Here are a couple of pics of a set I am designing for a reality game show called "The Web Ring" or possibly just "The Ring" ... It's been a lot of fun to design and execute in 3D ... and I'm getting to do a lot with lighting that I never much messed with in the world of 3D modeling for games ... (since other people are in charge of lighting the stuff I make). The premise of the show is that 12 uber computer geeks are selected to take part. Each sits at a workstation and the host gives them increasingly difficult tasks to accomplish, including, but not limited to, trivia, interactive videogaming, puzzles, searches, etc. Contestants will be judged on quickness and correctness. I will continue playing with the lighting, texturing, and other details ...
Wow. Very real. Excellent work. Did you think about the ergonomics of the seating area a lot? It looks comfy enough. I wonder about the camera angles with all the monitors in the players face. Each moonitor could have a nice web cam. That would be a lot of coverage.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Tom. It looks like a wrong answer gets a contestant electrocuted. Is that how it's played?
ReplyDeleteYes, it has a very modern reality/game show look. Now all it needs are a couple of guys on a teeter-totter like the control room of The Prisoner.
ReplyDeleteHeh heh ... YES!! That's the spirit, Tom!! But I'm not asking any of my TAG friends to volunteer to be in the pilot ... ;-)
ReplyDeleteOH! The Running Man for nerds!
ReplyDeleteTo answer Ellis' questions ... I figured a true computer geek wouldn't be phased by all the monitors, etc. So putting them in a ring simply made the environment reflect the show's name. Each station would have a Web cam and the show's producer(s) would be able to select those views, free-roaming cameras, and also the visuals captured from each contestant's screens. In front of each bank of seats (and above the support structure) are large TV monitors that show the audience whatever is being broadcast to network or cable stations. Viewers are also encouraged to log into a companion site where their ability to accomplish the same feats puts them in a pool of potential contestants going forward.
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty sweet. The lighting is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteTom, this looks very impressive--very impressive. I didn't know you are so slick with the 3D!
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