FREE EBOOK - HackSpace Magazine: Issue 62 
by HackSpace Team
It's not yet Christmas, but we come bearing glad tidings: the supply of Raspberry Pis available to hobbyists is starting to come back to normal. To celebrate, we're exploring 20 of the best hardware projects you can build with a Raspberry Pi - whether that's large or small, simple or complex, useful or not-so-useful.- Keep your posterior warm with a home-built heated seat- Build custom electr...
Publisher: Raspberry Pi Press | Release: 2023
FREE EBOOK - HackSpace Magazine: Issue 63
by HackSpace Team
Flying machines: humans have always dreamed about flight, but with our puny arms and lack of feathers it's something we've struggled with. No more! Join us as we explore the best, cleverest and most innovative home-made flying machines. Icarus would have been proud!- Behold: the world's first articulated print-in-place chocolate fish!- When 3D goes so wrong, it's actually kind of right- ...
Publisher: Raspberry Pi Press | Release: 2023
by Xudong Ma, Vishakh Hegde, Lilit Yolyan
With this hands-on guide to 3D deep learning, developers working with 3D computer vision will be able to put their knowledge to work and get up and running in no time.Complete with step-by-step explanations of essential concepts and practical examples, this book lets you explore and gain a thorough understanding of state-of-the-art 3D deep learning. You'll see how to use PyTorch3D for basic 3D mesh and...
Price: $39.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2022
Beginning 3D Game Assets Development Pipeline
by Nova Villanueva
This project-based tutorial covers the creation of 3D assets in a game engine, from concept to implementation. You will learn the 3D pipeline using Maya and Substance Painter, which are industry-standard programs used for content creation in game development. You also will know how to add them and work with them in Unity.The book begins with an overall look at the production of game development and the diff...
Price: $40.99 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2022
Mathematics for Game Programming and Computer Graphics
by Penny de Byl
Mathematics is an essential skill when it comes to graphics and game development, particularly if you want to understand the generation of real-time computer graphics and the manipulation of objects and environments in a detailed way. Python, together with Pygame and PyOpenGL, provides you with the opportunity to explore these features under the hood, revealing how computers generate and manipulate 3D envir...
Price: $49.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2022
Unreal Engine 5 Character Creation, Animation, and Cinematics
by Henk Venter, Wilhelm Ogterop
Unreal Engine 5 (UE5) offers beginners and seasoned professionals the ability to create detailed movie scenes with realistic human characters using MetaHuman and combine it with custom props and environments. It also comes with built-in industry standard animation tools to develop such scenes in a fraction of the time compared to old methods. This book takes you through the entire 3D movie production pipeli...
Price: $54.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2022
Practical Autodesk AutoCAD 2023 and AutoCAD LT 2023, 2nd Edition
by Jaiprakash Pandey, Yasser Shoukry
AutoCAD is one of the most versatile software applications for architectural and engineering designs and the most popular computer-aided design (CAD) platform for 2D drafting and 3D modeling. This hands-on 2nd edition guide will take you through everything you need to know to make the most out of this powerful tool, from a simple tour of the user interface to using advanced tools.Starting with basic drawing...
Price: $19.79 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2022
FREE EBOOK - HackSpace Magazine: Issue 50
by HackSpace Team
Machine learning used to be the preserve of university research departments with money to burn on high-power, high-cost kit - but not any more! Thanks to a new breed of affordable dev boards, anyone can get in on the act at pocket money prices. We've trawled the makersphere for the best, most creative machine learning projects to show just what can be done. The future of machine learning is awesome - a...
Publisher: Raspberry Pi Press | Release: 2022
FREE EBOOK - HackSpace Magazine: Issue 55
by HackSpace Team
There's a huge range of computer-controlled machines used by makers - 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC mills and more - but the plotter is the easiest to make. This makes it a great build for getting started in the world of computer-controlled machines. For around $15 you can create your own drawing machine with our guide.- Learn how hydraulics work- All you need to know about lubrication- Make your own...
Publisher: Raspberry Pi Press | Release: 2022
FREE EBOOK - HackSpace Magazine: Issue 56
by HackSpace Team
From component choice, to packaging, to marketing, to the million other things that you need to do when you scale up production, we'll help you turn your project into a product - and along the way it'll help you be a better maker.- Build a rocket-powered wing-wing glider out of balsa wood and 3D printed parts (it's like the space shuttle, but smaller and cheaper, and dare we say it, better);-...
Publisher: Raspberry Pi Press | Release: 2022