27.10.2005 - Nominations for 'The Infiltrators' at 'The Mackies'.
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I am thrilled to announce that 'The Infiltrators' has been nominated for:

  • Best Virtual Performance
  • Best Visual Design

at this year's Machinima Film Festival, hosted by the Academy of Machinima Arts and Sciences. The Opening Reception/Awards Presentation (“The Mackies”) will be taking place on Friday evening, November 11th, 2005 at the Museum of the Moving Image in NYC. To find out more about the festival and how to attend, visit the official festival website at http://festival.machinima.org.
Have Fun!

17.09.2005 - Dozer Dynamics Website v1.00 online.
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My extensive online portfolio is finally ready and up and running.
Make sure to drop by and have a look at some of the other projects I am and have been involved in.
The website features:

  • 3D section - movies and clips from a selection of 3D animation projects
  • Gallery - stills and scans from various areas, including illustration, visualization, games design and sketches
  • Friends - links to websites of some of my very talented mates

So there is heaps of stuff to check out. Click on the dozer logo below to take a look.

01.09.2005 - The Infiltrators at the Bitfilm Festival, Hamburg, Germany.
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I am very happy to announce that 'The Infiltrators' will be screening as a competition entry in the machinima category at the 2005 Bitfim Festival in Hamburg, Germany. The event is being held from 02.-06.11.2005. This is your chance to catch this movie and other great entries on the big screen. If you are in Hamburg, be sure to grab a ticket - and don't forget to vote... :-)

20.07.2005 - The Infiltrators Updated.
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The website has been updated today. Minor changes include:

  • Updated Resume
  • Updated Contact Details
  • Mirrors Removed
  • Movie File Updated

'The Infiltrators' will now be available as a streaming Quicktime Movie. It features higher resolution and better quality at reduced file size. I hope you enjoy this new, more convenient experience.

06.06.2005 - Dozer Dynamics has gone Down Under.
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The re-location to the Australian Continent is complete. Dozer Dynamics is now based in Melbourne, Victoria.
New contact details can be found here. Welcome sun, surf and rock and roll!!!

May 2005 - Dozer Dynamics Website Online.
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A new website has seen the light of day! www.dozer-dynamics.com will be the new headquarters of digital artist Oliver 'BattleXer' Bermes. It will give interested viewers the chance to follow up on the various projects that I am currently involved in, naturally also featuring samples of finished projects previously completed. It is currently under construction, but my current showreel can already be viewed as a streaming Quicktime Movie. Updates will follow soon.
The Infiltrators will remain online as a stand-alone project website.

20.12.2004 - New Mirrors installed.
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The two download files of the trailer - the movie and UT version - have moved to new servers and are hosted by machinima.com and [XYZ] Darkus. Thanx to both for their support. The remaining content will be accesible without change. If you would like to have your mirror added to the list please contact me.
 
02.12.2004 - 'The Infiltrators' wins 3rd place!
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The wait is finally over - and it was worth it. Epic today officially announced the winners of phase 4 of the MSUC! And 'The Infiltrators' placed 3rd amongst a competion that consisted of many entries that displayed very high standards in storytelling, technichal excellence and creativity.

Congratulations to all winners and thanks to Epic and Nvidia for hosting such a great competition, which has led the community to create a wealth of high quality movies, mods, maps and many other highly enjoyable features for a great game.
Don't forget to check out the other winning entries in the various categories. For the official announcement and an overview of all winners go to Epic's MSUC Website.

14.10.2004 - 'The Infiltrators' is a finalist in the MSUC!
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Today Epic announced the finalists for Phase 4 of the Make Something Unreal Contest in the 'Real-Time Non-Interactive Movie' category - and my trailer is part of the 10 entries that have made it this far!

Congratulations to all other finalists and good luck for the upcoming decision of the judges and of course the Grand Finals!

19.09.2004 - Full Release v1.00 out now!
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This is the first full release of the trailer. Sound Design has been finalised and implemented. For those of you who have Version v0.95 of the trailer installed, check out the download section to get the updated sound seperately. Also available now: An .mpg version of the movie. It clocks in at 50MB, but is pretty decent quality!

12.09.2004 - 'The Infiltrators' receives Honourable Mention!
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This bit of news is actually not that new. But it was news to me. I stumbled across a thread in the Atari Forums announcing the phase 3 winners in the vehicle category of the MSUC. And I was positivley surprised to find 'The Infiltrators' listed there, having received an honourable mention! Way to go! Thanks a lot!

10.09.2004 - Release v0.95!
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Version 0.95 has been released today and submitted to phase 4 of the Make Something Unreal Contest hosted by Epic Games and Nvidia.
The set has been polished in several areas to improve on the overall visual appearance and the shooting/shadow problems have been fixed. A new movie version of the trailer will become available as soon as the sound has been updated aswell.

23.08.2004 - NEW Release v0.9!
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'The Infiltrators' has taken the next big step towards completion.
Animation has been finalised and implemented. Other new features include:
Extended set and added Visual Effects to intesify the experience.

23.08.2004 - 'The Infiltrators' Website Updated!
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The extended website has gone online today!
New sections have been added, giving you more in depth information about 'The Infiltrators'.
New sections include:

  • News: This page
  • Artwork: A collection of concept drawings, the storyboard, a selection of textures, turntables, and some samples of final animation..
  • Download: Download the new files now! Available as UT2004 realtime files or as DivX compressed .AVI. This section includes some new screenshots as well.
  • About: Some interesting facts about the production of this machinima movie, as well as some infos about the underlying concept, my biography and filmography and credits.
  • Contact: Contact details, disclaimer and copyright information.

09.06.2004 - XviD made available.
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'The Infiltrators' v0.5 XVID movie version made available for download.

05.06.2004 - Website Online.
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Website online.
'The Infiltrators' v0.5 UT2004 files made available for download.

07.05.2004 - FMX/04 - Eyes & Ears of Europe Presentation.
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In conjunction with the Eyes & Ears of Europe Junior-Showcase, which was held at the FMX/04, congress for digital media production, Stuttgart, Germany, 'The Infiltrators' (v0.2) presented to the public for the first time.

3rd quarter 2003 - Article about 'The Infiltrators'.
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The 'Message' Magazine, an information paper centered around trade fairs and events in the region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, dedicates 2 pages to 'The Infiltrators'. Includes a concept drawing and a picture of the finished model, as well as a photo of me! View the article here. (german)

June 2003 - Digital Production and 'The Infiltrators'.
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In the 'Digital Production', a magazine for the high end 3D market, a 7-page article about the Filmakdemie Baden-Württemberg also features some Information about 'The Infiltrators'. Includes a screenshot of the level at a very early stage. View the article here. (german)