Re: game modeling with maya
*grumble grumble* stupid macs and lack of drag copy
anywhooooo
Originally posted by menkes
is maya a good software for 3d game modeling?
I would say yes... considering it's used in a lot of games. I've seen it been used in God of War, Assasin's Creed, Heavenly Sword, Infamous, and i'm going to guess it's been used in the forum's game environment veteran mtmckinley's games (like toomb raider and saw)
Originally posted by menkes
can i integrate my models and finnished works to game graphics? (convert objects to direct X files or something like that)
yes, but directX no longer makes plug-ins to port from maya to directx
instead you can just use the fbx type
but... essentially it all depends on the game engine you're using.
equally as good is XSI, they even have a free lite version made specifically for hobbyists (i assume you're not doing commercial) who want to make things for game engines like XNA and Source (although there have been some games made commerically via such engines)
there is a lot more to be said, and undoubtedly some of the others will tell you more 
that's a "Ch" pronounced as a "K"
Computer skills I should have:
Objective C, C#, Java, MEL. Python, C++, XML, JavaScript, XSLT, HTML, SQL, CSS, FXScript, Clips, SOAR, ActionScript, OpenGL, DirectX
Maya, XSI, Photoshop, AfterEffects, Motion, Illustrator, Flash, Swift3D