Task 1 - Applications of 3D

3D is used in almost all if not all interactive media in this day and age.whether this be because of how it looks or helps with educational things. these can help people in lots of ways or just be used for fun, 3D is mostly used for fun now a day because of how the aesthetics does.

A 3D environment is similar to a virtual reality or interactive 3D experience. A 3D environment/3D world is similar to our own world. this type of world allows interaction with other players that are inside that worlds who aren't close by as well as allow you to manipulate of objects. An example of this is world of warcraft.

A 3D Model is a is a way of using computer graphics to do a 3D model by developing three-dimensional surface of an object using a specialised software for the occasion,this can be automatically or manually because they are made mathmatically and are called 3D Models. Underneath is an example of models and how they are made

2D is also something that exists in some games which is a pseudo-3D which is a technique used to cause images or scenes to simulate the appearance of being three-dimensional. One of my favourite games is Danganronpa which boasts about using 2.5D in its games.

Games
games didn't originally use 3D modelling since games have existed for longer than virtual 3D modelling has existed. At the beginning games were all 2D because that's all the technology could create and as games were being made with 3D graphics people started to believe that they had amazing and realistic graphics but in this technological age them people wouldn't bat a eye which shows just how much 3D has progressed. Also apart from 2D and 3D which would be 2.5D games which is where games use certain techniques such as graphical projections to simulate 3D

The first commercial game that was released was called 3D Monster Maze.and has progressed throughout the age. over time software's and techniques were perfected allowing for better use. The first truly successful 3D game was battlezone.



Example
3D Monster Maze - 1981
3D Monster Maze was the first ever game released on a commercial games machine that was in 3D. this game was developed  my a man called Malcolm Evans in 1981 for a old console called the Sinclair ZX81.  the basis of the game was that you were being chased after by a Tyrannosaurus Rex and for each step you took without being caught you was rewarded points.

Battlezone - 1980

Battlezone is a tank game that was released in 1980 that used vector graphics to create all of its art work from the tank itself to the mountains surrounding it. Battlezone was believed to be sop realistic that even the US army used it to train tank gunners so in a sense this game was quite educational.

Super Mario 64

3D became immensely more popular when main brand games such as Mario started using them because at that point they started to become a lot more popular since the fifth gen consoles which were home consoles were able to play them such as the nintendo 64 which has suprer mario 64

Persona 5 - 2016
persona 5 is a upcoming game for the ps3 and ps4 which which makes great use of 3D modelling for everything from the surroundings, characters, enemies and characters but they also use it in conjunction with 2D when they show the characters faces and use visual novel like style.

3D Printing
3D printing is the process of making a physical object from a three-dimensional digital model, using a 3D printer with plastic ink. This is done by laying down many thin layers of a material in succession until you get the final product almost the complete opposite of a laser printer.

TV/Film
Television and Film have used 3D modelling in animation in lots of things one example is south park that is created in the 3D modelling software Maya. just like the 3DS as well there are 3D movies and 3D TVs which are able to give you a 3D perspective on what you're watching. Alomost all of action movies use 3D modelling to transform the scene in differnt ways such as Attack the Block which used 3D to turn the alien suits into realistic beasts

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Attack the block
the video underneath shows how they made the aliens with 3D softwares.

South park is a example of a cartoon made in Maya, in Maya the characters were created and then put through animation to make the episodes

3D Movies
a 3D film is a movie that enhances the illusion of depth perception which in  turn gives the illusion of 3 dimensional video, these 3D films are captured using two lenses placed side by side, just like your eyes and try to replicate stereoscopic photography.

Example
Avatar is the first movie that comes to mind that use 3D, i really enjoyed the movie and because of the 3D effect you can really experience and enjoy the far off world and its stunning beauty. the scenery and creatures and how quick paced some parts of the movie was use the 3D effect superbly.

Education

education can be helped by 3D modelling because you are able to put a thing that you could only observe on paper before can be seen from every angle such as a diagram of the human body by using diagrams you will be able to teach more thoroughly than before and by doing that increase the efficiency of your teaching

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Teaching anatomy would really be improved since you would be able to observe it from every angle unlike a 2D counterpart. by using this you would be able to make a 3D interface where just by looking and clicking on the body you would be able to get information on the entirety of the design

Web
I believe that we do not have much or any 3D on the web at all. this is something that is barely used because most people don't see the point since it doesn't really help them in any way. Below is a video about what the future of 3D on the web will become

Medicine

Medicine and medical practice can be helped by 3D software such as 3D printers one example would be creating limps for those who have lost there's this way they can be made much easier than other ways and can help a lot of people. another things would be personalized 3D printed drugs Pharmacists could analyze a patient’s profile to determine an optimal medication dose which will then be put into a 3D printer to be made

this is a 3D-printed cardiovascular models that was used on a child that struggled to breath and because of this survived

These are all prosthetic limbs that have been printed using a 3D printer

Mathematics

3D can be used in mathematics when you want to see the dimensions of 3D objects such as when you want to find the volume or size of a certain side of a 3D object.

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Engineering
engineering can be used to design the newest cars and engines and by using certain software that are able to do calculations such as SpaceClaim which is able create, edit, or repair geometry which allows more time to be dedicated to primary job functions such as manufacturing, analysis, and concept modeling.

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architecture

in architecture you would be able to have 3D modeling software to try out different designs. this would be similar to a game designer  creating a building for a game. a architecture would most likely have the software set up to help create the building and keep it stable so he knows what he would need. a architect would be able to create new and great looking building while also checking the lighting, safety and other features

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Product Design

designing products is a lot like designing assets for a game. when you design a product you have to design what you are making the product look like while also keeping the use of the product and how much everything will cost. so by designing the product using 3D you will be viewing the aesthetics, efficiency, price and other things to do with the product.

Example

Film
Avatar
http://io9.gizmodo.com/avatar-is-a-much-better-movie-than-you-remember-1750993089

Education

Teaching anatomy
http://f--f.info/?p=23659

Web

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Medicine
3D printer

http://www.rapidreadytech.com/2014/10/healthy-medical-3d-printing-market/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/enterprise/11821002/University-graduate-wins-James-Dyson-Award-for-3D-printed-prosthetic-hand.html

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Mathematics

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Engineering

https://www.prlog.org/11785259-cost-effective-pro-drawings-services-3d-pro-drafting-services.html

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architecture

http://alldubai.ae/dubai/directory/architectural-illustrators-dubai-uae/

Product Design

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http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20121127005554/en/Autodesk-Ushers-Era-Cloud-Based-Design

Task 1 - Applications of 3D

How is 3D used by the interactive media and computer games industries?

Include and comment on examples of work produced using the 3D modelling across a range of industries: games, TV, film, education, web, medicine, mathematics, engineering, architecture, product design etc.

Remember that you are trying to comprehensively explain the theory and applications of 3D with elucidated examples and consistently using subject terminology correctly.

This provides evidence Unit 66 – P1, M1, D1