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

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.
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[@okamichamploo]

"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

[@vivianaacosta2714]

Yazuki Wolf Nintendo?

[@CamoflaugeDinosaue]

Tell that to marvel studios.

[@mundanest]

There are sooo many Japanese rpg games that the starting spells you are given literally blinds the screen

[@AslamVFX]

yes check here

[@aorn8437]

the irony of this coming from riot............

[@TheToneBender]

I have a crush on Shannon now.

[@WhimzyInteractive]

Weird thing to comment

[@GalaxiaDeFavio]

vfx op

[@Jebiwibiwabo]

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.

[@zayon0170]

im notinto art at all but its just sooo entertaining to watch those kind of documentary i mean, its like going to school and actually enjoyng it while having fun xD

[@DigitalDuo2211]

Wow Shannon should become a voice actor! Her intonations are awesome!

[@Lumpappsofficial]

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

[@Chadderbox]

These are possibly some of the best tutorials on game dev topics. High quality, and from one of the best studios out there. Thanks!

[@creepersaur]

Real

[@gidibs.a]

9:29 "kbutok-blukhh" 🤣🤣🤣

[@tumultuousforce6204]

lmao

[@najmaht.a.1314]

*collects all the rocks and pebbles from my house and drives to nearest lake*

[@Alec-iz2df]

With this video I can finally explain to my family what the hell I'm doing at work. Thanks

[@mu4784]

I know that feeling!

[@Rice8003]

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

[@snyyx]

Yeah she would make a great reference for an animator!

[@rtc-zaha]

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

[@krejuelvillarina920]

wait for me riot.

[@colbsteri]

You make it?

[@Luluskuy]

@@colbsteri Did he make it?

[@colbsteri]

@@Luluskuy I uhh.. I don't think so

[@WhiteNorthStar1]

Every minute of this series is pure gold, in terms of content AND entertainment

[@tanhung8027]

Narrator is lowkey awesome

[@TrendingDetails]

Rejected by the companies. No experience. Internships rejections.... Saad life

[@hchdhsbcbsbzjxns]

Riot if you still exist in 9 years I'll come....

[@emilktesh7372]

wow thats epic 9:37 (;

[@sayosan7279]

Ok I LOVE VFX & when animating this is my favourite part & have ton of fun doing it But I honestly don’t think it’s the art form in games that needs the most diverse set of skills...is it? Am I too much of a noob to understand? Or is my mind just too sparkly and messed up that I don’t notice it’s hard

[@nexus_linky]

Isn't the hardest one. And all are hard :D

[@kaijuuking]

It's because you need to concept VFX, draw particles and textures, model meshes, you need skills in animation. And on top of it, you better know how to make shaders.

[@sherifhany386]

" that's it , that's the end of my journey "

[@Gredran]

Btw anyone coming to this now, Jason Keyser has a KZbin 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

[@mu4784]

Thank you so much for sharing this here!!!

[@JustinRueo]

Young Donald Lewis Timothy Perez Scott

[@DannyBoy443]

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

[@WalkerVirgil-i6q]

Perez Michelle Robinson Susan Robinson George

[@trambakganguly3860]

I want to become a Game VFX designer at riot games once I complete my course in VFX but how can I start working with riot as a fresher?

[@oscervantes9819]

I don´t play LOL but this video series are awesome thanks for the help!

[@СергейЗаплетин-й1ъ]

Who is the author of the music at the beginning of the video

[@unknownone9135]

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

[@Matterahfact]

that guy fucks

[@SpottyPelmen]

square squaresquaresquare square square!

[@sig3363]

circle circle circle circle circle

[@SandraThomas-h1i]

Harris Anna Taylor Richard Garcia Timothy

[@HimekiRell]

wait... THIS A RIOT GAMES VIDEO? HOLY

[@nintendokid9980]

Thats it. Im becoming a VFX artist

[@maryesestevenson7335]

Martin Melissa Garcia Donald Hall Brian

[@syntaxed2]

I use sprites of skulls and dead cats for health effects - Not sure why I am unemployed with such talents!!

