diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7fe5ec0..8adc4d0 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ **Free assets and tools for commercial games, with every licence read at its source.** -[**Browse 377 sources**](https://tmhsdigital.github.io/Free-Game-Dev-Assets/) · [Starter stacks](#starter-stacks) · [Choose by job](#start-here) · [Licences](#licences) · [Contribute](#contributing) +[**Browse 392 sources**](https://tmhsdigital.github.io/Free-Game-Dev-Assets/) · [Starter stacks](#starter-stacks) · [Choose by job](#start-here) · [Licences](#licences) · [Contribute](#contributing) [![Website](https://img.shields.io/website?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftmhsdigital.github.io%2FFree-Game-Dev-Assets%2F&up_message=live&down_message=down&label=website)](https://tmhsdigital.github.io/Free-Game-Dev-Assets/) [![Pages](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/TMHSDigital/Free-Game-Dev-Assets/pages.yml?label=pages)](https://github.com/TMHSDigital/Free-Game-Dev-Assets/actions/workflows/pages.yml) -[![Sources](https://img.shields.io/badge/sources-377-informational)](https://tmhsdigital.github.io/Free-Game-Dev-Assets/) +[![Sources](https://img.shields.io/badge/sources-392-informational)](https://tmhsdigital.github.io/Free-Game-Dev-Assets/) [![License: CC0-1.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-CC0--1.0-lightgrey.svg)](LICENSE)
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Filtered views and individual entries have their own URLs, so you can send someone exactly what you are looking at. @@ -152,10 +152,10 @@ someone exactly what you are looking at. | **Audio** | 34 | SFX, music, foley, impulse responses | [`catalog/audio/`](catalog/audio/) | | **Characters** | 28 | Rigged packs, generators, modular humanoids | [`catalog/characters/`](catalog/characters/) | | **Fonts** | 25 | OFL and commercial-ok typefaces, CJK | [`catalog/fonts/`](catalog/fonts/) | -| **Environment** | 13 | HDRI, terrain DEMs, geodata | [`catalog/environment/`](catalog/environment/) | +| **Environment** | 18 | HDRI, terrain DEMs, geodata | [`catalog/environment/`](catalog/environment/) | | **Shaders & VFX** | 18 | Shaders, particle and FX resources | [`catalog/shaders-vfx/`](catalog/shaders-vfx/) | -| **Animation** | 12 | Motion capture and character clips | [`catalog/animation/`](catalog/animation/) | -| **Video** | 8 | Stock footage, archival clips | [`catalog/video/`](catalog/video/) | +| **Animation** | 17 | Motion capture and character clips | [`catalog/animation/`](catalog/animation/) | +| **Video** | 13 | Stock footage, archival clips | [`catalog/video/`](catalog/video/) | ## Reading an entry diff --git a/catalog/README.md b/catalog/README.md index c53a6d7..b4382a1 100644 --- a/catalog/README.md +++ b/catalog/README.md @@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ One markdown file per source under a category folder. Copy [`TEMPLATE.md`](TEMPL | Audio | 34 | [`audio/`](audio/) | SFX, music, foley, IRs | | Characters | 28 | [`characters/`](characters/) | Generators & modular humanoids | | Fonts | 25 | [`fonts/`](fonts/) | OFL / commercial-ok type | -| Environment | 13 | [`environment/`](environment/) | HDRI, terrain, geodata | +| Environment | 18 | [`environment/`](environment/) | HDRI, terrain, geodata | | Shaders & VFX | 18 | [`shaders-vfx/`](shaders-vfx/) | Shaders, particle textures, FX | -| Animation | 12 | [`animation/`](animation/) | MoCap, character clips | -| Video | 8 | [`video/`](video/) | Stock footage, archival clips | +| Animation | 17 | [`animation/`](animation/) | MoCap, character clips | +| Video | 13 | [`video/`](video/) | Stock footage, archival clips | Guides: [`docs/licenses.md`](../docs/licenses.md) · [`docs/provenance.md`](../docs/provenance.md) · [`docs/high-risk.md`](../docs/high-risk.md) · [`docs/fivem.md`](../docs/fivem.md) · [`docs/ai-assets.md`](../docs/ai-assets.md) · [`docs/trust-score.md`](../docs/trust-score.md) · [`docs/fonts.md`](../docs/fonts.md) · [`docs/geodata.md`](../docs/geodata.md) · [`docs/game-vs-video-licensing.md`](../docs/game-vs-video-licensing.md) · [`docs/godot-budget-stack.md`](../docs/godot-budget-stack.md) · [`docs/research-index.md`](../docs/research-index.md) diff --git a/catalog/animation/README.md b/catalog/animation/README.md index 03cb332..841d590 100644 --- a/catalog/animation/README.md +++ b/catalog/animation/README.md @@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ | [meta-animated-drawings](meta-animated-drawings.md) | Meta Animated Drawings | MIT | yes | active | | [microsoft-movebox](microsoft-movebox.md) | MoveBox (Rocketbox) | MIT | yes | active | | [rokoko-vision](rokoko-vision.md) | Rokoko Vision (Create) | custom | yes* | active | +| [quaternius-ultimate-animated-character-pack](quaternius-ultimate-animated-character-pack.md) | Quaternius Ultimate Animated Character Pack | CC0 | yes | active | +| [quaternius-animated-men-pack](quaternius-animated-men-pack.md) | Quaternius Animated Men Pack | CC0 | yes | active | +| [quaternius-animated-women-pack](quaternius-animated-women-pack.md) | Quaternius Animated Women Pack | CC0 | yes | active | +| [quaternius-animated-guns-pack](quaternius-animated-guns-pack.md) | Quaternius Animated Guns Pack | CC0 | yes | active | +| [quaternius-background-posed-humans](quaternius-background-posed-humans.md) | Quaternius Background Posed Humans Pack | CC0 | yes | active | \* Standard License caps (~1M users / $1M revenue); AI training needs AI Permit. \* Rokoko Vision: free Starter quotas; generated motion commercial per Create FAQ. diff --git a/catalog/animation/quaternius-animated-guns-pack.md b/catalog/animation/quaternius-animated-guns-pack.