tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1372584670498413782024-03-13T21:37:16.277-07:00"Now you have a choice"FOLKstudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13370021083322181277noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137258467049841378.post-19821460348426344192010-01-18T09:14:00.000-08:002010-01-18T09:14:46.356-08:00Hey.that's us again!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xGci8TveYNQ/S1SU_eFri5I/AAAAAAAAAGo/6e1sSmX2ia8/s1600-h/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xGci8TveYNQ/S1SU_eFri5I/AAAAAAAAAGo/6e1sSmX2ia8/s640/3.jpg" /></a><br />
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</div></div></div><!--end big title --> <!--Start story --> <div style="text-align: left;"> BERMASALAH mencari destinasi atau lokasi? Tentunya ramai yang mengalami masalah itu akan menggunakan bantuan peta atau carian Internet bagi memudahkan perjalanan ke sesuatu tempat. <br />
</div><div> </div><div class="artpbig" style="text-align: left;"> Masalah itulah yang cuba diselesaikan sekumpulan 14 graduan Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) dengan menampilkan lokasi atau bangunan melalui paparan tiga dimensi (3D).<br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <!--Start Photo --> <!--End Photo --> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> Dengan menamakan kumpulan mereka sebagai FolkStudio, graduan terbabit menggunakan teknik 3D bagi memudahkan orang ramai mencari lokasi di laman web Google Earth.<br />
Idea asal itu terbit apabila mereka mendapat maklumat mengenai satu pertandingan di laman web itu.<br />
Sebagai langkah permulaan kumpulan yang terdiri daripada kumpulan anak muda yang berusia awal 20-an itu menjadikan kawasan pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan, Putrajaya sebagai lokasi untuk dibangunkan dalam versi 3D.<br />
Putrajaya dipilih kerana kawasan berkenaan yang bukan saja mempunyai daya tarikan untuk industri pelancongan tetapi juga kerana infrastrukturnya lengkap menyebabkannya wajar untuk diketengahkan.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"> Usaha berkenaan adalah yang pertama seumpamanya di Malaysia berbanding Amerika Syarikat, Jepun atau Korea.<br />
Ketua kumpulan FolkStudio, Mohd Azrul Mohmed Nasir, 23, berkata semua anggota kumpulannya itu adalah rakan sekuliah ketika mereka mengikuti pengajian di peringkat Sarjana Muda Sains (Seni Bina) di Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Shah Alam dan bersepakat untuk sama-sama membangunkan pemetaan versi itu....... <i>see more at</i> <a href="http://www.hmetro.com.my/articles/PutrajayasasaranFolkStudio/Article/"><span>http://www.hmetro.com.my/articles/Putraj</span><span class="word_break"></span>ayasasaranFolkStudio/Article/</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>ps:We want to say thank you to Metro and Mr Isma Ismail for the interview and chance given.We are really appreciated it.</i> -Folkstudio-<br />
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Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri & Hal Ehwal Pengguna <br />
<a href="http://www.kpdnhep.gov.my/">http://www.kpdnhep.gov.my/</a> <br />
Minister: Y.B. Dato' Sri Ismail Sabri Bin Yaakob<br />
Deputy: Y.B. Dato' Tan Lian Hoe<br />
Level 13 (tower), No. 13, Persiaran Perdana, Presint 2, 62623 Putrajaya<br />
Tel: 03 8882 5500, 1 800 886 800 (Aduan Harga), 1 800 882 002 (Anti Piracy)<br />
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<div style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">credit to Faisal a.k.a Kean for mapping the building.</span> <br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The vision to have a new Federal Government Administrative Centre to replace<span id="goog_1263396282297"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1263396282296"> </a>Kuala Lumpur <span id="goog_1263396282298"></span>as the administrative capital emerged in the late 1980s, during the tenure of Malaysia's 4th Prime Minister, Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad. The new city was proposed to be located between Kuala Lumpur and the new <span style="color: black;">KL International Airport (KLIA)</span>.<br />
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</div>FOLKstudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13370021083322181277noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137258467049841378.post-37466491129164922062009-12-23T11:47:00.000-08:002009-12-25T07:19:11.597-08:00Happy Holidays Malaysia!To all the Malaysian Christians, hope you have a merry time!<br /><br />And with the New Year around the corner, it's time to put every misgivings, misdeeds, regrets and sadness behind us -- instead let's start fresh with a new page.<br /><br /><b>MALAYSIA BOLEH.</b><br /><br />With kind regards,<br /><i>The FolkStudio team :)</i><br><br>FOLKstudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13370021083322181277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137258467049841378.post-47849139213315234722009-12-23T11:02:00.000-08:002009-12-25T07:19:11.640-08:00Our goals and objectives<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tVdplaWSPAI/SzJoEzOPWUI/AAAAAAAAACc/HaHCFKziGhU/s1600-h/TLdis09-feb2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tVdplaWSPAI/SzJoEzOPWUI/AAAAAAAAACc/HaHCFKziGhU/s640/TLdis09-feb2010.