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XNA

XNA is a free game creation program that offers a tutorial to go along with the program.  You are able to create and publish games through this program.

Verge 3

Verge 3 is a simple gaming program that is offered for free download.

Unreal Developer’s Kit

Unreal Developer’s Kit is a free program that the software development framework used to create computer and video games, 3D simulation, TV shows, films and more.

Unity 3d 2.0.1

Unity 3D 2.0.1 looks like a gaming platform for phones.  I didn’t find anything about a program to help create anything artistic.

Torque 3d Game Builder 2009

The Torque 3D Game Builder 2009 is a game-making program that is part of a suit of programs designed to help create gaming platforms for artists.

The Foundry Nuke 6.1

The Foundry Nuke 6.1 now allows access to all the industry standard keyers, Primatte, Keylight and Ultimatte.  The program is for 3D characters and animations and now getting easier to use do to the recent updates to the Nuke software.

Side Effects Software Houdini 11

Side effects software Houdini 11 works best in procedural effects.  The program does not rely on plug-ins to be good but it does need input via scripting and other building block schemes.

Sculptris Alpha 5

Sulptris Alpha 5 claims to differ from other 3D sculpting programs because of its dynamic tessellation feature.

Pixologic zBrush 4

Pixologic zBrush 4 was created as a painting program and digital sculpting that claims to have revolutionized the 3D industry with it’s powerful features and intuitive workflows.

Okino Polytrans

Okino Polytrans is the world-wide industry standard for mission and production critical 3D CAD/DCC + Animation/Model/NURBS/Skinning translation, optimization and viewing.

Ogre 3D

Ogre 3D is a scene-oriented, flexible 3D rendering engine written in C++ designed to make it easier and intuitive for developers to produce applications utilizing hardware-accelerated 3D graphics.

nVidia Melody

nVidia Melody claims to create a high quality normal maps that make the low-poly look like a high-poly.  It looks to be a simplistic program to help create models and characters. 

Nextlimit RealFlow v5

Nextlimit RealFlow v5 is a unique fluids and body dynamics software package which allows the artist to simulate anything from a single drop of water to a massive tsunami crashing across a beach, sweeping debris in its wake.  It is a good tool to create very realistic simulations and have been apart of the creation of some many major visual effects films.

Nextlimit Maxwell Render

Nextlimit Maxwell Render claims to be the next generation of rendering technology.  They say that this program claims to be the leader in unbiased rendering for photorealistic imagery and advanced lighting, especially in architecture, product design, interior design, and film/animation.

Maxon Cinema 4D 11.5

Maxon Cinema 4D 11.5 is a set of programs made to suit the specific needs of the artist.  Depending on what is needed people can buy for what they are looking for instead of having to buy the whole product and use only a small part of it.  The programs claim to be state of the art and able to be used on most computers.

Grome Terrain

Grome Terrain is developed by Quad Software to be an environmental modeling package.  The program is made to for computer and manual creation of large outdoor worlds for 3D real-time simulation and games.  It unlimited capabilities to use custom terrain size data swapping mechanism to hard disk.

Google SketchUp

Google SketchUp is a free 3D modeling program provided to anyone who wishes to download the program.  It claims to have access to information that people share in the Google 3D Warehouse.

Yoyo Games Game Maker

Yoyo Games Game Maker is a program that helps artists put together games.  The program claims to be simple and easy to learn as well as a built-in programming language, which should allow the artist an all in one package.

Emergent Gamebryo

Emergent Gamebryo has been used to help create video games on all the major consoles and the PC.  Covering many different genres and several games in development.

Blender 3D 2.49

Blender 3D 2.49 is a program that claims to provide super-realistic 3D models of machines for use in movies, artwork and computer games.

Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011

Autodesk Revit Architecture is designed for building information modeling to help designers and architects.  The program helps to look through early concepts and better keep up with the design progress through documentation and construction.

Autodesk Mudbox 2011

Autodesk Mudbox provides digital sculpting along with the texture painting software for modelers and texture artists.  This gives them the freedom to create production ready 3D digital artwork without needing to worry about the technical details.  Professionals from many different media fields have designed this program.

Autodesk MotionBuilder 2011

Autodesk MotionBuilder claims to make 3D character animation more efficient.  In the details it says the creator can create, edit, and play back complex character animation in a highly responsive, interactive environment that is ideal for high-volume animation, virtual cinematography, pre-visualization, and performance animation.

Autodesk 3d Studio Max 2011

Autodesk 3ds Max software provide powerful, integrated 3D modeling, animation, rendering, and compositing that enable artists and designers to more quickly ramp up for production.  The 3ds Max Design can be used to help architects, engineers, along with many other different fields of work to design their work.

Autodesk Maya 2011

Autodesk Maya is a program that offers a creative end-to-end workflow with all the tools for the 3D 3D animation, modeling, simulation, visual effects, rendering, matchmoving, and compositing on a highly extensible production platform.

Adobe Flash ActionScript

Adobe Flash ActionScript is the program that has the ability to create the flash videos of Macromedia (the former name of adobe flash) with the added ability to use a scripting language to add more control over the creation of the films.  Adobe Flash is the ability to create the images and motions of the film, while ActionScript provides the programmed demands.

3DVIA Studio

3DVIA Studio creates a social development environment that connects to an easy to use warehouse and community of over 190,000 3D artists.  The program helps everyone from large design studios to the individual 3D artist.