The Full Enchilada

Well, ok so as a beginner, you’re not going to be capable of creating as beautiful a model as the one above just yet, that’s something to aspire to as your skills develop. (If you want to just do animation with already created models you can get for free, that article is coming next.) In the previous articles I gave a quick overview of the programs I recommend for those wishing to delve into virtual 3D world creation, the culmination of my articles will in the end branch out to real-time game creation systems and highly realistic 3D movies, ie rendered virtual 3D worlds versus realtime interactive 3D worlds.
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Previously, we laid out the recommended beginner’s workflow to start with iClone and expand into Poser, Daz Studio, and Carrara. Now we should clarify that all of these programs have many overlapping features but because iClone started out with almost realtime use in mind, for (continue reading…)

These days games like Second-Life are the craze, everyone’s locked up with their computer living in a Virtual World. This escapeism to a virtual life of freedom may be just an extension of our usual daydreaming and a way of relaxation and stress relief from this suffocating modern world, and stress relief is always a good thing. (continue reading…)