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is our target timeline, what we want to achieve by a certain time limit and date. Sorry about the small resolution, but basically we have a few short-term goals in the stretch of a long-term ambition -- in which the first short-term goal is entering the <a href="http://www.twitter.com/modelyourtown">Google's Model Your Own Town</a> competition.<br /></div><br><br>FOLKstudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13370021083322181277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137258467049841378.post-82091466794060850782009-12-23T10:52:00.000-08:002009-12-25T07:19:11.654-08:00Google competition - Entry confirmation formOur application has been acknowledged by the Google team.<br /><br /><blockquote><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Thanks for entering the Google Model Your Town Competition!</span> <br /><i><br />On <strong>March 1, 2010</strong> (the competition deadline), we'll copy the building models <br />in your Google 3D Warehouse collection into a separate directory for the <br />first round of judging. Please note that changes you make to your models <br />after the competition deadline will not be considered. <br /><br />If your team is chosen as a finalist in the first round of judging, your <br />team leader will be notified by email on or around March 15, 2010. Any team <br />members who were not 18 years of age on or before <strong>December 1, 2009</strong> must <br />complete and return a guardian consent form we will send you. <br /><br />On <strong>April 1, 2010</strong>, the finalists will be posted to the public voting page on <br />the competition website. <br /><br />Public voting will end on <strong>May 1, 2010</strong>. <br /><br />On or around <strong>May</strong> <strong>15, 2010</strong>, the winning team will be announced on the <br />competition website. <br /><br />Please visit our <a href="http://twitter.com/modelyourtown">http://twitter.com/modelyourtown</a> <br /><br />We're excited to see what you create. Good luck.<br /><br />---<br /><br /><br />Team Name: <span style="color: #0b5394;">FOLKstudio</span><br />Team Member's Names: <span style="color: #0b5394;">MOHD AZRUL B. MOHMAD NASIR , MOHD. AZRAR B. RAMLI, SHUIBULLAH B. AMRAN, ZAID B. AZMI, NABILAH NURUL SYAKINAH BT. OTHMAN, FATIN SHAZA HASANUDDIN</span><br />Primary Contact Name: <span style="color: #0b5394;">MOHD AZRUL B. MOHMAD NASIR</span><br />Town Name: <span style="color: #0b5394;">PUTRAJAYA</span><br />State/Province Name: <span style="color: #0b5394;">WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN PUTRAJAYA</span><br />Country: <span style="color: #0b5394;">Malaysia</span><br />Approximate number of models in your competition entry: <span style="color: #0b5394;">26-50 buildings</span><br /><br />Google 3D Warehouse Collection URL: <a href="http://www.google.com/profiles/FOLKstudio09">http://www.google.com/profiles/FOLKstudio09</a><br /><br />Online Video URL (optional): <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/folkstudio09">http://www.youtube.com/user/folkstudio09</a><br /><br />Online Photo Album URL (optional): <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/45514458@N03/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/45514458@N03/</a><br /><br />How did you hear about the competition?: <span style="color: #0b5394;">SketchUpdate Newsletter</span><br />Comments (optional): <span style="color: #0b5394;">We're expecting to win this competition and shall try our best to support GoogleEarth's effort to 3D the whole world. Can Google Earth help us, on updating the Putrajaya, Malaysia since we found out there are some changes in the layout plan.</span></i> <br /></blockquote><br /><br />All the best to FOLKstudio! <br /><br />MALAYSIA BOLEH!<br /><br><br>FOLKstudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13370021083322181277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137258467049841378.post-63798071833368352572009-12-23T10:31:00.000-08:002009-12-25T07:19:11.575-08:00FolkStudio update 13-19 DecWe got a reply from the Majlis Perbandaran Sepang:<br /><br /><blockquote><em>Sukacita dimaklumkan bahawa pihak Majlis Perbandaran Sepang amat menyokong cadangan dan usaha pihak tuan untuk memasukkan Daerah Sepang ke dalam Peta Dunia menerusi pertandingan 'Google Skechup'. Cadangan tuan ini adalah selaras dengan objektif Majlis iaitu untuk 'menjadi sebuah pihak berkuasa tempatan bertaraf dunia'. </em><br /><em><br /></em><br /><em>Pihak Majlis juga ada memberikan penekanan kepada para pelajar yang menjalani latihan praktikal di Majlis supaya belajar menggunakan 'Sketchup' bagi struktur bangunan di Bandar Cyberjaya yang dikenali sebagai nukleus ICT atau Bandaraya IT. Ini kerana di Cyberjaya, terdapat banyak syarikat multi-nasional yang beroperasi dan ini secara tidak langsung juga dapat memperkenalkan Malaysia dan Daerah Sepang amnya.