I love the idea of a 3D web - one where the real world is represented virtually, and where environments such as Google Earth contain software representations of their real world counterparts. While the idea of virtual tourism is probably a little corny, it would be great to go for a 'walk' around the neighborhood of the hotel you are staying at before you even get there, clicking on the front doors of various buildings to see what's inside.
So I've written quite a few stories over the past three years on the emergence of online tools for creating virtual environments and objects, including this one for The Guardian last year. Australia has a strong cadre of emerging 3D specialists, such as VastPark, ExitReality and Mycosm, so it was good to be able to add another one to the list this week - Adelaide-based Punchcard, and its VideoTrace modelling tool.
What sets VideoTrace aside from other tools is its ease of use - you can create models by simply tracing the outline of an object from one of more frames of video - and its level of detail when creating models. It's also my latest entry on the ZDNet Bootstrappr blog, and you can read about it by clicking here.
3D Modeling - one where the real world is represented virtually, and where environments such as Google Earth contain software representations of their real world counterparts.
Posted by: 3D Modeling Outsourcing | July 31, 2009 at 04:20 PM