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..80759c9 --- /dev/null +++ b/catalog/animation/quaternius-animated-guns-pack.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +--- +id: quaternius-animated-guns-pack +name: Quaternius Animated Guns Pack +url: https://quaternius.com/packs/animatedguns.html +publisher: Quaternius +category: animation +subcategories: [weapons, props] +license: CC0 +license_spdx: CC0-1.0 +commercial: true +attribution_required: false +formats: [FBX, OBJ, Blend] +tags: [animated, weapons, fps, low-poly] +verified: 2026-10-04 +status: active +--- + +# Quaternius Animated Guns Pack + +Six animated low-poly guns (P90, revolver, pistol, shotgun, sniper rifle and similar) in FBX, OBJ and Blend. Handy for FPS or shooter prototypes needing fire and reload motion on the weapon itself. Weapon-only animation, no arms or character. + +## Notes + +- Page lists 6 animated, textured models (June 2018) +- Pair with a first-person arms rig of your own +- Attribution example (optional): `Animations by Quaternius (CC0)` +- Quaternius published a separate Quaternius Asset License (QAL v1.0, dated 2026-08-28) that says it governs future releases and that earlier versions are not changed retroactively. This 2018-2019 pack page still shows CC0. Keep a copy of the pack page or download date with your project files. + +## Evidence + +- Live pack page (2026-10-04): License field shows "CC0"; page text "free to use in personal and commercial projects" +- Live Quaternius FAQ (2026-10-04): "All models are under the CC0 License." + +## Related + +- [quaternius-universal-animation-library](quaternius-universal-animation-library.md) +- [quaternius-universal-animation-library-2](quaternius-universal-animation-library-2.md) +- [kaykit-character-animations](kaykit-character-animations.md) +- [quaternius](../3d/quaternius.md) diff --git a/catalog/animation/quaternius-animated-men-pack.md b/catalog/animation/quaternius-animated-men-pack.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..785ee53 --- /dev/null +++ b/catalog/animation/quaternius-animated-men-pack.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +--- +id: quaternius-animated-men-pack +name: Quaternius Animated Men Pack +url: https://quaternius.com/packs/animatedmen.html +publisher: Quaternius +category: animation +subcategories: [characters, humanoid, rigs] +license: CC0 +license_spdx: CC0-1.0 +commercial: true +attribution_required: false +formats: [FBX, OBJ, Blend] +tags: [animated, characters, stylized, low-poly] +verified: 2026-10-04 +status: active +--- + +# Quaternius Animated Men Pack + +Four rigged male low-poly human models with many animations, in FBX, OBJ and Blend. Small, quick to drop into a prototype or to harvest clips from. Models are textured and each has its own rig. + +## Notes + +- Page lists 4 animated, textured models (February 2019) +- Companion to the Animated Women pack +- Attribution example (optional): `Animations by Quaternius (CC0)` +- Quaternius published a separate Quaternius Asset License (QAL v1.0, dated 2026-08-28) that says it governs future releases and that earlier versions are not changed retroactively. This 2018-2019 pack page still shows CC0. Keep a copy of the pack page or download date with your project files. + +## Evidence + +- Live pack page (2026-10-04): License field shows "CC0"; page text "free to use in personal and commercial projects" +- Live Quaternius FAQ (2026-10-04): "All models are under the CC0 License." + +## Related + +- [quaternius-universal-animation-library](quaternius-universal-animation-library.md) +- [quaternius-universal-animation-library-2](quaternius-universal-animation-library-2.md) +- [kaykit-character-animations](kaykit-character-animations.md) +- [quaternius](../3d/quaternius.md) diff --git a/catalog/animation/quaternius-animated-women-pack.md b/catalog/animation/quaternius-animated-women-pack.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..eb8992d --- /dev/null +++ b/catalog/animation/quaternius-animated-women-pack.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +--- +id: quaternius-animated-women-pack +name: Quaternius Animated Women Pack +url: https://quaternius.com/packs/animatedwomen.html +publisher: Quaternius +category: animation +subcategories: [characters, humanoid, rigs] +license: CC0 +license_spdx: CC0-1.0 +commercial: true +attribution_required: false +formats: [FBX, OBJ, Blend] +tags: [animated, characters, stylized, low-poly] +verified: 2026-10-04 +status: active +--- + +# Quaternius Animated Women Pack + +Four rigged female low-poly human models with many animations, in FBX, OBJ and Blend. Small, quick to drop into a prototype or to harvest clips from. Models are textured and each has its own rig. + +## Notes + +- Page lists 4 animated, textured models (February 2019) +- Companion to the Animated Men pack +- Attribution example (optional): `Animations