For the virtual v/IITSEC event (30 November – 4 December), Cesium, Epic Games, Microsoft and NVIDIA are collaborating on a proof-of-concept demo they call Project Anywhere. The exercise involves adding geospatial awareness to games engines using real-world 3D location data captured by satellites and drones. The end result is aimed at adding unprecedented levels of […]
Nearly 70 percent of the world’s fastest supercomputers use NVIDIA technology, and they’re increasingly using AI to help researchers make discoveries faster. The world’s fastest supercomputers aren’t just faster than ever. They’re smarter and support a greater variety of workloads, too. Nearly 70 percent of the machines, including eight of the top 10, on the […]
Creating convincing human faces is one of the toughest tasks faced by 3D animators. At the recent (online) International Conference on 3D Vision (3DV 2020), Disney Research told attendees about the advances it has made on a Machine Learning-based tool that streamlines the process while taking into account all the subtleties of our facial expressions. […]
If you up against it and need to fill a scene or create a more socially diverse group, you can now buy fake people from Generated Photos, whose customers include the BBC and Vice Media, for as little as $2.99. ThisPersonDoesNotExist.com will let you have a couple of them for free. By shifting a few […]
In a particularly busy week at Epic Games, the company has invested in SideFX, makers of VFX simulation software Houdini, and acquired Hyprsense whose real-time facial motion capture software will be used to progress Epic’s move into creating digital characters. Meanwhile, over at Digital Domain, the company’s own digital human, Douglas, is busy getting his […]
With the support of finance partners Aleph Capital and Crestview Partners, Framestore has bought Company 3 and Method Studio from Deluxe for an undisclosed figure. The new, expanded business will now have facilities in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Montreal, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, London, Mumbai and Melbourne. Here, Framestore CEEO Sir William Sargent is interviewed […]