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The Champion of 3DVIA Challenge #4 has been selected, check out his own Champions page here! This week we start the Challenge anew, from the Siggraph 2008 tradeshow!  Will you have what it takes to be the next 3D Champion?

3DVIA Challenge 5: 3D Cell Phones

This week’s Challenge is all about 3D Cell Phones.  Create your own cell phone, the one you want to buy or a brand new creation!  This contest ties in to our Siggraph 2008 Booth where we’ll be showing our own cell phones along with many other demonstrations of our software.  Add as much detail as possible while staying under 30,000 triangles. 

 Challenge Extended by 1 Week!!   All Entries and Edits accepted till this friday August 29th!!

Our team is at NVISION 08, if you were one of the lucky one to attend Nvisions first tradeshow, please stop by our booth #320!!

 NEW!! Contest Rules based on USER FEEDBACK!

3DVIA Users: How to participate in this challenge:
1. Be a Registered User of 3DVIA
3DVIA accounts are free, sign up here

2. Upload Your “3D Cell Phone” Model by Friday August 29nd
Starting on August 11th and running through August 29nd 2008, upload your best 3D Cell Phone to 3DVIA. Only new to 3DVIA and original work will be considered, 1 submission per user, NO team entries.

3. Tag Your 3D Model “3DVIAChallenge5″
Tag your model with the keyword 3DVIAChallenge5 - you must use this exact tag to enter.

View the Current Models Entered in this Challenge

>> How this challenge will be judged:

1. Voting on this challenge runs from September 1st through September 5th
On September 1st, we will post and announce the “finalists”…or the best 5 models as chosen by our 3DVIA staff. During the Finalists week, the 5 models will be judged on 3 categories by our 3DVIA Judges and by popular vote from our community.

The 3 Categories are:

Artistic Design- Eye catching design, the coolness of the model.
Technical Accuracy - Mechanical or realistic accuracy and detail
Modeling Efficiency - Polygonal construction, modeling skill.

Current 3DVIA Judges Panel:

Matthew Baron - 3D Enthusiast Judge
Juan del Rio - DCC Judge
Don Swavely - CAD Judge

Each category will receive a value from 1-10 from each Judge. Each model will receive the average value of all the judges votes combined plus the percentage of their community vote multiplied by 10 (ie. if you received 45% of the votes, you would get 4.5).

2. The Winner Will Be Announced September 8st
We will post the winner here on September 8st…and announce the next challenge.

View the Current Models Entered in this Challenge

Remember to comment on other users models and tell your friends to submit their own!

The Champion of 3DVIA Challenge #3 has been selected, check out his own Champions page here! This week we start the Challenge anew. Will you have what it takes to be the next 3D Champion?

3DVIA Challenge 4: The Luau

This week’s Challenge is titled “The Luau.” Make a tiki torch, beach hut, palm tree’s, roasted pig,  or any other single piece that would belong on an island beach party, or be ambitious and create the entire scene!

NEW!! Contest Rules based on USER FEEDBACK!

3DVIA Users: How to participate in this challenge:
1. Be a Registered User of 3DVIA
3DVIA accounts are free, sign up here

2. Upload Your “Luau” 3D Model by Friday August 1st
Starting on July 21st and running through August 1st 2008, upload your best Luau model to 3DVIA. Only new to 3DVIA and original work will be considered, 1 submission per user, NO team entries.

3. Tag Your 3D Model “3DVIAChallenge4″
Tag your model with the keyword 3DVIAChallenge4 - you must use this exact tag to enter.

View the Current Models Entered in this Challenge

>> How this challenge will be judged:

1. Voting on this challenge runs from August 4th through August 8th
On July August 4th, we will post and announce the “finalists”…or the best 5 models as chosen by our 3DVIA staff.  During the Finalists week, the 5 models will be judged on 3 categories by our 3DVIA Judges and by popular vote from our community.

The 3 Categories are:

Artistic Design- Eye catching design, the coolness of the model.
Technical Accuracy - Mechanical or realistic accuracy and detail
Modeling Efficiency - Polygonal construction, modeling skill.

Current 3DVIA Judges Panel:

Matthew Baron - 3D Enthusiast Judge
Juan del Rio - DCC Judge
Don Swavely - CAD Judge 

Each category will receive a value from 1-10 from each Judge. Each model will receive the average value of all the judges votes combined plus the percentage of their community vote multiplied by 10 (ie. if you received 45% of the votes, you would get 4.5).

2. The Winner Will Be Announced August 11th
We will post the winner here on August 11th…and announce the next challenge.

View the Current Models Entered in this Challenge

Remember to comment on other users models and tell your friends to submit their own!

3DVIA Virtools is organizing a competition for students in partnership with Le Cube  and Arte-tv.   3D³ Competition rewards the best student projects using 3DVIA Virtools in the field of real-time 3D³ creation to applaud their technical and artistic prowess.  Any student in a public or private training program that delivers a full diploma are eligible to enter the competition. The Awards Ceremony will take place  October 18 at Le Cube in Issy-les-Moulineaux, so what are you waiting for, enroll today!

The Awards

You will be judged and eligible to win under the following categories:
-Grand Overall Prize
-Special Le Cube Prize (Artistic Expression)
-Special Virtools Prize (Technical Design)
-Special Arte-tv.com Prize (Cultural Content)
-Graphics Prize
-Sound Design Prize
-Narrative Design Prize
-Playability Prize
-Innovation Prize

The Contest

To Submit your project for the 3D³ Contest:
- you must be a student or have been a student between the 2007-2008 academic year
-you must fill out and submit the pre-enrollment form
-Entries must be received (postmarked) by July 19 2008. You can modify your entry unlimited times untill September 8 2008
-Projects must be submitted in the form of an executable program, on CD-Rom or through a URL
-Projects (.vmo file) must be submitted by the student, student team, their teacher or administrator of the academic institution
The full rules and guidelines can be found here: Rules and Conditions.

The Judges

After submitting your project you will be judged by a panel consisting of authorities in new technology and cultural sectors. Last year at 3D³ 2007 the panel consisted of:
-Florent Aziosmanoff, Directeur de la Creation au Cube
-Arnaud Ribadeau Dumas, Directeur de la recherche de Dassault Systemes
-Jose Correia, Editor of Arte-tv.com
-Stephane Natkin, Directeur de l’Enjmin
-Erwin Cario, journaliste de Liberation specialise dans le jeux video
The 2008 Panel will be posted in September.

About  the 3D³ Competition

This year marks the fifth year of the 3D³ Competition. It was designed and created by Le Cube and Virtools in 2004 with the goal of networking students and professionals, exploring new forms of expression using real-time 3D and breaking the barriers between artistic creation and cultural production.

You can check out the winners from last years competition here.