Moving along in the game of life…..

Dakuan update

May 8th, 2008 admin

I started sculpting him in zbrush today and ran into some minor issues which caused me to restart several times : (

Anyways heres a decent start for now …. enjoy

“Ghost in the Shell” to go 3-D

May 7th, 2008 admin

Another one of my favorite animes Ghost in the shell is hitting the big screen soon. I really hope it’s a cell shaded look like they did Appleseed the movie.

[qoute] DreamWorks has acquired rights to the Japanese manga “Ghost in the Shell” with plans to adapt the futuristic police thriller as a 3-D live-action feature.

Story follows the exploits of a member of a covert ops unit of the Japanese National Public Safety Commission that specializes in fighting technology-related crime.

Created by Masamune Shirow, “Ghost in the Shell” was first published in 1989. It went on to generate two additional manga editions, three anime film adaptations, an anime TV series and three videogames. The second anime film, “Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence,” was released in the U.S. by DreamWorks in 2004.[/qoute]

Source - www.variety.com

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Dakuan ninja work in progress

May 5th, 2008 admin

I dig good anime and Ninja Scroll the movie is one of my favorites. So, I thought I give it a try and model atleast the head of Dakuan. Fun right ? Sure it is.

I started it today at work and hopefully finish it up at home and throw it zbrush for some detail lovin.

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Billythewitchdoctor.com Zbrush study v3.1

May 4th, 2008 admin

This is my first sculpt using zbrush 3.1, It’s still sloppy and far from finished. But I will use this as a learning tool and move forward to try out new techniques.

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Ageia Steps Up Modding For UT3

January 16th, 2008 admin

Ageia PhysX is stepping up its efforts to generate physics-heavy mods for Epic’s Unreal Tournament 3.
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Ageia made the first PhysX UT3 Mod Kit available last December and in addition, the company released two PhysX-powered mod levels for UT3 - “Tornado” and “Lighthouse” - to show off the capabilities of the mod kit. The Tornado mod, which was introduced at the Leipzig Games Conference last year and also demoed at CES 2008 this month, is a completely new capture-the-flag map that includes a PhysX-powered tornado which roars through the battlefield. The tornado itself can damage structures, players, and even cause rockets and projectile weapons to change direction. The mod, which was jointly developed by Ageia and French studio Game Consulting, became a popular download along with the LightHouse map, according to Ageia’s vice president of marketing Michael Steele.[www.tomsgames.com]