Mike Carroll Jr.

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The space shuttle was built and animated in 3ds max. Adobe After Effects and Photoshop were used for some of the lighting and rotoscoping effects. Sonic Pro was used for the music. The space shuttle descends from space and lands at Moffett Field, in Mountain View, California.

Jog.wmv (1mb)

Sherry was created, rigged and animated in 3ds max. She jogs along a trail, stops and sits on the the ground. The jog sequence was imported from the mo-cap collection that ships with Character Studio. Jog to sit was hand animated, some reference video used to key frame the movement.

Time2.wmv (38mb)

All elements were created in 3ds max. Adobe After Effects was used for some of the title effects. Two women go back in time in search for an evil master mind. Voice-over talent included Susan Grossman, Pamela McCleave, Rich Miller and Mike Carroll. Music was assisted by Tom Romero. Robin Lee Frank assisted in the set design.

Cindy_intro.wmv (600K)

Animated from a low-polygon female character, an accompanied synthesized voice demonstrates the possibility of a virtual personal assistant with artificial intelligence. Using existing technologies, she would have a complete vocabulary, capable of a full rang of expressions.

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3-D walk-through of a school campus. Located in Sunnyvale, CA, Marian A. Peterson was a high school from 1968 to 1981. The database has been optimized for PC systems with 3-D acceleration.
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3-D walk-through of a carnival with running rides. San Jose, CA's Macy's Valley Fair ran the Kiddieland "Skyride" attraction from the summer of 1956 to December, 1957. The database has been optimized for PC systems with 3-D acceleration.
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360 degree view simulation. Located in the Silicon Valley, this Carl's Jr restaurant was recreated in 3ds max. The database has been optimized for PC systems with 3-D acceleration.
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Produced for CGSD Corporation, the rendered water demonstrate capabilities of the company's Real Texture Tools, an Adobe Photoshop plug-in. In the sequence, a medical rescue helicopter flies over a body of water and lowers, showing a rotary down wash effect.

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Produced for CGSD Corporation, a captured realtime sequence demonstrates the company's driving simulator, as it travels through the streets of Berkeley, CA. Buildings and street clutter were constructed from satellite imagery and on-site photo shoots.

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Produced for CGSD Corporation, this fly-through showcases the company's 3-D building library. It includes various house and building designs that 3-D artists can use to populate their virtual environments. The sequence begins with an aerial, around buildings and at residential street level.