Hiperia3D News

Interesting Article On Immortality Through Technology

info@hiperia3d.com (Jordi R Cardona) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:50:00 +0000

Telegraph has published a very interesting science article that states that we may be able to be immortal in 20 years in the future. This will be possible through the use of nanotechnology to replace organs with tech, so you become some kind of cyborg....

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The Graphics Tablet That Works With Your Fingers

info@hiperia3d.com (Jordi R Cardona) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:49:00 +0000

Wacom, the leader in graphics tablets, has launched one that combines a touchpad and tablet in a single device, that you can handle with the pen or with your hands. It is called Bamboo Touch. p7u8b3g4e9n5w1z0

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Get The New Vue 8 Pioneer For Free

info@hiperia3d.com (Jordi R Cardona) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:33:00 +0000

E-on has announced that Vue 8 Pioneer will remain completely free. You can download it and use it for free forever. Among new features available in Vue 8 Pioneer you have: the new strata fractals, planetary rendering, 3D terrain sculpting, Spectral 3...

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The Cost Of Free In OSGrid

info@hiperia3d.com (Jordi R Cardona) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:48:00 +0000

Snoopy Pfeffer’s Blog publishes a very clever article about the cost of features and services that is given for free in virtual worlds, taking OSGrid as an example. And this is because what is free for users is not free for the owners of...

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3D Printing In Glass and Clay

info@hiperia3d.com (Jordi R Cardona) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:46:00 +0000

Shapeways Blog published some information about some recent projects to print 3D models in clay and glass. The advantages of these materials are their low cost and thus bigger margins of benefit for creators, that also get their models in noble...

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Remember: November 5, Help Content Creators In Second Life!

info@hiperia3d.com (Jordi R Cardona) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:14:00 +0000

Remember the Step Up! day. It's tomorrow November 5th!! Help content creators on Second Life! p7u8b3g4e9n5w1z0

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New Book By Allan Brito: Build Incredible Machines With Blender

info@hiperia3d.com (Jordi R Cardona) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:47:00 +0000

Do you remember the book that Allan Brito published about Blender and was reviewed here? Well, a new book from this expert architect and 3D modeling expert will be published soon. This new book is called "Blender 3D 2.49 Incredible...

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WebGL Demos

info@hiperia3d.com (Jordi R Cardona) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:45:00 +0000

The Khronos project to get 3D through javascript in web pages called WebGL has an interesting sample here. Read the text for instructions on how to setup WebGL in your browser. For Firefox you may need to install a nightly build, that is a version of...

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Twinity Reconstructs the Berlin Wall

info@hiperia3d.com (Jordi R Cardona) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:37:00 +0000

Twinity, the 3D mirror world made of real people and real places, is commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War by rebuilding a 2 km stretch of the wall in virtual Berlin. Berlin, 2 November...

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Code Craft: The Practice of Writing Excellent Code

info@hiperia3d.com (Jordi R Cardona) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:03:00 +0000

Some books tell you how to program in some language. "Code Craft" tells you how to do it well in all computer languages. This is another of the titles edited by "No Starch Press" like the one about Blender that I reviewed...

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MixED 8th Exhibition Nobember 6, 2009:

info@hiperia3d.com (Jordi R Cardona) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:11:00 +0000

Next Friday MixED will host another exhibition of VRML art, featuring the artist and worldbuilder Alana (Alice in code). Here are the details: Start Time: Friday, November 6 at 9:00pm End Time: Saturday, November 7 at 12:00am This is...

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Will Blue Mars Be A Competitor For Second Life?

info@hiperia3d.com (Jordi R Cardona) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:44:00 +0000

This interesting article is about the possibilities that Blue Mars may suppose a real competitor for Second Life. The author thinks it won't. Read it to know the reasons. Photo of Blue Mars by plastichansa p7u8b3g4e9n5w1z0

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Simulated 3D Maze Made With JavaFX

info@hiperia3d.com (Jordi R Cardona) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:42:00 +0000

This is an example of JavaFX that makes a 3D labyrinth. This is not real 3D but simulated. Source code is not available yet, but will be. The demo includes atmospheric sounds. http://www.jfxia.com/JFXDemos/3DMaze/index.html p7u8b3g4e9n5w1z0

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Unity Indie Now Free: Make Games And Virtual Worlds

info@hiperia3d.com (Jordi R Cardona) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:40:00 +0000

The package that was called Unity Indie and now is called simply "Unity" will be free for developers of virtual worlds and games that generate less than $100,000 a year. In their License page they say: "Companies or incorporated...