by Quaternius (CC0)` +- Quaternius published a separate Quaternius Asset License (QAL v1.0, dated 2026-08-28) that says it governs future releases and that earlier versions are not changed retroactively. This 2018-2019 pack page still shows CC0. Keep a copy of the pack page or download date with your project files. + +## Evidence + +- Live pack page (2026-10-04): License field shows "CC0"; page text "free to use in personal and commercial projects" +- Live Quaternius FAQ (2026-10-04): "All models are under the CC0 License." + +## Related + +- [quaternius-universal-animation-library](quaternius-universal-animation-library.md) +- [quaternius-universal-animation-library-2](quaternius-universal-animation-library-2.md) +- [kaykit-character-animations](kaykit-character-animations.md) +- [quaternius](../3d/quaternius.md) diff --git a/catalog/animation/quaternius-background-posed-humans.md b/catalog/animation/quaternius-background-posed-humans.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..864346a --- /dev/null +++ b/catalog/animation/quaternius-background-posed-humans.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +--- +id: quaternius-background-posed-humans +name: Quaternius Background Posed Humans Pack +url: https://quaternius.com/packs/backgroundposedhumans.html +publisher: Quaternius +category: animation +subcategories: [poses, characters] +license: CC0 +license_spdx: CC0-1.0 +commercial: true +attribution_required: false +formats: [FBX, OBJ, Blend] +tags: [poses, crowd, background, low-poly] +verified: 2026-10-04 +status: active +--- + +# Quaternius Background Posed Humans Pack + +A set of 20 posed low-poly humans with 8 hairstyles in FBX, OBJ and Blend, for crowds and scene dressing. Static poses rather than motion clips, so it suits background filler more than gameplay characters. + +## Notes + +- Page lists 28 models (August 2018); description says 20 posed humans plus hairstyles +- Static poses; no locomotion or action clips +- Attribution example (optional): `Animations by Quaternius (CC0)` +- Quaternius published a separate Quaternius Asset License (QAL v1.0, dated 2026-08-28) that says it governs future releases and that earlier versions are not changed retroactively. This 2018-2019 pack page still shows CC0. Keep a copy of the pack page or download date with your project files. + +## Evidence + +- Live pack page (2026-10-04): License field shows "CC0"; page text "free to use in personal and commercial projects" +- Live Quaternius FAQ (2026-10-04): "All models are under the CC0 License." + +## Related + +- [quaternius-universal-animation-library](quaternius-universal-animation-library.md) +- [quaternius-universal-animation-library-2](quaternius-universal-animation-library-2.md) +- [kaykit-character-animations](kaykit-character-animations.md) +- [quaternius](../3d/quaternius.md) diff --git a/catalog/animation/quaternius-ultimate-animated-character-pack.md b/catalog/animation/quaternius-ultimate-animated-character-pack.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b8c513b --- /dev/null +++ b/catalog/animation/quaternius-ultimate-animated-character-pack.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +--- +id: quaternius-ultimate-animated-character-pack +name: Quaternius Ultimate Animated Character Pack +url: https://quaternius.com/packs/ultimatedanimatedcharacter.html +publisher: Quaternius +category: animation +subcategories: [characters, humanoid, rigs] +license: CC0 +license_spdx: CC0-1.0 +commercial: true +attribution_required: false +formats: [FBX, OBJ, Blend] +tags: [animated, characters, stylized, low-poly] +verified: 2026-10-04 +status: active +--- + +# Quaternius Ultimate Animated Character Pack + +50+ animated low-poly characters with many baked animations, shipped as FBX, OBJ and Blend. Useful as ready-to-play animated placeholders or as source clips to retarget. Animations are per-character, not on one shared rig, so retargeting needs work. + +## Notes + +- Page lists 52 animated, textured models; characters carry their own skeletons +- Not a universal rig: for retarget-friendly clips prefer the Universal Animation Library +- Attribution example (optional): `Animations by Quaternius (CC0)` +- Quaternius published a separate Quaternius Asset License (QAL v1.0, dated 2026-08-28) that says it governs future releases and that earlier versions are not changed retroactively. This 2018-2019 pack page still shows CC0. Keep a copy of the pack page or download date with your project files. + +## Evidence + +- Live pack page (2026-10-04): License field shows "CC0"; page text "free to use in personal and commercial projects" +- Live Quaternius FAQ (2026-10-04): "All models are under the CC0 License." + +## Related + +- [quaternius-universal-animation-library](quaternius-universal-animation-library.md) +- [quaternius-universal-animation-library-2](quaternius-universal-animation-library-2.md) +- [kaykit-character-animations](kaykit-character-animations.md) +- [quaternius](../3d/quaternius.md) diff --git a/catalog/environment/README.md b/catalog/environment/README.md index 7719dc1..b46232b 100644 --- a/catalog/environment/README.md +++ b/catalog/environment/README.md @@ -15,5 +15,10 @@ | [copernicus-dem-glo30](copernicus-dem-glo30.md) | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 | custom | yes* | active | | [usgs-earth-explorer](usgs-earth-explorer.md) | USGS EarthExplorer | public-domain* | yes* | active | | [opentopography](opentopography.md) | OpenTopography | varies | varies | active | +| [nls-finland-elevation-model](nls-finland-elevation-model.md) | NLS Finland Elevation Model 2 m | CC-BY-4.0 | yes | active | +| [swisstopo-swissalti3d](swisstopo-swissalti3d.md) | swisstopo swissALTI3D | custom | yes* | active | +| [overture-maps](overture-maps.md) | Overture Maps | varies | unknown | needs-review | +| [nasa-deep-star-maps](nasa-deep-star-maps.md) | NASA Deep Star Maps 2020 | custom | unknown | needs-review | +| [ahn-netherlands](ahn-netherlands.md) | AHN (Netherlands) | unknown | unknown | needs-review | \* Attribution / endorsement / geo / notify-JAXA rules — see entry + [`docs/licenses.md`](../../docs/licenses.md). Avoid **FABDEM** (NC) and **HDRLabs sIBL** (CC-BY-NC-SA) — [`docs/high-risk.md`](../../docs/high-risk.md). diff --git a/catalog/environment/ahn-netherlands.md b/catalog/environment/ahn-netherlands.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3f741f2 --- /dev/null +++ b/catalog/environment/ahn-netherlands.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +--- +id: ahn-netherlands +name: Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (AHN) +url: https://www.ahn.nl/open-data +category: environment +subcategories: [heightmaps, dem] +license: unknown +commercial: unknown +attribution_required: false +formats: [GeoTIFF, LAZ] +tags: [terrain, lidar, netherlands, point-cloud] +publisher: AHN +verified: 2026-10-04 +status: needs-review +--- + +# Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (AHN) + +Dutch national height map built from airborne lidar, with raster grids (0.5 m and 5 m) and point clouds, downloadable per map sheet through PDOK. Excellent for flat polder and urban terrain. Marked needs-review: the AHN page says the data is free to use "without restrictions" but names no licence instrument this session, so the exact licence is unconfirmed. + +## Notes + +- AHN1, AHN2 and AHN3 are the open datasets named on the page. Newer releases (AHN4 and later) were not confirmed on that page this session. +- Subunits are the map sheets for the 0.5 m raster and the point clouds; units are used for the 5 m raster. Sheet layout files are on the page. +- Format names (GeoTIFF raster, LAZ point cloud) are from general knowledge of the PDOK downloads, not from the page; confirm on download. +- Before moving to active, find a licence statement (for example a CC0 or public domain mark) on a PDOK or Nationaal Georegister record and quote it. +- The licence page https://www.ahn.nl/licentie returned 404 this session. + +## Evidence + +- AHN open data page (2026-10-04), in Dutch: "De datasets van het AHN1, AHN2 en AHN3 zijn beschikbaar als Open Data." +- Same page (2026-10-04): "door iedereen gratis en zonder beperkingen te gebruiken is" (free for anyone to use without restrictions). +- No licence name located on the page; status is needs-review for that reason. + +## Related + +- [copernicus-dem-glo30](copernicus-dem-glo30.md) +- [nls-finland-elevation-model](nls-finland-elevation-model.md) +- [openstreetmap](openstreetmap.md) diff --git a/catalog/environment/nasa-deep-star-maps.md b/catalog/environment/nasa-deep-star-maps.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dd78952 --- /dev/null +++ b/catalog/environment/nasa-deep-star-maps.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +--- +id: nasa-deep-star-maps +name: NASA Deep Star Maps 2020 +url: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4851/ +category: environment +subcategories: [hdri, skybox] +license: custom +commercial: unknown +attribution_required: true +attribution_string: "NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio. Gaia DR2: ESA/Gaia/DPAC." +formats: [EXR, TIFF] +tags: [stars, space, milky-way, skybox] +publisher: NASA +verified: 2026-10-04 +status: needs-review +--- + +# NASA Deep Star Maps 2020 + +Full-sky star map built from 1.7 billion stars (Hipparcos-2, Tycho-2, Gaia DR2), supplied as linear half-float OpenEXR in plate carree projection from 4k up to 64k wide. A strong source for a space skybox. Marked needs-review: the page states credits but no licence of its own, and the data blends NASA output with ESA Gaia data and Sky and Telescope constellation figures. + +## Notes + +- Celestial (ICRF/J2000 RA and Dec) and galactic mappings are both offered; celestial is better for 3D, per the page. Boundary, figure and grid overlays are grayscale TIFF. +- Equirectangular, so it maps straight onto a sphere or skybox cube in most engines. Distortion near the poles is a projection effect, not galaxies. +- The 64k EXR is 3.8 GB; the 4k is 34 MB. Convert to a compressed cubemap for shipping. +- The page's credit line asks for NASA/Goddard SVS and for Gaia DR2: ESA/Gaia/DPAC. Constellation figures are credited to IAU / Alan MacRobert of Sky and Telescope; omit those overlays if you cannot clear them. +- NASA's media guidelines say NASA should be acknowledged and that content must not imply endorsement. See also [nasa-3d-resources](../3d/nasa-3d-resources.md). + +## Evidence + +- SVS page (2026-10-04): "Please give credit for this item to: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio." +- Same page (2026-10-04): "Gaia DR2: ESA/Gaia/DPAC" +- NASA media guidelines (2026-10-04): "NASA should be acknowledged as the source of the material." +- Same guidelines: "may be used without needing explicit permission" when used factually without implying endorsement. The SVS page has no per-item licence statement, so commercial status is unconfirmed here. + +## Related + +- [nasa-3d-resources](../3d/nasa-3d-resources.md) +- [poly-haven](poly-haven.md) +- [open-hdri](open-hdri.md) diff --git a/catalog/environment/nls-finland-elevation-model.md b/catalog/environment/nls-finland-elevation-model.