About The Author
Jordi R Cardona is a 3D modeler and photographer that started building virtual worlds in 1997, and now builds content for Poser and DAZ Studio. He also reviews books on 3D for Packt Publishing and is sponsor of 3DCreative Magazine, and 2DArtist Magazine, brands of 3DTotal. He was also named Netbeans Community Partner for developing language tools for X3D and VRML using the Netbeans Platform, and has a site, Hiperia3D News (news.hiperia3d.com) that is a respected, influential and popular source about 3D.
As a photographer, he studied in the IDEP School Of Photography And Design of Barcelona (Spain), one of the most prestigious private institutions in this country and abroad (Nikon Course of Digital Photography)
3D, Currently:
* 3D specialized divulgator at Hiperia3D News.
* 3D Modeler since 1997.
* Builder and seller of 3D content for Poser and DAZ Studio at DAZ 3D and Renderosity
Photography:
* Finalized photography studies in the IDEP School Of Photography And Design of Barcelona (Spain), one of the most prestigious private institutions in this country and abroad (Nikon Course of Digital Photography)
* 3rd place winner in the contest "New Beginnings In Nature" with his photo "New Beginnings", at DeviantArt, one of the most famous artists' networks.
* Received the Amber Award from PhotoVotr
* Featured several times in Renderosity's best of the week in the photography gallery
For Publications:
* Reviewer for book publishing companies like Packt Publishing and No Starch Press.
* Sponsor of 3DCreative Magazine, and 2DArtist Magazine, brands of 3DTotal.
* Sponsor of 3D Hobby Magazine.
Membresy:
* Netbeans Community Partner.
* Member of the Association Of Virtual Worlds.
* Member of the Content Creators Guild.
Art Groups:
* Moderator of the Sculptris group at DeviantART.
* Founder of GroBoto planet at DeviantART.
Past / Others:
* Professional Diploma in Marketing
* Master course "Close encounters with virtual reality and expert tips", directed by Carolina Cruz Neira, Executive Director and Chief Scientist at the Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise (LITE).
* Immersive 3D worlds builder: Builder of 3D web environments in VRML, X3D, and 3DXplorer, with my wife Emma Alvarez, digital artist.
* Developer of the X3DV Module Suite, a set of Netbeans IDE modules to code in X3D and VRML, the open standard for interactive and immersive 3D on Internet. It is listed in the Web3D Consortium Developer Tools Index.
* Been in the top 100 finalists of the Netbeans IDE 6.1 Blogging Contest for a tutorial on how to develop language support modules for Netneans IDE.
* Developer of NppX3D, a project composed of language files for Notepad++ to add support for X3DV and VRML syntax highlighting and autocomplete functions.
* Founder and administrator of one of the biggest Yahoo groups of VRML, X3D, and Virtual Reality, from 2002 to 2008 (Virtual Reality Yahoo). Appeared in a remarkable computer magazine, and linked by some Universities' websites.
* Koinup Media Partner. Koinup is the biggest social network for virtual worlds.
As a photographer, he studied in the IDEP School Of Photography And Design of Barcelona (Spain), one of the most prestigious private institutions in this country and abroad (Nikon Course of Digital Photography)
3D, Currently:
* 3D specialized divulgator at Hiperia3D News.
* 3D Modeler since 1997.
* Builder and seller of 3D content for Poser and DAZ Studio at DAZ 3D and Renderosity
Photography:
* Finalized photography studies in the IDEP School Of Photography And Design of Barcelona (Spain), one of the most prestigious private institutions in this country and abroad (Nikon Course of Digital Photography)
* 3rd place winner in the contest "New Beginnings In Nature" with his photo "New Beginnings", at DeviantArt, one of the most famous artists' networks.
* Received the Amber Award from PhotoVotr
* Featured several times in Renderosity's best of the week in the photography gallery
For Publications:
* Reviewer for book publishing companies like Packt Publishing and No Starch Press.
* Sponsor of 3DCreative Magazine, and 2DArtist Magazine, brands of 3DTotal.
* Sponsor of 3D Hobby Magazine.
Membresy:
* Netbeans Community Partner.
* Member of the Association Of Virtual Worlds.
* Member of the Content Creators Guild.
Art Groups:
* Moderator of the Sculptris group at DeviantART.
* Founder of GroBoto planet at DeviantART.
Past / Others:
* Professional Diploma in Marketing
* Master course "Close encounters with virtual reality and expert tips", directed by Carolina Cruz Neira, Executive Director and Chief Scientist at the Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise (LITE).
* Immersive 3D worlds builder: Builder of 3D web environments in VRML, X3D, and 3DXplorer, with my wife Emma Alvarez, digital artist.
* Developer of the X3DV Module Suite, a set of Netbeans IDE modules to code in X3D and VRML, the open standard for interactive and immersive 3D on Internet. It is listed in the Web3D Consortium Developer Tools Index.
* Been in the top 100 finalists of the Netbeans IDE 6.1 Blogging Contest for a tutorial on how to develop language support modules for Netneans IDE.
* Developer of NppX3D, a project composed of language files for Notepad++ to add support for X3DV and VRML syntax highlighting and autocomplete functions.
* Founder and administrator of one of the biggest Yahoo groups of VRML, X3D, and Virtual Reality, from 2002 to 2008 (Virtual Reality Yahoo). Appeared in a remarkable computer magazine, and linked by some Universities' websites.
* Koinup Media Partner. Koinup is the biggest social network for virtual worlds.
