Procedural Plant Generation with Unity

Procedural Plant Generation with Unity, available at $74.99, has an average rating of 4.07, with 90 lectures, based on 7 reviews, and has 67 subscribers.

You will learn about Learn How to Think About Procedural Mesh Generation with Mathematics Learn How to Create Meshes in Unity for Plant Generation Learn How to Make Basic Animations for our Generated Plants Learn Logic of the Main Algorithms for Procedural Plant Generation A Complete Project mixing LSystem, Space Colonization and Semi-Procedural approach Create 2D and 3D Procedurally Generated Plants This course is ideal for individuals who are Curious Learners for Plant Mesh Generation or Unity Developers Curious About Mesh Construction or Plant Timelapse Addicts It is particularly useful for Curious Learners for Plant Mesh Generation or Unity Developers Curious About Mesh Construction or Plant Timelapse Addicts.

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Summary

Title: Procedural Plant Generation with Unity

Price: $74.99

Average Rating: 4.07

Number of Lectures: 90

Number of Published Lectures: 90

Number of Curriculum Items: 90

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 90

Original Price: $79.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Learn How to Think About Procedural Mesh Generation with Mathematics

Learn How to Create Meshes in Unity for Plant Generation

Learn How to Make Basic Animations for our Generated Plants

Learn Logic of the Main Algorithms for Procedural Plant Generation

A Complete Project mixing LSystem, Space Colonization and Semi-Procedural approach

Create 2D and 3D Procedurally Generated Plants

Who Should Attend

Curious Learners for Plant Mesh Generation

Unity Developers Curious About Mesh Construction

Plant Timelapse Addicts

Target Audiences

Curious Learners for Plant Mesh Generation

Unity Developers Curious About Mesh Construction

Plant Timelapse Addicts

Welcome to the Procedural Plant Generation course!

In this course, we will explore the fascinating world of procedural generation of plants. Plants are complex natural structures that have always been a source of inspiration for artists, architects, and scientists. With the development of procedural generation algorithms, we can now create realistic, fantastic and diverse plant structures in a fraction of the time it would take to manually model them.

The course is divided into four main parts.

First, I will quickly introduce this course, my pedagogy, and we will cover the latest scientific research on procedural plant generation, the advantages and drawbacks of procedural generation inside videogames and the project that will structure this course.

In the second part, we will explain the theoretical approach behind procedural mesh generation. We will see the basic theory to understand how to create procedural plant with coordinate systems, vectors and some mathematics calculations.

The third part is subdivided respectfully into 3 parts corresponding to theses algorithms: Space Colonization with Animation System, LSystem & Semi-Procedural approach. It’s the heart of this course. We will see how to generate for these 3 algorithms a plant global form with Catmull-Rom Spline and also how to animate it smoothly.

The last part will show how to integrate external assets inside LSystem Plant Generation to create a basic timelapse.

It is important to note that this course DOES NOT COVER topics such as :

Procedural Terrain Generation

Specific Flower / Tree / Plant Species Generation & Animation

Procedural Generation of Specific Parts of Flower / Tree / Plant like Leaves / Petals / Buds / Fruits etc.

However, you will understand and learn the essential skills to create meshes looking like plants, from a coding perspective and how to integrate asset resources (3D models & 2D sprites) on it to enhance your creations.

Lastly, I want to emphasize that all the assets used in the projects are free to be used, as long as the creators are cited and all conditions of their respective license are filled. I really want to encourage the use of free resources and the support of talented creators.

Whether you are an artist, a (game) developer, or a computer graphics enthusiast, this course will provide you with the knowledge and tools to create your own procedurally generated plants. By the end of this course, you will have a solid understanding of the theory and practice of procedural plant generation, and you will be able to create your own complex plant structures, realistic or on the contrary completely unreal.

Let’s get started!

