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This document provides an overview of considerations for AAA game art development. It discusses planning art technology and tools, setting up production teams, establishing quality standards, infrastructure needs like metadata and reporting tools, prioritizing efficiency and reuse, and managing information flow. The goal is to avoid mistakes and meet tight turnaround times for high budget next generation games.
R banninga visual_arts_specingoutaaa
- 1. SPECKING OUT AAA ART DEVELOPMENT Know the Hell you’re getting into!
- 2. Introduction STEFAN BAIER Pipeline Architect / Co-Founder of Streamline Studios Focus on • IPs • Client Communication • Production Management RENIER BANNINGA Studio Art Director /Co-Founder of Streamline Studios Focus on • Art Direction • Research and Development for new Art application
- 3. Introduction Streamline Studios is a world leading production studio and provider of creative content for the video game industry. • 8 years as an established global player • over 40 projects for top-tier clients went through our fully vetted integrated content development pipeline
- 5. It’s easy…
- 7. Of the Big Picture
- 8. WHAT IS THE AAA DEVELOPMENT STANDARD?
- 9. Different Methods evolve, challenges remain the same
- 11. REUSING CONTENT?
- 13. NEXT GEN GAMES
- 14. NEXT GEN GAMES Rising Costs, Rising Challenges, Rising Team Size … •Can’t Afford Mistakes •Quicker Turnaround Times •Managerial Skills/Strategy skills growing in importance •Investments into tools and Infrastructure crucial
- 15. PLANNING - Art Technology & Strategy
- 16. PLANNING - Art Technology & Strategy A Clear Technology Standpoint Identify Key Features and Production Tools Red Flags / Prioritize – Missing / Must Haves
- 17. PLANNING - Tools
- 18. PLANNING - Tools Ready-Made tools or dedicated staff internally Streaming data crucial to success in future tech Debugging and Hardware Resources
- 19. PLANNING – Team Setup
- 20. PLANNING – Team Setup TEAM SETUP - PRODUCTION Understand Development needs (Timeline) Code-Design-Art loop centralized and track-able! Identify Production Teams/Categories Establish solid QA Specifications Confirm External Internal Partner Resources Specialized teams with different support roles
- 21. PLANNING – Team Setup Code Design Art Fidelity vs. Visual and Execution Performance Audio Style Research, Content Creation Orientation, Usecase Planning Key Assets Gameplay, Blockouts, Iteration
- 22. PLANNING – Team Setup TEAM SETUP - ART Art types defined – Character, Environment, etc. How to best manage art groups How to avoid idle time during productions Ref Gathered and briefs Hardware/Supporting Systems (Renderfarm/Devkits)
- 23. PLANNING – Consistency and Quality Standards
- 24. PLANNING – Consistency and Quality Standards Standards for Everything – Quality and Detail Imagine beyond intended usage of Assets Define Quality Types – Heroic/Basic/etc
- 26. PLANNING - Blockouts Blockouts Created Early for everything. Careful with cutting corners
- 27. INFRASTRUCTURE
- 28. INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGERIAL STRUCTURES TO BE SET UP Consider the other Departments Clients Work Order Forms from Clients Approval Stages worked out and roles clarified Phased Content Creation overview Codified Database Synchronized Names across all structures
- 29. INFRASTRUCTURE – Meta Data
- 30. INFRASTRUCTURE – Meta Data Meta Data and Asset Categorizations Make things logical and consistent to find High Level Layers for environments ( foundation pieces, deco, background, interactive, lighting) Categorize Filters for vehicles/weapons/etc Naming conventions for Archetypes
- 31. INFRASTRUCTURE – Meta Data REALTIME ASSESSMENT/REPORTING TOOLS QA Checklist for Artwork Realtime Review and Approval workflows automated! Reporting Structures set up Build team and reporting structure for Scale. ( Small units, large groups)
- 32. INFRASTRUCTURE – Efficiency and Reuse
- 33. INFRASTRUCTURE – Efficiency and Reuse
- 34. INFRASTRUCTURE – Efficiency and Reuse EFFICIENCY AND REUSE Constantly optimize art pipes with heaviest load What planning do you have for your art? Reuse Strategy – Similar Assets that can benefit each other How to avoid repeating artwork uselessly
- 36. INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Revisions based on Information Gathering Approval/Review/Iterations add up – readjusting Ensure Final Hardware Testing IT and Art Manager Dedicated to Art content Management
- 37. INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Educational Metrics and Assessments Sharing of Art production methods Encourage artists to author tools/tutorials Wiki good base for artist based information
- 39. Thank You For Your Attention Visit www.streamline-studios.com
Editor's Notes
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