May 2013
Visit our booth B110 at ITEC 2013 in Rome
We will present new model releases and integration with Havok technology at the ITEC conference in Rome between May 22nd and 24th, 2012. For appointments please contact us.
February 2013
Complete Characters HD in ECS Cruise Ship Simulation
Engineering & Computer Simulations Inc. “ECS” from Orlando used “Complete Characters HD” 3d models and animations in the creation of a great looking Cruise Ship Evacuation Simulation.
Please check out the video on myfoxorlando.com
November 2012
Rocketbox Studios GmbH has been acquired by Havok
We are delighted to announce that Rocketbox Studios GmbH has been acquired by Havok! We wish to sincerely thank our users and supporters over the years. It’s been a great journey and we look forward to continuing to work with you as we embrace this next chapter! Please read the press release about the acquisition here.
August 2012
HD Soldiers and Combat Animations released
A large addition to Complete Characters HD is available now, consisting of very realistic and customizable HD military characters and a large new animation set for combat scenarios. Get a quick overview of the features in our short video presentation, or browse the HD Soldiers product category.
August 2012
Complete Characters HD in Playstation Vita launch title
Creative production studio “Mi” from Manchester (GB) used “Complete Characters HD” 3d models and animations in the creation of some great looking cinematics for the Sony Playstation Vita “Table Football” game.
Please check out the movies on Mi’s website here"
July 2012
Highly realistic children 3d characters
We have added five kids from different parts of the world Complete Characters HD series. At least one color variation for the clothing is included with every character and certain details are easily removable from the textures (e.g. printings and ornaments). Every model is delivered with various LOD meshes and three standard animations (idle, talk, walk).
June 2012
Commercial by Mathematic with Golaem Crowd
Rocketbox Libraries was used together with Golaem Crowd in an impressive Orange commercial. The Paris-based VFX studio Mathematic filled a Euro 2012 stadium with a large animated CGI crowd.
Read the full story here.
May 2012
Female and a male security guard
We have a female and a male security guard available for you now. (female security guard and male security guard). Both characters include a 3d model of a pistol, which can be detached from the model and used separately. Hats are also removable again.
May 2012
Three new ship crew 3d models
The three new ship crew 3d models have insignia for different ranks(captain, officer and helmsman). Hats are removable without any problem and shoulder board symbols can be modified, too.
May 2012
Information about a change of our offering
Please note that we will not continue to offer the 43 characters bundles in the future, effective from May 17th, 2012. We are announcing this change in our product portfolio in advance, in case you should currently consider licensing one of these products.
Of course the character models that are included in this bundle will still be available for licensing individually - however above bundles offer a very attractive cost-per-asset price point, which will not be available anymore after the change.
May 2012
New prefab 3d characters
Two new prefab 3d characters have been released (male farm worker and female kitchen worker / cook). The farm worker has optionally usable dirt and gloves textures. The female cook is included in a version with and without hat.
April 2012
New law enforcement characters available!
three new law enforcement characters (Security Guard ,Police Officer and Border Police/ Military Police) available for licensing at www.rocketbox-libraries.com now, of course they rigged to the standardized Complete Characters HD bone skeleton and include a facial animation bones setup. As always all of them rigged to the standardized Complete Characters HD bone skeleton. Of course LOD meshes are also included for all the characters and their equipment.
April 2012
Visit our booth L112 at ITEC 2012 in London
We will present our products and services at the ITEC in London (United Kingdom) between May 22nd and 24th, 2012. For appointments please send us an email.
March 2012
GDC 2012 in San Francisco
We will be exhibiting at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco between March 7th and 9th, 2012. Please visit our booth number 1604-N.
March 2012
FaceFX® and Rocketbox Power Software with Realistic Talking Characters
Rocketbox Studios and OC3 Entertainment will demonstrate their combined technologies at the 2012 Game Developers Conference. OC3 Entertainment’s FaceFX software will drive Rocketbox Complete Characters HD stock 3D models with realistic animation data generated from audio files. Please check out our joint press release with FaceFX® here.
November 2011
I/ITSEC 2011 in Orlando
Please visit our booth #2823 at the I/ITSEC Modeling, Simulation & Training Conference in Orlando between November 28th and December 1st, 2011.
November 2011
PRESS RELEASE
Havok™ and Rocketbox Studios Partner to Provide High Definition 3D Models, Animation Libraries and Custom Content for Immersive Training Applications. Please check out our joint press release with Havok™ here.
September 2011
Complete Characters HD series is now available with additional Level-Of-Detail meshes (LODs)
A large part of the Complete Characters HD series is now available with additional Level-Of-Detail meshes (LODs). LODs for all other character models (Middle East, uniforms, medical) from the Complete Characters HD series will be added gradually within the next few weeks.
Even with the LODs included, pricing stays the same as before for all individual characters and bundles.
The highest Level of Detail has a polygon count of 6000-9000 triangles in the Complete Characters HD series. The additional LODs have a lower mesh resolution and use less bones in the skinning. They have about 50% (medium), 25% (low) and 12% (ultralow) of the polygon count of the high poly meshes. More detailed technical specifications can be seen on our website.
