3D Technology Can Help Promote Exercise To Our Youth

Below is a recent press release from Fitspott. The press release touches on the use of 3D technology and other interactive exergaming products to target the youth obesity epidemic.

3Dwalkthroughs.com and the rest of the fitspott team have been speaking with some of the biggest companies offering this type of technology to see how we can use the fitspott platform to maximize their exposure.

How do we promote health and fitness to a demographic that is more interested in being on the computer than investing in their health? With the surplus of available health and fitness information, how can the obesity levels of our youth have doubled in the last decade?

Today’s most popular social networking sites have effectively captured the attention of our younger generation, making social networking one of the most effective communication tools in the last 10 years. The time has come to leverage this power to promote health and fitness to our youth.

Fitspott, a social networking platform for health and fitness, will launch the beta version of its site in Mid-September. One of the primary goals of Fitspott, is to organize the very large and convoluted health and fitness industry into easy to navigate sub-communities of members with similar interests, goals, skills, desires and needs. One of the targets markets Fitspott will service in this effort is the youth market.

“We see a tremendous opportunity to promote the many available fun and interactive health and fitness options to our younger generation through a platform they can relate to. Providing our youth with an ability to join an online community of members with similar interests and goals can help to motivate our youth and provide them with the knowledge that they are not alone with their issues” says David Gise, Co-Founder of Fitspott.

The Fitspott team is made up of a group of highly motivated and diverse entrepreneurs, athletes and creative minds. “We have scoured the internet, educating ourselves on the pros and cons of existing social networks, and have committed to using this knowledge to create the most powerful, yet easy to use platform for all of our members” says Erin Hurry, Co-Founder of Fitspott.

Fitspott will reach out to schools, coaches and the other influencing bodies to help promote the Fitspott platform and its benefits. Perhaps one of the biggest causes of the increasing obesity rate of our youth, the time spent in front of the computer, can actually have the biggest impact on curbing this trend.

Integrating 3D Models Into PDF Documents

A new technology is being developed in Australia that will allow interactive 3D models to be intgerated into PDF documents.

Co-developer Christopher Fluke, an astronomer based at Swinburne’s Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, said there was a trend away from physical, paper-based journals to fully online digital publications.

“In the past, the way you would have shared a 3D model is that you would either have to make a movie of it – so you might rotate that with one particular set of views, or you would have to present it as a series of individual images,” Dr Fluke said.

“The problem there is that as the person creating those movies, or those images, you are making decisions about what you want the reader to see.”

“So rather than seeing a static, single image of a 3D object, readers can click on the image, rotate it around, and view it from different angles, as well as zoom in and out,” he said.

Source: thinkingaustralia.com

3Dwalkthroughs.com believes this technology could be a great way of delivering interactive 3D Renderings, 3D Walkthroughs and 3D Floor Plans to potential buyers. As a PDF document the files size would be considerably smaller than the current format of which these assets are delivered. In addition to smaller file sizes, users will be able to experience a much more interactive view of a property…hurry up and get here already!!

Worlds Largest Cinema Operator To Add 1500 3D Screens

According to an article in the NY Times, Regal, Americas largest cinema operator is added 1500 screens capable of showing 3D movies.

As many of the major movie studios plan on producing their new movies in 3D, this move only makes sense. Companies such as Disney, Pixar and Dreamworks just to name a few, have publicly stated that they are going to be focusing a majority of their production on 3D films in the coming year.

In addition to the sheer number of new 3D films, 3Dwalkthroughs.com expects there to be a boom in level of special effects and techniques that are integrated into these new 3D movies. With more people capable of viewing the movies in theaters coupled with the fact that this technology is not yet available in home theaters, 3D just may be the technology that puts butts back in theater seats…at least until home theater technology catches up.

DesignFlood.com – Cool Site of the Month

3Dwalkthroughs.com came across a really interesting site as we were doing our daily research. The site is called DesignFlood.com.

DESIGNFLOOD.com is a collection of unique, well-designed websites. Use these handpicked sites for inspiration, rate your favorites, or just kill some time looking at some pretty pictures.

Source: Designflood.com

If you have any interest at all in web design, flash design or even want to check out some sites with great 3D elements, you should check out this site.

Spending some time on the site is a great way to get ideas for new websites, brochures, marketing campaigns etc. We spent hours on the site yesterday and were only able to get through a few pages of sites they have listed.

DesignFlood.com – Cool Site of the Month

3Dwalkthroughs.com came across a really interesting site as we were doing our daily research. The site is called DesignFlood.com.

DESIGNFLOOD.com is a collection of unique, well-designed websites. Use these handpicked sites for inspiration, rate your favorites, or just kill some time looking at some pretty pictures.

Source: Designflood.com

If you have any interest at all in web design, flash design or even want to check out some sites with great 3D elements, you should check out this site.

