So You Wanna Make Games?? | Episode 7: Game VFX

Ensuring that a visual effect accurately communicates gameplay and is thematically cohesive and exciting for players is already a challenge. But their job extends to entire character kits, across character rosters, and throughout the game as a whole. All the effects in a game should achieve a harmonious style, but each effect also needs to clearly belong to a given character or source. Oh, and there’s also no standard way to build a visual effect. Confused yet?

Check out this video to learn some of the ways VFX can be constructed, as well as some of the artistic tools VFX artists use to clearly communicate any given gameplay and theme.

This episode of So You Wanna Make Games?? uses the Unreal® Engine. Unreal® is a trademark or registered trademark of Epic Games, Inc. in the United States of America and elsewhere. Unreal® Engine, Copyright 1998 – 2018, Epic Games, Inc. All rights reserved.

[okamichamploo]

"If you make every effect epic and loud, nothing will be epic or loud"
I wish the companies I've worked for in Japan would learn that lesson

[DigitalDuo]

Wow Shannon should become a voice actor! Her intonations are awesome!

[Lumpappsofficial]

@10:08 Elemental Magic, Volume I: The Art of Special Effects Animation
by Joseph Gilland

[Jebiwibiwabo]

wow these are all incredibly great to watch, im not necessarily a game artist but i find these really helpful for the rest of my art in general.

[Chadderbox]

These are possibly some of the best tutorials on game dev topics. High quality, and from one of the best studios out there.


Thanks!

[Alec-izdf]

With this video I can finally explain to my family what the hell I'm doing at work. Thanks

[Rice]

10:42 Shannon's expressions are really clear; even her nervous laugh looked like it was drawn by a Disney animator.

[najmaht.a.]

*collects all the rocks and pebbles from my house and drives to nearest lake*

[GekogaWishnya]

Why I have found this video only now? Its too good.

[sherifhany]

" that's it, that's the end of my journey "

[mizubiart]

these wake me up whenever i want to become one with the floor

[DannyBoy]

Did anyone else catch the Narita Boy in the intro? God I need to get Unity certified and work for Riot. 2019 goals.

[Gredran]

Btw anyone coming to this now, Jason Keyser has a YouTube channel.

He doesn’t post much recently, but he posted a video breaking down sunfire cape a few years ago. It’s called VFX apprentice

[seblasful]

Wow increíble pronto estare con ustedes

[oscervantes]

I don´t play LOL but this video series are awesome thanks for the help!

[kalibcrone]

Is there another video regarding the particle effect orb shown at 2:08 ?

[rtc-zaha]

Jin Yang? I see what his parents did there. XD

[unknownone]

Jin Yang said a lot of very helpful things and others are more like motivation and couragement they all did good amazing video

[strawberryblender]

You can clearly tell that in all kind of artist VFX artist is the craziest one

[CyclopsWasRight]

Any suggestions for a VFX creator for android? I'd like to work on some effects while at work.