Simplifying materials for game engine use

- [Narrator] One aspect of creating materials for use … in a real time environment that we really need to keep … in mind, is that of how much overhead they take up … in terms of computing resources. … Now substances are already pretty efficient in that regard … so we may feel this topic doesn't really apply to us … if we are using that approach. … The principles of not being wasteful though, … can be applied to all materials, … including ones created in Substance Designer. … The first and perhaps most obvious resource-eater then, … that we will mention, is resolution. … If we know where and how our materials are going to … be applied in a level, then we can make informed … decisions as to the best possible resolution … for the texture maps being used. … As already noted in the course, objects that are small, … or that the end used will never get anywhere near, … don't need 4K maps in the material. … Figuring out ahead of time where our assets are going … to be placed in the level then, and understanding …