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Lenovo ThinkPad X230T Review
So you are looking for a tablet that you can doodle with using a stylus, but you miss having a full PC behind it. Why not combo them? In this blog entry, I take a look at the Lenovo ThinkPad X230T...which is pretty much that combo.
CameraMan for Maya with Wes McDermott
Wes McDermott (aka the 3D Ninja) created an iPhone app – CameraMan for Maya - that allows you to drive a Maya camera or any object, via the gyroscope in an iPhone (or iPad). CameraMan was nominated at the 3D World Magazine CG Awards 2011 for Software Innovation of the Year. I had a quick chat with Wes to ask him about CameraMan and how he got started with the idea for it.
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mashru mishu --[HAWKEN MECH]--
Got to catch up with Mashru Mishu on his latest work, the HAWKEN MECH! In addition, Mashru shares some useful modeling techniques in Maya (just noticed he's still using MJPoly Tools!) and talks about stuff he's been working on lately (Hawken, Dishonored, VERTEX, etc.).
"The Fox"
While surfing the great Interweb, I came across this 3d animated cartoon character, "The Fox", created by Algerian artist Rabie Rahou. Rabie made "The Fox" in Maya, rendered in mental ray. Some concept, wireframes and rendered images, along with a short animation clip of "The Fox" -- check it out!
Quantic Dream's Kara
Some of you may have already seen this tech demo from Quantic Dream (the guys who did Heavy Rain) but for those who haven't -- you should definitely check this out if you are into games (who isn't??!). This week at GDC, David Cage, founder of Quantic Dream, revealed to audiences this tech demo named KARA, which highlights the new proprietary technologies being developed at the French game company. Keep in mind that this tech demo was running in realtime on the PS3.
Diamant Modeling Tools Alpha 1.0
Blizzard Lead Character Modeler Rich Diamant recently released a set of handy modeling+UV tools for Maya, "Diamant Modeling Tools Alpha 1.0". I'm lucky enough to get a hold of Rich to ask him a few questions about DMT, here's what he had to say...
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