3D

When it comes to high tech specs, Darpa’s wetware-enhanced Luke Skywalker binoculars make up the bleeding edge, Tenebraex’s color night vision specs take the slot for leading edge, binoculars with integrated digital camera, well those are getting dull. So what’s cool in the middle? That answer might…

Have you ever been blown away by the realism and accuracy of a 3D facial skin? Well then the chances are you were looking at an Eyetronics creation. Check out this clip to see how its done.

If your friends are anything like mine- you guys love to settle in front of the TV and watch Jack Bauer kick ass on 24. Well- the season premiere episode this year created a ton of buzz amongst digital artists and graphic animators. Jarrod Davis of Zoic Studios created the most realistic,…

I bumped into Scott on the floor of GDC who was hosting the Gentle Giant Studios booth.  Scott is an artist and Gentle Giant is one of the world reknown facilities for Motion Pictures.  They do everything from 3D scanning to concept art to Wax Molds to full size replicas.  Here is a…

In this episode of Inside Out we chat with Dassault Systemes' Vice President and Director of Architecture Florence Hu-Aubigny. Dassault Systemes is a global leader in PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) Solutions utilizing 3D representation with approximately 6700 employees in 27…

We saw this last week and it's been on our minds ever since. For the price of your next computer, you could instead buy yourself all the parts, tools, and instructions necessary to build your own Fab@Home 3D printer or 'fabber.' Also included in your kit is the software to drive your new…

If you haven't checked out Microsoft's Virtual Earth yet, you definitely should. I swung by their offices and got a preview of it about a month ago and I was utterly impressed. In fact, I liked it so much that I headed down to San Francisco to celebrate with the team and some esteemed…

Virtual Earth 3D is the future. I haven't been so impressed or had more fun with a software application in a long time. Seriously. Not only can you zoom in fly down the street you live on- but you can do a search and find all the cool used record stores in your neighborhood. This team has…

Imagine being able to click your way through the Eiffel tower with perfect photographic reality...or walk the Venice Beach boardwalk...or simply show off your new living room to your friends over the net. Well, it's all about to become real. Photosynth is an incredible new application takes multiple…

We all know that bigger is better, right? Well it doesn't get any bigger than the IMAX movie screen and it doesn't get any cooler than 3-D movies coming at you from that IMAX screen. Check out this episode to see what goes on behind that screen...