Spending some time on the site is a great way to get ideas for new websites, brochures, marketing campaigns etc. We spent hours on the site yesterday and were only able to get through a few pages of sites they have listed.

DesignFlood.com – Cool Site of the Month

3Dwalkthroughs.com came across a really interesting site as we were doing our daily research. The site is called DesignFlood.com.

DESIGNFLOOD.com is a collection of unique, well-designed websites. Use these handpicked sites for inspiration, rate your favorites, or just kill some time looking at some pretty pictures.

Source: Designflood.com

If you have any interest at all in web design, flash design or even want to check out some sites with great 3D elements, you should check out this site.

Spending some time on the site is a great way to get ideas for new websites, brochures, marketing campaigns etc. We spent hours on the site yesterday and were only able to get through a few pages of sites they have listed.

A Business Guide To 3D Virtual Worlds

In a sign that the growing multiverse is attempting to be taken more seriously in the mainstream market as a real business tool, The Association of Virtual Worlds has just published the first Business Guide to Virtual Worlds. The guide lists over 30 virtual world solutions, vendors, or providers, for businesses and organizations.

“The Internet has changed the way businesses and organizations attract and educate customers, recruit and train their staffs and promote their brands, products and services,” explains Dave Elchoness, Executive Director. “The next evolution of the Internet is Web 3D–an Internet that transforms the web from ’sites’ to ‘places’ where users can ’see’ each other, interact together, and experience products and services in 3D. An Internet where engagement feels like real life is rapidly taking shape. As a former global executive and HR attorney, I am passionate about the promise of web 3D and know that it will transform how business is done on many levels.”

Source:PRweb.com

3Dwalkthroughs.com believes that it will take continued a continued effort by organizations such as The Association of Virtual Worlds to get the mainstream to adopt 3D Virtual applications as “real” business solutions.

We have found that many business leaders believe 3D virtual world technology is “cool” and valuable, but are somewhat hesistant to be the pioneers in the adoption of this technology.

We are confident that in a few years from now we will look back on the days when people actually believed 3D virtual world technology was not going to catch on in the mainstream market.

The free publications can be found here>>

Video Games and 3D Applications Trending Toward The Healthy Side

3Dwalkthroughs.com has been hearing a lot lately about how video games and 3D technologies are being used to help promote exercise and improve the way medical research is conducted.

There was a pretty detailed article on Smartmoney.com about a telenews event conducted by organizers of the Games for Health national conference (http://www.gamesforhealth.org) The article describes four major emerging trends that are utilizing video game and 3D technology. These include:
1) Exergaming kicking into high gear
2) Video games going into rehab and therapy
3) Major health care providers arriving on the scene
4) The rise of video games for first responders and medical professionals

Source: Smartmoney.com

At some point over the last year we have touched on how 3D technology would be utilized to support each of these trends. We will be making an announcement within the next four weeks about our forray into one of these trends…stay tuned.

Documentary Filmed Entirely in 3D Virtual World

“Molotov Alva and his Search for the Creator: A Second Life Odyssey” is the first documentary filmed entirely in the 3D virtual world of Second Life. The 30 minute movie will premier at 8 p.m. May 15 on Cinemax.

The documentary is created by filmmaker Douglas Gayeton who has previously created TV shows and video games. The series explores the adventures of Molotov Alva — Gayeton’s Second Life avatar, his personal journey through the alternate world of Second Life and the characters he meets along the way.

The “Molotov Alva” story is based in a 3D virtual world, and so is its distribution strategy. The film is being carried on several platforms: in addition to TV, it will be broadcast in Second Life itself (on the Cinemax Island located there), and on Cinemax.com.

Source: post-gazette.com

3Dwalkthroughs.com believes the documentary is going to be a very interesting look at what goes on in Second Life and will do a lot to promote 3D virtual worlds’ functionality. Obviously we have not seen the movie yet, but if it is done well, it will probably entice a lot of new people to give 3D virtual worlds a try.

Where there’s a will, there’s a way – 3D Style

3Dwalkthroughs.com has seen an increase in the number of builder/developers contacting us to see if we could help them create their marketing materials. In spite of, or better yet, because of the current climate in the real estate industry, the need to market new properties are becoming increasingly more important.

There is a big misconception amongst developers that creating 3D Walkthroughs, 3D Renderings and 3D Floor Plans are too expensive to be considered for smaller developments.

While a 3 minute custom 3D Walkthrough might be a little too pricey for the smaller builder/developer, there are still many 3D assets that can be created even for a very modest budget. 3Dwalkthroughs.com prides itself on it’s ability to come up with a host of options to meet even the most modest of marketing budgets.

In the past, the creation of 3D assets was very expensive. The recent improvements in 3D modeling software has resulted in a significant decrease in the cost of 3D asset creation. We encourage any builder or developer in need of pre-sales marketing tools to contact us. We ask that you give us the opportunity to strategize options that will exceed your goals without exceeding your budget.