Website with 3D modelling

[ivanski]

What do you say about the idea to use 3D modelling for website design?
Do you use 3D in your website?

[vocebello]

3d??? online game? i dont understand

[darklightdusk.bizhat.com]

3D as in SVG 3d-rotating objects sucks I think....but if you just use a 3d-editor to make flat-banners, that's quite nice!!!!

[osmose.bizhat.com]

Depends on how you pull off the 3d. Just having static images of something made within a 3d editor will add pizaz to the design, but if you really want to go for it there's ways to simulate 3d in Flash.

[darklightdusk.bizhat.com]

Yeah, 3d in flash may be great but these days some people just add a boring rotating cube to their page to look 'flashy', I hate that stuff, don't put things on a site that don't add anything to the experience of users

[ivanski]

By using 3D in website design I mean using of images that is design and rendered by some 3D studio and then embbeded in the website as image.
Somethink like this:
http://maxalata.bizhat.com/imgs/uc.gif
http://maxalata.bizhat.com/imgs/LIGHT_EFFECTS.jpg

Or something more full with motion - using Flush:
http://maxalata.bizhat.com/ChNG2004.html

My opinion is that 3D gives many possibilities - simply you can add to the website whatever you want well looking object.
Of course I agree that all this will reflect on the size of website (many and large images).

I wonder why websites with 3D aren't so widespread(I have found mainly websites using banners with 3D).

[darklightdusk.bizhat.com]

The above two are made with flash and 3d-flat-objects....the objects are rendered with a 3d-editor or they just flat images with depth in it. (using Photoshop). the other is made by flash, also just using ONE 3d-element rendered by Flash (the candle)...the rest is just an animated background with depth in it. You can also do this by just drawing a box existing out of 6 squares in photoshop, you then alreadsy have got a 3d element.... GIMP allows you to even turn a photo into a turning ball. there are many sites who use 3d.. some of them just don't get noticed. I know MANY designsites who act like a 3d-environment...they are really nice and it's fun to walk through a world, searching for something to use....
Banners are the most used 3d-elements, because they are simple to make and make a good impression to users of a site