Talk:Bryan Brandenburg/Archive 1

I doubt this man walks on water. Michaelbusch 16:08, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

From the history it looks like the article was prodded back in October, but the nomination was quickly removed. Also, reviewing the contributors, 12 of the 25 contributors (not counting the bots, or the prod) have contributed only to this article or the subject's employers. Seems like WP:COI to me. Do you think we should add it to WP:AFD? Dall ben  16:49, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Make it so. Michaelbusch 16:51, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Done. Dall  ben  18:28, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Link Content Analysis
This section is a summary of the links listed on the Articles for deletion/Bryan Brandenburg page for this article. I checked the primary subject of each link and none of those listed were about Brandenburg. The vast majority of the content appears to be from press releases (mostly by Zygote Media Group, a few by DAZ Studio and a few about a 3D Solar System Model). Not one of the articles is specifically about Brandenburg.

Brandenburg in Forbes Magazine - Scientific Visualization
 * Zygote Media Group is mentioned briefly at the end of this article, whose primary subject is scientific visualization. There are two short quotes by the subject.

SIGGRAPH Interview
 * This article's primary subject is a software package called Bryce, while the interview is conducted with Brandenburg, the story is not about him.

3D solar system article
 * This article focuses on a 3D Solar System model. Brandenburg is mentioned as a member of the team working on the model.

Renderosity interview with Brandenburg
 * This article's main subject is the Zygote human heart model.

Digital Media Designer
 * This also focuses on the Zygote human heart model.

MacWorld
 * This link is one paragraph blurb about a radio interview with Brandenburg. The focus of the interview is the acquisition of Bryce by DAZ from Corel.

Brandenburg's company support for education
 * This article is about free images that Zygote Media Group has made available.

Brandenburg in DCCCafe Interview - Scientific Visualization
 * The primary subject of this article is the Zygote Heart Model.

Brandenburg in Digital Media Designer - Virtual 3D Heart Model Story
 * This is a duplicate of the link titled Digital Media Designer a few rows up.

China Medical Device Industry Article
 * Sorry, I don't speak Chinese, but a Google translation indicates that this article is about an online model available at 3DScience.com.

CEO Interview
 * The content of this interview is not available to non-members.

New story Indonesia
 * I can't read Indonesian, but the article title mentions something about Turbo Squid and Zygote.

Mac Forever Interview
 * Fortunately, I can read some French. This article focuses on DAZ Studio's release of Bryce for the Macintosh.

Yahoo Brazil
 * In Portugese—this article focuses on a 3D Female anatomy model produced by Zygote Media Group.

Spanish Medical News Article
 * This is essentially a Spanish translation of the above article (the one in Portugese).

Digital Media Designer News Story
 * A little more extensive article about free medical clip art and pricing discount's on Zygote's models. An expansion of the article with a link titled Brandenburg's company support for education (above).

CG Society News Article
 * This article is essentially a press release about Zygote's release of its 3D human heart model.

French Biotech News Article
 * In French, a press release introducing the launch of Zygote's new website.

Chinese medical article
 * Again, Chinese, but the Google translated article title indicates this is about Zygote's release of the 3D female anatomy model.

Spanish News Article on 3D Heart
 * Spanish press release of the Zygote 3D human heart model.

Chinese virtual reality article
 * Chinese article—couldn't really translate it with Google. The article title contains the English words Turbo Squid, Zygote and 3D.

Biotech News Article China
 * The Google translation of this article is a press release about Zygote Media Group, its website and its models.

Hong Kong Webexpert marketing article
 * This is an article by Brandenburg himself, apparently translated into Chinese (couldn't get the Google translator to work on this one).
 * Update — I was able to get this to translate using Altavista's Babelfish, which verified that this is an article written by Brandenburg. Dall  ben  07:13, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Creative Pro
 * Press release of a 3D Solar system model.

Open Source Article China
 * This Chinese article is about Zygote's release of an Open Source 3D Human model.

Creative Mac Interview / Bryce
 * A duplicate of the article titled SIGGRAPH Interview above.

Yahoo China
 * A duplicate to the links titled Digital Media Designer and Brandenburg in Digital Media Designer - Virtual 3D Heart Model Story listed above.

French Linux article
 * French article abotu Zygote's open source model launch.

Corporate Media News 3D Female Anatomy
 * Zygote's female anatomy press release.

Clue (computer game)
 * A computer game in which Brandenburg is listed as a producer.

Medgadget
 * Zygote's female anatomy press release. Very similar in content to the 3D Female Anatomy link above.

Financial News - Germany
 * German press release about Zygote's models and a 30% discount offer for them.

Nanotechnology News
 * Press release of the Zygote Female anatomy collection and their website launch.

Biotech Article China
 * Chinese. A Google translation indicates this article focuses on Zygote's heart model and its improved quality over existing technology.

Investor's Business Daily
 * Press release on Zygote's 2.0 model made available in a new format (Poser 6.0).


 * Lists a few games Brandenburg contributed to.


 * A very sparse IMDB entry on a film for which Brandenburg was a co-writer and co-director.