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..43f85f9 --- /dev/null +++ b/catalog/environment/nls-finland-elevation-model.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +--- +id: nls-finland-elevation-model +name: National Land Survey of Finland Elevation Model 2 m +url: https://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/en/maps-and-spatial-data/datasets-and-interfaces/product-descriptions/elevation-model-2-m +category: environment +subcategories: [heightmaps, dem] +license: CC-BY-4.0 +license_spdx: CC-BY-4.0 +commercial: true +attribution_required: true +attribution_string: "Contains data from the National Land Survey of Finland Elevation Model 2 m MM/YYYY" +formats: [GeoTIFF, ASCII] +tags: [terrain, government, finland, lidar-derived] +publisher: National Land Survey of Finland +verified: 2026-10-04 +status: active +--- + +# National Land Survey of Finland Elevation Model 2 m + +Finnish national 2 m elevation grid from the National Land Survey (Maanmittauslaitos), released as open data under CC BY 4.0. Good for realistic northern lake, forest and fell terrain at a resolution far above the global 30 m DEMs. Coverage is Finland only, and the attribution must name the dataset and its delivery date. + +## Notes + +- The publisher's required wording: name the Licensor (the National Land Survey of Finland), the dataset, and the time the dataset was delivered. The publisher's own example reads "contains data from the National Land Survey of Finland Topographic Database 06/2014"; the `attribution_string` above adapts that pattern to this dataset, so replace MM/YYYY with your delivery date. +- The product page lists distribution as Ascii grid and GeoTiff, via MapSite and the file download service (OGC API Processes, Finnish-language interface). +- The same licence covers the NLS's other open datasets (for example the Topographic Database), which are not catalogued separately here. +- A heightmap baked from the DEM is a derived work and keeps the CC BY 4.0 credit. +- The older open data licence version 1.0 (valid 1.5.2012 to 15.1.2015) is listed as superseded; the terms in force at the time of acquisition apply to old downloads. + +## Evidence + +- Product page (2026-10-04): "Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)" under "Conditions applying to access and use". +- Same page (2026-10-04): "Mention the name of the Licensor (the National Land Survey of Finland), the name of the dataset(s) and the time" +- Licence page (2026-10-04): "Open data by National Land Survey of Finland is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License." +- CC BY 4.0 permits commercial use; the pages quoted do not add a non-commercial restriction. + +## Related + +- [copernicus-dem-glo30](copernicus-dem-glo30.md) +- [swisstopo-swissalti3d](swisstopo-swissalti3d.md) +- [nasadem](nasadem.md) diff --git a/catalog/environment/overture-maps.md b/catalog/environment/overture-maps.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7c46cef --- /dev/null +++ b/catalog/environment/overture-maps.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +--- +id: overture-maps +name: Overture Maps +url: https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/ +category: environment +subcategories: [geodata, vectors] +license: varies +commercial: unknown +attribution_required: true +attribution_string: "© OpenStreetMap contributors, Overture Maps Foundation" +formats: [GeoJSON] +tags: [buildings, roads, places, world-data] +publisher: Overture Maps Foundation +verified: 2026-10-04 +status: needs-review +--- + +# Overture Maps + +Open map dataset (buildings, roads, places, administrative divisions, base land and water, addresses) conflated from many sources. It is convenient for generating city layouts, but there is no single licence: each theme carries the licences of its sources, and several themes include ODbL (share-alike) OpenStreetMap data. Marked needs-review because licence depends on which theme and region you pull. + +## Notes + +- Per the attribution page, the Buildings, Base, Divisions and Transportation themes each list "License for theme: ODbL" with OpenStreetMap as a source; Places lists CDLA Permissive 2.0, Apache 2.0 and CC0 sources; many Buildings, Divisions and address sources are CC BY 4.0. +- ODbL share-alike applies if you ship a derived database, not to a game that only uses baked meshes; see [docs/geodata.md](../../docs/geodata.md) and [openstreetmap](openstreetmap.md). Verify each source you rely on rather than treating the whole dataset as permissive. +- Credit line used by the publisher where OSM-derived data is shown: "© OpenStreetMap contributors, Overture