Kathleen Maher

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CitiesAlive conference sponsors design contest

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Kathleen Maher

Students are invited to compete in design challenge using living elements.  The CitiesAlive Green Roof and Wall conference is coming ...

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No booth, but Adobe still at Siggraph

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Kathleen Maher

Adobe remains a significant research contributor and collaborator.    Just because Adobe didn’t have a booth at Siggraph 2013 doesn’t ...

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The return of virtual reality

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Kathleen Maher

Oculus and Epson presented two wildly varying approaches to headset design at Siggraph 2013. By Kathleen Maher Nvidia took a ...

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Autodesk throws a party and skips the booth at Siggraph

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Kathleen Maher

The user group party celebrated CG heroes and new technology. Naiad fluid simulation was shown running in Maya.  Autodesk disappointed ...

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Dassault Systèmes acquires German engineering company SFE

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Kathleen Maher

Dassault adds on to its automotive design capabilities for Catia and Simulia.  Dassault Systèmes announced the acquisition of SFE GmbH, ...

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Ambitious Thinkbox expands its range

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Kathleen Maher

At Siggraph Thinkbox introduced a new add-on for Maya and new particle capabilities.   Thinkbox has a wide range of ...

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LightWave releases new modules

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Kathleen Maher

More to come is the promise, as LightWave prepares for a geometry engine update.  The tools market for content creation ...

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Five M&E software makers team up to compete

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Kathleen Maher

Shotgun, Tweak, Zync Render, Fabric Engine, and Thinkbox sell multimedia solutions that work with each other. By Kathleen Maher The ...

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The Foundry makes new friends, announces new initiatives

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Kathleen Maher

Deals with Sony Imageworks and Pixar will give their users access to tools. The Foundry is expanding out of its ...

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Microsoft and Autodesk pushing together on making 3D printing mainstream

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Kathleen Maher

The recent announcement that Microsoft will include a 3D printing API was met with a hearty cheer of support from ...