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

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Published 2018-12-13

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.

Visit our website for additional resources: www.riotgames.com/en/artedu/visual-effects

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.

All Comments (21)

@okamichamploo 5 years ago

"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
@DigitalDuo2211 5 years ago

Wow Shannon should become a voice actor! Her intonations are awesome!
@Jebiwibiwabo 5 years ago

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.
@Lumpappsofficial 5 years ago

@10:08 Elemental Magic, Volume I: The Art of Special Effects Animation by Joseph Gilland
@Chadderbox 4 years ago

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-iz2df 2 years ago

With this video I can finally explain to my family what the hell I'm doing at work. Thanks
@gidibs.a 5 years ago

9:29 "kbutok-blukhh" 🤣🤣
@Rice8003 3 months ago

10:42 Shannon's expressions are really clear; even her nervous laugh looked like it was drawn by a Disney animator.
@najmaht.a.1314 5 years ago

collects all the rocks and pebbles from my house and drives to nearest lake
@tanhung8027 5 years ago

Narrator is lowkey awesome
@GekogaWishnya 3 years ago

Why I have found this video only now? Its too good.
@Gredran 3 years ago

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 4 years ago

Wow increíble pronto estare con ustedes
@DannyBoy443 5 years ago

Did anyone else catch the Narita Boy in the intro? God I need to get Unity certified and work for Riot. 2019 goals.
@unknownone9135 3 years ago

Jin Yang said a lot of very helpful things and others are more like motivation and couragement they all did good amazing video
@mizubiart6230 8 months ago

these wake me up whenever i want to become one with the floor
@oscervantes9819 5 years ago

I don´t play LOL but this video series are awesome thanks for the help!
@OzzieStorm 5 years ago

I want that kindred ult VFX so bad xD
@sherifhany386 5 years ago

" that's it , that's the end of my journey "
@rtc-zaha 5 years ago

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