Maps Foundation". Other sources add their own credit lines, listed on the attribution page. +- The getting-data docs show a Python CLI that exports by bounding box to GeoJSON, and DuckDB queries over the cloud-hosted GeoParquet files. +- Some sources need non-standard terms (for example Australian G-NAF addresses under an end user licence agreement). + +## Evidence + +- Attribution page (2026-10-04): "Some of the data sources we use in Overture datasets require their own attribution" +- Same page (2026-10-04): Buildings, Base, Divisions and Transportation each state "License for theme: ODbL". +- Same page (2026-10-04): Places sources "Available under CDLA Permissive 2.0". +- No single blanket commercial grant is stated; status is needs-review for that reason. + +## Related + +- [openstreetmap](openstreetmap.md) +- [ms-building-footprints](ms-building-footprints.md) +- [esa-worldcover](esa-worldcover.md) diff --git a/catalog/environment/swisstopo-swissalti3d.md b/catalog/environment/swisstopo-swissalti3d.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4765e64 --- /dev/null +++ b/catalog/environment/swisstopo-swissalti3d.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +--- +id: swisstopo-swissalti3d +name: swisstopo swissALTI3D +url: https://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/en/height-model-swissalti3d +category: environment +subcategories: [heightmaps, dem] +license: custom +commercial: true +attribution_required: true +attribution_string: "Federal Office of Topography swisstopo" +formats: [COG, GeoTIFF, ASCII] +tags: [terrain, government, switzerland, alps] +publisher: swisstopo +verified: 2026-10-04 +status: active +--- + +# swisstopo swissALTI3D + +High-precision bare-earth terrain model of Switzerland at 0.5 m or 2 m grid spacing, delivered in 1 km tiles. Alpine relief at this detail is rare in free data. It falls under swisstopo's open government data (OGD) terms, which allow commercial use but require a source reference. + +## Notes + +- The OGD terms list the accepted source references in German, French, Italian and English (for example "Federal Office of Topography swisstopo" or "©swisstopo"); use one of them. Some products, including swissALTI Regio and swissEO, require different wording, so check each product's own documentation. +- Data is a surface without vegetation and buildings. The 0.5 m grid is oversampled where the source density is too low. +- Formats per the product page: Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF (LZW) and ASCII X,Y,Z; ESRI ASCII GRID on request. A 2 m tile is about 1 MB, a 0.5 m tile about 26 MB, full coverage 44 GB at 2 m. +- Coordinate system is Swiss LV95 / LN02; reproject before importing into a game engine. +- Excessive use of the geoservices may be throttled; download tiles rather than scraping services. + +## Evidence + +- OGD terms page (2026-10-04): "may be used, distributed and made accessible" +- Same page (2026-10-04): "they may be enriched and processed and also used commercially. A reference to the source is mandatory." +- Product page (2026-10-04) links to these terms ("Terms of use") and lists COG and ASCII X,Y,Z delivery. + +## Related + +- [nls-finland-elevation-model](nls-finland-elevation-model.md) +- [copernicus-dem-glo30](copernicus-dem-glo30.md) +- [jaxa-alos-aw3d30](jaxa-alos-aw3d30.md) diff --git a/catalog/video/README.md b/catalog/video/README.md index 49e347f..6025a79 100644 --- a/catalog/video/README.md +++ b/catalog/video/README.md @@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ people and brands out of anything prominent, such as a title screen. | [mixkit-stock-video](mixkit-stock-video.md) | Mixkit Stock Video | custom | yes | needs-review | | [prelinger-archives](prelinger-archives.md) | Prelinger Archives | varies | varies | needs-review | | [nasa-image-video-library](nasa-image-video-library.md) | NASA Image and Video Library | custom | unknown | needs-review | +| [big-buck-bunny](big-buck-bunny.md) | Big Buck Bunny | CC-BY-3.0 | yes | active | +| [sintel](sintel.md) | Sintel | CC-BY-3.0 | yes | active | +| [tears-of-steel](tears-of-steel.md) | Tears of Steel | CC-BY-3.0 | yes | active | +| [clipstill](clipstill.md) | Clipstill | custom | unknown | needs-review | +| [vidsplay](vidsplay.md) | Vidsplay | custom | unknown | needs-review | See [`docs/provenance.md`](../../docs/provenance.md) for why an aggregator's labels are a starting point, not a clearance. diff --git a/catalog/video/big-buck-bunny.md b/catalog/video/big-buck-bunny.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e83ebe2 --- /dev/null +++ b/catalog/video/big-buck-bunny.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +--- +id: big-buck-bunny +name: Big Buck Bunny +url: https://peach.blender.org/ +category: video +subcategories: [open-movie] +license: CC-BY-3.0 +license_spdx: CC-BY-3.0 +commercial: true +attribution_required: true +attribution_string: "(c) copyright 2008, Blender Foundation / www.bigbuckbunny.org" +formats: [MP4] +tags: [animated-short, cartoon, cutscene, test-footage] +verified: 2026-10-04 +status: active +publisher: Blender Foundation +--- + +# Big Buck Bunny + +The Blender Foundation's Peach open movie, a ten-minute 3D animated short. The whole project, film and data, is under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, so clips can be reused commercially with credit. Useful as ready-made cartoon cutscene footage or as a placeholder clip while you build a video player. + +## Notes + +- **Credit is owed.