Blender 3D

Like mentioned earlier, we have a team (UKKOSS 4) conducting usability tests on Blender with real end-users. Our usability testing team consists of 6 students of Information Processing Science.I'm a member of both teams so I act as a link between ... [More] them. The assignment is part of our studies, a course called Usability Testing. We wanted to test how a 3D artist, who has a background with 3D modelling software but hasn?t got any experience on Blender, is able to use Blender and if he understands the mental model of Blender because Blenders UI and mental model differ greatly with the major commercial 3D modelling software. The emphasis of the test lies heavily on Blender?s learnability, memorability and satisfaction. The learnability is how easily the new users find the right functions. The memorability is to assure that the user doesn?t make the same mistakes on and on. The satisfaction guarantees that the use of software is nice and easy.Stay tuned ? next time I'll tell more about test users and the test environment. [Less]

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You can help us getting bugs fixed by testing the first release candidate for 2.49.

Finnish Blender user Hannu Hoffrén (HannuH) was interviewed last Tuesday, April 21st, for the radio program Entteri on the Finnish radio channel YLE. He talked briefly about Blender as part of the interview on multimedia. If you know Finnish, you can ... [More] listen to the interview here.?Hannu Hoffrén oli tiistaina 21. huhtikuuta Entteri-ohjelman haastattelussa multimediasta. Hannu ehti hyvin mainostaa Blenderiäkin! Voit kuunnella haastattelun tätä kautta. [Less]

The Blender Foundation is currently testing the first Release Candidate 1 for 2.49.Full story and download link here.Here's the WIP list of goodies:* Video Textures in Game Engine* Logic API cleanup for Game Engine* Texture node editing* Etch-a-ton ... [More] , armature sketching preview* Dome rendering for Game Engine* Projection texture painting* Jpeg2000 support in sequencer* New GE [...] [Less]

Another quality tutorial from CGCookie, this one is by Kernon Dillon and its about using some neat techniques in Blender to 'paint' objects into a scene.The brief description is as follows:"This tutorial teaches how to use Blender?s particles system ... [More] to ?paint? instanced objects onto mesh surfaces. Similar to Maya?s ?Paint Effects?, though not nearly as [...] [Less]

Status of Visual Effects (VFX) Shots:Number remaining: 151Number in progress: 7Number completed: 373Doom: Jen Forbes (calculated by Ian)Projected date for completion of all VFX:3 November 2009 (based on projected time estimates of all tasks)12 ... [More] November 2009 (based on spreadsheet items completed per week)This week?s recommendations:Ian: That Folgers jingle because "It's the best part of waking up".Jen: "Where My Heart Will Take Me" by Russell Watson. Because Star Trek Enterprise is misunderstood.Nathan: ?When that I Was and a Little Tiny Boy (Mistress Mine)? sung by Elvis Costello on the John Harle album ?Terror and Magnificence?. Haunting and beautiful.Phil: ?Sailing? by Christopher Cross. Because not only is this what we're doing, it's also the defining song of the Yacht Rock subgenre. It's smooth.Cheers,Phil McCoy, Executive Produceron behalf of Nathan McCoy (left), Producer and Phil McCoy (right) [Less]

I found it very impressive this O3D API by Google. You can change and create 3D objects in your browser with Javascript code.[read the full article]

I've been asked to give a one hour talk about Blender 3D at the new Video Art & Electronic Music event Sideseen in Rotterdam on friday March the 15th. There are also people there form the SAE Institute talking about 3D animation. After the talks ... [More] there are lots of DJ's/VJ's and what looks like heaps of fun. Perhaps even a drink or two.   read more... [Less]

The BBC is looking for someone in the UK (3rd week in May) to do an informal demo of Blender to a bunch of MA Art students - creating 3D content for a 3D Holographic Projection.We promise lots of fun!Please get in touch with me - Hannah to find out more.Looking forward to hearing from [...]