Recent Posts Tagged With 'worldbuilding'

• DAZ And Gizmoz Merge To Offer Models For Games And Machinima

  Posted on Thursday December 17th, 2009 at 12:09 in worldbuilding, avatars, machinima, communities, 3d models, 3d modeling 3d printing

  DAZ3D and Gizmoz have announced their merge and this means something great for modelers, developers and multimedia directors. DAZ3D is renowned for its high-quality, versatile and compatible 3D content, for Poser, DAZ Studio, Carrara, Vue, and othe...

• New Book: Papervision 3D Essentials

  Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 13:33 in Software, books, worldbuilding

  You know a new book review is coming, about the book called "Blender 3D 2.49 Incredible Machines". The same editor is sending me another book. I will soon read and review a new book of Packt Publishing called "Papervision 3D... *** ...

• Remember: November 5, Help Content Creators In Second Life!

  Posted on Wednesday November 4th, 2009 at 15:14 in worldbuilding, meetings, communities

  Remember the Step Up! day. It's tomorrow November 5th!! Help content creators on Second Life! p7u8b3g4e9n5w1z0 *** CLICK THE TITLE AND READ THE FULL STORY *** ...

• MixED 8th Exhibition Nobember 6, 2009:

  Posted on Sunday November 1st, 2009 at 06:11 in worldbuilding, meetings

  Next Friday MixED will host another exhibition of VRML art, featuring the artist and worldbuilder Alana (Alice in code). Here are the details: Start Time: Friday, November 6 at 9:00pm End Time: Saturday, November 7 at 12:00am This...

• Simulated 3D Maze Made With JavaFX

  Posted on Friday October 30th, 2009 at 16:42 in Software, worldbuilding, netbeans java

  This is an example of JavaFX that makes a 3D labyrinth. This is not real 3D but simulated. Source code is not available yet, but will be. The demo includes atmospheric sounds. http://www.jfxia.com/JFXDemos/3DMaze/index.html p7u8b3g4e9n5w...

• Unity Indie Now Free: Make Games And Virtual Worlds

  Posted on Friday October 30th, 2009 at 10:40 in Software, worldbuilding

  The package that was called Unity Indie and now is called simply "Unity" will be free for developers of virtual worlds and games that generate less than $100,000 a year. In their License page they say: "Companies or incorporated... ...

• 3DTotal Announces its new FREE Texture And Reference Image Library

  Posted on Thursday October 29th, 2009 at 07:30 in worldbuilding, other resources, 3d modeling 3d printing

  3DTotal would just announced today their brand new Texture and Reference Image Library – a fantastic FREE archive of high-resolution images featuring 12,500 royalty free photos currently available to everyone without any download limitations. ...

• Our Twitter Lists Just Founded: 3D Art, VRML/X3D, 3D Modeling, Virtual Worlds

  Posted on Thursday October 29th, 2009 at 07:00 in worldbuilding, communities, x3d vrml, 3d modeling 3d printing

  Twitter is launching a beta feature called List that will serve as groups to put twitter users with some interest in common together. I have just founded some for my use, but feel free to join them, follow them and make yours. If you make or hav...

• DAZ Considers Licensing For 3D Games And Virtual Worlds

  Posted on Thursday October 29th, 2009 at 06:47 in worldbuilding, avatars, 3d models

  DAZ3D may offer a new service called DAZ Links: the huge catalog of 3D models from DAZ site may be available to be purchased for 3D games and virtual worlds. In this moment, DAZ's content is licensed only for 2D works, render works and art...

• Java 3D Games With Netbeans IDE

  Posted on Sunday October 25th, 2009 at 16:37 in Software, worldbuilding, netbeans java

  If you're a Netbeans IDE user you should not miss this article of the Netbeans wiki that says how to use the open source jMonkeyEngine for coding 3D games: http://wiki.netbeans.org/Java3DGamingWithNetBeans is not Drag'n'Drop, you have to code... ...

