Source Choreography & In-Game Cinematics

Source® Choreography & In-Game Cinematics, part of the Noesis Interactive™ MOD Your World™ training series, allows you to  ‘Command Your World’  by adding emotion filled dialog and elaborate gameplay experiences to the worlds you build.
Explore Valve’s® dynamic FacePoser™ toolset to develop choreographed NPC sequences, including custom dialog, facial animation and blended gestures - each containing multiple actors, conditionals, and events. Various sequences are then connected and additional interactivity can be integrated via the powerful input/output response system in Hammer™ for endless possibilities. You can even harness the in-game camera to dictate how players can or should experience the action as it unfolds.
This guide is essential for anyone looking to create a single player campaign or add a cinematic experience to their mod. It also builds on techniques explored in other Noesis level design modules using practical examples typical in award-winning games such as Half-Life®2 and Portal®.

DVD topics covered include:

• Interoperability between Hammer and FacePoser
  
• Setting up a new mod
  
• Dialog preparation and recording
  
• Creating captions
  
• LCS (logic choreographed scene) and VCD (valve choreography data)
  
• Animating facial expressions and lip-syncing
• Adding loops, relays and triggers
  
• Debugging guide
  

The latest version of DivX (6.8+) is required to view this tutorial. It can be downloaded here

CREATING A NEW MOD Introduction Mod Settings PRE-PRODUCTION In-Game Example Hammer Level Source DIALOG PREPARATION Recording Creating Sound Scripts Creating Captions	CHOREOGRAPHY Overview & Setup Hammer Input/Output System LCS Setup Character Motion & Gestures Combining Animations Multipe Actors Facial Flex Animation LEVEL TECHNIQUES Looping & Relays Troubleshooting Methods Response System Debugging WALKTHROUGH Techniques in action

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