lynda.com - Noesis Interactive - |
DVD |
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| Alabama |
Alaska |
Arizona Collins College - Phoenix The Art Center Design College -Tuscon The Art Institute - Phoenix, Tucson University of Adv. Tech. - Tempe |
| Arkansas |
California |
Colorado American Sentinel University - Aurora The Art Institute - Denver |
| Connecticut |
Delaware |
Florida University of Central Florida (FIEA) - Orlando The Dave School - Orlando Full Sail University - Orlando Ringling School of Art & Design - Sarasota The Art Institute - Miami, Ft Lauderdale, Tampa Center for Distance Education - Tampa |
| Georgia American InterContinental University - Atlanta Savannah College of Art and Design - Savannah The Art Institute - Atlanta, Decatur |
Hawaii |
Idaho |
| Illinois Columbia College - Chicago Moraine Valley Comm. College - Palos Hills The Art Institute - Chicago, Schaumburg DePaul University - Chicago Flashpoint - Chicago |
Indiana The Art Institute - Indianapolis |
Iowa |
| Kansas |
Kentucky |
Louisiana |
| Maine |
Maryland Anne Arundel Community College - Arnold |
Massachusetts Emerson College - Boston The Art Institute - Brookline Boston University - Waltham |
| Michigan |
Minnesota The Art Institute - Minneapolis Brown College - Mendota Heights Academy College - Bloomington |
Mississippi |
| Missouri |
Montana |
Nebraska |
| Nevada The Art Institute - Las Vegas |
New Hamshire |
New Jersey |
| New Mexico The Art Center Design College -Albuquerque University of New Mexico - Albuquerque |
New York 3d Training Institute - New York Carnegie Mellon - Ithaca New York University - New York Pratt - New York School of Visual Arts - New York Syracuse University - Syracuse |
North Carolina |
| North Dakota |
Ohio Columbus State Community College - Columbus |
Oklahoma Oklahoma Christian University - Okla. City PL Studios - Oklahoma City |
Oregon |
Pennsylvania The Art Institute - Philadelphia, Pittsburgh |
Rhode Island R.I. School of Art & Design - Providence |
| South Carolina |
South Dakota |
Tennessee The Art Institute - Nashville |
| Texas Abilene Christian University - Abilene Angelo State University - San Angelo Austin Community College - Austin Sam Houston State University - Huntsville SMU Guildhall - Plano Texas A&M Dept of Visualization - College Station The Art Institute - Austin, Dallas, Houston |
Utah The Art Institute - Salt Lake City |
Vermont Champlain College - Burlington |
| Virginia Virginia Commonwealth University - Richmond The Art Institute - Virginia Beach |
Washington The Art Institute - Seattle DigiPen Institute of Technology - Redmond |
Washington D.C. The Art Institute - Arlington, Sterling |
| West Virginia |
Wisconsin Madison Media Institute - Madison |
Wyoming |
| Argentina |
Australia Academy of Interactive Entertainment - Ultimo, Melbourne, Watson |
Austria |
| Belgium |
Brazil |
Bugaria |
Canada |
Chile |
China |
Columbia
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Cuba |
Denmark |
| Ecuador | Egypt |
England Bournemouth University - Dorset e-Skills - London Skillset - London University of Wolverhampton - Wolverhampton |
| Finland Adulta Creative Industries - Helsinki |
France |
Germany The Film Academy - Baden-Wuerttemberg |
| Greece | India |
Indonesia Asian Inst. of Gaming and Animation - Bangalore |
| Ireland |
Israel |
Italy |
Japan |
Malaysia
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Mexico |
| Morocco |
New Zealand Media Design School - Auckland |
Pakistan Arena - Karachi, Hyderabad, Lahore |
| Poland |
Portugal |
Puerto Rico |
| Romania |
Scotland |
Serbia American College of Digital Technology - Pozarevac |
| Singapore |
South Korea Electronics and Telecom Research Institute - Seoul |
Spain |
| Sweden CGI Academy - Gotenborg Linkoping University - Linkoping |
Taiwan |
Ukraine |
| United Arab Emerits | ||
| Former Students | ||
| Alabama |
Alaska |
Arizona |
| Arkansas |
California |
Colorado |
| Connecticut |
Delaware |
Florida |
| Georgia |
Hawaii |
Idaho |
| Illinois |
Indiana |
Iowa |
| Kansas |
Kentucky |
Louisiana |
| Maine |
Maryland |
Massachusetts |
| Michigan |
Minnesota |
Mississippi |
| Missouri |
Montana |
Nebraska |
| Nevada |
New Hamshire |
New Jersey |
| New Mexico |
New York |
North Carolina |
| North Dakota |
Ohio |
Oklahoma John Miller - Creative Animation Studios Jason Yang - Outdoor Channel / Winnercomm |
| Oregon |
Pennsylvania |
Rhode Island |
| South Carolina |
South Dakota |
Tennessee |
| Texas Nathan Smith - Jeremy Cash - Crispin Broadhurst - Ebbe Nielsen - Chris Fulton - Cody Courmier - Caleb Jackson - Roy Garcia - Scott Blackhurst - VT2 Studios |
Utah |
Vermont |
| Virginia |
Washington |
West Virginia |
| Wisconsin |
Wyoming |
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Send me an email if there are additions or corrections - jeff.price@oc.edu