[@Shadowbirth1]

ill employ you for 99.9 dollars per effect

[@pythonxz]

Did they just shit on Grim Dawn?

[@DastanPrime]

5:20 What game is that?, Please someone tell us! 🙏

[@Cauks1]

Manolo Martínez yeeess

[@Cauks1]

Found it! “super brothers sword and sworcery”. They put all used content on the credits ;)

[@DastanPrime]

​@@Cauks1 Wow, It's Great!!!, thanks :D

[@niktoplayz1211]

So all of these vfx are just drawings?? I thought they were an object or something...

[@ВторойкиборгЧеловек-Сидр]

Visual F#@× 😂🤣

[@vadiks20032]

4:45 that's just an MMORPG raid type of particle moment

[@bass-dc9175]

"Throw a rock in a lake" Every guy ever who visited a lake: ( °-°)👍

[@sonic12o3]

Wow VFX is interesting! I’m gonna go cry and throw rocks in a lake to learn!!

[@StevenCasteelYT]

Lol, that intro!

[@strawberryblender]

You can clearly tell that in all kind of artist VFX artist is the craziest one

[@madhusudanpanda6396]

💪

[@mizubiart6230]

these wake me up whenever i want to become one with the floor

[@Cacutzz]

CANCER GAME

[@CyclopsWasRight]

Any suggestions for a VFX creator for android? I'd like to work on some effects while at work.

[@anhbui8650]

What is the name of the game from 5:29 to 5:35 ?

[@GekogaWishnya]

Why I have found this video only now? Its too good.

[@kalibcrone6963]

Is there another video regarding the particle effect orb shown at 2:08 ?

[@taigauwu5325]

AHAHAH Chromas go BRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrr

[@seblasful]

Wow increíble pronto estare con ustedes

[@DannyBoy443]

Did anyone else start laughing hard when Shannon started adding more and more sparks on the fireball?

[@nether6209]

Simp squad assemble

[@Mike-iz6li]

This was a good one

[@mustafamalkoc7489]

PLEASE TRANSLATE TURKİSH

[@OzzieStorm]

I want that kindred ult VFX so bad xD

[@Master131]

thanks riot

[@lukdra]

Gracias xd

[@pivshtu]

what was the music from the beginning?

[@sweeren3619]

If you meant the intro at 0:34 , it's URF Theme Song

[@CPollaers]

great to see Jason, watched all his videos ages ago and been wondering if he left riot or not, might go back to them since it's been a while

[@Pandan3D]

just be prepared to never hear back from 99.99% of places you apply at including riot. lol they're always looking for VFX, but there's also thousands of VFX artists who are looking for jobs...

[@gopalv7546]

So, basically in Roit Games everyone have a wacom cintiq. Or Just a set for making this video.. What ever it might be thanks a lot for the content.

[@UnicycleSoul]

There's probably a large proportion of artists that have them, but this is prolly also for the 'set'

[@CaseLogsTrades]

In a student and we all get cintiques I'm pretty sure roit games can afford more than my school

[@dallassegno]

utilize

[@TheCrimson147]

2:41 what game is that? please someone tell us

[@alexisr7812]

11:37 here's the list bro xD

[@alexisr7812]

Go check pathfinder kingmaker first. I think it's that game.

[@najmaht.a.1314]

TRAPEZOID!

[@alister7279]

Hi hi. What's ths song starting at 0:55 ?

[@CPollaers]

"higher love" by Steve Winwood

[@CPollaers]

but in all seriousness, I'd guess all the music used in these videos was made by riot and isn't available as an actual song, based on the fact that their intro and outro songs are from LoL

[@luislasbelin]

Why is there episode 3 and 7?

[@thenickofthyme8923]

it was uploaded all at the same time it seems, so it's all out of order

[@sten3691]

Спасибо)

[@MrJon-ok7nd]

Ah, Shannon. Que mulher linda, em. XD

[@BakiWho]

eaiest most laidback part of game design :)