September 2011
11 different weapons and many different prop models added to the Rocketbox Libraries shop
We have added some non-character products to the Rocketbox Libraries shop. There are two new bundles, one consisting of 11 different weapons and the other one of many different prop 3d models. All of them include LODs and Normal Bump / Specular Maps.
September 2011
Soccer player available!
2 soccer players (light skinned and dark skinned) with a rich set of color variations.
Three basic animations are already included with every character (idle, talk, walk). Many more animations for these characters are available as bundles on our website.
September 2011
SWAT team units (US style and german SEK style) available!
2 new SWAT team units (US style and german SEK style) available for licensing at www.rocketbox-libraries.com now, of course both rigged to the standardized Complete Characters HD bone skeleton and include a facial animation bones setup. Both with a rich set of equipment and weapons, all of it already included with the character mesh - and these items are even individually detachable from the mesh if needed.
September 2011
NYPD cop and german police officers available!
3 police officers (NYPD cop and 2 german police officers) with a rich set of equipment and weapons, all of it already included with the character mesh - and these items are even individually detachable from the mesh if needed. Three basic animations are already included with every character (idle, talk, walk). Many more animations for these characters are available as bundles on our website.
September 2011
Mercenary characters available!
2 new special mercenary characters available for licensing at www.rocketbox-libraries.com now, of course both rigged to the standardized Complete Characters HD bone skeleton and include a facial animation bones setup and a large number of phonemes / facial expressions. Three basic animations are already included with every character (idle, talk, walk). Many more animations for these characters are available as bundles on our website.
September 2011
Paramedic / EMT characters available!
2 new Paramedic / EMT characters (male and female) available for licensing at www.rocketbox-libraries.com now, of course both rigged to the standardized Complete Characters HD bone skeleton and include a facial animation bones setup and a large number of phonemes / facial expressions. Three basic animations are already included with every character (idle, talk, walk).
September 2011
Complete Characters HD bundle: raising the number of included characters to 43
New character will be added to the civilian characters bundle of Complete Characters HD and will be provided to all customers that licensed the bundle for free. The new character on the picture above has the product ID m022. He will be added to the "Complete Characters HD" civilian characters bundle. *All existing customers who have licensed this bundle will be provided with a download link.
September 2011
New middle east characters and bundles are now available
We are happy that we can let you know we added four new bundles and five new individual 3d characters to our Rocketbox Libraries prefab 3d model shop. All the new characters are Middle Eastern style and they comply with the Complete Characters HD bone skeleton. All of them have a facial animation rig and a large number of facial expressions and phonemes included.
September 2011
2 doctor characters are now available
These 2 new 3d characters (younger doctor and older doctor) can be found in the Complete Characters HD section of www.rocketbox-libraries.com.
Three basic animations are already included with every character (idle, talk, walk). Many more animations for these characters are available as bundles on our website.
September 2011
2 pilot characters are now available
These 2 new 3d characters can be found in the Complete Characters HD section of www.rocketbox-libraries.com.
Three basic animations are already included with every character (idle, talk, walk). Many more animations for these characters are available as bundles on our website.
September 2011
Middle east rebels characters are now available
New male 3d characters illustrating rebels from the Middle East region are available from now on. As an addition to the character models an AK-47 weapon model is included with each character.Three basic animations are already included with every character (idle, talk, walk). Many more animations for these characters are available as bundles on our website.
August 2011
9 workwear characters are now available
A set of 9 different 3d characters in workwear, fitting very well into training applications for work safety, job instruction or ergonomics for example are now available as a bundle - alternatively each worker can also be licensed as an individual 3d model. As for all Complete Characters HD series characters, three basic animations are already included (idle, talk, walk). The workers clothing and equipment can be customized very easily.
June 2011
Bonus swimwear characters added to the Complete Characters HD bundle
As a free addition for all customers that purchased the full Complete Characters HD package we included two characters in swimwear in the package. Existing customers will get the two new characters for free. The swimwear characters can also be purchased individually, the product IDs are f021 and m021.
May 2011
Visit our booth E173 at ITEC 2011 in Cologne
We will present our products and services at the ITEC in Cologne (Germany) between May 10th and 12th, 2011. For appointments please send us an email.
October 2010
Maya version of Complete Characters HD available now
We finished the conversion of all products from the Complete Characters HD series to Maya file format. The files are compatible down to the Maya 2008 version.
August 2010
NEW: individual models available now + shop redesign
Until now all our models could only be purchased as complete packages. But from now on you can purchase individual models in our brandnew online shop. Please check out the various categories and new offerings we have for you.
July 2010
Visit our booth at Siggraph in Los Angeles
We present our products and services on the Siggraph Exhibition in Los Angeles between July 27th and 29th, 2010. Please visit our booth #131 to see our newest 3d models and animations that are available and ready to use in your projects.
http://www.siggraph.org/s2010
