Solutions - Entertainment
Of all the applications for virtual worlds entertainment is maybe the most popular. The ability for people to meet and chat online in a virtual world provides a huge draw. Virtual worlds can be themed or tied into a particular product offering.
The Elders Crossing virtual world that was built for fans of the new James Potter and the Hall of Elders Crossing book. There is also the themed Mellow Tiger virtual world that was created to accompany the Stephen King tribute site Mellow Tiger.
There are also virtual worlds that are just fund to explorer such as Dark City. Some people create virtual worlds just for the fun of such as the Stonehenge virtual world.
Blink 3D Benefits
- State of the art 3D graphics engine
- Rapid prototyping and pre-visualization
- Built in chat and multi user capabilities
- Easy to use point and click Behaviors for adding animation and interactivity
- JavaScript based scripting language with over 100 classes and 2600 methods and properties
- Particle systems and full screen effects
- High end physics engine used in AAA game titles
- 3D sound including support for environmental sound modeling
- Video and HTML pages as textures
- Dynamic shadows and lightmaps
- Multiple pre-built navigation systems with ability for complete customization
- Web based which provides two way interaction between the HTML page and the game
Blink 3D supports a large number of DCC products including: 3DS Max, Maya, SketchUp, Blender, 3DS Max, Maya, XSI, AC3D, DeleD, MilkShape and FragMOTION. Blink 3D supports automatic asset creation and automatic asset synchronization. Make a change to an asset in your favorite 3D modeling product and it will be updated in your game within seconds. You can also use global illumination tools such as Gile[s] for creating your lightmaps.