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brinda
09-27-2005, 11:46 PM
Hello all,

This my first post here in the Vue forum. I recently had a chance to work with Vue for the first time and thought I'd post some images from a recent project:

http://www.brinda.com/posts/Lost_01.jpg

The project was an online game for ABC's show LOST. In the game, the user explores the Island and scavenges for items to help them survive. (Medicine, water, food). In the process they learn a bit about the story line, and are general steeped in the LOST experience. You can check out the game here. (http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/games/mission/index.html)


http://www.brinda.com/posts/Lost_02.jpg



Vue was used to create the islands foreground/midground elements and environments. The Vue elements were composited against background plate photography from the actual set, in order to provide visual continuity with the show.


http://www.brinda.com/posts/Lost_03.jpg


Being that this was the first time I'd used Vue, it was sort of a trial by fire, but in the end I think things turned out nice. I made heavy use of the Ecosystems with custom painted density maps. Here's a screenshot compilation, in case anyones interested:


http://www.brinda.com/posts/Lost_04.jpg


Any feedback is always welcome. Who knows, maybe future season 2 rollouts with have complete fly-throughs built in Vue.

-Dave

Kevin Sanderson
09-28-2005, 12:14 PM
Hey Dave, Thanks for sharing!

Kevin

LuciaK
09-28-2005, 02:02 PM
Wow, that's excellent! Thanks for sharing, great to see you doing such sophisticated stuff in Infinite, and it's only your first time!

Jorge Arango
09-28-2005, 02:03 PM
Great wok as usuall. I hope you explore the integration between Vue and Cinema4D and tell us about your experience.


Jorge Arango

colkai
09-28-2005, 02:37 PM
Wow, that's excellent! Thanks for sharing, great to see you doing such sophisticated stuff in Infinite, and it's only your first time!
Not exactly on topic - but ... I've never ever seen anyone else from St Helens on CGTalk before! :thumbsup:
(Me, I'm from Sutton Leach :) )

Solomon
09-29-2005, 03:03 AM
The game is awesome - thanks for posting!!


do you have a step by step approach to how you applied the density map?

videodv
09-29-2005, 03:37 AM
Very Very nice - thanks for posting

brinda
09-29-2005, 04:38 PM
Thanks to all for the feedback, glad you liked it.

@Jorge Arango: Yeah, I hope to have some free time to research how Vue integrates with Cinema. If I come up with something interesting, I'll be sure to post it :)

@ Solomon: Regarding your density map question, here is a great tutorial (http://freespace.virgin.net/david.markwick/VueTut1.html) that got me started figuring things out.

Thanks again,
Dave

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