3d
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Google’s 3D-Scanning Project Tango Just Got A Little More Real
Google ATAP (that’s Advanced Technology and Projects) is where wonderful things are born. Things like the animated magic of Glen Keane’s Duet or the modular Project Ara smartphone. It’s all great stuff, but it’s also all experimental — if a project doesn’t make enough progress in two years, it’s dead. But Google’s Project Tango is…
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Damn, Barack Obama’s 3D Portrait Is Realistic
The Smithsonian recently documented the creation of a 3D portrait of President Obama, and the results are remarkably authentic. The USC Institute for Creative Technologies used 50 custom-made LED lights, eight hi-res sports photography cameras and six wide-angle cameras to capture every nook, cranny and worry line on Obama’s head. The result is the highest…
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I Just Can’t Believe That Nothing In This Video Is Real
Video: Despite being four years old, this 60-second spot for a brand of kitchen countertops is still some of the best, most realistic 3D I’ve ever seen. It’s not only the perfect produce falling in slow motion — it’s everything. The ink drops, the bits of quartz, the stones, the gas, the vitroceramic. Everything.
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This Render Is So Realistic That You Might Think Mermaids Are Real
The guys at Lightfarm Studios tell the classic impossible love story between a mermaid and a human in this impressive 3D composition. Everything but the model — the corals, the diver, the tail of the mermaid, the shipwreck — is made in 3D. I could spend hours watching these guys work. NSFW-ish.