April 2010 – 3D and Video on Mobile Devices

MEGA invite you to
Mobile Monday
in Adelaide

Come and join us on Monday 19th April, 2010 from 6pm to 8pm at The Brunswick Hotel, 207 Gilbert St, Adelaide SA 5000.

Technical Considerations when Developing Real-time 3D Artwork for Mobile Devices

Dan Cormick of Soda Cube (formerly Extra Artists) will be delving into the technical side of developing 3D artwork for mobile devices. He will draw upon his experience from working with companies such as Kvaleberg, a Norwegian mobile OS developer and world renowned Norwegian Massive Multiplayer Online (MMO) developer, Funcom about their involvement with Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, a popular MMO Game. He will also discuss current developments underway with local developer 2moro Mobile and touch on his involvement in Realtime 3D Multi Path Movies by Brilliant Digital Entertainment for delivery over the web in the late 1990′s (the technical restrictions for the web back then are very similar to mobile now).

Some of the technical considerations covered will be: (WARNING: Use of extreme technical language may offend some viewers, but Dan promises not to bore you)

• Animated meshes and vertex blending between x number of bones
• Polygon count (with an overview of what is considered efficient use of polygons and also mention poly-stripping)
• Textures: size limits and tricks to keep texture usage to a minimum by using flat colours and tilable textures where possible (will show how to produce a tilable texture)
• Baked in ambient occlusion to give textures more depth using multiple UVW mapping channels (if supported)
• Brief overview of the Unity3D Engine which is the software we use when developing applications for iPhone (it also can publish to Android, Wii, Xbox, PS3, Web and of course PC). Considerations such as Draw Calls or Dynamic Lights both of which can heavily effect performance will also be discussed.

Soda Cube offer a flexible and customised 3D design service suitable for a wide variety of projects and industries. With an emphasis on creating a user-friendly experience, their team of highly skilled graphic designers, 3D artists and developers love to create visual solutions that impress. Combining their knowledge of video game production and graphic design, they enjoy the challenge of fusing disciplines to recreate the world as you see fit!

The Changing Video Space for Mobile Devices

Dan Monceaux, director of online video production business Danimations will present a brief overview of the changing video space for mobile devices. Covering developments in cameraphone technology, playback compatibility and the new wave of HD ready devices on the horizon, the presentation itself will be delivered via Dan’s LG Viewty Smart phone connected directly to a desktop projector.

It should be a great evening so please come along and remember to bring your business cards.

Numbers are limited so please RSVP to Leonie O’Dea at rsvp@mobilemondayadelaide.net

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