Zack Mertz , VP of 3D Production and Training, and I have worked together nearly five years. One of the great benefits of working in a small company is how familiar you become with your co-workers. And to keep things fresh, as with any great relationship, you learn something new about your office mates on a fairly regular [...]
Campusbird map of Northeastern University recognized by Google as one of five best
We were fortunate enough to work with Heat on a very cool Google Maps and Streetview integration project – Course View. Course View integrates EA Sports’ laser imagery of all 18 holes at Augusta and allows navigation of the course using the Google Streetview API. Check out the course for yourself at http://apps.facebook.com/masterscourseview/
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Benefits of 3D map include student recruitment, capital fund-raising, use by planners, architects
01.24.2011– Boulder, CO – Students, faculty and alumni at Hackley School are experiencing their school grounds and facilities in a whole new way with CampusBird™, the first interactive campus map platform using 3D and other dynamic media.
CampusBird, developed by Boulder, Colo.-based concept3D, presents [...]
College Campus Tours from the Comfort of Your Couch
by Keith Petri
“High school students are slowly being released for Winter break and many seniors are taking the time to visit potential schools’ beautiful campuses to help aid in their decision for continuing education come next Fall. However, with the temperature dropping in many areas of the [...]
“It doesn’t require airfare or gas money, and students think it’s cool: Three-dimensional virtual campus tours have launched at seven colleges and universities, providing a welcomed alternative to the often-pricey college visit.
CampusBird.com provides Google Map-based layouts of about 4,800 U.S. college campuses, and the Boulder, Colo., company has created a virtual 3D tour for seven [...]
This summer concept3D was selected by GAP Inc. to train 12 Designers on Google SketchUp in their San Francisco offices.
The integration of Google Earth as a standard component to Google Maps is a further indication of Google’s commitment to 3D, and the considerable value placed on presenting 3D across multiple platforms for campuses.
Building a website using Google Earth and 3D to assess cellular tower impact
“concept3D has just published 88 3D buildings from Northeastern University in Google Earth. Like their other work, the buildings look phenomenal. In addition, the 3D trees look very sharp and add quite a lot to the realism.
We’ve previously shown their work on Boston University, and it’s great to see [...]