New Facebook page

 After a long hiatus from this project I'm trying to get the ball (or boulder) rolling again. I've set up a facebook page which I will keep updated along with this blog of my current progress.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Virtual-Indy-Ride/134755363329953#

Raiders turns 30

http://www.fox43tv.com/dpps/entertainment/consumer_tech/get-wired-weekly-web-finds-june-11-2011-nt11-tvw_3845504

It's not the years its the mileage

Here is an image of my current progress on the track layout. Next step is to start polishing and texturing the individual scenes.
I'll post some better pictures next week when I have time to focus on this project.

Work in progress

Not a whole lot of progress to report on these last few months as I've been busy with other projects. Here is what my current progress is on the Hall of Promise scene and the Mara Statue. Next month I'm going to be focusing on the Station and the Chamber of Destiny. Look for an update the first week of June.

Finishing the Hall Of Promise

I was planning to have the Mara statue done by now but I haven't had the time to finish it. So here's a work in progress shot with one of the jeeps. I just got some great audio files from the attraction to include in my virtual simulation so that was a big step toward getting to a playable version soon. I'll have more to show at the end of the month.

Work in Progress: Chamber of Destiny and the Hall of Promise

After a long hiatus from this project I have now roughed out most of the attraction and will start posting monthly updates of my current progress. Right now I'm focusing on the first three areas of the Attraction, the Station/loading area, the Chamber of Destiny, and the Hall of Promise.
My goal is to have a simulated 3D ride through which will run in a web browser using the unity3D game engine. So you will be able to view the full 3D version on your computer at home by installing the Unity3D plug in. Hopefully I'll have my first working build of this project up and running sometime this summer.

Here's a screen shot of the Hall of Promise. Next posting I should have the Mara and cobra statues finished.


Here is a screen shot of the Chamber of Destiny with one of the jeep vehicles.

Check back February 28th for the next update.

Mara Model - work in progress update

Here is a new updated picture of my progress on the Mara Statue from the Hall of Promise scene. I've been able to polish it more since my last posting however I still need to add texture and bump maps for the smaller details. My day job has been kicking my ass lately, so it's been hard for me to devote time to this project. I'm hoping to get a textured version of Mara with all the Bump mapped details done for the next posting. I do have all the blueprints scanned in now and I've started blocking out the various rooms in the Attraction. The next posting will be in September,with plenty of screen shots from my progress on the attraction.