Just a side note on some of the technical problems with customising 3D models in a game engine. The main problem is, if you were to have a skinned model/biped and you make changes in the engine, to the bones for example…think ‘big head mode cheats in the ninties’. The animation will generally snap everything...Read More
When you consider how many avatar creation systems exist from 2d to 3d and then look at where the tech is currently it would be a novel concept to print an avatar. We’re at the point where you have a basic version of mudbox on your phone and a completely intuitive creature creator with spore....Read More
Got myself into some science and technology journals. Basically wanting to find out if there is any research into 3D printing from game engines or any related research. The basic theory at this point is: your game or character creator export as obj to a cloud solution server side conversion from .obj to .stl binary...Read More
After a critique the idea of 3D printing was suggested so i began directing some research into the area. Its something that seems to be rapidly expanding and with that we can wonder if there will be a tipping point where it becomes a ubiquitous process for the home consumer. Bearing in mind that i’m...Read More
An animation test for the seed character. Its by no means finished. Just a test of how it might work. The second face is a simple morph test. Might go down this route of facial animation. The rig is pretty much just a head with hips and legs. Works pretty well for this character form....Read More
Started working in 3D Studio Max. Picked a simple minor creature idea to start modelling. Its more of a prototype to work out some of the technical details for later. Rigs, morph targets etc…Read More
I do quite a bit of work in the unity engine and find it a pretty quick way to compose a scene. This is to get an idea of textures and colours from the sketches. Its basically unity planes with alpha sprites to create the geometry. Click below for the interactive web version. Dont forget...Read More
This book is amazing! Completely bizarre but incredible that it exists. Pretty rare and expensive but its on pdf these days. Worth looking at for a vision of an alternative world. From biology to society. Plus, its written in a pseudo indecipherable language which adds to the mystery. Reminds me of ‘La Planete Sauvage’ pictured...Read More
Had my laptop in front of me so made a time lapse video whilst drawing. Pretty good way to focus having the camera on. Check it out below. [videoembed type=”vimeo” ratio=”sixteen_by_nine” align=”aligncenter” width=”768″ url=”https://vimeo.com/52260069″ shadow=”yes” id=”video-1″] Starting to hone in on the ideas i’m trying to get across. Would like to have a lot of...Read More
