SketchUp Basecamp 2024

The conference was held at the Venetian Hotel, which, together with the Palazzo, holds around 7,100 rooms. The setting was epic in proportion as everything was contained in the facility.

The Keynote presentations were held in a massive space, which held several thousand attendees. The masses were fed morning and mid day in an expansive room at the rear of the complex.

There were many SketchUp workshops to choose from, led by a variety of experts. Joshua, Alex, & Kalin presented on the subjects of -- respectively -- forensics, using Sketchup as a support for analog model-making, and historic bridge design & composition.

There was a SketchUp after-event party called “Glow in the Desert.” It was a chance for the SketchUp community to gather at a really animated Gehry building and engage in SketchUp face-offs, glow-in-the-dark table tennis, and Foosball.

Fat Pencil went to the Sphere to watch a U2 Concert re-broadcast from their residency the year prior. The haptic seats and all-encompassing visuals made it feel like the concert was actually taking place. The graphics and environmental effects were out of this world.

Ben Gramann is a Designer at Fat Pencil Studio