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World Builder is a short film by Bruce Branit, co-creator of 405. It is a story about a man who creates a virtual world for the comatose woman that he loves. I find it a very enjoyable piece in presentation, story, and certain concepts explored in it. Science fiction is inspiration for tomorrow's technology; and although this is not exactly meant to be viewed as a science fiction, the "interface" that the man in the video uses invokes ponderings and inspirations as to what future peripherals and interfaces could be. Really, the only thing standing between now and something along the lines of that peripheral is projection technology, and not position detecting methods.
James Wagner conducted an interview with Bruce Branit via. e-mail about this piece, and provided the internet community with a useful article. The live action was green-screened with limited props, and filmed in only one day. Bruce spent just over $2,000 on the filming equipment and stage, but the actors did the job for free. After this he spent 2 years developing the effects using LightWave 3D. The film was actually finished in 2007, and after many attempts submitting it to independent film festivals and the like -few bringing him any successful results for his career and reputation- Bruce submitted it to Vimeo in March of this year. It has quickly gained popularity since.
Sources and Useful Information:
Original submission of World Builder
Video clip of production stages
James Wagner's article about World Builder
Video of LightWave 3D demonstration at Siggraph 2008
Product information for LightWave 3D
Bruce Branits facebook
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