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January 2, 2015

Visual Effects: Are Computer Graphics Always the Answer?

Models used in the battle on Hoth in Star Wars Episode V

By Kristy Barkan Up until the mid ‘90s, effects artists were people who made things with their hands. They wore paint-spattered clothing and rifled through tool boxes. They created aliens out of latex, turned foam into granite and constructed nine-foot spaceships from odds and ends found on dusty workshop shelves. The Millennium Falcon was a […]

Film, Graphics, Visual Effects

December 3, 2014

President Obama Lands the First 3D Presidential Portrait

President Obama being scanned to create a 3D model

By Kristy Barkan In his 2013 State of the Union address, President Obama made room in his speech to talk about a subject that some may have found an odd choice for a presidential address: 3D printing. His comments on 3D printing were positive, noting that the technology "has the potential to revolutionize the way […]

Graphics, Modeling

December 3, 2014

SIGGRAPH ASIA 2014

7th ACM SIGGRAPH Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques in Asia The 7th edition of the event expects to draw conference attendees, exhibition visitors, and exhibitors from over 50 countries worldwide. Computer graphics has constantly been at the forefront of technology development, making significant impacts across the industry by changing the way […]

Conference, Graphics, SIGGRAPH Asia

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