** For re-used parts of the film the site gives item 3 of its attribution list; for the whole film, include the entire credits roll +- **Excluded from the licence:** the Blender and Creative Commons logos, and the DVD cover and disc print +- **Games are not named**, but CC-BY grants reuse and distribution in any work, including a game; the credit must live somewhere a player can find it, such as a credits screen +- Downloads are MP4 at several sizes from `download.blender.org/demo/movies/BBB/`; the page also mentions a 4K, high-frame-rate release +- Character and prop models are a separate download from the same project and carry the same licence statement, apart from texture files flagged with their own licence + +## Evidence + +- Live [About](https://peach.blender.org/about/) (2026-10-04): "licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license" +- Same page (2026-10-04): "you can freely reuse and distribute this content, also commercially, for as long you provide a proper attribution" +- Same page (2026-10-04): "Some of the texture files on the DVDs have an own Creative Commons attribution" + +## Related + +- [sintel](sintel.md) +- [tears-of-steel](tears-of-steel.md) +- [dareful](dareful.md) diff --git a/catalog/video/clipstill.md b/catalog/video/clipstill.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ed5baf1 --- /dev/null +++ b/catalog/video/clipstill.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +--- +id: clipstill +name: Clipstill +url: https://www.clipstill.com/ +category: video +subcategories: [cinemagraphs] +license: custom +commercial: unknown +attribution_required: true +attribution_string: "Cinemagraph by Clipstill (https://www.clipstill.com)" +formats: [MP4, GIF] +tags: [cinemagraph, looping, menu-background] +verified: 2026-10-04 +status: needs-review +--- + +# Clipstill + +Free looping cinemagraphs, made by Clipstill as derivative works of CC0 source video, which suit menu and title-screen backgrounds. Free downloads come under Clipstill's Standard License with a required credit. Games appear on the licence page only as "incidental use", so a game where the cinemagraph is a main feature is not clearly covered. + +## Notes + +- **Use in a game, unresolved:** the table lists "Software, apps and video games" under the Standard License only where "the Cinemagraph is not important to the functioning of the software". A menu background arguably fits; a cinemagraph that carries gameplay or story does not clearly fit. Ask Clipstill before relying on it, hence `commercial: unknown` +- **Credit is owed** on every free download, "wherever it's used". Whether an in-game credits screen satisfies that is not stated +- **Do not repackage:** "Redistribution or resale as a Cinemagraph" is prohibited, and products sold mainly for the cinemagraph need a paid Extended License +- The Standard License applies to the derived cinemagraph; the underlying CC0 source video is a separate grant, not the one to cite for these files +- MP4 and GIF both appear on the free cinemagraphs page (2026-10-04); no download was opened, so confirm the format per file + +## Evidence + +- Live [License Agreement](https://www.clipstill.com/license) (2026-10-04): "Software, apps and video games - incidental use where the Cinemagraph is not important to the functioning of the software." +- Same page (2026-10-04): "Please provide a note and link, such as 'Cinemagraph by Clipstill'" +- Same page (2026-10-04): "Our Cinemagraphs are created from CC0 - Creative Commons video." + +## Related + +- [coverr](coverr.md) +- [pexels-videos](pexels-videos.md) diff --git a/catalog/video/sintel.md b/catalog/video/sintel.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cc5045a --- /dev/null +++ b/catalog/video/sintel.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +--- +id: sintel +name: Sintel +url: https://durian.blender.org/ +category: video +subcategories: [open-movie] +license: CC-BY-3.0 +license_spdx: CC-BY-3.0 +commercial: true +attribution_required: true +attribution_string: "(c) copyright Blender Foundation | durian.blender.org" +formats: [MP4] +tags: [animated-short, fantasy, cutscene, test-footage] +verified: 2026-10-04 +status: active +publisher: Blender Foundation +--- + +# Sintel + +The Blender Foundation's Durian open movie, a fantasy animated short. The film and the data published for it are under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, so clips can be reused commercially with credit. Handy as fantasy cutscene footage or as a realistic-length test clip for a video player. + +## Notes + +- **Credit is owed.