Was Constructor showed at GDC 07?
by Gustavo Boni · in General Discussion · 03/13/2007 (3:04 pm) · 14 replies
Hey guys,
I was wondering if the Constructor tool was showed at GDC last week.
Thanks.
I was wondering if the Constructor tool was showed at GDC last week.
Thanks.
#2
03/13/2007 (4:06 pm)
Yeah, is there any news on Garagegames showings at GDC? New tech? Cool new updates for TGB? Anything?
#3
Edit:
Look at the screen on the left hand side :p
03/13/2007 (4:33 pm)
GDC is a big event, so I would guess yes they did show off Constructor there this year.Edit:
Look at the screen on the left hand side :p
#4
03/13/2007 (5:01 pm)
Heh, Weston Tracy gettin the demo love. 
#5
03/14/2007 (9:13 am)
Nothing was mentioned to me when I stopped by the GG GDC booth about Constructor unfortunately, so if there was an updated preview it was either not on display when I was there or the GG staff that were manning the booth were oblivious about it.
#6
And the comment from Brian pretty much backs it up :p
03/14/2007 (10:01 am)
Logan, check the monitor on the left side of the above pic... looks like Constructor. And the comment from Brian pretty much backs it up :p
#7
03/14/2007 (10:51 am)
I have seen Weston work his mojo on a dance floor. If that is any indication of how things work for him in general, it is my guess that he simply stood around, sipping a Gin & Tonic, and every vendor on the show floor migrated to him to him and offered to show off all of their "behind closed doors" stuff.
#8
We did have the latest beta build of Constructor there to show anyone who asked about it, which is exactly what Weston did.
03/14/2007 (11:08 am)
We did not showcase Constructor at GDC 07. We felt it would be tacky to show off the same product two years in a row with the "coming soon" moniker attached, even if it is true this time around. Besides that, we had a whole lot of cool new tech to show off, the details of which are coming soon to a blog post near you. We did have the latest beta build of Constructor there to show anyone who asked about it, which is exactly what Weston did.
#9
@Pat, you never dance with me anymore...and I'm sad.
03/16/2007 (1:54 pm)
I did get a constructor demo...from the lovely Matt Langley, but only because I asked real nice. It's looking good, lots of potential. Favorite features so far are definitely the static mesh importing and in-tool lighting. When it's done it should be pretty sweet---->assuming of course that it has flaggable smoothing group support and a power of 2 grid option....oh yeah, and a real-time material editor:)@Pat, you never dance with me anymore...and I'm sad.
#10
Haha, agreed. Especially the grid and the smoothing groups :)
03/16/2007 (4:05 pm)
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assuming of course that it has flaggable smoothing group support and a power of 2 grid option....oh yeah, and a real-time material editor:)
Haha, agreed. Especially the grid and the smoothing groups :)
#11
03/16/2007 (4:43 pm)
And don't forget to fix the "Coming Soon" bug...
#13
03/21/2007 (3:36 pm)
It said coming soon in 2006 on the GDC forum. Which means any day now Constructor COMING SOON.
#14
03/21/2007 (3:39 pm)
I'm waiting for the blog which Eric Fritz said we will know more about the new tech they have to show off. =)
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