by Jon Brouchoud | Dec 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
EnerCities is an awesome web-based ‘serious game’ application built with the Unity3D platform that enables players to build a sustainable metropolis. Unfortunately I fell for the easy energy options early on, enabling me to build my city and earn money...
by Jon Brouchoud | Dec 17, 2010 | Uncategorized
[Updated: No Longer Available – New Updated Kit Coming Soon!]
by Jon Brouchoud | Dec 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
A truly remarkable, bar-raising project that demonstrates the power and potential for architectural collaboration and education in virtual environmnents. More about the project HERE, HERE, and HERE – along with this write-up inArchitectural Record earlier this...
by Jon Brouchoud | Dec 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
Over the past six months, Draxtor Despres has been carefully documenting the collaborative work of students from Ain Shams University and the University of Southern California in Los Angeles – led by Amr Attia, David Denton, and Kara Bartelt. Drax is partnering...
by Jon Brouchoud | Dec 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
The Architecture Foundation’s “John Edwards Lecture” is designed to bring a global leading architect into conversation with a contemporary from another discipline. Last year, it featured Thom Mayne, Morphosis Architects, and Frédéric Flamand,...
by Jon Brouchoud | Dec 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
The Frank Lloyd Wright Virtual Museum, which was recently granted a licensing agreement with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation (and later attained official 501(c)3 non-profit status from the IRS) was served a cease & desist order by lawyers representing the Frank...
by Jon Brouchoud | Dec 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
Tomorrow (Dec. 2nd), I’ll be joining Kyle Gomboy from ReactionGrid and Anders Gronstedt from Gronstedt Group for their ‘Train for Success’ meeting. We will be meeting at the new space I recently finished for the Gronstedt Group – built with...
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 | Nov 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
A few weeks ago, I was given a demo of a project called ‘Canvas,’ by former Linden Lab manager Chris Collins (Tipodean Technologies). After clicking a url he gave me and logging in, I was suddenly standing on Architecture Island (in Second Life) –...
by Jon Brouchoud | Nov 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
[Update – Kits 1 and 2 are no longer available, but a new updated Kit will be available soon!]