ton | 
07 31st, 2008
With a good Mexican dinner, and the Dutch premiere of WALL-E, we’ve said goodbye to four of the Blender Institute crew.
Margreet Riphagen, Blender Institute producer for a year, accepted a great job at the Institute of Network Cultures. It’s also in Amsterdam center, so we’ll see her around regularly!
Campbell Barton, Blender developer and TD , went back to his girls in Melbourne Australia. He’ll be working wrapping up Apricot remotely for a month, at least.
Dariusz Dawidowski, 3D game artist and level designer, goes back today to his hometown in Poland. He’ll help wrapping up the Crystal Space game level(s) during next month.
Frank Richter, Crystal Space 3D engine developer, already found another room to live in Amsterdam, he’ll keep coding on CS and is currently seeking for a game developer job in Amsterdam (know any? contact him!).
Thanks a lot Margreet & guys! we’ll miss you!
Currently still here: Chris + Pablo to wrap up the Apricot project, Brecht to do cool coding work, and myself… in a week I’ll leave for Siggraph, and when I’m back we should pick up the mythical 2.5 coding project… 🙂
Picture: see us walking to the restaurant in the cool new Apricot memorial Yofrankie shirts! People from left to right: Frank, Chris, Dariusz, Brecht, Campbell, Ton, Pablo (half), 2nd picture: Chris, Campbell, Pablo. More pictures in Gallery)
Good luck boys! 🙂
And thanks for all the Awesome works!
Cant wait for the next GAME project! 😀
Great great work men!
See you in next blender project
Have nice holidays!
Very best to your life gyus.
“mythical 2.5 coding project” 🙂 I love Blender
Well I’m sure you will all cross paths again someday. Maybe to create a version for the Motorokr and other mobile phones, or games for that matter because you guys all rock!
All production have a end 😉
Good luck for all of them!
(Ton, you go to siggraph, you will maybe see our student short: “Mauvais Rôle” there!). I give my web site else!
“And now, the end is near;
And so I face the final curtain.
My friend, Ill say it clear,
Ill state my case, of which Im certain.
Ive lived a life thats full.
Ive traveled each and evry highway;
And more, much more than this,
I… diiiiid iiiiit…..
MYYYYYYYY WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!”
Yo Frankie Sinatra
Hugs and congrats to all of Team Apricot. Long may your work Rock.
Blendiac
Best wishes guys 🙂
Dariusz pozdrowienia z Polski i milej podrozy.
“mythical 2.5 coding project… :)” woooohoohoo yea ^^
Whose who in the images?
Did the guy at the back forget his t-shirt?
*standing ovation*
Good luck all, i wish you all the very best, and thank you for making the BI and YoFrankie a reality.
*clap* *clap* *clap*
love the t-shirts 🙂
Upper left easter egg! xD
Yeah saw that a while a go, what is the symbolism in the upside down Mandy hanging on the upper-left side of the banner mean?
2.5 is going to be after the “apricot release” right?
Have a safe trip home.
@Charlie – that’s brecht you’re talking about. THE brecht
And Campbell shed his lion manes!
@Charlie,
1st picture, from left to right:
Frank, Chris (blengine), Dariousz, behind is Brecht and Campbell (ideasman42), then Ton, and the last one is half of me.
2nd picture, from left to right:
Chris (blengine), Campbell (ideasman42), me.
@RH2, Apricot release is end of august, Blender 2.5 will take lot more of time.
cool
Poor ton he is practically going to
be alone.
Hey! Where is the Margreet picture ):(?
All the best for everyone! Thank you very much and congratulations!
All the best to you!
The dupligroup and the linked duplicate object shadow-map+ao baking will be supported?
Guy missing shirt? That’s Brecht. I’ve never ever seen a photo of him wearing anything except for that cool looking casual outfit. Bye guys. May Blender be with you. 😀
Good job, and good luck guys!
Venom, that photo goes for a Pulitzer prize! XD