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USS JEFFERIES Project

Who would like to have a virtual tour aboard the USS Jefferies?

 In the last more or less fifty years, a lot of things that was considered science fiction became science fact. At this incredible rate of scientific discovery we are experiencing today, what if... in a few years from now, we figure out a way to make deep space travel possible. What if... the first interstellar spacecraft to be built is commissioned by the US Navy and its design is inspired by a science-fiction TV show from the sixties... what would it look like?


Why the USS Jefferies?

Matt Jefferies was the man behind the original design of the iconic starship NCC-1701 Enterprise. He was also a WWII veteran. I had the honor of meeting Mr. Jefferies not to long before he died, and also had the privilege to build the NX-01 for the TV series Enterprise. This is my way of paying tribute to his work by naming the spaceship after him.

As weird as it sounds, this spacecraft design came to me in a dream. Since then without going into too much details, I have been working on this project and a story that evolved to the subject of my next novel involving this spacecraft and two others from the international coalition of the Euro Nations and Russia. For those who wonder, this is not the Star Trek world but a fictive world in few years from now in our life time. In the story, after working on different kind of spacecraft design, the configuration of the "Constitution Class" shape end up to be compatible for what the scientists and engineers try to achieve. The technology in the spacecraft is base on today technology, scientific theories and research. For example, the main saucer shaped of the spacecraft is perfect to embed a particle collider that allow to open a wormhole and make deep space travel possible.


COMING UP:

Stage one of the project is to allow you to have a virtual tour aboard the USS Jefferies like for example; the bridge, the engine room, the hangar bay and many more. Using the Unreal Engine 4, it will make the experience extremely realistic. As you can imagine this project involves a crazy amount of work and I need your help. I'm using my website to monitor the interest for this virtual tour and to raise funds before going forward in this ambitious enterprise... no pun intended. If you want to see more inside the USS Jefferies, a donation would be greatly appreciated. The USS Jefferies Project trailer is just the beginning. Stay tuned for the development of this project!


Best regards,

Pierre

USS JEFFERIES PROJECT Video Trailer

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https://www.dropbox.com/s/m520jpnh669a032/Bird_Of_Prey_VR_Tour_Pierre_Drolet_32bit.rar?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/onxekek75k0hqhp/Bird_Of_Prey_VR_Tour_Pierre_Drolet_64bit.rar?dl=0

About Pierre M. Drolet


Well, I was born in Québec City, Canada, just a few months before Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. Yes, this makes me only twenty nine years old and working in the business for thirty years. The truth is I was part of the generation that was influenced by the conquest of space as we grew up watching Star Wars, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Space 1999, not to mention the Saturday morning cartoons that I used to love to watch,.


At the ripe age of two I started to draw everything that was fascinating to me as a child from horses to spaceships. During my adolescence I experimented with various medium such as acrylic, oil painting, clay and wood sculpture, and of course the old traditional pencil HB. For the younger generation, remember that back then computers were not readily accessible yet for everyone.


After high school I went on to college and graduated in graphic communication at Laval University. As luck would have it in 1995 I got a job in the video game industry as a Lead 2D Artist. In 1999 there was a big international contest held in Canada that was sponsored by a US-based company which a friend encouraged me to enter. I did so without any expectations, and surprisingly, I won the contest based on three 3D images that I made for the competition. The winning prize was a job as a CGI modeler at Foundation Imagine in Los Angeles... and that made me very happy!


So here we are after fourteen years in California and still with a French Canadian accent. Since I moved to LA I have worked as the Lead Modeler for many companies including Eden FX, Universal Studios and now at Pixomondo with some of the most talented people in the industry. One of my biggest strengths is that I can design and build at the same time. I have had the chance and privilege to work on some TV shows and movies like Star Trek (Voyager) (Enterprise) (Nemesis), Battlestar Galactica, Firefly (Serenity) and many others.


I have built and designed a lot of 3D models of all kind since I started my career in LA. As an individual I usually fly under the radar and pretty much stay out of the public eye, but the funny part is I am pretty sure that many of you have seen my work somewhere somehow... especially if you like science fiction.


For the first time I am finally taking the time to sit down in front of my computer and go through my models collection, and make renders of them for my virtual Sci-Fi museum. As I look back at some of my work and the perspective I had at the time, I realized that some of the models have a story behind them which I would like to share with the fans.


By the way, because I cannot put everything at once on the website as this would require a considerable amount of work, I will add some new models every few months. I hope you will enjoy the Sci-Fi museum and thank you for your interest.


A bientot,

Pierre M Drolet

NEW!


The Gateway Novel is now available on the market! Tell the news to your friends!


Here's the link for the Paperback:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Gateway-Pierre-M-Drolet/dp/1480807109


Link for Kindle edition:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Gateway-Pierre-M-Drolet-ebook/dp/B00JWS61WM


The book is 5% off on Amazon. Please leave a brief review of the book, and many stars would be greatly appreciated!


Links for Resume and more images

https://www.artstation.com/pmdrolet


Link for Pierre Drolet IMDB:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1303914/


(Technical details)

All 3D models have been built and rendered in LightWave. Textures in Photoshop.

I have been working on my book project for over a year. A few months ago, I submitted a copy to Simon & Schuster Archway Publishing. After their review of the manuscript, I received positive feedbacks and good news from this prominent company. They decided to go ahead and start the publication process. The worldwide official book launch is scheduled for this summer in July 2014. However, the hard copy and it's ebook version are now available on the pre-market and can be found in most bookstores such as Barnes & Nobel and online at Amazon (5% off). If you like my work on the website, I have a good feeling you will enjoy this book. There are thirty images in the book which I created to add a visual dimension to the story. With utmost excitement I am proud to present to you The Gateway, an action/adventure novel. Here is a glimpse of the book cover and (UNDER BOOK) three images to give you a sample of what to expect from this action thriller.

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