Expanding the role of the 3D artist to the web.
Here is a web3d presentation of a concept shoe by Francisco J. Ramirez. If it does not start up, restart your browser. Tested in Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari and Internet Exploder Explorer 8 – all work.
Controls:
Hold down right click and drag forward or backward to zoom
Hold down left click to rotate
Use arrow keys to pan the camera
I got tired of the template look, so I am changing the layout via CSS and some fancy graphics. Keep it simple stoopid ;P
Hi everyone! It has been awhile since I last posted. Lately I have been doing freelance work, helping out small businesses with some graphics (2D & 3D), web design and marketing. As with SynergistCG, I am doing a presentation for the San Diego Siggraph Chapter. Come join if you can! Here are the details:
The popularization of the 3D art form, made possible by the entertainment industry, has spawned a new generation of artists. Thriving in movies, animated feature films and video games, 3D artists have succeeded in pushing the limits of 3D visualization with the aid of engineers and programmers. Today, this symbiotic relationship between visual and logical artistry now has a new frontier to explore: interactive visualization on the web (a.k.a Web3D).
Join us as Jonathan Agoot presents his vision on how 3D artists will become part of the web development community.
6:30 – 7:30 PM Social Hour
7:30 – 9:00 Meeting
Admission
Nonmembers $5
Members free
Address:
2nd floor conference room,
Beckman Center for Chemical Sciences,
The Scripps Research Institute
10550 Torrey Pines Rd.
San Diego, CA 92037
December is tough but my outlook will remain positive.
My other company, Visualiz3d, is getting some contracting jobs ranging from advertising to web development and from 2D to 3D artwork. I am very excited to help out small and medium size businesses! If cash flow proves consistent for three months, I can re-engage part time work on my primary startup, SynergistCG.
Know anyone who is looking for affordable design work? Let me know!
For you non-twitter users out there, this presentation by Guy Kawasaki will educate you on why you should use it.
It is FIGHT or flight time!
My startup cash is running out soon. Instead of getting a job, I decided to stay hardcore entrepreneurial and form another startup company with a former co-worker (bootstrapping of course) doing:
I have setup a Wordpress blog called Visualiz3d that will be my portfolio page for 2D and 3D design work in addition to doing web3d stuff (which is what I would love to do). Now I gotta fill up with some content.
Damon’s talk on the subject of web3d is very precise. He details on the state of 3d + web and its emergence on the internet as an immersive media. I was also surprised that there are “web3d students” and this is very good thing (academia adopts new technologies quick).
3D education (present day) generally teaches conventional applications such as video games, animation and movies (but 20+ years ago that was considered new). However when it comes to mentioning 3D and the web, most professionals and students are not really interested in the topic.
One thing I disliked greatly was his presentation. I grade hard on live presentations in PowerPoint or Keynote. Anyways, he goes into examples but his visuals are not engaging. I really wanted to see them in detail but they were just too small and there is too much going on in that particular slide. Death by PowerPoint.
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Here is a bottle I had modeled. It uses Java as the engine but is excellent for customized products or items where 2D images don’t do justice.
I have my soccer team’s logo that I want to put on a bottle (like Sigg’s aluminum bottles). Before I commit to an order of 100, I wanted to test out some designs and get a consensus from the team, friends and family on what looks nice. So I emailed everyone the link, then observed the responses. They loved how easy and interactive it was. It made the visualization process much easier and less time consuming.
A new 3D chat program for you Windoze users is out there. Club Cooee (from Germany) provides flexible instant messaging that can interact with other chat programs like AIM or Meebo. They also provide users to buy virtual goods in 3D (my favorite acronym).
There are a limited amount of invites at TechCrunch for a PRIVATE BETA.