Madison Game Students Hit the Road

Madison Media Intitute's departmetn of Game Art and Animation recently agreed to supply interns to Roadview of Madison in partnership with Mandli Communications. Students will create 3D models to support Roadview's Lidar equipepped vehicles data collection service.

The Lidar system has been integrated in specially outfitted vehicles which can scan entire highways including structures such as bridges while traveling at highway speeds. The system returns hundreds of millions of points scanned by the Lidar equipment and generate complex point clouds of data. This data will then be analyzed and simplified before being turned over to the 3D team. This team with the help of the Madison Media Game Art and Animation intern's will convert this raw point cloud data into 3D models of the road surface, bridges and other structures needed as well as texture the 3D surfaces with photos taken during the scanning process.

This technology is also being used to scan entire cities and can be used for many different applications. Both the students at MMI and the 3D team at Roadview are excited about the potential of this synergy. The demand for this new technology is skyrocketing and is expected to show exceptional growth in the next 10 years.

Madison Media Institute: Established in 1969, specializes in media career training through hands-on work with cutting-edge equipment. Specific areas of curriculum include Digital Media Design & Production, Recording & Music Technology, Video & Motion Graphics, Media Systems Technology, Game Art & Animation and Entertainment & Media Business. Programs and facilities are continually upgraded to coincide with developments made in technology and communications.