CompuServe Thread

Come to Siggraph next week… we've got some very soft, very low-tech images in the R3 demo reel. A medieval chapel, an old victorian house and attic, a square-rigger, and an easter-island head for starters. All film-quality stuff! And not one space-ship on the whole 30-minute reel. – G

I'd have to agree with you on that one. It's not that I don't think that anyone should be doing the hi-tech stuff, far be it from me to tell anyone what not to do (even if it does look like something more suitable to the side of a muscle van than anywhere else <g>). I think the biggest reasons that there's an over-abundance of robots and space ships are: -the combination of flat metal planes and realistic metal reflective highlights make them a novelty that we haven't had access to before -the first people attracted to new, complex technology (like 3DS and computers) like to model (or draw or talk about) complex technology I think that as more and more people begin to use computers (the holdouts), there will be more people working in 3D animations and renderings who are concerned with *content*, more than process. There will always be spaceships, but think of it this way: the more people buying 3DS to make them, the cheaper the software becomes for those who want to make something else. I now fully expect to be attacked by a squadron of "Verwillian attack Cruisers" (in full 24-bit colour) for sullying their honour <g>.

Nancy: Rachel Rosenthal makes some really nice soft images with 3DS. Evan