by Jon Brouchoud | Jan 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
Arch Virtual is looking for help in several areas. If you’re interested, please contact us at info (at) archvirtual (dot) com. SALES AND MARKETING / ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT We are looking for a dedicated sales and marketing professional to assist with Develop new...
by Jon Brouchoud | Dec 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
We’re back from Autodesk University in Vegas, where we had the opportunity to show some of our latest Oculus Rift projects to the AEC crowd there. Wow, was that ever fun! Exhibiting can be a boring, exhausting experience, but not with the Rift! From...
by Jon Brouchoud | Mar 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Check out this realtime virtual tour of Villa Tugenhdat, by famed architect Mies van der Rohe, build published to Flash with Unity3D.
by Jon Brouchoud | Nov 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
Check out this virtual preview of the new $85 million Rutgers School of Businesses, designed by Ten Arquitectos and replicated with the Unity3D game engine.
by Jon Brouchoud | Aug 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
This long awaited ‘holy grail’ feature in Second Life has now finally arrived! The subject of numerous false starts, April fool’s jokes, and much controversy – it is now possible to import 3D models directly into Second Life.
by Jon Brouchoud | Nov 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
This tutorial provides an overview of the process involved with importing architectural models into Unity3d. In this case, we’re using Revit Architecture 2009, but the process is relatively universal, and can be applied to just about any architectural CAD or...
by Jon Brouchoud | Jun 24, 2010 | Uncategorized
The headline-grabbing aLoft Hotel project, first prototyped in Second Life before construction started, can now be visited in the real world (and has been open for quite some time now). Starwood Hotels was the first to take their hotel’s architectural concept...
by Jon Brouchoud | Aug 19, 2009 | Uncategorized
Here is a video, uploaded by HVXSilverstar, showing Tom Hale’s demo at SLCC 09 of mesh import and diffusion (reflective) lighting. And here is a sneak peek at the new viewer: More to come! Many thanks to HVXSilverstar for making these videos...
by Jon Brouchoud | Jul 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
Just got this invite, and thought I’d pass it along! The Grand Opening of the Frank Lloyd Wright Museum in Second Life will be held on Saturday, July 25 from 1:00 SLT into the evening and Sunday, July 26 from 1:00 to 4:00 SLT. There will also be a Museum...
by Jon Brouchoud | Feb 20, 2008 | Uncategorized
[youtube = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM6DxA7UB7c] I’m not a techie guy, but I know what ‘import proper 3D models’ means, and I know what a tremendous impact it will have on our industry and beyond. We’ve heard about emulator plug-ins that...