THE SHOW WITH THE MOUSE IN 3D

The mouse has been an icon of German children’s television for decades. And we grew up with her, too. We are therefore especially delighted to have been asked by Machbar GmbH to create a fully animatable 3D model for her 50th birthday. Together, we have transferred the charm of the drawn character’s design and acting into the third dimension.

Due to the familiar outlines and flat fill colors, as well as the reduced animation, the 3D mouse is not recognizable as such at first glance. She is simply the mouse as we know her.

APPLICATIONS

Augmented Reality Web App Door Opener Day 2021 (Machbar GmbH)

Augmented Reality Web App The Mouse in 3D (Machbar GmbH)

Birthday appearance in 3D at the german national news show Tagesschau

Life-sized mouse statue in front of the WDR TV station building in Cologne

CREDIT LIST

Client: Machbar GmbH

Animation director: Martin Schmidt

3D modeling, rigging, shading: Martin Schmidt

Animation: Gideon Volle, Daniel Van Westen, Martin Schmidt

Music: bensound.com

Mouse Copyright: Isolde Schmitt-Menzel

TV “SACHGESCHICHTE” MAKING OF THE 3D MOUSE

The Show with the Mouse – 06.03.2022 – 09:52 min. – Das Erste

Since the 50th birthday of the mouse, it has been possible to bring the mouse to your cell phone and home with the help of the mouse app.

Augmented Reality is the magic formula. Today, André takes a closer look at how the required mouse was made in 3D and what had to be considered in the process.

3D MOUSE BEHIND THE SCENES