1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456577303321

Autore

Derakhshani Randi

Titolo

Autodesk 3ds Max 2012 Essentials [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Wiley, 2011

ISBN

1-283-17728-5

9786613177285

1-118-11779-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (422 p.)

Collana

Autodesk official training guide

Sybex serious skills

Essentials

Altri autori (Persone)

DerakhshaniDariush

Disciplina

006.693

006.696

Soggetti

3ds max (Computer file)

Computer animation

Three-dimensional display systems

Visual Arts

Art, Architecture & Applied Arts

Photography

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Autodesk 3ds Max 2012 Essentials; Letter from the Publisher; Dedication; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Contents at a Glance; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: The 3ds Max Interface; Chapter 2: Your First 3ds Max Project; Chapter 3: Modeling in 3ds Max: Part I; Chapter 4: Modeling in 3ds Max: Part II; Chapter 5: Animating a Bouncing Ball; Chapter 6: Animating a Thrown Knife; Chapter 7: Character Poly Modeling: Part I; Chapter 8: Character Poly Modeling: Part II; Chapter 9: Character Poly Modeling: Part III; Chapter 10: Introduction to Materials: Red Rocket

Chapter 11: Textures and UV Workflow: The SoldierChapter 12: Character Studio: Rigging; Chapter 13: Character Studio: Animating; Chapter 14: Introduction to Lighting: Red Rocket; Chapter 15: 3ds Max



Rendering; Chapter 16: mental ray and HDRI; Index; Advertisement; Bonus Chapter 1: Particles

Sommario/riassunto

Get a jump-start on Autodesk 3ds Max 2012 essentials-with the Essentials!  The new Essentials books from Sybex are beautiful, task-based, full-color Autodesk Official Training Guides that help you get up to speed on Autodesk topics quickly and easily. Autodesk 3ds Max 2012 Essentials thoroughly covers the fundamentals of this popular 3D animation effects, and visualization software, teaching you what you need to become quickly productive. By following the book's clear explanations, practical tutorials, and step-by-step exercises, you'll cover all the bases. Topics include modeling,

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910782401303321

Autore

Crystal David <1941->

Titolo

Txtng [[electronic resource] ] : the Gr8 Db8 / / David Crystal ; with cartoons by Ed McLachlan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008

ISBN

0191562679

0-19-162340-7

1-281-77016-7

9786611770167

0-19-156267-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (250 p.)

Disciplina

004.692

302.231

463.21

Soggetti

Electronic mail systems - Slang

Online data processing - Acronyms

Text messages (Cell phone systems)

Cell phones - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.



Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: The hype about texting; Chapter 2: How weird is texting?; Chapter 3: What makes texting distinctive?; Chapter 4: Why do they do it?; Chapter 5: Who texts?; Chapter 6: What do they text about?; Chapter 7: How do other languages do it?; Chapter 8: Why all the fuss?; Glossary; Appendix A: English text abbreviations; Appendix B: Text abbreviations in eleven languages; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Does txtng spell the end of literacy? David Crystal looks at the evidence, investigating how txtng began, what it is, why it's used, and how it works. Txtng: The Gr8 Db8 is entertaining and instructive: reassuring for parents, illuminating for teenagers, fascinating for everyone. - ;This book takes a long hard look at the text-messaging phenomenon and its effects on literacy, language, and society. Young people who seem to spend much of their time texting sometimes appear unable or unwilling to write much else. Media outrage has ensued. &quot;It is bleak, bald, sad shorthand,&quot; writes a co