Oscar nominees, robotics DIY-ers and more for Limerick unconference
3Dcamp returns to the University of Limerick for its fourth year on Saturday June 11th. Based on the informal Silicon Valley style ‘barcamp’ format, 3Dcamp is a one day event dedicated to the exploration of Internet interfaces beyond Web 2.0.
“We were tired of the obsession with Web 2.0 a few years ago among the software development and research community, and decided to bring something different to the events calendar”, explains organizer Gabriela Avram. “3Dcamp considers the wider ecosystem of media and interconnected devices”.
3Dcamp is free to attend and will be hosted in the Computer Science and Information Systems building of the University of Limerick campus.
For more information see 3Dcamp.barcamp.ie
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Cinema 4D & Adobe After Effects provided by Remi Brandt Watch the Video then reproduce the effects yourself. A little on the cheesy side perhaps, but this video is a good visual teaser for anyone toying with the idea of exploring 3D. It highlights the benefits of using the out-of-the-box characters and props available in DAZ's library and the fact that DAZ Studio (along with a lot of DAZ Models and Accessories) is Free! No better way to test the waters.
Check out the DAZ Community Galleries for more inspiration.We've seen it everywhere lately. There seems to be a growing trend of people using their Kinect for more than just controlling their Xbox 360. If you haven't come across Kinect already, here's a taste of what people are doing with it: Check out KinectHacks.netThe Kinect was planned as a fancy, but just fun, XBox 360 accessory for controlling video games. However, hackers was quickly able to connect it to a computer and do awesome stuff with it. Controlling robots, scanning rooms, playing air guitars with real sound, drawing with physics and much, much more are just some of the things hackers have been able to do in a short amount of time. What is Kinect?Kinect is a "controller-free gaming and entertainment experience" by Microsoft for the Xbox 360 video game platform. Based around a webcam-style add-on peripheral for the Xbox 360 console, it enables users to control and interact with the Xbox 360 without the need to touch a game controller, through a natural user interface using gestures and spoken commands.
The depth sensor consists of an infrared laser projector combined with a monochrome CMOS sensor, which captures video data in 3D under any ambient light conditions. The sensing range of the depth sensor is adjustable, with the Kinect software capable of automatically calibrating the sensor based on gameplay and the player's physical environment, such as the presence of furniture. The software technology enables advanced gesture recognition, facial recognition and voice recognition. Read more about Kinect on Wikipedia |
The Kinect sensor is a horizontal bar connected to a small base with a motorized pivot and is designed to be positioned lengthwise above or below the video display. The device features an "RGB camera, depth sensor and multi-array microphone running proprietary software", which provide full-body 3D motion capture, facial recognition and voice recognition capabilities.