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Client projects::Flash

Click the image to view an animation sent out via Email to get employees to participate in an on-line meeting. This piece used 3ds max and the Illustrate plugin to create 3D vector graphics that were then used in Flash.
Size: 800K - no preloader - contains music.

This animation was used to persuade company employees to vote on something. I'm not actually sure what though. The theme was 'The Power of One' and shows how one person can make a diiference.
Size: 755K - with preloader - contains sound and music.

Created for Mercer Human Resource Consulting, this animation is used as part of their client package.
Size: 134K - no preloader - no sound

client projects:: director

Memory! Flip the cards two at a time and match them up as fast as you can. This is a 3D version, created for a local multimedia company and used at a medical tradeshow to attract people to their booth.
Size: 1Mb

The CAD Designer - a basic, and fun, CAD package aimed at teaching kids some of the basics. This project was created for Iona Multimedia and is currently running in a kiosk at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, IL. The kiosk is part of a new exhibit on CAD and features robots and other cool stuff. Click 'The Basics' on the top menu to run the Designer.
Size: 230K

Here's a screen shot of a little character built with the CAD Designer above. Click the image to enlarge it.

This application is a 3D world building engine that allows the user to import, place, scale, etc. models created in 3ds max. The scene files are then saved to the server, via CGI, and a viewer application reads these scene files and displays them in a view only context. This is only a demo version so it's quite limited in the models available for import. Size: 112K

Click the image to jump to The Tate Museum web site. Here you'll find an interactive Shockwave 3D rendition of Sir Henry Moore's Recumbent Figure. I only did the 3D programming on this one, the beautiful modeling and texturing was done by JuniperBlue using 3ds max and deep paint.

director::3d

XYZ*Bert - A fully 3D version of the arcade classic Q*Bert. Features 5 levels, 2 different bonus levels, cool music and sound effects, a high score table and more.
Size: 794K
Latest update: 2-23-06 - New colored lighting scheme implemented.

3D assembly instructions demo. We bought a chair from IKEA and I thought it would be cool to turn the assembly instructions into 3D.
Size: 289K

An example of texture baking, also known as light mapping, to create a more realistic environment. Use the controls under the 3D viewer to rotate, and zoom the camera.
Size: 312K

I created this particle system experimenter for my book on Director. It's not only fun, it can help you find the settings you need to create say, a campfire. Source will be posted shortly.
Size: 60K

I created this table for a tech demo. This took roughly an hour and a half from start to finish.
Size: 199K

A 3D version of the old classic - Pong. Created as a tutorial for my book, it's a fun little example and is entirely Lingo driven - all the models are primitives created by the code. Source soon.
Size: 118K

director::experiments and the like

An example of using imaging Lingo to create a real time magnification effect. Just move the cursor over the image - the magnifying glass will follow. Source code available here.
Size: 290K

A simple, but cool, example of imaging lingo in action. The movie runs as fast as it's able and simply copies the blurredistinction logo to the stage using a bit of math.
Size: 5K

A procedural bitmap is first generated for the background image(s). Over that, lines of a poem I wrote are placed at random locations and intervals to further add to the moody feeling. A feedback loop is used to blend the words and background. Mouse position affects the image as well, making the entire piece interactive.
Size: 5118 bytes!

An imaging lingo kaleidoscope. Procedural textures are generated, mirrored, and placed onto the screen using quad calculations. A feedback loop is used to increase the number of subdivisions in the symmetry. Interactive via keyboard and mouse control, instructions on the opening screen. Warning - there's a lot going on in this demo and so it requires a fairly fast machine to really be appreciated.
Size: 4156 bytes!