3DEXPERIENCE World 2026

January 31 - February 4, 2026, 3DEXPERIENCE World 2026 was a great experience (dare I say "3DEXPERIENCE") and gathering in Houston, TX at George R. Brown Convention Center, with awesome Keynote speakers like Jensen Huang and Pablos Holman.  Some visited locations include Vic & Anthony's Steakhouse, Joystix Games, Cidercade, NASA Johnson Space Center, and Walker Street Kitchen.

New Zealand South and North Islands

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December 3 - 15, 2025, with Allie (and sometimes her cousin) at Queenstown, Frankton, Queenstown Airport, Provenance Cafe, Frank's Eatery, Pantry By Frank's, Ma Boulangerie Bakery, New World Supermarket, Kawarau Bridge, Kawarau River, DoubleTree By Hilton, Water Taxi, The Lake Counter, Wakatipu Grill, Stacks Pub, Hilton Queenstown Resort, Queenstown Beach, Remarkable Gifts, Jellycat, DF Souvenirs, The Outpost Souvenirs, Global Culture, The Station, William Rees Statue, Finz, Real NZ Visitor Center, Anita Gelato, Skyline Gondola, StratosFare, Skyline, Kiwi Park, Mavora Lakes, Manapouri Community Hall, Lake Manapouri, Manapouri, Frasers Beach, Anduin River (Waiau River), Te Anau, Auckland, Auckland Airport, Auckland Harbour Bridge, Westhaven Marina, Auckland Zoo, Kingsland, St. Kevin's Arcade, Bestie Cafe, Myers Park, Four Points By Sheraton Auckland, Queen's Head, Sky Cafe, Sky Tower, Odettes Eatery, Typo, Market Square, Remarkable Gifts Auckland, The Christmas Heirloom Company, Auckland CBD, Oji Sushi, Origino Bistro, OK Gift Shop Auckland, Pier 11, Atrium On Takutai, Amano, Auckland Harbor, Mission Bay Beach, eSarn Wok Mission Bay Thai Eatery, Kapiti at Mission Bay, Mission Bay, Achilles Point, Robert Harris Cafe, Karapiro Dam, Hobbiton, Te Puia, Rotorua, Polynesian Spa, Sulphur Point, Lake Rotorua, Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland

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Also see

• Queenstown Dec 3-5 - Gondola and Central Business District
• Queenstown Dec 6 - Lord of the Rings Filming Locations Tour
• Queenstown Dec 7 - Extra day in town
• Auckland Dec 8-9 - Arrival and Exploration
• Auckland Dec 10 -  Auckland's Harbor and Newmarket Mall
• Auckland Dec 11 - Rotorua, New Zealand
• Auckland Dec 12 - Auckland Zoo and Horse Races
• Auckland Dec 13 - Hobbiton Movie Set Tour
• Auckland Dec 14-15 - Mission Bay and Achilles Point, then Home

Japan Vacation 2024

September 15 - Oct 1, 2024, Allie and I travelled around Japan from Sept 15 to Oct 1.  We visited Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (including Mauka Market) on a layover in Honolulu while heading to Japan.

Fukuoka

Fukuoka Airport, Fukuoka, Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk, Nanzoin, Solaria Plaza, Yoshinoya, Gyushin, Hakata Seafood Restaurant Uokichi, Mitsukoshi, Fukuoka Tower, Shin Shin, Hakata Kawabata Dosanko, Grand Hyatt Fukuoka, Canal City, Kits, SoftBank Hawks game at Mizuho PayPay Dome, Hakata Station, Kokura Station, Amu Plaza, Bookstore at Amu Plaza and Hankyu Ferry from Kitakyushu to Osaka.

Osaka and Kyoto

Aloft Osaka Dojima, McDonalds, Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan, Craft Burger Co, Osaka Castle, Pablo, Sanrio Gift Gate, tutu anna, Canon Plaza Osaka, Kame Sushi, Naruto Taiyaki Honpo, The Warehouse, JP Tower Osaka, Kitte Osaka, Sugi Bee Garden, Osaka Station City, Hanshin Dept Store, Ichiroku Saryo, Kiddy Land, Snoopy Town Stop, Hankyu Dept Store, Shin-Osaka Station, Kyoto, Kyoto Station, Shichimiya, Niomon Gate, Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Asahido, 株式会社 山本商店 龍栄堂, snoopy chocolat, Soba Shiki and Osaka Station, Kintetsu Railway ~ Hinotori ~ Osaka-Namba to Kintetsu-Nagoya.

