从Maya到Unreal的大规模人群模拟技术 The Gnomon Workshop – Simulating Crowds with Golaem & Maya

这门由DNEG资深Crowd TD专家Wilfried Lhomme主讲的5小时 workshop，旨在教授一套完整且符合电影级生产标准的群体仿真工作流程。课程以Maya和Golaem为核心，深入讲解代理创建、动画分配、运动路径及触发机制等基础设置，并强调在复杂镜头中构建清晰、可靠且易于迭代的优化策略。随后，工作流延伸至Unreal Engine 5，涵盖缓存导出、场景比例验证、Sequencer镜头调度及灯光后期处理等环节，确保将群体动画完美融入电影化场景。课程既适合零基础入门，也适合有经验的艺术家精进流程，最终目标是让学员能够创建出兼顾视觉效果与性能的高质量群体动画。

课程时长：5小时 1920X1080 mp4 语言：英语 含课程文件

The Gnomon Workshop – Simulating Crowds with Golaem & Maya
This 5-hour workshop presents a complete, production-ready crowd simulation workflow using Golaem, Maya, and Unreal Engine, designed for high-end cinematic and film projects. Taught by Wilfried Lhomme, a Senior Crowd TD at DNEG, the techniques demonstrated are based on pre-production practices used in feature films and AAA cinematics.

Wilfried begins in Maya with Golaem, building a strong foundation for crowds, including agent creation, animation assignment, motion paths, triggers, transitions, and optimization strategies tailored for complex shots. The focus remains on creating clean, reliable setups that are easy to iterate on in production. The workflow then continues in Unreal Engine 5, covering cache export, scale and timing validation, and best practices for integrating crowds into a cinematic scene. Artists will also explore how to use Sequencer, camera blocking, lighting, and post-processing to achieve movie-quality results while maintaining strong performance.

This workshop is designed for both artists who have never worked with crowds before and those with prior crowd experience who want to strengthen, refine, or professionalize their workflow for production.

Assets from the Lost City by Big Medium Small Studio are used in this workshop; however, they are not required to follow along. Artists can work with any other assets or simple proxies to follow along with the techniques showcased.

Software Used
Unreal Maya Golaem