LG Netherlands Wants You to Read Your Facebook News in 3D (Sponsored Video)
LG Netherlands has created the LG 3D Studio to experiment with this possibility. Their first experiment is a 3D Newsfeed of your Facebook wall that you can try right now. Your news is represented as dynamic stacks that you can scroll through and quickly see if the news has an attached video, image or link.
‘Adhisaya Ulagam’ to hit the screens on August 10
Dinosaurs and 3D technology in a film are no new to filmmakers, but a Tamil movie with both features is something they haven’t witnessed yet. Tamil’s first brush with a Dinosaur movie in 3D will be 'Adhisaya Ulagam', which is set to hit screens on August 10.
Directed by Shakthi Scott, the film features actor Livingston, TV personalities Ananda Kannan and Prithvi among others.
Read the full story here: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/tamil-3d-dinosaurs-will-hit-screens-on-august-10/279181-71-180.html
Rabbit Hole Creative Uses Projection Mapping for Mutemath’s Odd Soul Tour
Nashville's Rabbit Hole Creative created a dynamic, illusory stage show for Mutemath, projection-mapping carefully created animations on a cleverly warped screen behind the stage that gave the impression of 3D imagery — no glasses required. The technique isn't new (it was used to great effect for Amon Tobin's current tour), but Rabbit Hole had to create a quality presentationfast. Cinema 4D maker Maxon and writer took us behind the scenes on the project to learn how it was assembled so efficiently.
See the full story and watch the video here: http://www.studiodaily.com/2012/08/rabbit-hole-creative-uses-projection-mapping-for-mutemaths-odd-soul-tour/
Not Your Average 3D Résumé…
How much does your résumé stand out from the others in the pile? Probably not as much as this one.
Mohit Lakhmani — art director, paper sculptor, and 3D graphics artist — is the creator of the best infographic résumé I have yet to see. Bonus: it’s 3D!
See the full story here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericaswallow/2012/08/02/3d-infographic-resume/
104-Year-Old Architect Releases 3D Photos of Iconic Work
You may not recognize him by name name, but Oscar Niemeyer once changed the world. In the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s, this humble architectect from Brazil established himself as one of Modernism’s greatest luminaries. His designs radically altered Brazil’s global identity.
Famed art and fashion publication Visionaire and online art market Paddle8 commissioned 10 3D photographs of Niemeyer’s most iconic architectural work, spanning from the 1940s through 90s in Sao Paolo, Brasilia and Rio.
Inside the First-Ever Olympics in 3D
For the first time ever, the London 2012 Olympic Games is now available in 3D, making it the most widely distributed 3D program ever on both a national and global level.
NBC is working with Panasonic, the official sponsor of the 2012 Games, to pump more than 300 hours of 3D coverage into homes and bars worldwide. According to the companies, about 80% of U.S. households have access to the programming — you just need a 3D-enabled TV to watch it.
Read the full story here: http://mashable.com/2012/07/31/3d-olympics-nbc/
XPAND 3D Launches Home Entertainment Division
Cinema 3D company XPAND has its eyes set on the living room now, with the launch of a new home entertainment division.
The division will be led by Philippe Coissac, head of global home theater sales, and its focus will revolve around the development of universal, active-shutter 3D glasses and infrared emitters for home theaters.
See the full story here: http://www.homemediamagazine.com/3d/xpand-3d-launches-home-entertainment-division-27945