In honors of last night's tournament, I have decided to talk about two of the most popular 3D games: Fortnite and Apex Legends. As you may or not know, Fortnite and Apex Legends are currently the hottest games among teens. I personally don't know the games well enough to say which is better. Both games are very detailed and had a lot of thought put into them. I wanted to give a detailed comparison between the two, so I found two articles comparing the two games. Both Screenrant and Gamespot compare the games based on the aspects of the game: characters, buildings, etc. There are around ten aspects of the game that they compare; however, I'm not going to talk about all of them. The articles overlap a ton, so I'm not gonna mention them specifically. There are some very noticeable differences between the two games. Fortnite is third person and Apex and first person. Their is a big distinction between the characters; Apex has different characters with different abilities, unlike Fortnite which has different characters and the same abilities. Apex has an edge over Fortnite because of its weapons; however, Fortnite has a better building system. Fortnite has more generic weapons than Apex, but in Apex you can customize them. A cool aspect of Apex is that you can travel the world through zip lines. Both games involve teamwork, which may be a reason why they are so popular among the masses. The biggest advantage Fortnite has is that it implemented Infinity War into the game. It is good at staying caught up with pop culture. Both games are free but have in game purchases that a player can buy. Fortnite versus Apex Legends:
Works Cited
Carson, Alan. “Apex Legends Vs Fortnite: Which Is Better?” ScreenRant, Screen Rant, 13 Mar. 2019, screenrant.com/apex-legends-vs-fortnite-which-is-better/. Hornshaw, Phil. “Fortnite Vs. Apex Legends: Comparing Two Titans Of Battle Royale.” GameSpot, Gamespot, 5 Apr. 2019, www.gamespot.com/gallery/fortnite-vs-apex-legends-comparing-two-titans-of-b/2900-2569/.
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As you may or may not be able to tell, I am horrible at making digital art. So, I have decided that I need to learn how to make better digital art. Art has always been a weakness for me and being able to make good art can be very helpful when making a game. Every game needs good artwork. To learn how to improve my terrible skill, I looked up how to make better digital art.
I found an article on DeviantArt called 10 Tips to Improve your Digital Art. Their first tip is one that I have yet to take advantage of. I haven't gotten my hand on a graphics tablet; however, I have used one before. Tablets make it a lot easier to draw because it's like you have a pencil in your hand. The tablet pens let you change the pressure by how hard you press. I found tip three and four very interesting. Tip three is to draw big; drawing big helps with getting proportions accurate. TIp four was all about lineart. I had never heard of lineart. According to the article, the line's weight is very important. I wanted to know more about what I can do, so I looked for some more articles. I found an article on CreativeBloq on how to improve digital drawing skills. I learned that working on drawing figures and portrait drawings can help with your art. I didn't know that composition was a big part of graphic art, but I did know that the rule of thirds is very important in photography. They also recommend sketching regularly, which makes sense. They always say practice makes perfect. Tips to improve digital drawing skills:
Works Cited “10 Tips to Improve Your Digital Art.” DeviantArt, www.deviantart.com/bernuviel/journal/10-Tips-to-Improve-your-Digital-Art-495386645. May, Tom. “5 Ways to Improve Your Digital Art Skills.” Creative Bloq, Creative Bloq ART AND DESIGN INSPIRATION, 24 Sept. 2018, www.creativebloq.com/advice/5-ways-to-improve-your-digital-art-skills. I have been using the Unity engine for a few years now. We have made a couple of 2D games, but this year we are focusing on 3D. There are many differences between 3D game development and 2D development in regards to the Unity game engine. In Unity 3D, you have a 3D plane instead of a 2D plane. I feel that it's easier to move around in 2D because there's not as much space to go. You can see the whole arena at once. A big difference in 2D is that the camera is orthographic. A cool thing about Unity is "You can swap between 2D or 3D mode at any time regardless of the mode you set when you created your project"(Unity Doc). In 2D mode, you have sprites and in 3D you have textures.
I've noticed some similarities between the modes. The layout of the interface is the same in both 2D and 3D mode. Both modes have the same components, but each has a specific type for the mode. For example, you have Physics2D specifically for 2D mode and Physics for 3D. I have had many ups and downs using the Unity engine. Lately, I have been following tutorials and I do everything as shown in the video and then it doesn’t work; however, it does in the tutorial. I think this problem is more to do with the version of the tutorial. It’s very hard to find tutorials with the most current version of unity which is 2018. I think that Unity is easy to use and that the more complex part of creating a game is the coding involved. I have a lot more to learn about Unity. I think that 2D games are easier to make. 2D versus 3D
Works Cited Technologies, Unity. “2D Or 3D Projects.” Unity, docs.unity3d.com/Manual/2Dor3D.html. ValiVali. “Unity 2D vs 3D Differences.” Stack Overflow, stackoverflow.com/questions/24228895/unity-2d-vs-3d-differences. |
AuthorI'm a student at Durham School of the Arts, and currently in the Game Art Design pathway. I like playing the Sims 4, playing with dogs, and riding horses. This blog will reflect my learning and discoveries. Archives
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