Spheree A while back we did a post about Siggraph 2014, so here is one technology that was presented there. Found out about this on the IEEE Spectrum website in a post by Jeremy Hsu, who was writing about Spheree, a spherical display that lets you see 3D animations at any angle. This technology was […]
Source image: http://youtu.be/HydiAICZq6I Hercules – Creating the beasts for the Legend of Hercules There is a good article on fxguide by Ian Failes (28 July 2014) about Brett Ratner’s Hercules, the Legend, for Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures. You can find the link at the end of this post. For my part, I thought I would […]
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http://igl.ethz.ch/projects/character-articulation-input-device/ Throw Out The Mouse! – New Joystick For Animators This software and hardware allow an animator to physically manipulate an object, which the software instantly translates into movement. Yes, this replaces using a mouse to change movements a frame at a time. Go from defining joint angles with a 2D mouse to shaping 3D […]
Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27501984 Groundbreaking Creative 3D Ideas and Growing Up Digital Found some interesting stuff, for example here is an article by Jane Wakefield, BBC Technology reporter, on whether we should be protecting our children from the digital world Source: http://dontapscott.com/2011/03/grown-up-digital-and-the-transformation-of-learning/ The author cited in her article is Don Tapscott who wrote the book Grown Up Digital and […]
Careers in 3D If you’re interested in starting a career in 3D computer graphics, here are a few resources to assist you in your selection. A career in 3D has openings for artists and technically minded people alike. There are a number of sites that you can go to so that you can learn what […]
Source: www.hypable.com How the New Creatures & 3D models of Pokemon X and Y were Built It is no secret that Pokemon X and Y is a massive hit worldwide. The game sold 4 million copies in the first two days of its release worldwide (2.3 million of these were in Japan alone). Ken Sugimori, Pokeman’s […]
Rage vs Borderlands – Which Is better? Whether you’re about to get any of the games, or own one of them and want to get the other, this comparison review is going to help you decide with your question in mind: Rage vs Borderlands – and which is actually better than the other. As […]
Some time ago, I talked about the Adventure Maker and how you can make Myst-alike games for free… Well, today – I´m going to actually show you how that´s done – from creating the renders in Vue 8 Infinite, to stitching the 360 degree panoramas using the Image Combiner that comes with the Adventure Maker […]
I´m a big fan of the “old” Myst games such as Myst, Riven and Myst III Exile. What I like about those games, is the beautiful graphics, that includes lots of water, rocks and natural as well as un-natural elements. It adds a feeling of freedom, which I absolutely adore… Also, there´s a sense of […]
