SGI: Computer Graphics

Hi, everyone! I am proud to introduce my first VRML scene created completely on SGI hardware. Modelling is done in Maya, animation and scene assembly in CosmoWorlds. The scene can be accessed at:

http://sgizone.co.nf/haunted/

Important! In order to view the scene, VRML browser plugin is required(CosmoPlayer, Nexternet Pivoron). On a modern Windose PeeeCeee the scene can be viewed with Cortona3D viewer although its not recommended.

Tested under:
IRIX 6.5.30f, Netscape 4.8, CosmoPlayer 2.1
Windows 2000, Internet Explorer 5, CosmoPlayer 2.1.1
Windows 7, Firefox 41, Cortona3D viewer

Screenshots:

nongrato wrote: Hi, everyone! I am proud to introduce my first VRML scene created completely on SGI hardware.

Pretty cool

I think you are ready for Dwarf Fortress tho ...

I wonder if we could talk him into building that on Irix ? It'd be a natural for a multi-p Origin ...

This is awesome! This is the true meaning of a masterpiece.

It is very nice. The look of the olden days 3D graphics is much more appealing to me than the new stuff.

Is that going to be a haunted house ride? Perhaps it could actually be made to be ride through like Horizons Resurrected.

Did anyone actually get to try this in action? I could make a video demonstration if no one wants to mess with installing VRML plugin.

I am right now. Also, nice teapot.
I can do the video if you want but it's a bit....heavy on even a 300mhz R5K O2. A couple spots are serious slideshows.

Edited: I managed to put something together. Pardon the audio. It should be live at https://youtu.be/1A3J7G_qv3E sometime after 1PM PST.

pentium wrote: IAlso, nice teapot.

I put a few more easter eggs in there. Did you find them all?

A couple spots are serious slideshows.

Yes, I tried to keep models as low-poly as possible, but still animation is not super smooth even on core i5 with geForce gts 250. Looks like a limitation of VRML technology.

Cool!

man, your commentary rocks!


here is also my video showing easter eggs you missed:

Nice!

What version of Maya did you use?

Krokodil wrote: It is very nice. The look of the olden days 3D graphics is much more appealing to me than the new stuff.

Is that going to be a haunted house ride? Perhaps it could actually be made to be ride through like Horizons Resurrected.

Err my bad, the pictures were deceptive, it actually is a ride through thing. Neat.

vishnu wrote: What version of Maya did you use?

6.5.

Probably could be done in any modelling software, but Maya can export models to vrml.

nongrato wrote:

vishnu wrote: What version of Maya did you use?

6.5.

Probably could be done in any modelling software, but Maya can export models to vrml.

Well it's very impressive! I had no idea CosmoWorlds had that level of functionality, I'll have to check it out...

Cool ! Time to boot my Octane to test this one out!

Well done ! You put a lot of effort into this !

In the beginning of the tour I had to find out how to get out of this cart in front of the skull-entrance, but then it went smoothly.

Geoman wrote: Well done !
how to get out of this cart.

thanks, but you don't need to leave the cart.

Nice ride. But:

On a modern Windose PeeeCeee the scene can be viewed with Cortona3D viewer although its not recommended.

I've used Cortona 3D Viewer for years because it supports Direct3D 9 (and therefore stereoscopy) and never found anything wrong with it. Why do you say it's not recommended?

Devil Master wrote: Why do you say it's not recommended?

It's not 100% compatible with CosmoPlayer: different global light rendering, different collision detection.

nongrato wrote: It's not 100% compatible with CosmoPlayer: different global light rendering, different collision detection.

Ah, so that must be why I could get out of the cart. In fact, the first time I just walked through the whole ride, because I couldn't find any lever or button to start the cart. Only later I discovered I was supposed to click on the Go arrow: maybe the design should've been a little more obvious?

FYI - The CosmoPlayer 2.1.1 plugin from the 2006 Application CD works with Mozilla also. Just use the .so from the plugin32 directory.