Weta Digital, ILM, and Rodeo FX create digital environments and CG creatures for Luc Besson’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
July 1, 2017
Lighting and visual effects artists worked with Pixar’s RenderMan RIS to create compelling scenes in Disney.Pixar’s Cars 3
The present reality of AR, VR, MR
How close is this to becoming a reality?
Weta Digital ups the VFX ante in War for the Planet of the Apes
The battle of the bots continues in Transformers: The Last Knight
A young Spider-Man evolves into a webmaster in Spider-Man: Homecoming
People are as intrigued as ever with space exploration. Still, it is complicated, expensive, and dangerous business. Here, we highlight two very different uses of CGI and virtual reality/mixed reality ...
A VR game developer creates a narrative-based astronaut training experience for play and work
NASA is using game-engine tech to help explore space
The CG market expects to climb to $147B by 2020 but there's slow growth ahead
There's something to be said for movie sequels, where audiences have a familiarity with the characters and backstories.
VFX studios help breathe life into the undead
SIGGRAPH is always a time to explore and learn. This year's conference chair, Jerome Solomon, discusses what is new and why the show is relevant to our industry.