At SIGGRAPH 2009 in New Orleans, Autodesk will showcase its
latest Digital Entertainment Creation solutions and demonstrate how
studios can make the creative process a more interactive,
collaborative and efficient experience. The company will host a
number of live events including Tech Talks and presentations on new
and upcoming projects, such as "9" and "Warhammer Online: Age of
Reckoning." Autodesk will also offer Virtual SIGGRAPH - an online
event that includes free MasterClasses, live video streaming from
the Autodesk booth (#2201) and other exclusive web content.
Autodesk would like to thank its strategic partners, Hewlett
Packard and Intel, as well as its technology partners, Nvidia,
Fusion I/O and Wacom for their support.
Autodesk in New Orleans
Computer Animation Festival, Urban Planning Talks
When: Tuesday, August 4, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. CDT
Where: Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, rooms 271-273
What: Chaired by Autodesk's Doug Eberhart, the Urban Planning Talks
will feature four presentations from influential urban planning
professionals, including Paul Patnode from the Environmental
Simulation Center, Kevin Gilson from Parsons Brinckerhoff, Gay
Knipper from the Louisiana Department of Transportation and
Development, and Susan Piedmont-Palladino from Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University. For more information, visit
http://www.siggraph.org/s2009/computer_animation_festival/caf_talks.
"Fun with Maya" Tech Talk
When: Wednesday, August 5, 1 p.m. -2:30 p.m. CDT
Where: Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Hall F
What: Explore some of the more surprising behaviors of Autodesk
Maya software dynamics with one of its creators, Academy
Award®-winning* scientist, Duncan Brinsmead. Brinsmead will reveal
inside tricks on using nParticles, nCloth and Paint Effects.
Examples include crashing satellites, midway rides, plasma balls,
pouring liquids, lava lamps, Martian moons, flying hordes of
arrows, dynamic snakes and slimy worms. As a bonus, he will also
teach a technique for creating reflection-based fractals in the
mental ray renderer. This talk will have useful content for
advanced Maya users, but it is also suitable for anyone with an
interest in computer graphics.
Project Showcase
When: August 4-6 during SIGGRAPH show hours
Where: Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Autodesk booth #2201
What: Representatives from Sony Pictures Imageworks, Starz
Animation, Psyop/Mass Market and Mythic Entertainment, an EA
Studio, will offer daily presentations at the Autodesk booth. The
talks will highlight how Autodesk's Digital Entertainment Creation
solutions have to been used to create recently released and
upcoming entertainment projects: "Cloudy with a Chance of
Meatballs," "9," "Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning" and various
commercials, such as Absolut "Dissection," Sprint "Speedway" and
the Computer Animation Festival opening animation." One-time bonus
tracks on "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" and "The Spine" will also
be offered by representatives from Frantic Films and Chris
Landreth, respectively. For more information, visit http://www.autodesk.com/siggraph2009.
Sponsorships and Local Outreach
Autodesk is supporting several SIGGRAPH events, including FJORG!,
GameJam!, The Studio activities and the SIGGRAPH Student Volunteer
session. Autodesk's Jennifer Goldfinch will participate in a panel
discussion at the Student Volunteer session - along with
representatives from Microsoft, Digital Domain, EA and ILM -
offering students job-finding tips and industry insight. The
session will be streamed live on http://www.cgw.com.
As part of the SIGGRAPH Outreach Program, Autodesk has donated
licenses of the Autodesk Animation Academy suite to help build a
computer graphics lab for the students of Algiers Technical
Academy. Autodesk representatives will be in attendance to launch
the lab on Monday, August 3 at 9 a.m. Autodesk employees will be
also joining the TurboSquid team as volunteers for Habitat for
Humanity.
Autodesk Professional Excellence Program (APEX):
Instructor Training and Certification Workshop
When: July 31-August 2, 2009
Where: IP Nola Building, 643 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA
What: Autodesk will offer a three-day workshop to train and certify
candidates seeking Autodesk Certified Evaluator (ACE) and Autodesk
Certified Instructor (ACI) status for Autodesk Maya, Autodesk 3ds
Max and Autodesk Softimage software. For more information and to
apply, visit http://www.autodeskinc.coursehost.com.
Autodesk on the AREA:
area.autodesk.com/siggraph2009
MasterClasses
When: Available on-demand August 3-9, 2009
Where: area.autodesk.com/siggraph2009
What: Free Autodesk MasterClasses will be offered exclusively
online. In these sessions, industry experts will offer tips and
tricks for Autodesk Digital Entertainment Creation software.
Product Demonstrations, Client Presentations and the
"Fun with Maya" Tech Talk
The product demonstrations and client presentations offered at
Autodesk's SIGGRAPH booth will be streamed live to the Virtual
SIGGRAPH event site. Visitors can view the content live or watch
scheduled reruns. Duncan Brinsmead's "Fun with Maya" Tech Talk will
also be recorded and posted on the Virtual
SIGGRAPH site.
*In February 2008, Duncan Brinsmead, Jos Stam, Julia Pakalns and
Martin Werner received a Technical Achievement Award from the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the design and
implementation of the Autodesk Maya software Fluid Effects
system.
Autodesk, Maya, Softimage and 3ds Max are registered trademarks
or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or
affiliates in the USA and/or other countries. mental ray is a
registered trademark of mental images GmbH licensed for use by
Autodesk, Inc. SIGGRAPH is a registered trademark of the
Association of Computing Machinery, Inc. Academy Award is a
registered trademark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences. All other brand names, product names or trademarks belong
to their respective holders. Autodesk reserves the right to alter
product offerings and specifications at any time without notice,
and is not responsible for typographical or graphical errors that
may appear in this document.
© 2009 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved.
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