1. Game Mechanics and Theory Basics of Photoshop

2. General information about Photoshop  Graphics Editor  Currently maintained by Adobe Systems  Originally created by Thomas and John Knoll in 1988  Cost : around $120/year  Similar free software: GIMP

3. Tools in Photoshop

4. Common elements for Photoshop  Marque – select an area based on a chosen shape and edit just that area  Lasso – select an area that the user draws and edit just that area  Crop – select an area and discard the portions outside the area  Slice – divide an image into different sections  Selection – used to select an area to edit  Pen – create paths or draw freehand

5. Common elements for Photoshop (continued)  Eyedropper – selects a color from an area  Hand – moves the image in any direction  Zoom – enlarges or shrinks the image  Quick Selection – selects an area based on edges  Magic Wand – selects an area based on pixel values (colors)  Eraser – erases content based on the active layer

6. Useful keyboard shortcuts in Photoshop

7. Editing Shortcuts in Photoshop

8. Camera shortcuts in Photoshop

9. Game Mechanics and Theory Basics of Audacity

10. General Information about Audacity  Digital Audio Editor  Currently maintained by The Audacity Team  Originally created by Mazzoni and Dannenberg in 2000  Cost : FREE!!

11. Tools in Audacity

12. Tools in Audacity (continued)  Selection – selects a section for playback or edit  Envelope – allows smooth volume changes to be made by using “control points”  Draw – manually redraw the wave  Zoom – expands and shrinks the steps in the wave  Time Shift – lets you synchronize audio in a project  Multi-Tool – combines all the tools

14. Keyboard Shortcuts in Audacity

17. Game Mechanics and Theory Basics of Blender

18. General information about Blender  3D computer graphics software  Maintained by the Blender Institute  Has four employees  Cost: FREE!!

19. Useful mouse actions in Blender

20. Number keypad shortcuts  1  Front View  3  Side View  4  Rotate view left  6  Rotate view right  7  Top View  Ctrl + 7  Bottom View  0  Camera View

21. Keyboard hotkeys  A  Toggle select all/none  Shift + A  show add menu  Shift + D  Duplicate  E (edit mode)  Extrude  F (edit mode)  Create face/edge  I  insert keyframe  Ctrl + M  mirror selection  N  show properties

22. Keyboard hotkeys (continued)  R  Rotate  S  Scale  Ctrl + Z  Undo  Ctrl + Shift + Z  Redo  Tab  Toggle Edit mode