This really depends on how you fit into the game development side of the
equation.
I've worked on games in most genres and formats. In my experience, game
assets are typically very iteration heavy because they must remain live at
all times (compare to Film/video assets which are mostly locked down once
images have been rendered because you can't continually re-render the entire
film). It takes people time to make those revisions, which is the most
valuable resource and also the most mismanaged.
I steer towards iteration friendly workflows as iteration tends to be the #1
time/money loss in game development art pipelines.
It's almost a guarantee any game asset will be revised, and revised many
times - especially if the engine and other underlying components of the game
are not settled. Iteration is often overlooked as a factor when evaluating
software and making schedules. Too often people focus on trivial details
such as number of mouse clicks or creating asset version 1, when instead
they should be focused on the 500+ revisions that come later. If iteration
is heavy in your pipeline, consider Houdini. What you give up in playback
speed or other things you take for granted, you can earn back on the reduced
iteration factor.
Don't worry too much about who has plugins for getting stuff into an engine
as all the major players have that capability. And even so, many studios
opt to write their own exporters because they need support for features not
included in the plugins. Instead, focus on reliability over the life of the
product, not just the current version being demo'd by the sales guy.
Remember, you'll have to update your DCC at some point. If it must rely on
multiple service packs every release to get right (or merely usable), what
message does that send? Think about how that affects production during
crunch time. Also think about the opposite - do you have the option of
riding a particular version without being forced to update? It would really
suck to be forced to update into a regression of an important feature.
Matt
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2015 13:31:20 +0100
From: Daniel Kim <[email protected]>
Subject: Have a question an alternative tool
To: "[email protected]"
Hey guys.
I just like to ask if you guys found 3D software as alternative tool.
I am also looking for a software, but it is hard to decide one. What I am
doing is mostly animation and game works, not motion graphic or simulation
stuff.
So far MODO seems nice, but many colleagues suggest me Cinema4D. I also
like to know what you guys chose. If you guys also can put short comment
what is good about that software, that will be thankful.
Cheers
Daniel
