Friday, 24 of May of 2013
Exploring Tech and Life as they Intertwine
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-Lace
Just a brief update to any would be viewers;
I spent a few hours at the Kehoe center in Shelby today meeting the newest College-Now students and speaking to them about technology, all of which went very well, I’m excited to get to know and work with these new ‘eager young minds’.
Following the line of CNC machines, below is a video of a machine called the RepRap, a diy fabricated 3D printer that is capable of, for all intents and purposes, printing copies of itself. Just like how the CNC Router I posted in the last is now being used to machine parts for a similar albeit much larger machine, the RepRap is a machine that can build itself. Neat, huh?
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-Lace
As is the norm, I’m up late, blending. A College-Now grad (and good friend of mine), Matt Spring, is passed out on the sofa next to me. He and I have been hanging out just about all weekend. I’m too tired to be too talkative tonight, so instead, here are some late night renders that I’ll post while I’m waiting for my newest one to crank out.
The sword pictures will be explained in the next post, when I have the final image rendered. Night, all!
–Lace
Here’s a video made in Blender by Alex Polkinghorn, a College-Now Student at North Central State College. He made the fire by following a tutorial by Nion, in which particle effects do most of the work. Well done!
If anyone knows the link to the tutorial, please leave a comment below the article. Thanks!
–Lace
Who I am:
My name is Zachary Lace Williamson, and I’m the owner and blogger-in-chief at IZation Labs. I am a student of simulation, animation, and visual graphics, with a focus of computer generated visual effects as they relate to the film industry, including core techniques such as modeling, animating, rigging, matchmoving, and compositing. I grew up in Ohio where I attended ‘College-NOW’ during high school at North Central State College. There I received a technical degree in electrical and mechanical engineering. Following graduation I received a scholarship from Eastern Michigan University where I am currently finishing up a Bachelor’s degree in Simulation, Animation, and Gaming.
Throughout my education I have gained experience in the field of computer graphics in a brand new educational program tailored to suit the needs of businesses in said expanding industry. My software experience includes but is not limited to the use of the well known following packages:
Blender