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The OceanMaker with Lucas Martell
In my daily AREA activities, I get to come into contact with lots of talented artists, high-end technical users and hear about some pretty interesting projects. One such project is The OceanMaker, headed by Lucas Martell. To sum it up, The OceanMaker is an animated short film that is looking for some online love (and funding). Nowadays, with crowdfunding being so ubiquitous, it is hard for everyone to get an equal chance under the spotlight and make cool things happen. I was able to talk to Lucas about The OceanMaker on what it is like to pull together a team of people and jumpstart an idea.
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.
Pedro Conti: Making Partner, a Hairy Viking and Etc.
Last month, Pedro Conti released an animated short "One More Beer", which featured a large and hairy Viking (a beautifully rendered one, that is). I tried to get a hold of him, but he was finally kicking it back on a trip across Thailand and China. Pedro is back in Brazil now, and we undoubtedly talked about the Viking, past projects, collaboration with Dario Picciau and life-changing work with a 5-man studio out of Sweden called Meindbender.
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.).
/In Uxbridge with Paul Neale/
So as it turns out, living in the countryside is not without benefits -- for example, I got to meet Paul Neale in his home! Paul lives in Uxbridge, which coincidentally, is a shorter trip than going to the Toronto office (the former Alias HQ). Anyway, we had a good chat and here is the edited version ;-)
The Absurd, Grotesque and Surreal -- Characters by Luis Santos
Luis Santos, the Portuguese artist behind the Mudbox splashscreen image featuring "Edsel Flat", has been using Mudbox since the days of Skymatter.
Sculpting and 3D Prints with Jesse Sandifer
I had the pleasure of talking to Jesse Sandifer, most known for his winning entry to the CGHUB Warriors contest challenge. We talked about sculpting, 3D printing, humble past gigs (medical videos on feline urinary tracts) and his thoughts on Mudbox.
"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.
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