BELLEVUE, WA — Valve and Unity Technologies (http://unity3d.com) have announced a collaboration to offer native support for SteamVR in the Unity Platform, giving developers new reach at no extra cost. ...

February 11, 2016

MONTRÉAL — Cinesite has opened a new 54,000-square-foot animation studio in Montreal, Quebec. The studio will ultimately employ 500 permanent staffers and plans to begin work on nine feature-length an ...

February 11, 2016

GRASS VALLEY CA — AJA Video Systems (www.aja.com) has introduced the Mini-Connect, a small device with four USB connections and a built-in Web server providing network control of up to four different ...

February 11, 2016

LOS ANGELES — MPC collaborated on a number of this year’s Super Bowl commercials, including those for Mountain Dew, Kia, Death Wish Coffee and Skittles. 

February 8, 2016

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA — Gnomon Live Australia (http://gnomonlive.com.au) will present a first-class lineup of LA-based artists, who will share their strategic thinking and practices developed in some o ...

February 5, 2016

ATLANTA — Cartoon Network Studios is embarking on an era of developing immersive worlds via digital collaborations, with the launch of OK K.O.! Lakewood Plaza Turbo, an original idea conceived by anim ...

February 5, 2016

LOS ANGELES — Visualization studio The Third Floor (www.thethirdfloorinc.com) received a Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Photoreal Episode as part of the Game of Thrones team. Previsualiz ...

February 5, 2016

HARTFORD, CT — Digital artists Lawrence Jones and Jason Vega have launched a new content creation studio, here, called Torque (www.torquevfx.com). The company specializes in the creation of visual eff ...

February 5, 2016

LOS ANGELES — The Visual Effects Society recently held its 14th Annual VES Awards, recognizing outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in film, animation, television, commercials, video gam ...

February 3, 2016

LOS ANGELES – In the week leading up to the 88th Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a series of public programs celebrating this year’s nominees in the Animated Featu ...

February 2, 2016