GDC Austin 2008 3D Painting for Next-Gen Games Session

Nirrad

3D Painting with Ben Mathis: Next-Gen Artisan and Pipeline Specialist

Ben Mathis is a veteran in the gaming industry, contributing to over ten popular video game titles including GUN, Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and Tony Hawk Project 8. Mathis will show how to create custom 3D textures - from reference material to hand-painted detail for next- and current-gen games. Using MAXON BodyPaint 3D, deployed on UNCHARTED: DRAKE'S FORTUNE, GOLDEN AXE and other leading game titles, attendees will learn how BodyPaint 3D easily integrates into current Photoshop, Maya, Softimage and/or 3dsmax workflows.

Event Dates: Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
Cost: Free to Attendees
Schedule: 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Location:
Game Developers Conference
Room 8A
Austin Convention Center
500 East Cesar Chavez St Austin, TX 78701

Ben Mathis Interview Generously provided by 3DAttack Magazine

Jeremy Lindstrom

Looks like ben has a groupie! O_o

see:

http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=55279

BoBo_the_seal

Heh, one of these "mysteriously" shows up each time Ben does a talk

http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=51718

The world may never know!

- BoBo

MoP

I got him to show me BodyPaint 3D in my bedroom one time.
No kidding.

Delaney King

Mmmmm. sexy. I am glad you tacked on the '3D' bit there MoP.
Someone showed me their mudbox in a bedroom once.

Gmanx

King of Daveness wrote: »

Mmmmm. sexy. I am glad you tacked on the '3D' bit there MoP.
Someone showed me their mudbox in a bedroom once.

Think youself lucky - you could have been lumbered with a silo.