THE CURRENT 'GAMES' CLASS...
We'll still post to this web site in our next 3D Animation Games class in a couple of months. In the mean time you can follow what we're up to on the new site ( http://xnagamers.blogspot.com/ ). Our class project for the May-June 2010 3D Animation Video Games class was to write a multi-player network 3D video game using Microsoft's XNA gaming library and 3D Studio Max. We decided to start a new "Team Blog" web site so that everyone in the class could post content to the blogger web site. We're just about finished with the completed video game and the class. Of course, a software project like this is never "completed". There are endless great ideas and cool features to add. But, I'll post our latest XNA game installation file and the source code on that site in a week or two.
A NEW CLASS ON INTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL RENDERING...
Our next class session is the 3D Animation Special Effects class. It started last week. Last week, students in that class voted to do an Interior Architectural Rendering project using 3D Studio Max and the Mental Ray renderer. We'll use 3D Studio Max to model a room, furniture, interior lighting, and materials. We use the 3D Studio Max "cloth" feature. And, we'll practice using Mental Ray "Final Gather" advanced rendering settings for interior lighting. As always, classes are free to anyone with an interest and a laptop that you can bring to class. You can follow our progress for that class on this web site: http://filmfx.blogspot.com.Russ DeWitt
