VirtualEd Diver & Dolphin
Client: VirtualEd
Tools: 3ds max, Photoshop
Purpose: real-time 3D models for educational science simulations
Notes: One of the concepts on the drawing board at VirtualEd was to do an entire oceanographic unit as a 3D simulation. I created the diver and sled from scratch (the dolphin was adapted from a high-res model). Since the intent was to use these models on low-end computers (with modest 3D acceleration capabilities in 2005), the polygon count was kept as low as possible. Use of textures was also minimized due to the memory constraints of low-end graphics cards.