Asset Overview
This is a 3D mesh (“Shelly”) of a near-adult loggerhead (ID=982.000406129037) sea turtle (Caretta caretta, straight carapace length=86 cm) that was initially captured on June 23, 2017 by the Inwater Research Group, and then photgraphed with the Beastcam technology with 20 Canon G16 cameras. Photographer Christine Shepard operated the cameras and the sea turtle was released that same day in good condition. The 3D model was initially created through a photogrammetry scan using Capturing Reality.
Animator Johnson Martin used Blender to reconstruct the full sea turtle from these scans, as well as animate the movements. Jeanette Wyneken from Florida Atlantic University, and Charles Mairne from the Loggerhead MarineLife Center each provided feedback on the movements.
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