From Text to 3D Character
Over at The Monk's Brew, Rubes (Mike Rubin) has the third part of his ongoing saga to bring text IF (Interactive Fiction) characters to life as animated, 3D characters in Vespers 3D. In this case, it's the character of Brother Ignatious, who was described very simply in the original text adventure as follows:

"A fiery man, whose devotion to God is rivalled only by his devotion to protecting God's people, Brother Ignatius was a soldier before joining Saint Cuthbert's. After losing an eye against the Turks in Nicaea, he came back to Italy, and started fighting for God in the only way he could now: with prayer."

Mike goes through the process, including concept art, 3D modeling, animation, and finding the right actor to provide the voice-overs for Brother Ignatious.

Awesome stuff, if you are interested in taking a peek inside the sausage factory.

Adventures with NPCs IV: Ignatious at Monk's Brew

P.S. - He's also got a very awesome retrospective on Atari's Adventure worth taking a look at, too.

Labels: Adventure Games, game art

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