Maya Skies at SIGGRAPH 2009
- Maya Skies work in progress was presented at SIGGRAPH 2009 in New Orleans:
Osario Concept Art
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The High Priest's grave - the Osario, has a shape reminiscent of "El Castillo" and served as a communal grave. It includes a pyramid about thirty feet high with four stair cases, (one on each side).
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Scene Rendering Tests
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In this section you'll find more information about rendering tests we've conducted to validate perspective, shading, and lighting of shots. You can see samples of shots that take dome curvature into account.
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The MayaSkies Project
Mayaskies.net is the working production site for the full dome film "Maya Skies". The Maya Skies project is a collaborative effort funded by several entities including the National Science Foundation.Gallery
This section contains images of concept art as well as photos of team members performing laser scanning at the Chichen Itza site.Read more...
Research
This section contains information about some of the innovative technology the team has developed to aid in the capture and modeling of specific archeological features at the Chichen Itza site.Read more...
Preproduction
This section contains concept art, site maps, storyboards and information about other tools used during the ideation phase prior to production.Read more...
Modeling
This section contains sample 3D models of various structures at the Chichen Itza site. You'll also find more information related to reconstruction techniques used to turn point data into geometry. Read more...Preview
This section contains summary information about the overall project, including an overview of the production process, team members involved and time lapse panoramic shots taken at Chichen Itza. Read more...Rendering
This section contains information about our rendering pipeline, along with scene, optimized, and epigraphy rendering tests.Read more...
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