Unity CEO John Riccitiello Retires Amid Pricing Model Controversy
Unity is under fire for unpopular changes to how game devs will be charged and retroactively changing its TOS.
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Unity To Unveil Its Unity Weta Tools Division At SIGGRAPH 2023
One discission will focus on challenges involved in creating the characters of ‘The Sea Beast,’ and how they were overcome using Ziva VFX.
This AI-Generated Animated ‘Seinfeld’ Stream Has Gone Viral On Twitch
‘Nothing, Forever’ went live on Twitch in December, and has been streaming non-stop ever since.
Watch Whimsical CG Creatures Parade Across Your Screen Forever In ‘Infinity’
Artists’ collective Universal Everything have created an endless parade of code-generated characters. We’re entranced.
Tools Of The Trade: Larry Cutler on Unity
The co-founder of Baobab Studios tells us how the company’s vr titles, including “Baba Yaga,” wouldn’t exist without Unity.
The 2D Gaming Boom: How These 3 Video Games Created Their Striking Hand-Made Look
We spoke to the artists and developers behind “Later Alligator,” “Knights and Bikes,” and “River City Girls” about their games’ stylized visuals.
How They Did It: Organic Water Effects With A Flash/Maya Pipeline
Marza Animation Planet converted Flash animation to Maya for organic water effects in their latest short film.
Epic Games Has Created The Ultimate Guide To Virtual Production
The Virtual Production Field Guide provides an overview of “one of the biggest technology disruptors of the visual medium.”
The Animation Workshop Releases 2019 Graduate Works Online
The Danish school’s bachelor projects comprise half a dozen films and a video game. All but one is available to view online.
You Can Use The Actual Assets and Workflow From This Real-Time Unity Film in Your Own Projects – Annecy
With its new short “Sherman,” Unity is showcasing what’s possible in real-time rendering of fur, hair, and feathers.
Michael Frei’s ‘KIDS’ Is A Short Film, Game, And Installation Rolled Into One
“From the start, I wanted to create a film that uses code,” says Frei, whose film will screen next week at Annecy.
Digital Actors: Are They Ready For Their CG Close-ups?
With “Alita: Battle Angel” poised for release, we take a look at the state of play in photorealistic cg humans.
A Virtual Production Explainer: What It Is, And What It Could Mean For Your Project
Cartoon Brew makes sense of the virtual production phenomenon, and provides resources that filmmakers can use to start experimenting with virtual production techniques.
Baobab’s ‘Crow: The Legend’: The Most Immersive VR Narrative Experience So Far?
“Crow: The Legend” sees the studio mix story narrative and interaction in a big way.
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Sonder’ by Neth Nom
When his relationship ends, Finn finds himself lost in a mysterious land, paralyzed by the fear of moving on.
Taiwan’s Popular ‘Barkley the Cat’ Spins Off Into A VR Series
We talk to Studio2 Animation Lab about translating their popular “Barkley and Friends” property into a children’s vr series.
Disney Television Animation Is Exploring Real-Time Rendering With ‘Baymax Dreams’
Disney created a series of three animated shorts using real-time rendering technology.
How E.d. Films Is Using Real-time To Help Make Their Animated Films
A look at how e.d. films in Montreal has adopted the Unity game engine for animated filmmaking, and even developed its own real-time tools.
SIGGRAPH 2017 Preview: Real-Time Projects in Animation, VR, and Gaming
A run-down of the Real-Time Live SIGGRAPH projects, including a focus on an interactive 3d watercolor stylization tool.
