Crypto exchange will offer support for gaming tokens and NFTs Game publishers targeting crypto have faced fierce critcism Crypto exchange FTX is launching its own gaming unit, aimed at encouraging more game publishers to embrace cryptocurrencies, blockchain networks and non-fungible tokens. Operating via FTX’s U.S. affiliate, FTX Gaming will debut with a “crypto-as-a-service” platform through[…..] […]
Though today’s VR seems to fit snuggly into the gaming and entertainment categories, professionals, researchers, and investors in a broad spectrum of fields believe it will soon become a multi-billion dollar industry that crosses all platforms and areas of interest. To contribute to this nascent field, one needs to have a solid footing in digitaltechnologies[…..] […]
Andres Burbano, of Universidad de los Andes, has been selected as chair of the 51st annual SIGGRAPH conference by leadership within ACM SIGGRAPH. Burbano is a native of Pasto, Colombia and an associate professor in Universidad de los Andes’s School of Architecture and Design, where he has been on faculty since 2013. SIGGRAPH 2022 SUBMISSIONS[…..] […]
The live championship for multiplayer action RTS (real-time strategy) game Dota 2 is one of the largest and most ambitious virtual production events ever held. Valve’s 10-day long tournament for their smash hit Dota 2 game was held in Bucharest’s largest stadium, the 50,000 capacity ‘Arena Națională’, and assembled the world’s top-ranking teams to battle[…..] […]
Discover Orca Studios’ virtual production pipeline. We spoke to the studio about its in-house virtual soundstage and how ftrack Studio helps keep real-time projects on track, from stage to screen. Virtual production pipelines offer studios a whole new way to create. Orca Studios is one VFX house that has wholeheartedly embraced real-time and the benefits[…..] […]
Working in collaboration with advertising agency Fallon London and director Adam Gunser, through Darling Films, the crew at Freefolk have delivered creature shots for a series of adverts for ebookers – the online travel provider. The spots, to be shown across Europe throughout 2022, depict Eboo, a small monkey that pops up and directs people[…..] […]
This month we interviewed Chris Burn, General Manager at DNEG. We discussed advancements in technology, how they adapted during the pandemic and find out more about DNEG becoming a publicly traded company. DNEG has a long history of delivering some of the world’s biggest VFX shows. We asked general manager, Chris Burn, to tell us[…..] […]
Bolstered by new features and tools, NVIDIA’s real-time 3D design collaboration and simulation platform is now generally available to NVIDIA GeForce Studio creators with RTX GPUs. The culmination of over 20 years of NVIDIA’s groundbreaking work, Omniverse brings graphics, AI, simulation and scalable compute into a single platform to enhance existing 3D workflows. Designed to[…..] […]
Autodesk has acquired Moxion, the developer of a cloud-based platform for digital dailies, located in New Zealand. Since it was founded in 2015, filmmakers have been using their services for complex, challenging productions including ‘The Midnight Sky’, ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ and ‘The Matrix Resurrections’. The acquisition of Moxion’s talent and tools will expand Autodesk’s[…..] […]
Addressing the Challenges of Modern EnterprisesCreative and technical professionals across many industries face increasingly complex problems as they produce more data and create higher-quality content faster than ever before. These challenges are compounded exponentially as globally distributed teams continue to work remotely. Data centers must now provide the graphics and compute power that professionals need[…..] […]