Nagoya

Courtyard by Marriott Nagoya, Nagoya, Oasis21, Donguri Kyowakoku, Beep! Aichi, Harry Potter Magical Spot, Nigiri No Tokube, Baskin Robbins, Naka Ward, Buruburu Aiai Bookstore, Nishinomaru Okura Museum, Nagoya Castle, Hommaru Palace, miffy style, Delica Kitchen, Rope Picnic, Cascade at Esca, Meitetsu Dept Store, Nagoya Station and Mermaid Cafe.

Tokyo

Shinagawa Station, Tokyo, Ginza, AC Hotel Ginza, Ginza Six, Tsutaya Bookstore, Uniqlo Flagship, Imperial Viking Sal, Tokyo Skytree, Koconoha, Chums, Neue, Donguri Republic, Plaza, SoraTora-ya, Ginza Itoya, Ueno Station, Ueno Park, Ueno Zoo, 3coins Ooops!, Kyukyodo, Shibuya Stream, Kaldi Coffee Farm, Kobe Teppanyaki Hakushu, Tsutaya Bookstore Shibuya Sakura Stage, AC Bar, Ginza Karen, Denny's, Bic Camera, Akihabara Radio Kaikan, K-Books, Hub, Shinjuku Station, Kizuna Sushi, NewoMan, Lumine Est, Giant 3D Cat, Godzilla Street, Krispy Creme, Ginza Food Garden, Kabukiza Theater, Tokyo International Airport (Haneda), Hyakuzen, Saryo Itoen, Observation Deck and Sky Lounge.

Yokohama

Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse, NeNe Chicken, Lamplit, B-Side Label, Yokohama World Porters and Yokohama Air Cabin. 

Select Photos

Japan Vacation Photos Part 1

Japan Vacation Photos Part 2

Eki Stamps from Japan Vacation 2024

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Vancouver, BC with Joie

May 17 - 20, Allie, Joie & I visited Civic Hotel, Surrey, BC, Vancouver, BC Ancora Waterfront Dining and Patio, Dominion Bar + Kitchen, Vancouver Chinatown, Crystal Mall in Burnaby, Tae Tea at Crystal Mall, Granville Island, Granville Island Public Market, Circle Craft Gallery, Nooroongji Books, Paper Ya on Granville Island, Parade Shop, Make at Granville Island, Ukama Gallery, Granville Island Pet Treatery, Ten Granville Island, West Vancouver Lighthouse Park. This trip was a bit difference since we did have our little dog with us. This means some places couldn't be visited while other places that we'd typically overlook came to the top of our list. (Facebook, backup)

3DEXPERIENCE World 2024

February 10 - 15 2024, we had another great year with awesome people, such as Heather Hasz, Michael Lord, Chin-loo Lama, Yoshihiro Dobashi, Joe Lance, Justin Kidder, Kristen Wilson Syrek, Santiago Laverde, Brenda Monahan, Salih Majid Al Ani, Michel Cloutier, Utpal Kumar, Lennart Tinndahl, Maria, David Ferreira, Kevin Berni, Rick Encello, Mark Biasotti, Suchit Jain, Casey Gorman, Allan Azcuna, Mhal Louh, Eric Beatty, Jonny Harrison, Kim Richardson, Denny Bahl, Madhav Joshi, Erin Kimbrell, Jason Pohl, Sarah Downey, Jessie Long, Matt Long, Avelino Rochino, Frank Ruepp, Sal Lama, Dan Ferrucci-Herzberg, Steve Calvert, Kirby Downey, Tara Hodgetts, Ditmars Veinbachs, Dan Riffell, John Matrishon, Josh Mayes, Robert Jost, Brad Williamson, Karen Daley, Mark Martel, Luke Daley, Matthieu Fourcade, Mike Buchli, Mike Sabocheck, Rachael Naoum, Brad Meador, Saurav Saha, Pruthvi Venketesh, Betty Baker, Shigeo Kimura, Shravan Jodalli, Jeff Niederman, and many others visited Omni Dallas Hotel, The Owners Box, Gilley's, Frankie's Downtown, Derby Restaurant, The Backyard, Deep Ellum, Elm Street Cask & Kitchen, Cafe Herrera on Lamar and Morsel's. (FB post/backup link)