</em><br /><em><br /></em><br /><em>Tambahan lagi, bangunan Majlis Perbandaran Sepang berada di Cyberjaya.. Cadangan dan usaha pihak tuan ini juga boleh dilaksanakan melalui program 'Local Agenda 21' iaitu kombinasi daripada sektor kerajaan, swasta dan orang awam serta para pelajar bersama-sama turut serta dalam pertandingan ini khususnya kearah peningkatan kualiti hidup yang lebih kondusif. Kewujudan banyak institusi pendidikan di Daerah Sepang juga boleh dijadikan sebagai peluang kepada para pelajar untuk turut serta dengan menyediakan hadiah-hadiah yang sesuai sebagai sokongan dan galakan. Cadangan pihak tuan amatlah dihargai. </em><br /><em><br /></em><br /><em><br /></em><br /><em>Mohd Adham Bin Hj Mahmood</em><br /><em>Town Planner,</em><br /><em>Planning & Development Department,</em><br /><em>SEPANG MUNICIPAL COUNCIL,</em><br /><em>Persiaran Semarak Api, Cyber 1,</em><br /><em>63200 Cyberjaya, Selangor</em><br /></blockquote><br /><br />Everything is going well... hope for the best for FolkStudio peeps!FOLKstudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13370021083322181277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137258467049841378.post-87196676733154534222009-12-23T10:26:00.000-08:002009-12-25T07:19:11.607-08:00Architecture, People, FolkStudio and our ObjectivesArchitecture is one method or field that allows the creation of ideas chiefly potraying the historical, cultural values of its people. <br /><br />It is definitely the time for architecture to serve its people and society using the professional skills learnt in architectural schools across Malaysia.<br /><br />Promoting Malaysia in Google Earth is a big start for us!<br /><br />FOLKstudio is hoping to take on this challenge heads on to virtualize Malaysia, by contributing to the society as below:<br /><blockquote>i) To help the Government to promote Malaysia as a Tourism spot.<br />ii) To help the town planners, architects both in Government and Private sectors in viewing sites across Malaysia (in seing the workability of By-Laws, zoning, etc)<br />iii) To help architecture students and lecturers in virtual site visits.<br />iv) To allow people from across the world to visualize Malaysia with just a click in Google Earth.<br />v) To help Malaysians tour Malaysia virtually.<br /></blockquote>We really hope that we could contribute to many parties, and support from the WHOLE COUNTRY is really important to us! <br /><br />MALAYSIA BOLEH!<br><br>FOLKstudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13370021083322181277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137258467049841378.post-28896437236966745422009-12-23T09:59:00.000-08:002009-12-25T07:19:11.664-08:00We have a Youtube account up and running!Check us out on Twitter, Facebook, Skype, Flickr and now, Youtube.<br /><br /><center><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QvXSh-CUjtk&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QvXSh-CUjtk&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></center><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/FOLKstudiomalaysia">http://www.youtube.com/user/FOLKstudiomalaysia</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Please support us!<br /><br /><br /></div>FOLKstudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13370021083322181277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137258467049841378.post-71098067304641897612009-12-23T09:56:00.000-08:002009-12-25T07:19:11.624-08:00Project starts nowWe had another meeting at MidValley last Saturday, with 7 of the members (Tembut, Abul, Bijan, Mat Top, Zul, Nabilah and Fatin). We mapped out our schedules and divided jobs, and Nabilah has kindly provided us with a timeline for our own work progress.<br /><br />Oh yeah, Twitter and Flickr account is up, but watch out for more links from Facebook, Skype, Youtube, and our upcoming website, FolkStudio.com. Things are going pretty fast even for us, we're still setting up accounts and may need at least another week to get things running smoothly.<br /><br />Research started on last Friday and spanned 3 days altogether -- we went to Putrajaya to snap some pictures of buildings. We are covering 24 buildings altogether, which have multiple departments in each building. Right now we have the aerial view of Putrajaya, but there are some buildings that are still in construction. We are still figuring out how to incorporate these unfinished buildings into our plan -- the best bet would be to leave the site empty and update it when the construction is finished. After all, this is a long-term project so expect us to constantly renew and update the buildings every once in a while.<br /><br />We have two important events coming up:<br /><blockquote>1. Meeting with the Head of Putrajaya somewhere in this week insyallah,<br />2. Another interview, but this time on-air with Malaysia Hari Ini.<br /></blockquote><br />Everything's going by the speed of light! This is gonna get interesting once we start mapping the buildings in Sketchup. Look out for this space for more news.<br><br>FOLKstudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13370021083322181277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137258467049841378.post-25510320565847286512009-12-23T09:54:00.000-08:002009-12-25T07:19:11.673-08:00Good news people!Hey peeps. We are featured in Berita Harian!<br /><blockquote><strong><span style="font-size: large;">13 graduan UiTM hasil peta lokasi 3D</span></strong><br /><br /><em>Oleh Nurul Nadia Mohd Kamaruzaman</em><br /><em>bhnews@bharian.com.my</em><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tVdplaWSPAI/SzJYrHgQeqI/AAAAAAAAAB4/lG2_YPZDeN8/s1600-h/mainpix.