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Epic Games acquires Quinxel
Kicking off Unreal Academy London, Epic Games announced the acquisition of Quixel, creator of the world’s largest photogrammetry asset library and bundled toolset, with all Quixel Megascans becoming free for all use with Unreal Engine. Besides, Epic announced significant Unreal Engine developments that streamline functionality to offer...
Redwired to promote Esports in India
Rewired.GG, the $55.16m esports venture fund that invests in the global growth of esports, announced that it has invested a further $15.45 million into Team Vitality, taking its total investment to date to $37.51 million. The funds will be used to support the continued growth of Team...
Creativity at its peak at SIGGRAPH Asia 2019
The CGI, Special Effects and Animation industries are currently experiencing a renaissance, brought about by creative and technical enhancements made possible through applied interdisciplinary thinking and experimentation. SIGGRAPH Asia 2019, a showcase at the forefront of what fosters imagination and contributes to the development of new knowledge...
Walt Disney releases its new VR Shortfilm
Walt Disney Animation Studios debut its groundbreaking new VR short, Myth: A Frozen Tale, at the World Premiere of Frozen 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on 7th November. Directed by Jeff Gipson (Disney Animation’s Cycles), Myth: A Frozen Tale explores the world of Frozen 2 in an immersive way using the latest advances...
New Tools and Features released by Adobe
Monday at the Adobe MAX event, Adobe announced the latest release for Creative Cloud, empowering video professionals to work smarter, deliver faster, and do more creatively. Highlights across these tools include the highly anticipated Auto Reframe feature in Premiere Pro, which uses Adobe Sensei to intelligently optimize...
Hungama TV’s ‘Tyohaar ka Uphaar’
Hungama TV is all set to take fun, laughter and mischief up a notch this festive season, with the ‘Tyohaar ka Upahaar’ offer at only one rupee per month. The channel has launched an interesting campaign which highlights the significant role that animated characters play in the...
IGDC 2019 in Hyderabad this November
The 11th edition of The India Game Developers Conference (IGDC), India’s premier game developers’ conference formerly known as the Nasscom Game Developers Conference, will begin on November 22 in Hyderabad’s Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC). Touted as the biggest and most significant developer conference in India and...
SIGGRAPH Asia 2019: Deep learning method that changes shapes to be presented
Turning a chair into a table, or vice versa, might sound like somewhat of a magic trick. In this case, zero magic is involved, just plenty of complex geometry and machine learning. Called LOGAN, the deep neural network, i.e., a machine of sorts, can learn to transform...
A new method to turn 3D models into cubic style
One of the fast-growing areas in virtual reality/augmented reality is 3-D shape stylization, giving users the ability to automatically replicate detailed 3-D shapes in the digital world. Replicating cube-style shapes, for one, is a challenge due to its abstract properties, but developing such a framework that captures...
‘Hero Elementary’ and ‘Doomsday Brothers’ to debut in Mipcom
Portfolio Entertainment, a Canada- based global producer and distributor, will be launching two distinctive animated properties at the upcoming Mipcom 2019. Preschool series Hero Elementary will debut at MIP Junior, while primetime toon Doomsday Brothers will bring the Apocalypse to MIPCOM. The company also announced the start of a new era...