Only took a week…
I cannot begin to describe how difficult this was, but now that I’m on the other side, I’m proud to say I have a procedurally generated set of 48 tapes…
The Journey So Far
Looks like a video game!
Accidentally jumped into this view by pressing some hotkey and then just sat there staring at it. What a great video game pov…
950 Movies at the 3D Blockbuster!
Even with 2 sections untouched (Foreign and Sci-Fi) The 3D Blockbuster library now can boast over 950 titles! YES they’re still random (please stop telling me) and yes some are…
BB’s First Photosphere!
Experiencing a location in VR from a 3D model will always be the best possible representations, but until that’s doable, photospheres can feel like the next best thing. Below you’ll…
Building a Library
Over the last several days (with some wonderful help) I’ve been building out the library of my virtual blockbuster. Ebay has been a godsend for box art. Horror is the…
New Releases and More Movies!
Today I’m adding another 90 movies to the general library AND a selection for the new release wall from my time at the store. (These are mostly late ’97 through…
180 Titles!
I’ll take a moment to explain how the rental library works at the moment. So I don’t have to code/design each individual tape, I’m using what’s called an image atlas.…
New Lighting
Thus far the store has been lit by flat emissive panels. (Essentially 1 pixel tall rectangles of light.) This has done well for visibility but makes everything look pretty evenly…
Sales Area
At the tail end of my time there, Blockbuster music closed and we caught a bit of their stock with a new CD section. As you can see, my CD…
Daily Updates
I’ve set up 4 cameras through which I can do daily updates to show you the same shot as things get better. As you’ll see, the movies are currently only…
It Begins
first test render of my 3D model of the blockbuster i used to work at in Palatine, IL. currently they stock 10,432 copies of April Fool’s Day and nothing else.…
