Spiffae
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and I can't go!
I wrote gabe newell to for a little more info on why the eyes seemed a bit off in the Softimage GDC vid... that e-mail got forwarded to Bill Van Buren, and I got this in response.
Hi Ben,
Thanks for writing. Yes the shot you sent of Dr. Kleiner definitely didn't feel like he was looking at me. That might be due to Softimage using an older version of our tools for their demonstrations, as I can't get Kleiner to 'look past me' like that in our current version. I've included a shot from HLMV.
Additionally, a good deal of our eye technology isn't even active in our tools like HLMV (the model viewer) and Face Poser - character's eyes are at their full manifestation only in the game engine. You can see better examples of our characters' eyes in action in the movies from our E3 demos last year - or if you find yourself in the Seattle area, give us a call and we'll set up a time for you to stop by and see things firsthand.
Best wishes,
Bill Van Buren
AND I LIVE IN NEW YORK! This is essentially an opportunity that I have always hoped for, and now I have it, and I can't fly to Seattle to go to the offices. My live is ruined.
*deep breath.
ugh, what a drag
I wrote gabe newell to for a little more info on why the eyes seemed a bit off in the Softimage GDC vid... that e-mail got forwarded to Bill Van Buren, and I got this in response.
Hi Ben,
Thanks for writing. Yes the shot you sent of Dr. Kleiner definitely didn't feel like he was looking at me. That might be due to Softimage using an older version of our tools for their demonstrations, as I can't get Kleiner to 'look past me' like that in our current version. I've included a shot from HLMV.
Additionally, a good deal of our eye technology isn't even active in our tools like HLMV (the model viewer) and Face Poser - character's eyes are at their full manifestation only in the game engine. You can see better examples of our characters' eyes in action in the movies from our E3 demos last year - or if you find yourself in the Seattle area, give us a call and we'll set up a time for you to stop by and see things firsthand.
Best wishes,
Bill Van Buren
AND I LIVE IN NEW YORK! This is essentially an opportunity that I have always hoped for, and now I have it, and I can't fly to Seattle to go to the offices. My live is ruined.
*deep breath.
ugh, what a drag