* Maya is the premier tool for 3D modeling, animation, and rendering, and is used by such game companies as Electronic Arts (Madden), Midway (Mortal Kombat), Nintendo (Metroid Prime), and Square Enix (Kingdom Hearts) * Written by a production artist at a leading game company, this is the only book that applies Maya’s rigging and animation tools to real-world tasks and projects faced by professional game animators * This Maya Press title covers modeling, texturing, animation, and special effects techniques that are used to create cutting-edge games * Sidebars feature interviews with celebrity game animators working for today’s top game developers