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Re: Notre Dame on fire :(
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 7:03 am
by Dennis-TW
I will probably not find any new friends with it, but despite the slight consternation I feel for Notre Dame, I have another thought as well...
If humanity were only half as shocked by the destruction of our planet as by the partial (...and repairable) destruction of a building and only half of them were willing to put things back in order as with Notre Dame, the world would be a much better place and the future much brighter than it currently is.
Unfortunately, nature seems too omnipresent to influence human reactions in such a way.
Re: Notre Dame on fire :(
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 7:22 am
by richb
Just heard that the structure is unstable.
Re: Notre Dame on fire :(
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 11:20 am
by KBD
Hopefully they can do a great job of rebuilding it. I hope just as much that it recalls people to what the building stood for, religion is fading in much of Europe, and America is not far behind. Notre Dame was not just a building, but a powerful idea, part of a spiritual structure as well as a physical one. Perhaps some good will come out of this tragedy.
Re: Notre Dame on fire :(
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 2:00 pm
by Eadwine Rose
It's part of all our heritage.. one that millions enjoyed.
I am very glad to hear that it's going to be rebuilt. It's gonna take years though :(
Re: Notre Dame on fire :(
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 3:33 pm
by oops
A little nostalgia, the erosion of time is doing its work too ...
The big size:
https://nsa40.casimages.com/img/2019/04 ... 924392.jpg
Re: Notre Dame on fire :(
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 3:48 pm
by Eadwine Rose
Oh wow.. just found this elsewhere. The poster states:
As a gamer, I found it awesome that a lot of the
laser scans and modeling files that were used to create Assassin's Creed will be helpful in the restoration.
I once read a story once about a guy on an Italian field trip with his classmates. They were wandering around the plazas and had gotten lost. This kid stops, looks at his surroundings, and takes off. He leads his class through back alleys and little thoroughfares until a few minutes later they're back where they needed to be. And his teacher asked him how he knew to find their way back.
The kid had played that part in Assassin's Creed. The city recreation was so faithful, he knew exactly where he needed to go.
It took two years for the game development team to get the inside and outside of the cathedral right, down to specific stones, inside and out.
Youtube link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yUL8VGF3Lc
The article isn't talking about the in-game stuff (which is impressive), but the many assets used to create the final in-game rendering. It will be those assets that are given to help the restoration :)
Re: Notre Dame on fire :(
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 6:21 pm
by KBD
Re: Notre Dame on fire :(
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2019 5:16 am
by Eadwine Rose
Awesome!
