The Division 2 – State of the Game Recap: New Gear System Coming After Episode 3

This week’s The Division 2 State of the Game livestream explores some of the changes coming in Episode 3. With Associate Game Director Drew Rechner and Lead 3C Designer Fredrik Thylander in attendance, the stream took a look at a massive overhaul to the gear system coming sometime after Episode 3. Some highlights: Fixes to[…..] […]

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ZBrush Composition

Pixologic has released ZBrush Compositor, a new plugin that allows you to send ZBrush render passes to Marmoset Toolbag 3 or Adobe’s Substance Painter. ZBrush Plugins ZBrush can be enhanced by plugins which add new functionality to the already powerful ZBrush feature set. Listed below are the most popular and widely-used of these plugins, made[…..] […]

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Modeler 1 for Houdini released (formerly Direct Modeling)

Alexey Vanzhula has released Modeler 1.0, formerly known as Direct Modeling for Houdini. New features include a new alignment menu where you can use tools for transformation. The menu includes tools for working with a compass, geometry centring, quick flattening with gestures and many other transformation tools. There is also a new Deform Menu (N[…..] […]

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Future Plans for Hunt: Showdown

Crytek name Koch Media Publisher of their online multi-player bounty hunting game for Xbox One and PS4, announce PS4 release date and upcoming content. Thursday, January 16, 2020 — Crytek name Koch Media Publisher of their online multi-player bounty hunting game for Xbox One and PS4, announce PS4 release date and upcoming content. Frankfurt (Germany),[…..] […]

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Scatter for Blender 2.8

BD3D has released Scatter, a new add-on for Blender for parametrically distributing instanced geometry . It works by automating the creation of a complex modifier stack behind the scenes and offers the user a simplified interface for scattering grass, ground cover, trees and more. Features include the ability to create biomes from multiple layers, the[…..] […]

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ACM SIGGRAPH participates in the ACM Open TOC program

ACM SIGGRAPH already in compliance with proposed OSTP Rules removing embargo on federally funded research Some of our members, attendees, and exhibitors have expressed concern about ACM’s signing of this letter to the U.S. White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) as a response to a new directive that OSTP is preparing to[…..] […]

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TerreSculptor 2 released and now completely free

Demenzun Media has announced the released of TerreSculptor 2, the latest version of its procedural terrain creation software.TerreSculptor started life back in 2012 and originally came in a free version as well as a more featured commercial edition. With the advent of version 2, the whole of the application is now free, with a request[…..] […]

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Unity Technologies and NXP Collaborate to Enable Human Machine Interface Development for Immersive, High Fidelity Content in Cars

Unity Technologies and NXP Collaborate to Enable Human Machine Interface Development for Immersive, High Fidelity Content in Cars Collaboration enables automotive manufacturers to implement advanced Human Machine Interface at lower-cost Unity Technologies (https://unity3d.com/), the world’s leading real-time 3D development platform, announced on Jan. 7 the company is collaborating with NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI), the[…..] […]

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Ubisoft Entrepreneurs Lab Announces Season 5, Focusing on Social Entertainment

Ubisoft Entrepreneurs Lab Announces Season 5, Focusing on Social Entertainment As part of Ubisoft’s mission to provide engaging, creative, and fun experiences, the next six-month season of the Ubisoft Entrepreneurs Lab – a program that aims to support entrepreneurs and startups by providing access to expert assistance and world-class facilities – will be partly dedicated[…..] […]

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