The outlines of an LBVR industry are developing. Even as some are saying VR is on the way out, established companies, startups, and hardware manufacturers are building products for a new generation of location-based entertainment. The investment and customer interest promise that VR will be around for a while. Maybe you've read that VR is fading. Certainly, the hype is fading, … [Read more...] about VR looks different at Siggraph
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Cubic Motion makes more than faces
With funding and ambition, Cubic Motion is working to bring consumers face to face with performance capture. Although Cubic Motion has stayed primarily in the background, leaving the spotlight to its partners, the company has defined performance capture for the gaming and movie industry since its founding in 2009. Recently, the company has demonstrated its prowess with … [Read more...] about Cubic Motion makes more than faces
CG leaders see artificial intelligence transforming graphics workflow
Panelists and attendees at this year’s JPR Siggraph Press Luncheon chewed on a wide variety of technology topics while exploring “The Long Road to 3D for All.” If the assembled panel of CG experts at the Jon Peddie Research Siggraph Press Luncheon get their way, artificial intelligence (AI) will become become a smart laborer to assist creative endeavors, game engines will … [Read more...] about CG leaders see artificial intelligence transforming graphics workflow
Siggraph industry panel to discuss ramifications of “3D for all”
The annual Jon Peddie Research Siggraph Press Luncheon features an all-star line up of technologists and practitioners. The use and size of 3D models is increasing throughout media. In addition, augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) are literally adding new dimension to those applications. Different companies are taking different approaches and addressing different … [Read more...] about Siggraph industry panel to discuss ramifications of “3D for all”
Lucasfilm and ILM announce open source release of MaterialX library
Development team to host a ‘Birds of a Feather’ meeting at Siggraph. Lucasfilm and Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) have released the MaterialX Library for computer graphics. MaterialX is an open standard developed by Lucasfilm’s Advanced Development Group and ILM engineers to improve the transfer of rich materials and look-development content between applications and … [Read more...] about Lucasfilm and ILM announce open source release of MaterialX library