Star Trek TNG’s holodeck is a staple of geek lore, but its interface was designed 20 years ago. Bruce Branit’s World Builder is a short much along the same technological theme, but made today.
After one day of shooting, World Builder was in post production for 2 years. Despite its extremely small artistic team (essentially one guy), the first half of the piece deploys some really believable visual effects to establish a sort of virtual reality version of Illustrator or Maya.
The clip, be it a tad long for internet perusal, is a real pleasure to watch. Load it up when you have a few minutes to dedicate to your imagination. [Thanks Helen!]
~The Mage~
Friday, March 6, 2009 at 2:30 AMWow… It’s like Photoshop version 26 billion!! Very well done!
Chris Z
Friday, March 6, 2009 at 1:48 PMAs someone who has been in that place, been trapped in that darkness, with only the whispers in the darkness, the thought of someone building a world for you, even if for a moment, touches me deeply.
It gives me hope.
Thank you.
CZ
AgentGlitch
Saturday, March 7, 2009 at 5:21 AMThat was THE MOST AMAZING video that I’ve EVER SEEN! It totally pulled me in to the story/process. Great acting, and awesome 3D! Totally inspiring for a 3D student such as myself. Thank you for putting the time and effort in to this, it’s really enriching to watch!
Again, awesome job!