"Space Dog" 2004


I've been working on "Space Dog" for about a year now. I created this model just to have a character to practice rigging and animating on. I haven't yet gotten to the animation stage of things. Rigging has proven very difficult for me to learn, but I am satisfied to say that Space Dog currently possesses a sophisticated IK rig.

At SIGGRAPH I had the opportunity to do a motion capture of Space Dog using the "PhaseSpace"
system that was provided in the Guerilla Theater. I was able to act out the part of Space Dog myself which was a lot of fun for me since I have always had a passion for performing arts and to be able to combine that with CG so directly is very exciting. The Dog was doing battle with the Devil on a deserted planet after overturning a monolithic trash can in search of the delicious space trash that is the staple of his otherworldly diet. Hopefully by the end of the year I'll have a finished cartoon that incorporates the mocap data.

Recently while surfing the net I came into contact with another and older CG "Space Dog".



You can go here and see the cartoon.