• Note: This category contains articles about broad and widely applicable 3D art techniques. For information about developing specific assets, such as characters or environments, visit those appropriate sections.
• "Getting started with 3DSMAX and TV3D" by likedonuts - Basic help to create models in 3DSMAX, export to TVM/TVA, and render the models in TV3D.
• "How to Correctly Generate Tangent-Space Normal Maps" by Zaknafein using Photoshop and NVidia’s DDS Export Plugin - Zaknafein demonstrates how to correctly export normal maps, and shows why incorrectly exported normal maps can become a problem.
• "Making DDS Textures for use with TrueVision" by Dan Krueger - Dan explains how to export DDS textures for use with TV3D.
• "Building an Object inside TV3D" by Vuli - Vuli explains the process of building a mesh inside TV3D vertex by vertex, and explains the principles behind 3d rendering. This particular tutorial demonstrates by constructing a cylinder.
• "What is DDS and why you should use it" by West - West explains what dds is, why you should consider using it and how to do so.

• "FMOD" by Lyrical First step in sound effects C#

• "Export MDL Characters from Milkshape for use in TV3D" by Dan Krueger using TV3D and Milkshape 3D - Dan shows how to export a character model and many additional elements of a video game character asset from Milkshape 3D for use in TV3D.

• "Programming HLSL Shaders" by Zaknafein - Zaknafein offers a 5-part introduction to HLSL shader programming. Includes a tutorial to help you program a sample Blinn-Phong Reflection shader.
• "Using TV3D's Water Shader Effect" by Pizzayoyo using TV3D 6.5 - Pizzayoyo explains how to properly set up and customize TV3D 6.5’s built in water shader effect.
• "Using Render Surfaces for Special Effects" by Javin using TV3D - Javin shows the reader how to use render surfaces to easily accomplish special effects, and includes examples.
• "Introduction to Materials in TV3D" by Javin using TV3D - Javin explains materials: a crucial element that is usually overlooked by novice developers. Includes plenty of sample code.
• "Light Attenuation" by Vuli using TV3D - Vuli explains what Light Attenuation is, and how to use it.
• "How to _______ in TV3D 6.5" by Pavel using TV3D 6.5 - Pavel introduces many of TV3D 6.5’s new features: water reflections, the glow effect, depth-of-field, bump and normal mapping, and custom shader support..
• "Introduction to Shaders" by BlindSide - BlindSide introduces us to the wonderful world of shaders.

• "Create a Landscape in L3DT" by Fox1980 using TV3D and L3DT - Fox1980 demonstrates how to use L3DT to create realistic terrain for TV3D, then import it into your program.
• "Create a Landscape in Terragen" by Zaknafein using Terragen - This tutorial demonstrates how to use Terragen to create and export terrain for TV3D.
• "Create a Landscape in PnP TerrainCreator" by Eric using PnP TerrainCreator - Eric explains how to use PnP TerrainCreator to develop terrain for TV3D.
• "Generate a Heightmap with tvLandscape" by Rynus_Rein using TV3D - Rynus_Rein offers sample code for exporting tvLandscape data to heightmap format, ready to be edited in external software.
• "Terrain Splatting" by Pizzayoyo using TV3D 6.5 - Pizzayoyo explains how to use terrain splatting to paint your landscape, instead of stretching a massive static texture over it.
• "Grass Systems using tvMiniMesh" by Pizzayoyo using TV3D - Pizzayoyo shows how the clever tvMiniMesh class can be used to create grass for your environment.
• "Creating a World Editor" by Pizzayoyo - Pizzayoyo offers advice on building a world editor for your project.
• "Bake Terrain Splatting to a Single Texture" by Almaris using TV3D - Almaris shows how to bake terrain splatting down into a single texture once it is finished.
• "Designing Foliage for Orthographic and Bird's Eye Views" by Fex - Fex offers his advice on designing 3d foliage suitable for orthographic and bird’s eye views.

• "Welcome to Game Programming with TV3D" by Andrew - Andrew introduces you to developing games with the TV3D engine, and gives his advice to newcomers.

• "Using the Wii Remote in your TV3D Projects" by Fex using TV3D and WiimoteLib - Fex demonstrates how to connect a Nintendo Wii Remote to your computer and use it in your projects.
• "General-Purpose Keyboard Input" by Omnigames using TV3D - Omnigames demonstrates general-purpose keyboard input with sample code in C#.
• "Creating a Key Binding system" by EagleEye using TV3D - EagleEye demonstrates how to create a flexible and powerful keybinding system.

• "Matrices and You" by Zaknafein - An introductory look at matrices, how they work, and why they’re so useful.
• "Turntabling the Camera Around an Object" by Rynus_Rein using TV3D - Sample code that shows how to rotate the camera around an object to create a turntable effect.
• "Creating a Billboard around an Arbitrary Axis" by Zaknafein using TV3D - Sample code that places a billboard fixed to an axis for effects like laser beams and bullet trails.
• "Using TV3D Objects as Singletons" by Zaknafein using TV3D - This tutorial demonstrates a clean way to let your program’s many different classes access the TV3D objects they need without having to waste resources by sharing them all.
• "Determine if a Point is in a Region" by ??? - Simple sample code that checks to see if a 2d point is inside of a convex or concave 2d region.
• "Simple AI for Player Detection" by Hypnotron wikied by Raine & ??? - A quick and painless implementation of basic player detection AI.
• "Introduction to Serialization" by Zaknafein - Explains how to use XML or binary serialization to make saving and loading data a breeze. Sample code in C# can be easily converted to other languages. Includes a working C# binary serializer / deserializer by Raine.
• "Using TV3D Objects as Singletons - Revisited" by likedonuts using TV3D - an alternate approach to manage TV3D Singletons in C#.
• "Vehicle Starter Kit" by Lyrical - Basic vehicle setup & movement.

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