Create a 3D game in Blender.
Blender is a powerful application for creating 3D content for games, movies and other graphical content--and it just happens to be completely free. Surprisingly, Blender also supports the ability to create 3D games directly within the interface of the application. This makes it easy for modelers to put their creations into a simple video game and can even share the games with family and friends.
Instructions
1. Learn use Blender. The Blender website offers several tutorials to help you get started using the software. You need to understand use the tools, the views available and manipulate objects. For the sake of this guide, the simple default cube that Blender opens with will be used to create the game. You can always design your own models for use in a game.
2. Select the proper Shading Mode. When working with Blender's default cube, select the "Draw Type" drop-down box and choose Textured. This will determine how the lighting will affect objects in the 3D space.
3. Create your game in the Game Logic Panel. This panel can be accessed by pressing the F4 button. This is where you will specify how your game is to operate. Blender uses a visual interface to control how your game will operate, however you can also use the programming language Python to create game interactions. There are three types of action that can be linked together in many combinations: sensors, actuators and controllers. Sensors detect keyboard or controller input, or can also be triggered through timers. Actuators carry out the actions of your game, such as playing an animation when triggered, while controllers link actuators and sensors together.
4. Change the physical properties of your model. With the model selected (in the Game Logic Panel) enable the Actor button. This will allow you to specify what type of object the selected model is.
5. Press P to enter the game engine. This will allow you to play your game according to the settings you made in the Game Logic Panel. To exit the game, press the "Esc" key.
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