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This is, and if memory serves me correctly, Han Solo's Blastech DL-44 modified Heavy Blaster Pistol from Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope. It is part of my Directed Focus Study here at the Guildhall at SMU, and is an experiment in the various techniques for rendering game objects. The upper left is using a Photo-Realistic Texture, just below that is a Painted Texture, and below that is the Flat Shaded untextured model. The model on the top right is a Proceeduraly rendered model meaning that the diffuse color, specularity, and glossiness are all handled by the renderer and there is no actual texture applied to the object, and just below that is the NPR (Non Photo Realistic) or Cel Shaded model which is also proceedural in nature. Lastly is the wireframe mesh displaying the edges. The purpose of the DFS is to explore modeling techniques and rendering techniques that still produce a model that is viable for game production. Ideally this model would be used in the first person camera viewpoint of a First Person Shooter game. The model itself is roughly 1800 polys and can be viewed from all sides (unlike alot of older first person weaponry where the unviewed faces are culled by the builder). The model was built with 3DSMax 8 and textured in Photoshop CS2.

Description
This is, and if memory serves me correctly, Han Solo's Blastech DL-44 modified Heavy Blaster Pistol from Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope. It is part of my Directed Focus Study here at the Guildhall at SMU, and is an experiment in the various techniques for rendering game objects. The upper left is using a Photo-Realistic Texture, just below that is a Painted Texture, and below that is the Flat Shaded untextured model. The model on the top right is a Proceeduraly rendered model meaning that the diffuse color, specularity, and glossiness are all handled by the renderer and there is no actual texture applied to the object, and just below that is the NPR (Non Photo Realistic) or Cel Shaded model which is also proceedural in nature. Lastly is the wireframe mesh displaying the edges. The purpose of the DFS is to explore modeling techniques and rendering techniques that still produce a model that is viable for game production. Ideally this model would be used in the first person camera viewpoint of a First Person Shooter game. The model itself is roughly 1800 polys and can be viewed from all sides (unlike alot of older first person weaponry where the unviewed faces are culled by the builder). The model was built with 3DSMax 8 and textured in Photoshop CS2.