Up, Up and Away

Posted By Kelly Dove

Ready for flight with Disney’s latest animated blast “Up,” which opened May 29, Regal Cinemas has committed to show the movie in 222 locations across the country utilizing the RealD cinema system. If you’re unfamiliar with the “Up” story line, it ... Continue reading "Up, Up and Away" »

May 29, 2009 | Permalink | Comments(0)

Digital VFX combined with practical effects

Posted By Debra Kaufman

New Deal Studios, in Marina Del Rey, CA, has completed visual effects for two summer movies: Night at the Museum: Battle for the Smithsonian and Terminator Salvation. For Night at the Museum, New Deal VFX supervisor Ian Hunter developed the film's ... Continue reading "Digital VFX combined with practical effects" »

May 29, 2009 | Permalink | Comments(1)

Storefront Displays Get Geeky

Posted By Kelly Dove

The latest craze to fill storefronts, emptied by the spiraling economy, is surprisingly, advertising. A once vacant storefront at Seventh Avenue and 50th Street in New York City, for example, is now a digital 3D branding campaign for Snickers. The ... Continue reading "Storefront Displays Get Geeky" »

May 29, 2009 | Permalink | Comments(0)

The Internet sure seemed like a good idea at the time

Posted By Kathleen Maher

Here’s the set up – the writer at her desk. Tappity tap tap tap, writity, write, write write. Then, a pause, a thought, she turns to the Internet to check an assumption. Time passes. The tapitty tap tap tap, has slowed to the occasional tap, tap. ... Continue reading "The Internet sure seemed like a good idea at the time" »

May 20, 2009 | Permalink | Comments(0)

C U Real Soon

Posted By Barbara Robertson

I woke up in a traveler’s nightmare. The blue numbers on my bedside clock blinked five-thirty. The letters OMG flashed in my head. I was screwed. I had to catch a five-forty airporter shuttle to make a seven o’clock flight. I had ten minutes. For a ... Continue reading "C U Real Soon" »

May 20, 2009 | Permalink | Comments(0)

What Makes a Game?

Posted By Karen Moltenbrey

It’s very easy to identify what is a video game and what is not. The Sims. Grand Theft Auto. MLB 09. World of Warcraft. Resistance 2. Yup, they are all video games. Whether an MMORPG, a first-person shooter, or a life-simulation game, they all have ... Continue reading "What Makes a Game?" »

May 20, 2009 | Permalink | Comments(0)

What’s Old is New Again

Posted By Karen Moltenbrey

It seems like just yesterday (though it was in late 2006) when Sony released the PlayStation 3. Crowds were lined up outside of stores, with eager fans—teens, parents, 30-something-year-olds—camped out in parking lots in the bitter cold, hoping to ... Continue reading "What’s Old is New Again" »

May 20, 2009 | Permalink | Comments(0)

Going in Circles Can Take You Somewhere

Posted By Barbara Robertson

Last November, I traveled to two computer graphics conferences in Europe on back-to-back trips. The View conference in Turin, Italy, which I wrote about here ( ... Continue reading "Going in Circles Can Take You Somewhere" »

May 20, 2009 | Permalink | Comments(0)

Apple’s Big Bite

Posted By Karen Moltenbrey

In the May issue of Computer Graphics World, contributing editor George Maestri discussed how cutting-edge graphics technologies are finding their way to a host of mobile devices, particularly cell phones. One company leading the charge is Apple, ... Continue reading "Apple’s Big Bite" »

May 20, 2009 | Permalink | Comments(0)

Andy Wahol, the father of social networking

Posted By Kathleen Maher

The Andy Warhol exhibit just closed at the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco with a party and performance by SF punk vets the Mutants. The DeYoung show brought back memories and recreated a little corner of the Warhol's Factory where everyone was a ... Continue reading "Andy Wahol, the father of social networking" »

May 19, 2009 | Permalink | Comments(0)