MacGillivray, Carol.

3D for the Web interactive 3D animation using 3ds max, Flash and Director / [electronic book] : Carol MacGillivray and Anthony Head ; illustrations, Carol MacGillivray and Anthony Head. - online resource (vii, 316 pages) : illustrations - Focal Press visual effects and animation . - Focal Press visual effects and animation series .

Includes CD-ROM for PC and Mac--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (page 311) and index.

3D for beginners: basic buttons -- Interface design for 3D websites -- An introduction to real time 3D -- Designing and making characters -- Making characters from Shockwave -- Animating for 3D interactivity -- Building virtual environments -- Making a 3D game.

This book shows the Web designer with little or no 3D experience how to translate 3D animation to the Web, without the need for writing extensive amounts of code. Includes tutorials and image files needed to create interactive art, animated characters, and commercial websites.






Electronic reproduction.:
ProQuest LibCentral.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.


System requirements: 3D Studio Max, Flash MX 2004, Director MX 2004.

0240519108 (paperback) 9780240519104 (paperback) 9780080481845 (e-book)


3D studio
Flex (Computer file)
Director (Computer file)


Computer animation.
Web sites--Design

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