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Jon Peddie Research Siggraph press luncheon to explore Doing More with Multicore

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GfxS staff

The event has become a fixture for journalists attending the annual conference on computer graphics. Jon Peddie Research (JPR) continues ...

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CG pioneers seek mentors for youth at Siggraph 2012

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GfxS staff

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

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There’s an Oscar winner in this list

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GfxS staff

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

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Anthropomorphic robot, 3D HD camera rig highlight Siggraph 2012 Emerging Technologies Preview

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Randall Newton

The hands-on displays give Siggraph attendees a chance to explore cutting-edge technology research on the show floor. Other projects include ...

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NASA’s Perpetual Ocean looks like Van Gogh in HD

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Randall Newton

Hard to believe this gorgeous video didn’t make the cut for last year’s Siggraph animation show. From the early days ...

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Computer graphics pioneer Carl Machover dies at 84

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GfxS staff

Machover was a noted speaker, writer, mentor, and a tireless advocate of the transformative power of computer graphics. Carl Machover, ...

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Exploring the brave new world of virtual moviemaking

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Randall Newton

Five artistic technologists discuss and debate the future of graphics technology in film at the annual Jon Peddie Research Siggraph ...

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Film industry partners tackle data exchange; introduce Alembic 1.0

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Kathleen Maher

Film industry partners Lucasfilm and Sony Imageworks have teamed up to create a compact exchange format called Alembic. The effort ...

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Procedural Partners with ESRI and NVIDIA on 3D Cities in the Cloud

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Kathleen Maher

GIS is one of the coolest technologies in the world. It could be argued that its base concept—tying visual data ...