The designers at id Software® used for their new post-apocalyptic game Rage Luxology’s modo®. The game is featuring incredibly realistic objects, textures and environments and most of these models including weapons were created and modelled inside modo. The designers found that modo is also ideal for level design and allowed a unified game development pipeline between asset creators and level designers. The gameplay and graphics of Rage are highly realistic and based on the company’s id Tech 5 engine.
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Autodesk® started with their free 3D modelling application 123D™ a small but fun challenge for Halloween. 123D™ is a free solid modelling software program with which you can design precise and makeable objects using smart tools that let you start with simple shapes and then edit and then tweak them into more complex shapes. For people which are interested to try and do some modelling in this application, 123D™ gave some pumpkin starter models and also a short video which will help you with carving your own pumpkin.
CopperCube is ideal for creating 3D educational programs, architectural visualizations, military simulations, product configurators, games, e-learning applications and 3D prototypes. This release adds dynamic lights for all targets, plugins, JavaScript as language for Mac .app and Windows .exe, polygon editing tools in the editor, audio for WebGL target, double sided materials, new actions, improved model viewer camera, better 3rd person camera for indoor scenes, improved file importers, and much more. There is no limit in what can be created with CopperCube.
Adobe Systems Incorporated announced Adobe® Touch Apps, a family of six, intuitive touch screen applications, designed for Android tablets and Apple iPad that enable anyone to explore ideas and present their creativity anytime, anywhere. Inspired by Adobe Creative Suite® software, these stunning new apps bring professional-level creativity to millions of tablet users. The apps address multiple areas of the creative process e.g. image editing, ideation, sketching, mood boards, website and mobile app prototyping, and presenting finished work.
Few days ago Fox Television presented the new Steven Spielberg’s highly anticipated “Terra Nova” television series where NewTek LightWave™ software played a key role in the delivery. The plot of the series is starting in the year 2149 where scientists discover a rift in time and space that allows humans to time travel some 85 million years into the past, in an attempt to save humanity. To make all visions os Spielberg to life, the team at Pixomondo studios used LightWave to create a large number of visual effects shots and renders for the first episode.