HA7 Task 1 - Applications of 3D

How 3D is used in the media industry
Games
3D games first became a thing in 1981 when a game called Monster Maze was released, this was the first 3D game. in the game you would gain points for every step you took without being caught by the T-Rex that hunted you throughout the game.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nKvd0zPfBE4/hqdefault.jpg

http://www.tribemagazine.org/tribeblog/the-sinclair-zx81-a-prelude-to-modern-games

3D games didn't become popular until 1992-1993, at this point more and more games were becoming 3D, for exsample Crash Bandicoot and Super Mario 64. The 3D element in games was a huge change to the gaming industry, making a lot more things possible in games, like more complex puzzles and more detail in game characters.

TV/Film
Films now a days have a lot of 3D imagery in them. 3D in TV and films was first used in 1993 in the move Jurassic Park, a lot of the dinosaurs in the move were made using 3D CGI. Films and TV programs these days can be made entierly of 3D animation, for example:
Toy Sory

http://fantheories.wikia.com/wiki/Toy_Story

Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales

http://designerdaddy.com/2015/07/lego-star-wars-droid-tales/

Education
3D models are used in education so students can look at thing in detail that would usually be extremely hard to get a hold of, for example: The human hart, skeletons, the differences in bone and muscle structure between humans and animals. A good software online called Gaia that teaches you things like: Biology, history, design technology, mathematics and more.

http://www.gaia3d.co.uk/

Medicine
3D is incredibly useful to doctors and can be used in so many ways. One would be using 3D scans so they can show the patient's whats wrong with them and it makes it easyer to look around your body without operations. Another good example of use of 3D in medicine would be the 3D printer because doctors can use a 3D printer to make artificial limbs and they can even make 3D printed drugs, so they can make certain medication for their specific illnesses.

Engineering
Engineers use 3D software to create 3D modes of the machines they fix so they can see where all the parts go, how they operate and fit together. This is extremely helpful to them because if they are fixing something really complex, they can pull the 3D model apart and see everything where it should be instead of looking through many instructions.

http://met-solvelabs.com/consultation-and-plant-auditing

Architecture
Architectures use 3D modeling to plan and make many mock ups of there building before finally making there final draft. The do this so they can see what there building could look like and see if the structure would work.

http://animium.com/category/3d-architecture/page/4

Product Design
A lot of product designers use 3D modeling to make mock ups of there products to show people who are willing to invest in there product, how their products work and looks. They can then change how the product looks over time if they want to try and make the product smaller or look better. Some products could actually be made by a 3D printer.

https://i.materialise.com/blog/3d-printing-mass-customization/