• 2D Or 3D Games With Netbeans And LWJGL

  Posted on Monday October 19th, 2009 at 16:35 in Software, worldbuilding, netbeans java

  Gaanza tells us how to set up Netbeans IDE correctly to work with the games java library LWJGL (http://lwjgl.org/). The Lightweight Java Game Library (LWJGL) is a solution aimed directly at professional and amateur Java programmers alike to enable....

• Sweet Home 3D: Plan And See Your Home In 3D

  Posted on Saturday October 17th, 2009 at 16:32 in Software, worldbuilding, 3d modeling 3d printing

  Sweet Home 3D is a free interior design application that helps you place your furniture on a house 2D plan, with a 3D preview. http://www.sweethome3d.eu/ p7u8b3g4e9n5w1z0 *** CLICK THE TITLE AND READ THE FULL STORY *** ...

• New Open Source 3D Engine For Games And Virtual Worlds

  Posted on Wednesday October 14th, 2009 at 16:30 in Software, worldbuilding

  Syntensity develops Intensity Engine, a 3D engine for virtual worlds and 3D games of high quality. It is available for Linux, Mac and Windows. They're in open beta, and are also looking for C++ coders and people that may help them with business....

• Second Life Opens Their Community Partnership Program

  Posted on Sunday October 11th, 2009 at 00:47 in worldbuilding, communities

  Second Life starts their community partnership program, that basically consists in this: your community makes things that are good for Second Life like attracting people to join, events that are attractive, etc, and they give you something in return,...

• 3D Tutorials And News From DZone

  Posted on Saturday October 10th, 2009 at 06:14 in Software, tutorials, worldbuilding

  3D Tutorials and cool 3D articles, good for developers. This is a selection of links to articles in blogs that are in Dzone. If you use Dzone, give them some votes. Away3D Basics 6 - Bitmap materials Demo of Away3D to set materials Making ...

• DAZ Studio 3 Plugin SDK And Script Dev Kit Available For Free

  Posted on Friday October 9th, 2009 at 16:48 in Software, worldbuilding, 3d models, 3d modeling 3d printing

  DAZ Studio 3 Plugin SDK and Script Development Kit are now available for free. The first allows you to create plugins for DAZ Studio in C++ and the second is for writing scripts in ecmascript (javascript, almost the same) for DAZ Studio. Done ...

• Photo-Tutorial: How To Get The Step UP! Pack

  Posted on Friday October 9th, 2009 at 06:21 in tutorials, worldbuilding, communities, 3d modeling 3d printing

  This is a visual guide on how to wear the orange ribbon to help the Step UP! campaign. I was unable to get the pack in-world, so better get it at XStreet. The easiest way is to go to XStreet, login with your Second Life name and password and the...

• Step UP! Campaign: Help Stop Content Theft In SL

  Posted on Wednesday October 7th, 2009 at 16:00 in worldbuilding, machinima, meetings, communities, 3d modeling 3d printing

  Step UP! is a campaign against the wholesale theft of sims and content in Second Life. The Content Creators Association organizes a campaign in magazines, TV, Internet media and inside Second Life to stop theft of content and make people....

• Prim Perfect Music Party At Second Life

  Posted on Tuesday October 6th, 2009 at 00:53 in worldbuilding, meetings, communities

  Prim Perfect Magazine’s September issue focuses on the Islands of New England, featuring several articles about the community. On this Thursday 8th October, starting at 6pm SLT, there will be three straight hours of music. 6pm  – Cylin...

• Save $100 On Poser 8: Only $150 With DAZ3D

  Posted on Thursday September 24th, 2009 at 12:01 in Software, worldbuilding, 3d models, 3d modeling 3d printing

  DAZ3D has just published a new offer: you can purchase Poser 8 for just $150, if are part of the Platinum Club, or join before purchasing Poser 8. So it's simple, if you're a Platinum Club member, visit this link and get Poser 8 saving $100. If yo...

