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Thousand Armed Lightsaber Artificial Intelligence

Thousand Armed Lightsaber

Thousand Armed Lightsaber is a light and music show performed by twenty-four robotic arms. The six-axis arms move in time with music based on traditional Taiwanese war drum rhythms, combined with electronic sound and precise lighting. The show is fully automated and runs without staff on the stage. The performance area measures 2660 by 720 centimeters, with wiring, lighting and mechanical paths planned in advance. Movement accuracy is held within 0.008 centimeters. A total of 1,036 performances were presented over 28 days.

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Bioo  Biotechnological Lamp

Bioo

Bioo, the biological switch. A lamp that is activated by touching a plant resting on the backlit pot created from sustainable materials such as ceramic and cork. This is Bioo lux, the jewel that gave the opportunity to create visual art and high-impact creativity to match the innovation and technology of this new launch. From the beginning, the objective was clear, to generate a spectacular, elegant and aesthetic video.

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Vessi Website and Social Media

Vessi

Vessi Animation is a promotional animation created for a boot. The animation presents the product through natural visual elements that link the footwear to the lifestyle of the customer. Water relates to the features of the boot, while clouds suggest lightness. The boot was modeled with hard surface techniques in 3ds Max, using photographs as reference, and leather textures were applied. Rendering was done with Redshift and simulations with Houdini. The animation was used on the product website and on social media, without explanatory text.

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Freeway Loud 3D Product Animation

Freeway Loud

Freeway Loud is a three-dimensional product animation created for a footwear brand. The animation presents a shoe inside industrial environments, where machines appear to bring the product to life. The shoe was modeled with hard surface techniques in 3ds Max, using photographs as reference. Textures were built from leather images and digital brushes, and the scenes were rendered with Vray at 1920 by 1080 pixels. The animation was made for online use, and the aim is to attract attention through images alone, without explanatory text.

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Macau Light Festival 2019 TVC TV Commercial

Macau Light Festival 2019 TVC

Macau Light Festival 2019 TVC is a television commercial created to promote the Macao Light Festival. The film follows Mak Mak, the Macao tourism mascot, as local and visiting spectators explore four lighting routes and the changing cityscape of Macao. The commercial combines live action shooting, visual effects, motion graphics and three-dimensional animation. Local features are shown as installation art. The festival is presented as a giant birthday cake, marking the twentieth anniversary of the Macao Special Administrative Region.

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Harp E Electro Acoustic Harp

Harp E

Harp-E is the world’s most accessible professional grade electro-acoustic harp. With a complete structural rethink and redesign, the ancient, complicated and elitist harp has become a simple, elegant, flat-pack, self-assembly instrument. All you need for assembly is a hex key. It's a paradigm shift, made for all people and settings, from classrooms to festivals. All fragile parts are sandwiched inside the sturdy frame; Harp-E is portable, stackable, customizable, wearable, adjustable, while boasting superior sound, strings and electronics, all at a fraction of the price and weight.

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Design Trend of the Day

Emerging Styles and Creative Directions.

Design trends shape the way we live, work and experience the World. Every day, we explore a design trend, featuring emerging styles, changing aesthetics and new creative directions in architecture, fashion, graphics, products and more. Discover innovative approaches recognized by award-winning designers worldwide. Visit us everyday to stay ahead and get inspired by what is next in design.

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