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Geekatplay focuses on CGI and 3D environment development and is a learning center for 3D artists.

Training and Consulting Services
Need to know Vue fast? Have employees that need to be trained in Vue? Geekatplay offers consulting services including troubleshooting projects, phone consultation, and in house training. For over 25 years, the folks behind Geekatplay have been involved in both film and computer assisted design. As the two fields have merged, their craft has been refined and enhanced, greatly increasing GeekAtPlay's ability to deliver a the high quality, cutting edge products that have made them so popular.

Shown at left are screenshots from Geekatplay's latest training series, Epic landscapes II. Content topics include:

1. Introduction [6:56]
Application overview
Fast look on new options in Vue 8
Setup your application preferances

2. Island [22:40]
Creating terrain based on image
Ecosystem population
Atmosphere adjustment

3. Pioneer house [20:20]
Creating ecosystem plain
Controlling clouds
Import model

4. Walls of rocks [21:17]
Transforming terrains
Rederocity lighting
Controling shadows

5. Creating materials, part one [13:12]
Image adjustment in Photoshop
Correct prespective
Color correction

6. Creating materials, part two [10:54]
Image base textures in Vue
Mapping textures
Adding Vue functions

7. Creating materials, part three [7:37]
Creating terrain textures from photos
Seamless textures
Creating Vue materials

8. Cloud front [16:11]
Controlling light in Vue
Atmosphere options
Cloud layers

9. Flower field [22:54]
Working with ambient light
Perspective and balance
Light balance

10. Mountain sky [6:08]
Creating mountains
Atmosphere adjustment
Cloud settings

11. Snow valley, part one [10:55]
Start with atmosphere
Background setup
Light and renderocity

12. Snow valley, part two [25:34]
Material setup
Balancing composition
Render settings

13. Swamp [27:56]
Terrain filters
Light and clouds
Balancing composition

14. Working with Vue 8 [21:14]
New terrain editor
Ecosystem control
Atmosphere setup

15. Waterside [25:29]
Terrain edges
Water properties
Atmosphere control

16. Fall road [26:05]
Creating image maps in Photoshop
Terrain mapping
Volumetric atmosphere