resources

 01/11/23

Resources I have found

Academic

On the Topic of Art Styles

• (PEER REVIEWED) Video Game Art Styles; Art & Culture Studies, 2021 (4), p.382-395 - 

• Introduction to art nouveau style - 

• Photorealism versus Non-Photorealism: Art styles in computer games and the default bias -  https://www.proquest.com/docview/1683347378

• Has a bunch of references at the bottom, sources of the above literature: https://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/19756/

• (PEER REVIEWED) Art in an algorithm: A taxonomy for describing video game visual styles; Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2018, Vol.69 (5), p.633-646 - 

• (PEER REVIEWED)  Video Game Art Styles; Art & Culture Studies, 2021 (4), p.382-395

• Shedko, I.I.

• (PEER REVIEWED)   Testing the power of game lessons: The effects of art style and narrative complexity on reducing cognitive bias; International journal of communication, 2017, Vol.11, p.1635-1660 

• Art Styles Rendering Techniques Survey and Making a Tool to Switch Art Styles in Unity 3D

Contextual

Analysis

• Animal Crossing and beyond: Why people are falling in love with 'wholesome' video games: Players and creators say that audiences of all ages are embracing games with cartoonish art styles, relaxed pace and accessible game design; ABC Science Online, 2020-06-05

GDC Vault

• Developing the Art of 'Fortnite'

• The Art of 'Overwatch': Evolving a Legacy

• Art Direction Summit: The Art of 'Arcane'

• From Intentions to Actions, Empowering Women Game Changers

• 'Dead Space': Harnessing the Power of Light and Darkness

• Art Direction Summit: Building a Visual Identity: An Art Direction Framework

• Art Optimization in the 41st Millennium: How FatShark Constructed their Central Asset Pipeline with Simplygon 

• 'Resident Evil Village': Our Approach to Game Design, Art Direction, and Graphics

• Art vs. Production: The "Battle" to Ship Premium Cosmetics in 'VALORANT'

Riot Games

• https://www.riotgames.com/en/artedu/environment-art

• https://www.riotgames.com/en/artedu/game-design

• ↑ Has tons of links, tutorials, resources, free eBooks, downloadable assets, all officially endorsed by Riot Games 

• Dev Blog: Defining the Rift's Visual Style :: League of Legends (LoL) Forum on MOBAFire
• /dev: League’s VFX Style Guide – League of Legends
• Arena: Making a New Mode - Behind the Scenes | League of Legends - YouTube
• Riot Games League of LegendsNexus Blitz Art Blast - ArtStation Magazine
• Riot Games League of Legends: Pre-Season Art Blast - ArtStation Magazine
• Riot Games TFT Gizmos & Gadgets: Neon Nights Art Blast - ArtStation Magazine
• Riot Games Spirit Blossom Art Blast - ArtStation Magazine
• Riot Games League of Legends: Soul Fighter Art Blast - ArtStation Magazine
• The Art of League of Legends

Dota Art Bibles

• Steam Support :: Dota 2 Workshop - Item Model Requirements (steampowered.com)
• Dota 2 - Workshop
• Dota2 Art Bibles — polycount

Art Deco

• https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/what-does-it-mean-when-a-game-uses-art-deco/

• https://sulasva312.wordpress.com/2010/11/30/art-deco-in-bioshock/

Art Nouveau

• https://nothingnouveau.tumblr.com/

Artstation Articles

• Generating Colored Sketches from Chaos in Procreate with Geoffrey Ernault - ArtStation Magazine
• ArtStation - The God of War Texture Optimization Algorithm: Mip Flooding

Other

• The Slav Epic - Wikipedia
• Creating an Art Bible (therookies.co)
• Checking link (office.net)
• What is an art bible? (Examples + practical tips) (oleanderstudios.com)
• Color in games: An in-depth look at one of game design's most useful t (gamedeveloper.com)
• Art Bible - polycount

Topics I want to look at/discuss

• Stylised vs Realistic looking games - can one be objectively better? What are the pros and cons? 
• Cyberpunk 2077 - technical marvel,