• 3DXplorer V5 Takes 3D Live Collaboration To The Cloud

  Posted on Tuesday September 15th, 2009 at 11:54 in Software, worldbuilding

  3DXplorer has reached its V5 version and is now online for everybody since today. Altadyn, the developer of 3DXplorer®, the first browser-based plug-in-less 3D platform for live collaboration, announced today full release of 3DXplorer version 5,.....

• VRML/X3D Recent News August-September 2009

  Posted on Friday September 11th, 2009 at 16:03 in Software, worldbuilding, x3d vrml

  Last month there were some news about VRML and X3D. You can see VRML is not dead, still. AccuTrans 2.11.5 Released AccuTrans 3D  has made some changes to improve its interface and added some other features that may be of value for VR...

• News Machine Gun: Vue Winners, Second Life Seller Program, Machinima, 3D On iPod, and More

  Posted on Tuesday August 11th, 2009 at 15:04 in worldbuilding, communities

    Vue 3D Environment Competition 2009 The 3D competition of one the rendering application Vue has announced its winners. Go and check'em, you'll find stunning natural landscapes. ... *** CLICK THE TITLE AND READ THE FULL STOR...

• DAZ Studio 3 Advanced For $52 Through Day 31

  Posted on Tuesday July 28th, 2009 at 13:18 in Software, worldbuilding, machinima

  DAZ Studio is at 50% off through this Friday, July 31. It only costs $52.49 !!! Also, the plugins are 30%-50% off. This is a great opportunity to get the plugins that you want for DAZ Studio at a ridiculous price. Carrara 7 is also on...

• WBandD On Facebook

  Posted on Saturday July 25th, 2009 at 07:48 in worldbuilding, communities, x3d vrml

  WBandD now has a Facebook fan group. You can join and show your love for this community and also use it to discuss  about it on Facebook. WBandD on Facebook is an extension of this worldbuilders community into Facebook.  WBandD is a...

• VRML News. Yes, And This Is Not 1997

  Posted on Wednesday July 15th, 2009 at 13:08 in contests, worldbuilding, meetings, x3d vrml

  We said in a previous post that VRML is not dead. Surprisingly, it still rocks and is having a re-birth that can be seen in news related to this language that appear. Need more? These are the facts: The increasing presence of VRML on... ...

• Shapeways' 3D Parts Database: Download And Use Free 3D Mechanical Parts

  Posted on Thursday June 25th, 2009 at 00:53 in worldbuilding, other resources

  Shapeways introduces the first ever 3D print-ready gadget offerings. In an effort to offer easy and accessible 3D design and printing to their users and community members, Shapeways is happy to announce the opening of its 3D parts database, all of wh...

• DAZ Studio 3 Advanced & DAZ Studio 3 Free Are Out

  Posted on Thursday June 18th, 2009 at 12:13 in Software, worldbuilding

  DAZ Studio Advanced is out. As always, you also have a FREE edition of DAZ Studio 3, but now there's also a PRO option available. If you don't know what DAZ Studio is, check this article. It will tell you about what are DAZ, DAZ Studio, Carrara and...

• Scale Your 3D Models For Poser Or DAZ Studio

  Posted on Wednesday June 17th, 2009 at 12:21 in Software, worldbuilding, other resources

  Download these reference models for any 3D application (OBJ) and for Anim8or. They will help you to model for DAZ and Poser with the right scale. DOWNLOAD HERE Some of the models as seen inside Anim8or When modeling objects for Poser or DAZ.....

• Anim8or: Free 3D Modeler And Animator

  Posted on Friday June 12th, 2009 at 08:48 in Software, worldbuilding

  Anim8or is the free 3D modeler for Windows created by R. Steven Glanville. Its main virtues: simplicity and control. Anim8or is a great 3D modeler. It is very easy to learn to use it. There are thousands of pages with tutorials, and gives you a... ...