Geelong Arts Centre – Church Redevelopment

3D Walkabout created photo-realistic renders for the Geelong Arts Centre’s proposed church redevelopment using Blender and D5 Render. The visuals helped communicate the design to the public and supported the community feedback process.

 

The Client

Geelong Arts Centre is a premier cultural and performing arts hub located in Victoria, Australia. With a strong community focus, the Centre champions creativity, diversity, and innovation across all artistic disciplines. It regularly hosts national and international performances, playing a vital role in fostering regional arts engagement and development.

The Challenge

The challenge was to visualise the proposed redevelopment of the historic church building at the heart of the precinct. The objective was to create engaging visual content that would clearly communicate the proposed design to the public, aiding understanding and encouraging meaningful feedback during the community submission process.

Our Solution

We utilised Blender and the D5 Render engine to produce compelling, photorealistic visualisations of the redevelopment. Custom 3D characters were selected to reflect the Centre’s specific target audience, ensuring demographic accuracy. Careful attention to lighting, ambience, and storytelling helped bring the vision to life for both stakeholders and the public.

We used Blender and the D5 Render engine to create lifelike, high-quality visuals showing the future redevelopment

Our team added custom 3D characters that matched the Centre’s real audience to make sure the visuals felt true to life

By carefully designing the lighting, mood, and story, we helped people clearly imagine the vision—both stakeholders and the community

Project Team

Tim Brickle

FOUNDER & CEO - ‘THE BOSS’
FACT FILE: Tim is the Founder & CEO of 3D Walkabout and a graduate of the University of Manchester. He has over 25 years in the tech and media industry and has founded, funded, and successfully exited several technology businesses. In 2017, he launched 3D Walkabout with a vision to help small and medium-sized businesses harness the power of VR to transform customer engagement. Today, the company delivers cutting-edge solutions to clients across Australia, with 20+ team members based in almost every state. Tim is based in Margaret River, WA, where he lives, works & plays. When he’s not in front of a computer he’s chasing big waves on his foil & wing!
EXPERTISE 9/10
CREATIVITY 8/10
TECH SKILLS 8/10
ARTISTIC FLAIR 8/10
LEADERSHIP 10/10

CRAIG FINE

HEAD OF SALES - 'THE DEAL MAKER'
FACT FILE: Craig is a sales leader with over a decade of experience across finance, real estate, fintech, and now immersive technology. He’s passionate about connecting people with creative solutions and helping businesses bring ideas to life through innovation. At 3D Walkabout, Craig draws on his background in sales and strategy to help clients make the most of XR, MR, VR, AR, 3D rendering, animation, and design — delivering projects that inspire, engage, and add real value. Outside of work, he can usually be found on the golf course, or making music. He’s a firm believer in genuine connections, collaboration, and doing great work with good people.
EXPERTISE 9/10
CREATIVITY 8/10
TECH SKILLS 6/10
ARTISTIC FLAIR 7/10
LEADERSHIP 8/10

JOHN BAILEY

3D SCANNING OPERATOR (NSW) - ‘J-SCAN’
FACT FILE: John is a 3D Scanning Operator at 3D Walkabout, based in Sydney, with a decade of experience in 3D design, virtual reality production, and immersive environment creation. With a background as a 3D artist and researcher, John brings deep expertise in real-time 3D production, photogrammetry, and environment design using tools such as Unreal Engine, Unity, Autodesk Maya, Substance Painter, and Reality Capture. Before joining 3D Walkabout, John worked extensively in VR/XR development and teaching at UNSW. He holds a PhD in Virtual Reality Design from the University of New South Wales.
EXPERTISE 8/10
CREATIVITY 9/10
TECH SKILLS 7/10
ARTISTIC FLAIR 8/10
LEADERSHIP 7/10

Client Testimonial

Melissa, Geelong Arts CentreMelissa, Geelong Arts CentreMelissa, Geelong Arts Centre


3D Walkabout delivered stunning visualisations that brought our redevelopment plans to life. Their attention to detail and ability to capture the essence of our community focus made the visuals a powerful tool for public engagement.

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