| Car Game - Physics Test - 37 sec
Thought I'd post a screen capture from a driving game I've been working on...
Yes it's still very rough round the edges, I put this together in the demo version time of Unity (Game Development Tool) to test what is possible - probably have to put it on hold now for a while as my demo is about to expire (but going to save up for the pro version then start this game for real from scratch).
I'm completely new to game development, but a quick learner, my experience in 3d/texturing/scripting, etc comes from SecondLife (Virtual World) and off the back of a cornflakes packet.... but had a lot of fun putting this together.
With the exception of the last crash clip, this was all captured in real time in one take, I'm using trip-wires to trigger camera angle changes to give a more cinematic feel. There are quite a few soundfiles attached to the car, with different roll-off settings, creating some good engine sound effects as the car flies by...
Auteur : RobbieDingo
Tags: unity game car racing
 | | Meteors - 260 sec
I was invited to work with Kirsty Hawshaw as part of the Millions of Us - Artist-in-Residence Program. The resulting work, a short machinima created in Second Life set to a great song 'Meteors' by Kirsty...
Auteur : RobbieDingo
Tags: kirsty hawkshaw robbie dingo machinima meteors millions of us
| | Mask - 251 sec
War-paint. Camouflage. Concealment. Act of self-expression or of belonging to a group. Representation, reflection, or pretense? For protection sometimes; actually often. A curtain, a screen, a veil behind which to hide. A shield, disguise or figment. Often fanciful though - ones persona, like war-paint. Masks and avatars. Behind each, a person, with hopes and fears, with feelings often much deeper than the side they show; actually, always.
Music, with permission by Angry Man (c)2007
www(dot)angryman(dot)info
Auteur : RobbieDingo
Tags: SecondLife Avatar Robbie Dingo
| | Watch the World(s). - Revisited - 185 sec
Many people wrote to me to say that they were sorry that the Sim used in Watch the World(s)(http://digitaldouble.blogspot.com/2007/07/watch-worlds.html) was wiped as they wished that they could have explored it for themselves, firsthand :(
Although I know it is not nearly the same thing, but here are some of the out-takes that were not used in the film. This is my way of saying THANK YOU for all of the kind and supportive IM's and comments... they are all very much appreciated.
(Rob - bie Dingo)
Auteur : RobbieDingo
Tags:Secondlife machinima robbiedingo starry vincent
| | Watch the World(s). - 257 sec
A Second Life Machinima by Robbie Dingo.
(Duration 4'17")
"Frameless heads on nameless walls, with eyes that watch the world and can't forget - like the strangers that you've met". [Don McLean].
Ever looked at your favorite painting and wished you could wander inside, to look at it from different perspectives? Spend a single day in one of mine, from early sunrise on a new day, to dusk when lights come on in cosy homes; through a peaceful night, till morning.
Shot on location in Second Life then post-produced, this was an idea I had a while ago. The Sim in this work was on temporary loan so it's all been swept away now, leaving only the film behind. It was always intended however that the video would be the end product, not the build.
This work is dedicated to the many weird and very wonderful strangers from around the globe I have met, but have never really met.
Higher quality version is available over at my blog. Search for 'My Digital Double Robbie' in Google.
For more info on how this was put together, please read http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2007/07/remake-the-star.html#more over at New World Notes.
Auteur : RobbieDingo
Tags:Secondlife machinima robbiedingo starry vincent
| | Digital Creatures #1 - Ant Concert - 171 sec
A fun work I did recently. Little Ants, busy working together, randomly moving the notes around a bar of music whilst it is playing. This might become the first in a set of works, looking at using the movement of, and interaction between digital creatures to create musical works.
Here is a screen-captured movie of what it looks like...
Auteur : RobbieDingo
Tags:A.I Digital-Creatures Generative Music Concert Ants
| | He Still Watches - 129 sec
Real world author, Dale Moses (www.hestillwatchesnovel.blogspot.com) - (Second Life resident, Dale Bolero) recently posted a request on the SL forums. He wanted a machinima film to work as a trailer for his online novel titled- "He Still Watches" (www.hestillwatches.com).
Dale also contacted me directly about this, but by the time I got round to replying he had already taken up an offer from another film maker.
Still, I thought this project looked interesting - I greatly admire the 'get up and go' and innovative approach Dale has gone for here (he is publishing only one page per day, seven pages per week, and posting them for anyone to freely read via his website, whilst selling advertising on each page, neat idea) - so I thought I would do a film for him in any case, for fun.
Set myself a tight schedule, to see what I could do in three (full and long) days:-
Day 1 - Story Board, Building Sets/Props, Designing Character, Scripts, etc.
Day 2 - Filming and Editing.
Day 3 - Sound Design and Mixing.
(Thanks out to Reuben & Chris at Millions of Us for a 2 day Island Loan, and to Foolish Frost for his scripted book I modified for a prop, cheers guys).
Auteur : RobbieDingo
Tags:Secondlife machinima robbiedingo dale moses hestillwatches
| | Jim Morrison Grave (Paris Trip) - 172 sec
After about 19 years of saying "yeah we really should go", we finally got round to it... Our trip to Jim Morrison's grave at Pere Lachaise cemetery...
Auteur : RobbieDingo
Tags:Jim Morrison Grave Pere Lachaise cemetery
| | Second Life Taiko Drums, (Animation and Music Sync. Test #1) - 57 sec
Demo Reel #1 - An early experiment in attempting to synchronize both the audio and Avatar animation ready for a Taiko drum ensemble within Second Life. (It's close, but a non-steady frame rate causing timing issues).
Auteur : RobbieDingo
Tags:Secondlife Robbie Dingo Machinima Taiko drum
| | An Audience with Suzanne Vega - 516 sec
On the 3rd of August 2006, Suzanne Vega became the first major recording artist to perform live within a virtual world in avatar form. Suzanne was interviewed by The Infinite Mind's John Hockenberry within Second Life.
This short video tries to catch the moment from the perspective of the audience of the avatars who, from their 'armchairs' around the world, shared this moment together, live.
Auteur : RobbieDingo
Tags:Secondlife Robbie Dingo Suzanne Vega Machinima TheInfiniteMind
| | Suzanne's Guitar - 185 sec
In August 2006, Suzanne Vega will become the first major recording artist to perform live in Second Life avatar form. This forms part of a larger project sponsored by 'The Infinite Mind' (public radio show), which has hired 'Infinite Vision Media' to create a permanent presence in Second Life.
I was commissioned by Infinite Visions to make the Guitar and animation for the Vega avatar (created by Munchflower Zaius).
However, I decided to use this opportunity to also make a short (3 minute) video.
This is Suzanne's Guitar...
* Music on the video is Prelude No.2 (V.Lobos), performed (well) by my good friend Steve Bean.
Suzanne Vega will perform in Second Life live on August 3.
Auteur : RobbieDingo
Tags:Secondlife Robbie Dingo Suzanne'sGuitar Machinima Suzanne Vega
| | STAGE - 207 sec
Machinima Movie shot within SecondLife.
Auteur : RobbieDingo
Tags:SecondLife Machinima Robbie Dingo
| | SL-LipSync(PostProduction) - 34 sec
Short Example of LipSync, using a still image and 'Morph Age' software.
Auteur : RobbieDingo
Tags:LipSync SecondLife
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