Last Saturday's De Pont Hackathon was a big success! Six teams made up of coders, designers and artists from all walks of life worked their b*ts off all day to produce a demo made with the 3D assets of De Pont. The concepts people came up with were pretty rad, ranging from experimental VR experiences to AR hybrids (live action mixed with 3D). We closed the event with food and drinks, followed by a showcase
An other new project is: Interplanetary Ferry. This short animation is being made by director: Lucie van den Driessche, art-director: Iris van den Akker, technical director: Aser Perez and animator: Sigrid Mohn. The project will be a retro-futuristic guide to space travel. Synopsis: The story takes place somewhere in the future. The ferry of Amsterdam now serves as an interplanetary ferry, going back and forth from earth to other planets. The animation serves as an
Valentijn Muijrers, a researcher, lecturer and programmer at HKU (Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht) is making a game about stories. In his game you start as a passenger on a strange ferry with antique furniture. But somehow the ferry forces you to fulfill certain goals, like throwing paintings. Once you fulfill the goals, you continue to play as another passenger, with new goals. These new goals may or may not conflict with the goals of
