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Faceware LiveSDK Headline News

Faceware Technologies Announces Faceware Live SDK

The leading markerless 3D-facial motion capture solutions provider has announced a Windows-Native, C++ SDK that enables developers and creatives to build their own real-time, interactive applications SDK for its real-time facial mocap and animation technology, Faceware Live, which it will be discussing at SIGGRAPH 2017 (Booth 741) Aug 1–3.

SIGGRAPH 2017 Headline News

SIGGRAPH 2017 to Showcase Emerging Technologies

Emerging Technologies, Studio, and Real-Time Live! programs include touch holograms, a varifocal optical layout, ‘Star Wars Battlefront VR,’ and more.

Sketchfab Headline News

Experience 3D Audio with Sketchfab’s ‘Lily & Snout’

Director Tim Rudder and producer Bobby Beck led a team of artists in partnership with studio platform Artella to create the animated WebVR short.

Festivals Headline News

‘Sore Eyes for Infinity’ wins Anča Award

In addition to the 800 Euro main award at the festival in Žilina, Slovakia, juries bestowed awards for the best music video, student film, video game pitches and video game jam.

SIGGRAPH 2017 Headline News

SIGGRAPH Unveils 2017 Computer Animation Festival Lineup

Ten Virtual Reality experiences and 22 features, short films, commercials and game trailers are selected for the 2017 SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival.

SIGGRAPH Headline News

SIGGRAPH 2017 to Host VR Presentation and Film Produced by 'The New York Times'

Director of immersive platforms storytelling for ‘The New York Times’ Graham Roberts will present a 40-minute talk about the organization’s VR expertise and integration of the new medium into the media outlet’s news reporting through NYT VR, as well as insight into the making of the 10-minute short film ‘The Antarctica Series: Under A Cracked Sky,’ executive produced by Roberts and one of four films in the Times’ Antarctica series.

Adobe Headline News

Adobe Acquires Mettle’s SkyBox Tools

The acquisition accelerates Adobe’s position in the cutting-edge 360-degree film and virtual reality media, allowing native integration of SkyBox plugin functionality in future releases of Premiere Pro and After Effects.

China Headline News

WingsMedia Plans Ambitious, Collaborative Sci-Fi Franchise Expansion

Tiny Island Productions will adapt and expand their ‘Dream Defenders’ animated series for the China market with a TV series, feature film, comics and an augmented reality experience, all as part of WingsMedia’s hope to grow ‘Starship MZ’ properties into China’s Marvel Universe equivalent.

Virtual Reality Headline News

Reap the Rewards with Free VR Experience

The makers of the Limitless VR Creative Environment have released the interactive, animated VR experience, ‘Reaping Rewards,’ available for free on Steam and coming soon to the Oculus store.

David OReilly Headline News

David OReilly’s ‘Everything’ Game Wins Animation Jury Prize at Vienna Shorts Festival

Procedural, AI-driven simulation of reality allowing players to travel between outer and inner space and explore a vast, interconnected universe of things marks to first game to qualify for submission for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.

Virtual Reality Headline News

SIGGRAPH’s VR Village Brings Diversity to Mixed Reality

SIGGRAPH’s fledgling VR showcase matures with a diverse array of new Virtual and Augmented Reality projects from around the world, all focusing on the theme of diversity.

Awards Events

Annecy International Animated Film Festival

Begins: June 12, 2017

Over 50 years of honoring the best in animation - Anncey International Film Festival is coming up June 12 – 17.

Autodesk Headline News

Autodesk Teams Up with Microsoft Azure to Offer Scalable Cloud Rendering

The Microsoft Azure Batch Rendering Platform is built on the Azure Batch platform and allows users to submit render jobs through Maya, 3ds Max and Arnold, and the Azure SDK allows customization and open-source plugins to integrate directly with Maya and 3ds Max.

Framestore Headline News

Framestore Takes Top Honors at The One Club for Creativity

The One Club for Creativity awards has honored Framestore with 49 trophies across five projects, including 18 gold awards for ‘Field Trip to Mars,’ all for the production company’s innovative work in virtual and augmented reality.

call for entries Headline News

Encounters Festival Announces VR Storytelling Track & Competition

New VRgins program offers £1,000 prize for virtual reality, augmented reality and 360-degree video projects; deadline for submissions is May 23, 2017.

Nickelodeon Headline News

Nickelodeon Launches Brand-New Entertainment Lab

Designed to identify and experiment with new and emerging technologies, mew Nickelodeon Entertainment Lab aims to fuel production opportunities and content creation.

Pulcinella Awards Headline News

Italy’s Cartoons on the Bay Announces Winners of 2017 Pulcinella Awards

Italian-French co-production ‘Iqbal: Tale of a Fearless Child’ wins Pulcinella Award for Best Animated Feature; Switzerland’s ‘Ariadne’s Thread,’ directed by Claude Luyet, wins Best Animated Short.

Animaccord Animation Studio Headline News

‘Masha and the Bear’ Episode Reaches 2 Billion Views on YouTube

The only animated video included in the top 10 most viewed videos of all time, ‘Masha and the Bear’ episode ‘Recipe for Disaster’ receives more than 2 billion views on YouTube to become the #5 most watched video on YouTube.

SIGGRAPH 2017 Headline News

Registration Now Open for SIGGRAPH 2017

More than a dozen new experiences planned for 44th international conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques to be held in Los Angeles July 30 through August 3.

Virtual Reality Headline News

29 Immersive Projects to be Featured at 2017 Tribeca Film Festival

Tribeca Immersive’s 2017 lineup set to transport audiences to new worlds with 23 Virtual Arcade projects and six Storyscapes selections from VR filmmakers, developers and studios spanning six different countries from around the globe.

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