Archives

CG pioneers seek mentors for youth at Siggraph 2012

BY
GfxS staff

More mentors are needed to enrich the experience of high school students selected to attend Siggraph 2012 in Los Angeles. ...

Archives

Google upgrades its own Maps

BY
Kathleen Maher

Apple might not be using Google’s map technology anymore, but the search giant is not about to stop improving the ...

Archives

Wild new Airbus twin-fuselage patent designs in glorious 2D

BY
Randall Newton

The cutting edge of aviation thinking must still go 2D when submitting a patent application. All current commercial aircraft are ...

Archives

Stereoscopic 3D market study reveals fast-growing market with incompatible platforms

BY
GfxS staff

New report from Jon Peddie Research identifies new opportunities and challenges in photography, video, gaming and augmented reality. The current ...

Archives

There’s an Oscar winner in this list

BY
GfxS staff

Siggraph announces the winners of the 2012 Computer Animation Festival. It won’t be the first time a Siggraph winner goes ...

Archives

Designing the world of Prometheus in Cinema 4D

BY
GfxS staff

Visual Effects Art Director Steven Messing used the software to produce physical sets, CG environments, creatures, costumes, and spaceship designs. ...

Archives

Can Microsoft Surface win a me-too tablet war?

BY
Randall Newton

The new Surface tablet has some unique characteristics. But iPad is a monstrous success because of supply chain genius as ...

Archives

First quarter workstation market looking to break out of recent doldrums

BY
GfxS staff

Workstation vendors have now booked two consecutive quarters of negative growth, according to the latest report from Jon Peddie Research; ...

Archives

A series of not-so-huge Apple announcements

BY
Kathleen Maher

Still, a new maps app seems to drive the fan base delirious. Kathleen Maher comments on what has become the ...

Archives

Autodesk extends ForceEffect to Android

BY
Randall Newton

The free engineering app so popular with students and pros alike is now in the Android store. When Autodesk launched ...