AMD Unveils TressFX

Earlier this week, AMD unveiled TressFX, the world's first Real-Time hair rendering technology debuting in the new Tomb Raider set for release March 5th. So far it looks very promising for the next generation of graphics in games creating the visibility of separate hairs and reflections instead of textured polygons. Can't wait to see where this technology will lead.

Oculus Rift VR

The Oculus Rift. A virtual reality headset aimed at pulling you out of your chair and into the gaming world. Although no release date has been announced for the consumer version, they will be shipping out dev kits next month for those who have pre-ordered. Specs as of right now are a 720p screen (hopes to raise to 1080p for consumer version) and 1000Hz refresh rate all while being in full Stereoscopic 3D. All I know is that I will be getting one.

http://www.oculusvr.com

Just a quick Global Illumination test. Still trying to figure out how the get rid of the uneven light shading on the background

I'm Back!

Hey guys!!!! I'm Back and ready to start posting a lot more, so expect some great renders coming your way. I have a test background rendering right now that I will post when done. See you soon.

BF3 Motion Capture

A quick 3D motion video I did in BF3 and After Effects CS5. Didn't do much post processing. It  was more of a test that anything.

Many more posts to come!

3D Pokeballs

Created in Cinema 4D.
Settings include: Depth of Field: f1.8
                         Ambient Occlusion
                         Global Illumination
Render Time: 20 hrs

I have a bad CPU. lol

Here is my newest post to Youtube.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year boys and girls.

New Years Plans?

What is everyone planning to do for New Years this year? Anything different, or following tradition? I plan on having a considerably large LAN party to kick off the New Year. We're gonna be playing some MW3, BF3, and maybe even some GoW3, and I may be ordering some pizzas.

My Youtube

Hey guys, I have a youtube page. It is pretty plain right now, but I hope to start posting more and more gaming videos on there. I just made a new video intro, the one you see below, and yes I am a youtube hopeful. Here is my page: http://www.youtube.com/user/zsshooter

Free Money Opportunity?

I was randomly browsing the internet and found a website called Wazzub. It is a search engine in the making, where they will give you 50% of their earnings if you sign up before Apr 1st. It is referral based as of right now, but I believe there might be something to it. Your money comes from how many people you refer. So if you have a back-up email that you aren't afraid to try something new with, I suggest giving it a try. If you refer 5 people, and they refer 5 generations deep, you can be looking at $4,000/month just from those.So why not give it a look. Here is my referral link: http://signup.wazzub.info/?lrRef=CXJF0

Merry Christmas!

I hope everyone had a fun and enjoyable Christmas this year.

3D Programs

I made these in Cinema 4D, a 3D modeling and rendering program for intermediate users. I have found myself playing around with this program quite a bit.

School

I have always been interested in animation ever since i started playing video games when I was little, and my interest in them has done nothing but grow. I am soon going to start taking classes at my local community college, and have just recently caught an interest in film and special effects. What are the best film schools that I could transfer to when I finish with community college. I am not very good with making decisions for myself, so I will be asking a lot of questions here on my blog. lol  If you are already in the field, do you have any tips for me? or questions? Concerns?