Houston Family Trip

 

January 18 - 21, 2024, we travelled to Houston, TX to visit family with Alice and others. We visited Houston Marriott Medical Center, Rice Village, Sixty Vines, Dun Huang Plaza, Sterling Plaza, Sterling Square and Confucius Seafood. (FB post/backup link)

San Diego Adventure

 

December 11 - 20, 2023 with Allie enjoying a fun trip to San Diego and other SoCal destinations. 

Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Santa Maria, Solvang, California, Courtyard by Marriott San Diego Airport/Liberty Station, San Diego Zoo, Parfait Paris, Liberty Public Market, Liberty Station, Balboa Park, Japanese Friendship Garden, Old Cactus Garden - Balboa Park, Cesarina, San Diego Zoo Safari Park, Old Town San Diego, Old Town Market San Diego, La Jolla, La Jolla Cove, Warwick's of La Jolla, George's at the Cove, Cork Fire Kitchen, Beverly Hills, California, La ong Beverly Hills, Four Points by Sheraton Los Angeles Westside, TCL Chinese Theatres, Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Hollywood Walk of Fame- Los Angeles, California, In N Out, Marina Del Rey and Casa de Reyes Restaurant. (Original post, backup link)

Photos and description of our journey.

New Patent issued

  

Linking views/states of 3d models and propagating updates in same

Japan Patent 7357715

Issued: Sept 28, 2023

Inventors: Felipe Martínez Quiroz and Matthew Lorono

Linking of 3D views within a 3D model, such as saved views and presentation states, into parent and child relationship. Automatically propagate changes to child views and their associated annotations when the orientation and other aspects of the parent view are changed, where the child views change to remain at the same relative orientation to the parent view, and where the annotations of a child view are modified so that their orientations are aligned with changes to the orientation of the associated child view.

[Normally, the US patent is first to be issued (ahead of international patents). However, in this case, the Japanese Patent Office worked faster than the USPTO; so it's the issuance of Japanese Patent that marks this achievement. I like the Japanese patent certificate.]

Patent link

3DEXPERIENCE World 2023 - In-person and Virtual

February 11 - 18, 2023, we had a great return after the long night in Nashville, TN, with Heather Hasz, Michael Lord, Chin-loo Lama, Kendra Wardlow, Yoshihiro Dobashi, Joe Lance, Justin Kidder, Kristen Wilson Syrek, Santiago Laverde, Brenda Monahan, Salih Majid Al Ani, Michel Cloutier, Ian Hogg, Utpal Kumar, Avelino Rochino, Frank Ruepp, Alice Caspari, Sal Lama, Dan Ferrucci-Herzberg, Mark Burhop, Steve Calvert, Ryo Tanaka, Ian Pilkington, Barb Schmitz, Erin Kimbrell, Kirby Downey, Tara Hodgetts, Ditmars Veinbachs, Dan Riffell, John Matrishon, Josh Mayes, Robert Jost, Brad Williamson, Karen Daley, Mark Martel, Luke Daley, Matthieu Fourcade, Mike Buchli, Mike Sabocheck, Rachael Naoum, Brad Meador, Saurav Saha, Mark Rushton, Pruthvi Venketesh, Ian Baxter, Betty Baker, Shigeo Kimura, Shravan Jodalli, Jeff Niederman, Brian Zias and many others.  Places visited include L27, Nashville Music City Center, Pins Mechanical Co., Downtown Nashville, Bakersfield and Pancake Pantry.  (Original post/backup link)

Toby has passed

With Alice and Joie. Toby loved playing fetch on the stairs, barking at critters on TV, running on grass, long walks and hikes in new places, smelling the flowers (literally), lounging on our laps, and so much more. You are and will always be missed. (Original post/backup link)