The Autodesk FBX converter tool, lookign very dated, with highlights over the buttons to "add" a model for conversion, and the button to "change the export folder location".

The Autodesk FBX conversion tool.

Quickly fix Blender ASCII FBX import error

Post author:Matt Murch
Post published:2020-02-29
Post category:Educational Tools Tutorials

You have an FBX, but when you go to import it into Blender it says this: "ASCII FBX files are not supported" "ASCII FBX files are not supported" Solution: The…

Index of Free Art Asset Sites:

Post author:Matt Murch
Post published:2019-12-01
Post category:Educational Tools Uncategorized

Every once in a while you need a texture, sound, or model for a game or a prototype. It's easy to get something on google, but then the licensing isn't…

The player setup in the Unity editor. A capsul for the player, and red ring shaped particles for the ripples.

The ripple particle system in the viewport.

Code free interactive water!

Post author:Matt Murch
Post published:2019-02-01
Post category:Tools Tutorials

After talking with our art mentor, Jonathan, our team began looking into adding water to get some of the beautiful reflections back into our level. We have a few options,…

A view of a large open area. It has walls, floors, roofs, and thick columns, bur they are all covered in a white and grey grid. There is a large opening in the center of the ceiling, and a large rectangular hole in the floor exposing darkness below. All across the floor, small red cubes are scattered at random.

An early grey box of Spirits

Sense of space

Post author:Matt Murch
Post published:2018-11-28
Post category:Updates

Our first Blockout of the level. https://youtu.be/7VLwKHx2BqQ Our second blockout focused on getting the ‘mall’ feeling’ and working out our metrics. https://youtu.be/JClTfKwmIgI This phase of our blockout was a coordinated…

A render of a dark void, the ground is calm mirror like water with small pilles of stones. A sparse selection of barren trees reaches up into the sky. The sky is a swirling whirlpool of clouds, like an inverted tornado.

Concept render for a void environment.

Tool highlight: Windows 10 Photos App

Post author:Matt Murch
Post published:2018-10-12
Post category:Opinion Tools

When trying to crop the concept render for the Void environment, I stumbled onto some new features for the windows image viewer. The viewer can haw add “3D” effects like…