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: [Theory] Scientific Research – Objectives

Lecture 3: [Theory] Scientific Research – Complexity

Lecture 4: [Theory] Videogame and Procedural Generation

Lecture 5: [Theory] Plant Algorithms Classification

Lecture 6: [Theory] Projects & Useful Links

Chapter 2: Mesh Generation Fundamentals

Lecture 1: [Theory] Introduction to Mesh

Lecture 2: [Theory] Coordinate Systems Introduction

Lecture 3: [Theory] Focus on Polar Coordinate System

Lecture 4: [Theory] Vectors

Lecture 5: [Theory] Vector Addition

Lecture 6: [Theory] Vector Scalar Multiplication

Lecture 7: [Theory] Vector Dot Product

Lecture 8: [Theory] Vector Cross Product

Lecture 9: [Theory] Branch Mesh Component – Cone / Cylinder

Lecture 10: [Theory] Normals

Lecture 11: [Theory] UVs

Chapter 3: Space Colonization & Animation System

Lecture 1: Project Setup

Lecture 2: DebugManager Setup

Lecture 3: [Theory] Space Colonization Algorithm

Lecture 4: Space Colonization Algorithm – Attractors

Lecture 5: [Theory] Common Classes

Lecture 6: BranchPart Class

Lecture 7: Visual Generator

Lecture 8: [Theory] Branch Mesh Construction

Lecture 9: Branch Mesh Construction – Bottom

Lecture 10: Branch Mesh Construction – Handle Small Memory Leak

Lecture 11: Branch Mesh Construction – Bottom Optimization

Lecture 12: Branch Mesh Construction – Top

Lecture 13: Branch Mesh Construction – Sides

Lecture 14: Space Colonization Algorithm – Propagation

Lecture 15: Space Colonization Algorithm – Construction

Lecture 16: Integration – Material on Branch

Lecture 17: Testing – Various Parameters

Lecture 18: Link Space Colonization & Visual Generator

Lecture 19: Spline Branch Class

Lecture 20: Branch Part & Game Object

Lecture 21: Branch Generation Step-By-Step

Lecture 22: [Theory] CatmullRom Spline

Lecture 23: Catmull-Rom Spline Class

Lecture 24: Link SplineBranch & Catmull-Rom Spline

Lecture 25: [Theory] Mesh Optimization

Lecture 26: Branch Mesh Optimization – Top

Lecture 27: Branch Mesh Optimization – Bottom

Lecture 28: Branch Mesh Optimization – Smooth

Lecture 29: Plant Animation By Basic Interpolation

Lecture 30: Mesh using Spline Points

Lecture 31: Control Branch Radius

Lecture 32: Plant Animation – Growth Effect

Lecture 33: Plant Animation – Growth Effect Branch After Branch

Lecture 34: Plant Animation – Growth By Proportion

Lecture 35: Improve Branch Radius

Lecture 36: Plant Animation – Randomness

Lecture 37: Control Branch Length

Lecture 38: Plant Animation – Smooth Growth Effect

Lecture 39: Plant Modification

Lecture 40: Plant Modification – Follow Spline Points Movements

Lecture 41: [Theory] Growing & Senescence

Lecture 42: Plant Animation – Animate Growth

Lecture 43: Plant Animation – Elasticity

Lecture 44: Plant Animation – Senescence

Chapter 4: LSystem

Lecture 1: [Theory] LSystem

Lecture 2: LSystem Setup

Lecture 3: LSystem Rules

Lecture 4: LSystem Branch Part

Lecture 5: Link LSystem & SplineBranch

Lecture 6: LSystem Reading Direct BranchPart

Lecture 7: Reproduce Famous Forms

Lecture 8: Improve LSystem

Chapter 5: Semi-Procedural Approach

Lecture 1: [Theory] Semi-Procedural Algorithm

Lecture 2: Semi-Procedural Algorithm – Setup

Lecture 3: PlantDrawer Class – States

Lecture 4: PlantDrawer Class – Screen

Lecture 5: Link PlantDrawer & BranchPart

Lecture 6: Draw Mesh

Chapter 6: Plant & Branch Components Integration

Lecture 1: Assets

Lecture 2: [Theory] UV Mapping

Lecture 3: UVs

Lecture 4: 2D Plants with LineRenderer

Lecture 5: LineRenderer in Plant Algorithms

Lecture 6: [Extra] [Theory] Leaf Mesh Construction

Lecture 7: [Extra] Leaf Mesh Drawer

Lecture 8: [Extra] Leaf Mesh Builder

Lecture 9: [Theory] External Assets

Lecture 10: Shape Class

Lecture 11: External Assets Setup

Lecture 12: Shape Animation – Link Visual Generator & Shape

Lecture 13: Shape Animation – Randomness

Lecture 14: [Theory] Camera & Rendering for Timelapse Effect

Lecture 15: [Theory] Conclusion

Instructors

Pierre Billaud
Designer of interactive experiences

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