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tVdplaWSPAI/SzJYrHgQeqI/AAAAAAAAAB4/lG2_YPZDeN8/s320/mainpix.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>MOHD AZRUL (kanan) bersama ahli Folks Studio mereka cipta laman web permudahkan orang ramai mencari lokasi yang ingin dikunjungi.</em><br /></div><br /><br /><strong>KUALA LUMPUR</strong>: Orang ramai termasuk pelancong asing yang berkunjung ke negara ini tidak lagi sukar mencari atau mengunjungi lokasi pilihan apabila maklumat itu dibekalkan melalui laman Google Earth. <br /><br />Semua maklumat diperoleh melalui gambaran lokasi tempat atau bangunan dalam versi tiga dimensi (3D) yang diusahakan sekumpulan 13 graduan Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM).<br /><br />Kumpulan itu yang menamakan pasukan mereka, Folks Studio menggunakan teknik dimensi 3D untuk mencipta bangunan utama dan menamakannya bagi memudahkan orang ramai mencari lokasi di laman web Google Earth. <br /><br />Ini kali pertama usaha menamakan bangunan dalam 3D dilakukan di Malaysia dan memberi kemudahan kepada masyarakat mengenali serta mencari lokasi yang ingin dikunjungi <br /><br />Ketua kumpulan itu, Mohd Azrul Mohmed Nasir, 23, berkata buat permulaan, pihaknya akan mereka mencipta dan menamakan bangunan kerajaan di pusat pentadbiran Putrajaya sebelum memperluaskannya membabitkan bangunan di ibu negara.<br /><br />Beliau berkata, nama dan lokasi bangunan di Putrajaya yang dibangunkan selama empat bulan bermula November lalu dijangka selesai 1 Mac depan. <br /><br /><em>"Orang ramai yang ingin mengetahui secara terperinci lokasi yang ingin dikunjungi di Putrajaya boleh memuat turun peta Putrajaya di laman web Google Earth. </em><br /><em><br /></em><br /><em>"Dalam laman web itu dimuatkan secara lanjut nama dan bentuk bangunan bagi kemudahan mereka, sekali gus mengelakkan mereka tersesat,"</em> katanya kepada Berita Harian. <br /><br />Mohd Azrul berkata, idea untuk mereka cipta bangunan 3D dan menamakannya timbul selepas mendapati tiada pihak berbuat demikian berbanding di negara lain, selain memudahkan orang ramai mengunjungi pelbagai lokasi di negara ini.<br /><br />Beliau berkata, pihaknya menggunakan perisian Sketchup atau Google Building Maker sebelum dimuat turun dalam Google 3D Warehouse di laman web itu.<br /><br />Seorang lagi ahli kumpulan, Nabilah Othman, berkata usaha itu dilakukan secara berkumpulan dan pihaknya tidak menerima bantuan atau sokongan daripada mana-mana pihak, baik kerajaan mahupun swasta.<br /></blockquote>FOLKstudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13370021083322181277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137258467049841378.post-22340025160669431412009-12-23T09:33:00.000-08:002009-12-31T07:15:42.010-08:00Introduction<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Welcome to the opening of FolkStudio blog! Here we chronicle our daily activites and work progress as we go along. Don't be shy to comment and criticize our posts, as we encourage any type of feedback from the public. It's all informal here! <br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">So, let's get down to the dirt.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">1.</span> <span style="color: #0b5394;">Who are we and what do we want to achieve with this project?</span></span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We, FolkStudio -- is compromised of 13 members of the same university, UITM. We are Bach. Sc. of Arch degree graduates, and most are currently working in various architects' firms across Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. How we met and came together is somewhat interesting, but let's save that for some other time.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">This project is a personal challenge to not just the leader of the group, Azrul, but to the rest of the members of FolkStudio. We are not looking for fame, or recognition, or any monetary benefits (but you are still welcome to contribute, rezeki tidak boleh ditolak hehe), but just to be involved in something that is passionate to our interests.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">This project is a personal challenge to not just the leader of the group, Azrul, but to the rest of the members of FolkStudio. We are not looking for fame, or recognition, or any monetary benefits (but you are still welcome to contribute, rezeki tidak boleh ditolak hehe), but just to be involved in something that is passionate to our interests.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">2.</span> <span style="color: #0b5394;">What is the project about?</span></span><span style="color: #0b5394;"> <br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">To get a better grasp of this particular project, let's try and explain it in basic forms.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Have you ever seen this type of image floating around in the internet? <br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">This is a picture from the software GOOGLE EARTH, which uses satellite photos to show a certain location on Earth. I'm sure many of you have heard about this software; if not, you've probably even used the pictures yourselves, albeit unconsciously. Google Earth enables us to pinpoint almost any area on Earth, which is useful for searching for directions or examining places that are unreachable by foot.