Gary Ritchie, Designer & Digital Artist

Fort Project Wins Second Place

Inside the stockade at Fort NecessityMy personal art project Frontier Forts: Fort Necessity won second place in the first annual Collada Contest. This 3d, historically-faithful recreation of Fort Necessity National Battlefield in Farmington, Pennsylvania is targeted at real-time delivery for projects in game engines, virtual worlds, and Flash 3d.

 Posted Aug 13, 2009 |  Filed under: ,

Wonderland Needs Your Vote

Wonderland identity color optionsTake a look at the latest Project Wonderland logo development and cast your vote for your favorite color scheme…

A logo for Wonderland…

 Posted Mar 21, 2009 |  Filed under: ,

On-site Chat Test

Thought I would test this clever chat feature. Look in the lower right corner of your browser. You should see a Chat with Gary… prompt… that is, if I’m online.

 Posted Mar 13, 2009 |  Filed under: ,

Icons for Sun's Project Wonderland

It’s exciting to see your work used in projects like Sun Microsystems’ Project Wonderland. A screenshot, posted in their development blog last night, shows some of the new icons I’m developing for their in-world applications, such as the SVG Whiteboard.

 Posted Feb 27, 2009 |  Filed under: ,

2009 Update

2008 was a good year that included some exciting visual effects projects, the birth of my daughter, and my return to freelancing. I hope to catch up with you soon as we start a New Year.

 Posted Jan 09, 2009 |  Filed under: ,

New Desktop Wallpaper for 2009

Shiki Wallpaper, greenRing in the New Year with a new desktop wallpaper! This design works well with the darker desktop themes and was created to work with the Shiki Desktop Theme for Gnome.

 Posted Dec 29, 2008 |  Filed under: ,

A Pittsburgh Innovation

Fort Duquesne 3d Reconstruction - Phase 1Visit Pittsburgh Innovates and vote for your favorite Pittsburgh Innovation. One of the entries features my very own innovation, Frontier Forts, virtual experiences of French and Indian War fortifications. The contest runs until October 26, 2008!

 Posted Oct 14, 2008 |  Filed under: ,