** Showing the movie itself needs the entire credits scroll; any other use needs "(c) copyright Blender Foundation | durian.blender.org" or the sintel.org variant +- **Excluded from the licence:** all logos on the site, including the Blender, Durian and Creative Commons logos, and anything not made by the Durian project +- **Games are not named**, but CC-BY grants reuse and distribution in any work; put the credit on a credits screen +- The download page offers the film as MP4 from 2K cinema size down to 360p, plus the trailer in MP4 and OGV and uncompressed frames + +## Evidence + +- Live [Sharing](https://durian.blender.org/sharing/) (2026-10-04): "licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license" +- Same page (2026-10-04): "you can freely reuse and distribute this content, also commercially, for as long you provide a proper attribution" + +## Related + +- [big-buck-bunny](big-buck-bunny.md) +- [tears-of-steel](tears-of-steel.md) diff --git a/catalog/video/tears-of-steel.md b/catalog/video/tears-of-steel.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9de5fb3 --- /dev/null +++ b/catalog/video/tears-of-steel.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +--- +id: tears-of-steel +name: Tears of Steel +url: https://mango.blender.org/ +category: video +subcategories: [open-movie] +license: CC-BY-3.0 +license_spdx: CC-BY-3.0 +commercial: true +attribution_required: true +attribution_string: "(CC) Blender Foundation | mango.blender.org" +formats: [MP4] +tags: [live-action, sci-fi, vfx, cutscene, test-footage] +verified: 2026-10-04 +status: active +publisher: Blender Foundation +--- + +# Tears of Steel + +The Blender Foundation's Mango open movie, a short sci-fi film that mixes live action with CG robots and effects. The project's results are under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, so footage can be reused commercially with credit. It is the live-action option among the Blender open movies, useful for FMV-style cutscenes. + +## Notes + +- **Credit is owed.** The site's line is "(CC) Blender Foundation | mango.blender.org" unless a file says otherwise +- **Excluded from the licence:** all logos on the site (Blender, Mango, Creative Commons, sponsors) and material not made by the Mango project +- **Games are not named**, but CC-BY grants reuse and distribution in any work; put the credit on a credits screen +- The download page lists the film as 1080p and 4K MOV and WebM files, with MP4 also on offer; check the file before building a pipeline around it +- Live-action footage shows actors; the page says nothing about releases for use outside the film, so keep faces out of anything prominent + +## Evidence + +- Live [Sharing](https://mango.blender.org/sharing/) (2026-10-04): "licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license" +- Same page (2026-10-04): "you can freely reuse and distribute this content, also commercially, for as long you provide a proper attribution" + +## Related + +- [sintel](sintel.md) +- [big-buck-bunny](big-buck-bunny.md) diff --git a/catalog/video/vidsplay.md b/catalog/video/vidsplay.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cf4652b --- /dev/null +++ b/catalog/video/vidsplay.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +--- +id: vidsplay +name: Vidsplay +url: https://www.vidsplay.com/ +category: video +subcategories: [stock-footage] +license: custom +commercial: unknown +attribution_required: true +attribution_string: "Video by Vidsplay.com" +formats: [MP4] +tags: [stock, b-roll] +verified: 2026-10-04 +status: needs-review +--- + +# Vidsplay + +Free stock video footage under a one-paragraph terms page: personal and commercial projects are allowed, but a visible credit link to Vidsplay.com is required and the clips cannot be redistributed as they are. Games are not mentioned, so use inside a shipped game is not confirmed. + +## Notes + +- **Use in a game, unresolved:** the page says "personal and commercial projects" and names a website, video credits and online media channels as places to credit; it never mentions games or software +- **"Substantial value" test:** footage may be used only if you modify it or add to it "in a way that makes it uniquely yours", such as editing it into a larger project. A clip dropped in unaltered as a menu background may not meet that +- **Credit is owed** visibly on a website, in ending credits or in a media description; a game credits screen is the obvious equivalent but the page does not say so +- Vidsplay owns the copyright and bans renting, licensing, sublicensing, selling or redistributing clips as-is +- The terms page is short and undated; the credit line above is a suggestion, not Vidsplay's wording +- MP4 appears on the home page (2026-10-04); no download was opened, so confirm the format per clip + +## Evidence + +- Live [Terms of Use](https://www.vidsplay.com/terms/) (2026-10-04): "Stock video footage can be used for both personal and commercial projects for free!" +- Same page (2026-10-04): "visibly add a credit link to Vidsplay.com" +- Same page (2026-10-04): "NOT allowed to rent, license, sublicense, sell or redistribute our videos" + +## Related + +- [pexels-videos](pexels-videos.md) +- [pixabay-videos](pixabay-videos.md) +- [coverr](coverr.md) diff --git a/site/config.json b/site/config.json index aebaef9..f80b538 100644 --- a/site/config.json +++ b/site/config.json @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ "baseUrl": "/Free-Game-Dev-Assets", "siteUrl": "https://tmhsdigital.github.io/Free-Game-Dev-Assets/" }, - "expectedEntryCount": 377, + "expectedEntryCount": 392, "categories": { "3d": { "label": "3D", "blurb": "Models, scans, PBR textures" }, "environment": { "label": "Environment", "blurb": "HDRI, terrain, geodata" },