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Never been to Africa? No worries, just a click of the button in the Google Earth software, and you're virtually there!</em><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Pretty sweet eh? But that's not all to Google Earth. You're not limited to aerial views of locations, it is also possible to switch to 3D mode, in which an area will look something like this:<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>This</em> <em>is</em> <em>a real location on Earth, believe it or not.</em><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The most interesting part about Google Earth is that the 3D mode functions entirely on voluntary contributions of 3D models from a modelling software called Sketchup (We'll explain about Sketchup in a bit). Anyone could add a 3D builiding, it is entirely user-based. This type of approach is akin to the format of Wikipedia, where all data and info are contributed by the public themselves.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">So what does this have to do with our project?<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Let's use an example. Here's an aerial view of New York City, in the United States of America:<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Now, when you convert to the 3D view of the Big Apple:<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">What you don't know is that every single building in the city was painstakingly modeled in Sketchup by different individuals and added to Google Earth. With this crazy level of detail, it is even possible to take a virtual tour around NY without actually being there in the flesh! We can pretend to be walking along the streets, alongside 3D models of buildings and landscaping. Just imagine -- the benefits of having a virtual city of that scale. You can easily survey the areas you want to visit weeks before the trip there, and you can bring in tourists from different countries who are interested with the cityscape of the country.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Now, as comparison, here is an aerial view of Kuala Lumpur:<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">And here's the 3D view of Kuala Lumpur:<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>An old picture, as more 3D buildings have popped up in time. But you get my point.</em><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Already have a grasp of the project? <br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Yes, we FolkStudio are interested to partake in this challenge to <strong>virtualize the entire Kuala Lumpur cityscape using Google Earth</strong>. <br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">3.</span> <span style="color: #0b5394;">How </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">are we going to achieve this huge feat?</span></span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">As I mentioned earlier, 3D buildings in Google Earth are made using a software called Sketchup and then later transferred into Google Earth. Sketchup currently is only popular among the construction and design circles, but we intend to bring it forward to the public eye through this project.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">There is a technique used in Google Earth buildings, called Image Mapping. This technique actually makes use of photos that are spliced together and then mapped onto 3D faces, to create the illusion that the building is 'real'.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">For more information on how Image Mapping is done, here are two Youtube videos that explain the procedure better:<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">In summary, we are attempting to build up Kuala Lumpur's Google Earth's cityscape into a scale that is comparable to New York and Tokyo, using Sketchup's Image Mapping technique to create each and every building there is in Kuala Lumpur. This is a long-term project, because building a city into such proportions takes years of effort and time.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">We hope to garner a large amount of fanbase to support and encourage us throughout this project, because this is also for the benefit of our country, Malaysia. Please take your time to browse through this blog, we aren't asking much but your interest and a good word or two in the comments section. <br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">4.</span> <span style="color: #0b5394;">So</span><span style="color: #0b5394;">... how are we going to start this project?</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">We are newly established, therefore we have entered the Google Sketchup Model Your Town competition to strengthen our studio into the virtual world of modelling, and to gain some experience before we move onto the big scheme of things. Here, we have decided on Putrajaya as our subject, and have started work on some of the buildings. <br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">We will be updating more on our progress as time goes by, so please keep checking out this space for more information!<br />
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