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  • Moving Innovation: A History of Computer Animation

    There are a lot of books about computer graphics, but some demand more attention than others. One of those is a book by Tom Sito called Moving Innovation, published a few months ago.  Read More
  • Renderfarms Past, Present, and Future

    PipelineFX has been celebrating its 10th anniversary, so it seemed like a good time to catch up with the company's founder, Richard Lewis, and get his thoughts on the history and future outlook of rendering and renderfarm management, as well as the growth expectations of this aspect of the industry.  Read More
  • Bringing Inaccessible Places in the Real World into the Virtual World Through 3D Visualization The Cistern at the Water Works

    There are countless inaccessible places in the real world that can be brought into the digital world through 3D data capture.  Read More
  • Driven to Success

    From start to finish, University of Toronto's Blue Sky Solar Car race team uses Dassault platforms to design and build a car with amazing speed.  Read More
Current Issue Archives
Volume 36 Issue 5: (July/August 2013)

Videos:
Pacific Rim, Monsters U ( 1, 2), Tomb Raider, Man of Steel ( 1, 2), World War Z, Turbo ( 1, 2)
Web Extras:
Q&A with Mk Haley, SIGGRAPH chair
It’s All About the Cloud
Graphic Cards Grow Up
Review: Caustic Series 2 RTUs

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RTT Creates Innovative Content for Audi of America and Audi AG RTT Creates Innovative Content for Audi of America and Audi AG
RTT, a provider of high-end 3D visualization solutions, has created content for the new Audi of America and Audi AG ...
Bringing the Past Alive in the Present through Augmented Reality Bringing the Past Alive in the Present through Augmented Reality
The RAF Museum In England is using cutting-edge digital technology to share its newly acquired exhibit – the Dornier Do ...
California Academy of Sciences Powers Visual Effects for World’s Largest All-Digital Planetarium California Academy of Sciences Powers Visual Effects for World’s Largest All-Digital Planetarium
PITTSBURGH — The California Academy of Sciences Morrison Planetarium has enhanced the production process of ...
Utah Valley University Students Get Digital with Facilis TerraBlock Utah Valley University Students Get Digital with Facilis TerraBlock
For graduates seeking jobs in media and entertainment production, competition is fierce. Utah Valley University’s (UVU) ...
PipelineFX Draws Up New Plan for Pratt’s Renderfarm PipelineFX Draws Up New Plan for Pratt’s Renderfarm
LOS ANGELES — Try, try, try again only works when each attempt yields a little more. In Pratt Institute’s case, ...
Poetica Kicks Out Dazzling Concept Spot for NIKEiD Poetica Kicks Out Dazzling Concept Spot for NIKEiD
Poetica Creative Director Steve Tozzi recently channeled his admiration for Nike's lauded custom NIKEiD service into a ...
Proof Provides Previs, Postvis, Final VFX and Motion Graphics for 'Riddick' Proof Provides Previs, Postvis, Final VFX and Motion Graphics for 'Riddick'
LOS ANGELES — Proof Inc., a film industry visualization house, provided previsualization and postvisualization services, ...
MPC Engineers Big Change for Kia Featuring the Kia Hamsters MPC Engineers Big Change for Kia Featuring the Kia Hamsters
MPC recently teamed up with David&Goliath and radical.media on an ambitious overhaul of Kia’s famous hamsters. ...
Video Installation Greets Visitors to Artist Exhibit at Museum of Moving Image Video Installation Greets Visitors to Artist Exhibit at Museum of Moving Image
LINKÖPING, SWEDEN – A new large-scale, 28-minute video installation by artists Pawel Wojtasik, Toby Lee and Ernst Karel ...
MTh Directors Join Forces for Katy Perry’s VFX-Infused Roar Music Video MTh Directors Join Forces for Katy Perry’s VFX-Infused Roar Music Video
LOS ANGELES — MTh (Motion Theory) directors Grady Hall and Mark Kudsi teamed up and crown international popstar Katy ...
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