Lesquin, France, October 2, 2019 – Following an intense season involving 12 challenges over 8 months, the time has come for the final of the eSports WRC Powered by Hyundai, with 9 qualifiers vying for the title, including Jon Armstrong, 2018 World Champion, and Lohan “Nexl” Blanc, the 2017 winner. Together with WRC Promoter[…..] […]
Festival attendance expected to more than double, with vibrant showcase of regional talent and content; gathering of thought leaders; new Festival Village opened to public Key representatives of the Singapore Media Festival: (Clockwise, L-R) Jasper Donat, Founder & CEO, Branded Ltd.; Robert Gilby, Chairman of the SMF Advisory Board; Joachim Ng, Director, Media & Ecosystem[…..] […]
PCs, consoles, and mobile devices will show the rays. Ray tracing has been used in games for some time, but as baked in images. Ray tracing, even at 30 fps, is a computational challenge that has befuddled and frustrated hardware and software engineers for decades. With clever algorithms, Moore’s Law, and dogged perseverance, computer graphics[…..] […]
After the finale of its eighth and final season, “Game of Thrones,” or “GoT,” earned an impressive 32 nominations for the 2019 Emmy Awards. The show already won 10 awards on Sunday, September 15, during the Creative Arts Emmys and, in celebration of season eight, SIGGRAPH 2019 hosted the Production Session “For the Throne —[…..] […]
During the SIGGRAPH 2019 Panel, “FACS at 40,” four Facial Action Coding System (FACS) experts from different areas of computer graphics discussed the system and its progress since its inception in 1978 as a research project. Moderated by Mike Seymour (University of Sydney, fxguide), panelists included Erika Rosenberg (Stanford University, Erika Rosenberg Consulting), Mark Sagar[…..] […]
“Climber” is directed by Daniel Lee Yan-kong, produced by Xu Ke and Shanghai Film (Group) Co., Ltd. Starring Wu Jing, Zhang Ziyi, Zhang Yi, Jing Boran, Hu Ge, Wang Jingchun, He Lin, etc.,and Jackie Chan. The film tells the story of the Chinese mountaineering team successfully climbing Mount Everest from the north slope on May 25, 1960. it’s[…..] […]
“Climber” is directed by Daniel Lee Yan-kong, produced by Xu Ke and Shanghai Film (Group) Co., Ltd. Starring Wu Jing, Zhang Ziyi, Zhang Yi, Jing Boran, Hu Ge, Wang Jingchun, He Lin, etc.,and Jackie Chan. The film tells the story of the Chinese mountaineering team successfully climbing Mount Everest from the north slope on May 25, 1960. it’s[…..] […]
Spain’s 3D Wire Animation, Video Games and New Media Festival and market is preparing to kick off on Sept 30 beneath the Roman aqueducts of Segovia in the shadows of the Alcázar de Segovia, a castle referenced by animators when designing Walt Disney’s own. The festival runs until Oct 6, with Oct. 3-5 dedicated to[…..] […]
Today a public statement has been released on the Creative Industries Federation and Creative England uniting to become a part of the same UK-wide organisation. Public Statement from Creative Industries Federation and Creative England: The creative industries is the UK’s fastest-growing sector, employing more than 2 million people, worth £101.5 billion to the economy, and[…..] […]
Microsoft also held its latest Inside Xbox event yesterday and it was a big one. The event was around one and a half hours and during this time, we got to see some of the new games coming to Xbox Game Pass, a detailed overview on the progress of Microsoft xCloud and also tons of[…..] […]
