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Originally Posted by BKittsARC
As we are picking at names and companies, I'm curious to Jeff as to why the site is called cgArchitect.com....
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To be honest, the name was chosen because at the time the big CG sites were all named like that. CGtalk, CGfocus, CGchannel, etc. So I was just following suit. There was no more real thought into it, as at the time CGarchitect was not intended to run as a business, but rather a "business card" for me in finding a new job. It's obviously since grown and developed a lot since then, but there was no great thought put into it
Disappointing huh.
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Originally Posted by BKittsARC
As visualization artists for the architecture community I think it's important that we keep in check with the direction that Architects head.
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I could not agree with you more, but you are one of the few people who are able to make that connect right now. A lot of people in our industry see themselves as visualizers or artists and don't see how new shifts in technology and methodologies like BIM will affect them moving forward. Or more importantly how there will new business opportunities. The results from the surveys last year at the conference indicated most people were not able to make the mental leap from visualization to BIM. Part of that comes down to it not be presented as clearly as it could have been, and also that many firms are still trying to figure out how BIM will work for them and it's not clear how everything will eventually shake out.
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Originally Posted by BKittsARC
I'm actually not happy to hear that some of the BIM based presentations will be running concurrently because there is much from both world's that will be to my benefit to learn. But that's just the way conferences are, last year you couldn't attend both the vray and the sketchup forums @ DMVC, you pick your sessions, or if your lucky bring more fellow employees so you can divide and conquer.
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Yeah, it's hard to balance what people think they need to see, what people want to see and what is economically feasible to organize. The hope is that people will bring more than one representative from their companies where possible and applicable, so that the great possible knowledge gain can be realized.
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Originally Posted by BKittsARC
So back to my original point, this site is heavily populated with illustrators, but keep in mind that most of us are in-line with Architectural Production. So why on earth would you ever push against learning to work with the development of the Architectural community.
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Eventually as BIM evolves some of the lines will be less defined and we will be able to have more sessions that everyone can attend and feel they are getting their money's worth. Right now, the industry is not there yet, so there still needs to be some distinction. This is why we are having some sessions like the Keynote, and some general panel discussions that present more global pictures of the industry and how various convergences are happening. For now, those companies that are in the transition phase already or are like yourself and have dual responsibilities, it will be best to try to bring more than one rep. It's impossible to please everyone, but we think this is a good step forward.