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3DTotal Announces its new FREE Texture And Reference Image Library

info@hiperia3d.com (Jordi R Cardona) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:29:00 +0000

3DTotal would just announced today their brand new Texture and Reference Image Library – a fantastic FREE archive of high-resolution images featuring 12,500 royalty free photos currently available to everyone without any download limitations. ...

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Our Twitter Lists Just Founded: 3D Art, VRML/X3D, 3D Modeling, Virtual Worlds

info@hiperia3d.com (Jordi R Cardona) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:59:00 +0000

Twitter is launching a beta feature called List that will serve as groups to put twitter users with some interest in common together. I have just founded some for my use, but feel free to join them, follow them and make yours. If you make or have...

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DAZ Considers Licensing For 3D Games And Virtual Worlds

info@hiperia3d.com (Jordi R Cardona) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:45:00 +0000

DAZ3D may offer a new service called DAZ Links: the huge catalog of 3D models from DAZ site may be available to be purchased for 3D games and virtual worlds. In this moment, DAZ's content is licensed only for 2D works, render works and art in...

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Vivaty In Flash: For Mac And No Plugin

info@hiperia3d.com (Jordi R Cardona) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:41:00 +0000

Did you know that Vivaty is now available to Mac users or even to those who don't want to install a plugin? Read about this in Vivaty Blog. It is also interesting to read the comments of the entry because it contains reflections about the web...

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Evolver Exhibits at Unite Conference

info@hiperia3d.com (Jordi R Cardona) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:09:00 +0000

Aliso Viejo, CA (October 27, 2009)-Evolver, the easy-to-use web interface for building and customizing 3D character models and avatars, will be at the Unite conference being hosted by Unity Technologies, the leading provider of the multi-platform game...

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3D Printing Your Spore Characters

info@hiperia3d.com (Jordi R Cardona) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:38:00 +0000

In case you missed it, have a look how Shapeways Blog tells how one of their users (Eric Finley) is exporting his characters from the game Spore and tweaks them to be printed in 3D with Shapeways. Photo by darkripper This is because Spore...

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Java 3D Games With Netbeans IDE

info@hiperia3d.com (Jordi R Cardona) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:37:00 +0000

If you're a Netbeans IDE user you should not miss this article of the Netbeans wiki that says how to use the open source jMonkeyEngine for coding 3D games: http://wiki.netbeans.org/Java3DGamingWithNetBeans is not Drag'n'Drop, you have to code...

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Search Inside Second Life Or OpenSim

info@hiperia3d.com (Jordi R Cardona) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:36:00 +0000

Metaverse Ink is a search engine that allows you to search inside Second Life or Opensim. Just type and select where to search and it will show you different links, with images when possible. http://www.metaverseink.com/ p7u8b3g4e9n5w1z0

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Turn Your Laptop or Desktop Into a Tablet PC

info@hiperia3d.com (Jordi R Cardona) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:35:00 +0000

Digital Inspiration tells us about an innovative product that simulates a digital tablet with screen, a tablet PC. This way you can use your monitor and this device and emulate an expensive Tablet PC . ...

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2D Or 3D Games With Netbeans And LWJGL

info@hiperia3d.com (Jordi R Cardona) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:35:00 +0000

Gaanza tells us how to set up Netbeans IDE correctly to work with the games java library LWJGL (http://lwjgl.org/). The Lightweight Java Game Library (LWJGL) is a solution aimed directly at professional and amateur Java programmers alike to enable...

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Sweet Home 3D: Plan And See Your Home In 3D

info@hiperia3d.com (Jordi R Cardona) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:32:00 +0000

Sweet Home 3D is a free interior design application that helps you place your furniture on a house 2D plan, with a 3D preview. http://www.sweethome3d.eu/ p7u8b3g4e9n5w1z0

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