It’s doubtful we could have forecast 20 years ago the performance and sophistication we have today. You’ve heard the old joke about how to boil a frog — slowly raise the temperature of the water. In a way, we’ve been the frogs, and the water temperature was being raised by Moore’s Law. The improvements in[…..] […]
Fugaku—More FLOPS per Arm than any other ever. What do Apple and Fujitsu have in common? They’re both building expensive computers using Arm processors. Fujitsu has been working with Riken, Japan’s largest and oldest private research institution (established in 1917). This week, Riken and Fujitsu announced the supercomputer Fugaku, a supercomputer using Arm. A supercomputer[…..] […]
Ere Santos remembers that he once had to animate a fight between his character, the sidekick, and the hero of the film. The sidekick lands on the hero’s head, and the scene cuts. Luckily, the hero’s animator sat next to Mr Santos. Much like their creations, the two colleagues went to battle on how the[…..] […]
Full sized version of the 1980’s home computer THEVIC20 available October 2020 30 June 2020, Theale, UK – Another timeless classic is being given a new lease of life with the launch of a full-sized version of the VIC-20. Developed by Retro Games Ltd. and distributed by Koch Media, THEVIC20 is a fully licensed reimagining[…..] […]
Over the next two years, Apple will phase out Intel-based Macs in favour of its own chips. But what will this mean for creatives – and will it run Photoshop? Apple has used the first ‘virtual’ version of its WWDC event to announce the biggest change to its line of computers since 2005 – revealing[…..] […]
Seek fortune and fight Nazis in a world of rip-roaring adventure, occult mysteries and turn-based tactics – free all week on the Epic Games Store London, UK – 18 June 2020. Robotality and Chucklefish today announced that the rip-roaring turn-based strategy adventure PATHWAY and its game-changing Adventurers Wanted update are now free on the Epic[…..] […]
You’d think that a technology that allows us to either escape from or enhance our view of reality would enjoy an enormous popularity surge in these crazy days. But the truth is, although there have certainly been improvements in the sale of devices, applications, and services that offer virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), or[…..] […]
The third and final update of the Blender 2.8 series is here! Blender 2.83 further refines the groundbreaking improvements of the previous versions and delivers more exciting features. This release focuses on performance improvements – faster undo, higher performance for the Grease Pencil toolset, and adaptive sampling in the Cycles render engine – enabling artists[…..] […]
Introduction to Varjo Base 2.4 software features On June 10th, Varjo will host two online sessions to introduce Varjo’s new 2.4 software features that we will be rolling out to our users soon. Get ready for reality-altering demos and a live Q&A session about the past, present, and future of Varjo’s software roadmap. We are hosting[…..] […]
Originally posted on 10 April 2020. Uppercut broadcast & visual technologies has released U-Render 2020.04, the latest update to its physically based ‘really real-time’ render engine for Cinema 4D, adding a set of new colour correction filters. Users can also now convert U-Render materials back into their native Cinema 4D equivalents. A genuine real-time render[…..] […]