That's it! Dall ben  06:37, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment on the analysis — Please note that this analysis was modified by a new user (see this page's history—WatchedHim 05:44, 1 December 2006), whose only contribution was this edit. The analysis which follows was then submitted by another new user (Stanlys212 14:14, 1 December 2006) and is an exact copy of WatchedHim's edits.  Incidentally, Stanlys212's only edit has been to this page as well.   Dall  ben  15:46, 1 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the heads-up, Dall  ben .  I suspect (as I'm sure you do) that both these users are Brandenburg himself, though I have no evidence.  I support keeping the artilce, but really, really trimming the links section per your exhaustive analysis above.  And, in any case, the foreign language links should be dispelled of per Wikipedia policy. &mdash; Frecklefoot | Talk 16:17, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

More Neutral and Factual Link Content Analysis
This section is a summary of the links listed on the Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bryan Brandenburg page for this article. I checked the primary subject of each link these are as much as about Brandenburg as they are Zygoteand none of those listed were about Brandenburg although he was mentioned in all of them. The vast majority of the content appears to be news storys generated from press releases (mostly by Zygote Media Group, a few by DAZ Studio and a few about a 3D Solar System Model through Brandenburg's new venture).

Brandenburg in Forbes Magazine - Scientific Visualization Brandenburg in Forbes Magazine - Scientific Visualization

SIGGRAPH Interview
 * This article's primary subject is a software package called Bryce and titled A Q&A with Bryan Brandenburg

3D solar system article
 * This article focuses on a 3D Solar System model. Bryan Brandenburg is quoted and is "expert in scientific visualization"

Renderosity interview with Brandenburg
 * This article's main subject is the Zygote human heart model and first paragraph is about Brandenburg. His picture leads the article.

Digital Media Designer
 * This also focuses on the Zygote human heart model and Brandenburg is quoted.

MacWorld
 * This link is one paragraph blurb about a radio interview with Brandenburg. "Features DAZ Productions' Bryan Brandenburg. The focus of the interview is the acquisition of Bryce by DAZ from Corel.

Brandenburg's company support for education
 * This article is about free images that Zygote Media Group has made available with only quote from Brandenburg.

Brandenburg in DCCCafe Interview - Scientific Visualization
 * The primary subject of this article is the Zygote Heart Model and interview is with CEO Bryan Brandenburg.

Brandenburg in Digital Media Designer - Virtual 3D Heart Model Story
 * This is another heart story with quote from Brandenburg.

China Medical Device Industry Article
 * Sorry, I don't speak Chinese, but a Google translation indicates that this article is about an online model available at 3DScience.com. Interview is with Brandenburg

CEO Interview
 * The content of this interview is not available to non-members. It is a CEO spotlight telephone interview with Brandenburg.

New story Indonesia
 * I can't read Indonesian, but the article title mentions something about Turbo Squid and Zygote with a blurb from Brandenburg.

Mac Forever Interview
 * Fortunately, I can read some French. This article focuses on DAZ Studio's release of Bryce for the Macintosh. The magazine interviewed Brandenburg.

Yahoo Brazil
 * In Portugese—this article focuses on a 3D Female anatomy model produced by Zygote Media Group with a quote from Brandenburg.

In Portugese—this article focuses on a 3D Female anatomy model produced by Zygote Media Group with a quote from Brandenburg. Spanish Medical News Article

Spanish Medical News Article
 * This is a Spanish story about the female anatomy with a quote from Brandenburg.

Digital Media Designer News Story
 * A little more extensive article about free medical clip art and pricing discount's on Zygote's models. Brandenburg is quoted..

CG Society News Article
 * This article is featured story about the 3D human heart model.

French Biotech News Article
 * In French, a story about Zygote's new website with quotes from Brandenburg.

Chinese medical article
 * Again, Chinese, but the Google translated article title indicates this is about Zygote's release of the 3D female anatomy model with quotes from Brandenburg.

Spanish News Article on 3D Heart
 * Spanish news story of the Zygote 3D human heart model with quotes from Brandenburg.

Chinese virtual reality article
 * Chinese article—couldn't really translate it with Google. The article title contains the English words Turbo Squid, Bryan Brandenburg, Zygote and 3D.

Biotech News Article China
 * The Google translation of this article is a press release about Zygote Media Group, its website and its models with quotes from Brandenburg.

Hong Kong Webexpert marketing article
 * This is an article about Brandenburg himself, apparently translated into Chinese.

Creative Pro
 * Press release of a 3D Solar system model quoting Brandenburg, "Expert in Scientific Visualization".

Open Source Article China
 * This Chinese article is about Zygote's release of an Open Source 3D Human model with quote from Brandenburg.

Creative Mac Interview / Bryce
 * An interview with Brandenburg about Bryce.

Yahoo China
 * Virtual 3D Heart Model Story with quotes from Brandenburg

French Linux article
 * French article abotu Zygote's open source model launch with interview with Brandenburg.

Corporate Media News 3D Female Anatomy
 * Zygote's female anatomy story with quotes from Brandenburg.

Clue (computer game)
 * A computer game in which Brandenburg is listed as Executive Producer. This was the publically traded company that Brandenburg's company was acquired by.

A computer game in which Brandenburg is listed as Executive Producer. This was the publically traded company that Brandenburg's company was acquired by.

Medgadget
 * Zygote female anatomy story - biomedical industry news.

Financial News - Germany
 * German news story about Zygote's models and a 30% discount offer for them.. Brandenburg quoted.

Nanotechnology News
 * News story of the Zygote Female anatomy collection and their website launch with quote from Brandenburg.

Biotech Article China
 * Chinese. A Google translation indicates this article focuses on Zygote's heart model and its improved quality over existing technology with quote from Brandenburg.

Investor's Business Daily
 * Press release on Zygote's 2.0 model made available in a new format (Poser 6.0) with quotes from CEO of e Frontier and CEO Brandenburg.


 * Lists some games Brandenburg contributed to.


 * A very sparse IMDB entry on a film for which Brandenburg was a co-writer and co-director.

This represents a more factual analysis of the previous links.

Stanlys212 14:14, 1 December 2006 (UTC)