POLY MODELING TUTES IN 3DS MAX

HI GUYS, IF YOU ARE STRUGGLING TO REMEMBER ALL THE INFO FROM FRIDAY TRY THESE:

http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/polgun/gunmodel.asp

and

in 3dsMax under help > tutorials > modeling > Using the Edit Poly Modifier

Some of the other modeling tutorials look useful too, e.g. Modeling a Chess set

NOTE: Check http://www.russelllowe.com/3dsmax_help.html for a list of terms to use in the help index (Help > User Reference > index)

EXPERIMENT 4 BRIEF LIVE

HI GUYS, THE EXPERIMENT 4 BRIEF IS LIVE AT:

http://www.russelllowe.com/arch7201/index.htm

THIS WEEK OLIVIA HYDE IS SPEAKING AT THE ARCH7201 LECTURE; I EXPECT TO SEE YOU ALL THERE.

AFTER THE LECTURE WE WILL MEET IN LAB 2.

USING THE INTERACTIVE CURSOR IN GAME

HI GUYS,

TO USE THE INTERACTIVE CURSOR "IN GAME" THAT YOU GET ACCESS TO IN THE "PLAY IN EDITOR MODE" ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS SET YOUR COMPUTER TO OPEN THE MAP (THE ONE WITHOUT ANY PREFIX) DIRECTLY INTO UT3 WHEN YOU DOUBLE CLICK ON IT. TO DO THIS RIGHT CLICK AND CHOOSE "OPEN WITH" AND PICK UT3. YOU CAN LEAVE IT SET TO THAT AND ANY TIME YOU CLICK ON IT IT WILL OPEN THAT WAY.

THIS DOESN'T ALLOW MULTIPLAYER YET BUT IT'S A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

CHEERS

SIGraDI 2008 CALL FOR PAPERS

HELLO TEAM. DETAILS FOR THE CONFERENCE IN CUBA HERE:

http://www.sigradi.org/cuba/en_EN/resumenes.htm

DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS IS JUNE 16TH. INDICATE YOUR INTEREST IN THE COMMENTS BELOW.

Kynogon's game AI and Autodesk

HI GUYS, THIS IS THE POST ON GRAHAM HANNAH'S BLOG (THE "OINKFRONG BLOG) THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF COMPUTER GAME ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

http://oinkfrog.blogspot.com/2008/05/kynogons-game-ai-goes-to-autodesk.html

GRAHAM IS ALSO THE FACULTY IT MANAGER AT THE FBE AND IT'S WELL WORTH KEEPING AN EYE ON WHAT HE BLOGS.

I'LL TRY TO CATCH YOU AT THE XPS TRANSFER TIME OF 2PM ON THURSDAY, JUST TO SEE WHERE WE ARE AT GOING INTO THE FINAL WEEKS OF EXP3.

INDICATE YOUR LOCATION ON FRIDAY

HI ALL,

PLEASE INDICATE IN THE COMMENTS BELOW WHETHER YOU WILL BE IN MELBOURNE (FOR THE GAMES IN HEALTH CARE SYMPOSIUM) OR SYDNEY (IN LAB 2) ON FRIDAY 16TH OF MAY.

MAKE SURE YOU INCLUDE YOUR NAME IN THE POST IF YOU POST ANONYMOUSLY.

ALSO, CAN ONE REPRESENTATIVE MEET ME AT MY OFFICE ON THURSDAY AT 1PM (YOUR XPS LAPTOP HANDOVER TIME) SO I CAN CATCH UP WITH YOU ALL TO DISCUSS WHAT THE STUDENTS WILL BE DOING WHO ARE NOT GOING TO MELBOURNE ON FRIDAY?

CHEERS

HEALTH CARE AT HOME

FROM THE ARCHITECTS FOR HEALTH WEBSITE: www.architectsforhealth.com

AfH - DESIGNING FOR HOSPITAL AT HOME18 September 2008

The purpose of the presentation/debate is to look at design issues raised by the expectation that increasingly, healthcare should be delivered where practicable within the home environment.

Four speakers/presentations will discuss the promotion/integration of, policies for and design requirements associated with the integration of hospital/care functions within home environments.

“Although the acute hospital is the standard venue for treatment of acute illness, it is not always an ideal care environment, especially for older persons.

"The acute hospital can be a hazardous place for... persons to receive care. Latrogenic illness, delirium, functional decline, and other adverse events occur frequently and can precipitate a 'cascade to dependency.' Also, there is increasing evidence that the culture of care in the acute hospital is often at odds with the wishes of patients.

"Hospital At Home care can substitute for an acute hospital stay and a patient may avoid these problems while receiving high quality hospital-level care in their home."

THIS COULD BE AN INTERESTING TWIST ON THE BRIEF FOR A HOSPITAL.

ARCHITECTS FOR HEALTH: COMPETITION

HI ALL, SEE THE ARCHITECTS FOR HEALTH COMPETITION FLYER ON:

S:\Resources\samples\Arch\ARCH7201 - Gusheh Lassen\Lowe

DUE DATE IS 1 AUGUST 2008, SO TO MAKE A GOOD ENTRY YOU WOULD HAVE TO USE THE INTER SEMESTER BREAK. FORMAT IS 4 X A3 SHEETS, SO IT'S VERY MUCH AN IDEAS COMPETITION.

WOULD BE A GREAT KICK START TO THE GRADUATION PROJECT.

ANY TAKERS? LEAVE A COMMENT HERE...

THESE GUYS KNOW HOW TO HAVE FUN

http://graffitiresearchlab.com/ NICE TEXT EDITING (IN BLUE AND WHITE) JUST DOWN THE PAGE.

MOUNTAIN GRAFFITI

HI ALL, IF YOU'VE BEEN PASSED THE SITE IN RECENT DAYS YOU'LL HAVE NOTICED THE NEW 'MOUNTAINOUS" CUP GRAFFITI IN THE CHAIN LINK FENCE. NICE. I'LL GRAB A PIC ON THE WEEKEND.

STUDIO: FRIDAY MAY 2

HI GUYS,

I'LL SEE YOU AT THE LECTURE BY CRAIG BURNS (OMB145 FROM 10-11AM).

AT 11AM WE'LL MOVE ACROSS TO LAB 2 IN THE RED CENTER TO CONTINUE WITH THE UT3 TUTORIALS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE DURING THE DAY AND NIGHT.

CHEERS