Now that Universal Studios’s Despicable Me has been in theaters for a few weeks, I figured it was high time to go ahead and post the project I worked on at Oddcast, which advertises for the movie. The official site is http://www.miniondominion.com/, but if they eventually end up taking it down, you should still be able to access the app at http://host.oddcast.com/miniondominion/. A secondary part of the app allows you to customize and accessorize your own minion, and of course send him out to bother your friends via email, Facebook, and other means. You can get to that version here: http://www.miniondominion.com/create, as well as navigate to it via the “Customize and Share” button from the main app url.

Highlights of the project are that the characters are actually 3D, driven by Oddcast’s “Full Body” 3D Engine, complete with animations, texturing and sound. You can command the minions with your voice if you have a microphone, and if not, there is an option to type your commands.

The application will run a bit heavy on your browser, and may take a bit to load, but hopefully you find the wait worth your while. Now head on over and boss around the little yellow guys!