World Building Contest
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> How about we publically challenge all those 3D Studio modelers out there to
a low polygon modeling contest? What do you think. The best model under 1000
polygons wins.
Check over in CyberForum's Virtual City section. VRASP has a world
building contest currently under way. I'm trying to use it to goose
the folks over there to get their VR Virtual City group project
moving again. Perhaps some 3D Studio/ACAD folks would like to get
involved.
Also the VRASP thing might be a great way for Micron Green (or
others) to get some recognition of their product by creating an award
winning Virtual World <g>.
Hi Jerry! Good to see you here!
How is that little Eddy and Maryann? I have been trying to talk Millard into
letting me bring the boys to Meckler just so Jarrod could meet Eddy, but no
luck so far… :(.
>>>>Check over in CyberForum's Virtual City section. VRASP has a world building
contest currently under way. I'm trying to use it to goose the folks over there
to get their VR Virtual City group project moving again. Perhaps some 3D
Studio/ACAD folks would like to get involved. <<<<
This sounds like a great idea! I have been remiss in keeping up with Cyberforum
lately. I just can't seem to find the hours in the day. Thanks for keeping us
informed of some of their activities. I strongly urge everyone interested in
CDK type acitvities to frequent this forum and learn about what these folks are
up to. They are very experienced Cyberspacers.
I know that there are always concerns about rights to models in contests like
these, as Paul Sanford has mentioned on the other thread. What do you think
about such issues. How is is handled elsewhere? You've probably seen such
contests or activities before, Jerry, any input for us?
Personally, I think that such entries should be given away freely. We don't
want to sell them anywhere, but it is true that both Autodesk and ourselves,
and anyone else for that matter that is promoting real-time 3D software should
benifit by other seeing such examples. However, I think that the prizes offered
should be compensation enough if a modeler is interested in entering the
contest.
To both Jerry and all others who read this:
Anyway, I would certainly contribute our software as prizes and I am sure Kevin
could come up with some goodies too, so anyone with any other ideas please
speak up! Any other interested sponsors out there?
Angela
Angela,
Things have been rather busy round here. I spent the last day or two trying to
get this stupid mac back on line after it took a disk hit. (what backups?) Try
doing that while chasing a 2yr old or three (Eddy had two girl friends over
this morning for a party.) I'm not sure if they will be coming with me to
Meckler. Heck with the replanning I did last week on my ARPA job, I'm not sure
if I will be there (er, well, maybe I should be there to ensure I have a job
after this one finishes 😎
Not sure how to handle a 3d world project/contest. My prior experience has
been with image contests. There the sponsoring company gets some rights to use
the images for some promotional work and the artist usually retains other
rights as well as getting prizes. Sometimes the artist doesnt retain many
rights. 3D worlds are tougher, as people could pick objects/behavior out of
the database and use them elsewhere. Hmmm, virtual collage?
Jerry
Hi Jerry!
>>>>>3D worlds are tougher, as people could pick objects/behavior out of the
database and use them elsewhere. Hmmm, virtual collage?<<<<
Ah, yes, well this has been a standard issue with 3D modelers for years it
seems. I suppose it is no different for virtual worlds as it is for animation
models. The models available from companies like Viewpoint also come with
keyframe data for predefined actions and serious surfaces already applied, I am
told. We have talked a long time of offering a library for virtual world
builders to go out with our stuff. I have textured trees of only 9 polygons
each and such things that come in pretty handy in making virutal worlds. Not
the kind of thing that would interest animators much, but for interactive
worlds, they come in pretty handy.
Anyway, time marches on…….
I am trying to get some Gif together of ourselves for sending to others. Any
chance of getting a picture of you, Maryann and Eddy? I would like to show
other little kids pictures to Jarrod and let him see someone that I talk to. He
is always asking what I am doing, and I tell him I am talking to my friends. He
doesn't understand. My other boy, Brandon, (9 yrs old now) on the other hand
has friends from everywhere that he chats with. I had to get him his own
account on Internet because he was driving me crazy using mine. I told him that
he has to earn his own CompuServe account. Most of his friend are not on
Cserve anyway so he can wait, although John's VisCis had him so excited that he
could "talk" to others in a virtual world, which he is pretty experienced at
interacting within. He is still the best flyer I know using a Spaceball except
for the guys from Spacetec themselves. He doesn't even use the 'training
wheels' single axis filter, but really 6D simultaneously. Pretty smooth. I get
him to lay down all my paths when I need good 6D flying. There I am, on about
my kids again…..anyway, see you later………
Angela
Hi Angela,
>> I have textured trees of only 9 polygons each and such things that come in
pretty handy in making virutal worlds. <<
Could I see some of these soon, to see how they work with the Main Street
project?
Paul S.
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you.
Yes I will upload my little trial city NAVCITY.3DS in the Showcase
forum for some feedback. You are free to use anything from this model
for yours. Let me know what you think and how we can fit in with what
you are doing. I haven't animated in a long while and i hope to learn
a lot from you all working on this project. Its my declared
recreation these days. No one here is allowed to give me a hard time
for modeling on the city……. <g>
It will also be in the new NAVFlyer for Windows utility that we are
uploading in the CDK section. But this is a much bigger file that is
also useless without WinG and Win32S (two other files to download
that we have posted for those hardy enough to give it a try).
Keep up the good work…….angela
PMJI,
Hi Angela!
The Check is in the Mail! <BG>
Murph'