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3DTotal: Are there any advances in the software that you would like to see?
Thierry: Yeah! I’d love to see intuitive 2D/3D software, a blend of Photoshop and Z-Brush with a very ergonomic user interface and a powerful brush editor. There is still a lot to do in this domain because
the technology finally allows us to think about new possibilities, but in my opinion the main problem
now is to break the polygon domination (we don’t sculpt with triangular flat objects in real life) and
give artists more freedom and spontaneity.
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3DTotal: I too had a great time at the first ADAPT 2006 festival in Montreal, where I saw you with your STEAMBOT colleagues in one of your talks - which was very inspiring. How did you find the whole weekend? Will you be doing a talk again this year? Or do you have anything similar planned at any
other events?
Thierry: I loved the conference: it’s probably the best one I went to and I’m very happy that it happened in Montreal. Of course, being a speaker isn’t always fun (less time to see the other speakers), but at least we saw Ian McCaig’s demo which was excellent!!! The guys from Digital 04 have done a great job and, for a premiere, it was a huge success so I can’t wait for the next one. STEAMBOT will be doing some demos again; for my part I’ll try to prepare a smaller room (steam-room?) for more interaction and sharing with the audience.
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3DTotal: Do you have any upcoming projects that you are particularly excited about?
Thierry: GhaaAaa! Crawling under soooo many projects… STEAMBOT is going to announce the content of our works soon; we are working on a concept design book including lots of guest artists; I work full-time on the next POP game series at UBISOFT Montreal; I have some DVDs in preparation with both Gnomon and CG Channel; I do a lot of freelance and I try to find some time to work on my own I.Ps too. Last year was the busiest year of my life so far, it’s exciting but so tiring! I don’t want to sacrifice my personal life and I’m waiting for this winter season, trying my new snowboard is definitely one of the most important things to come!
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3DTotal: How is the snowboarding in your area? Do you travel far to snowboard? As you mentioned, the rainy English weather doesn’t help us, so there are no opportunities on our doorstep but we hope to go to Bulgaria in a couple of months...
Thierry: Ahaha! Mountains are pretty small around here but I still love to ride. At least the resorts are less busy and the people are much more friendly than in Europe. There is also less “attitude” with the snowboarders in general. You can tell that it’s more of a basic winter sport here - everybody goes skiing.
I do miss the long free-ride sessions of the Alps though. I broke a finger on a dry-slope skiing centre around Rochester in the U.K. (bad memory)! I wish you a pleasant trip in Bulgaria, it sounds really cool!
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