Review: ‘Resident Evil 7: Biohazard’
Capcom’s fantastic new release is a watershed moment in the franchise’s history.
Category: Games
animago AWARD 2017 Now Accepting Submissions
Deadline for submissions of work in 3D Animation, Visual Effects, and Visualization spanning 11 categories for consideration at the animago AWARD 2017 is May 31st.
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Pluralsight Partners with SideFX for All-Day Houdini Training Event
New Houdini 16 coursework to cover everything from character creation to environments; free event to feature speakers from Pluralsight, SideFX, TriHelix and Feline Arts.
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‘Prey’: First Hour Impressions
I accepted an invitation to become scientist Morgan Yu, shoot stuff with a glue gun and read other people’s post-it notes in Bethesda’s upcoming May sci-fi-themed first person shooter release…
Kabillion, Metamedia Launch K-GO
New SVOD platform will feature traditional and social content in new and existing formats, including AR, VR, 360° video and gaming.
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Calling All ‘Toons! Cartoons on the Bay to be Held April 6-8 in Turin, Italy
Deadline for registration for International cross-media animation and children’s television festival featuring three days of screenings, workshops and competitions is March 10.
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Cartoons on the Bay Comes to Turin in April 2017
Begins: April 6, 2017
International Cross-media Animation and Children’s Television Festival featuring three days of screenings, workshops and competitions, April 6th – 8th, now open for registration.
Method Studios Crafts Epic Historical Battle for Evony’s Big Game Spots
Led by VFX supervisor Benjamin Walsh, Deluxe-owned VFX house creates a wide range of CG effects for Top Game’s Super Bowl spots, including massive armies and accompanying weapons and horses, and atmospheric elements including fireballs, fog and smoke.
Disney’s ‘Zootopia’ Wins Best Animated Feature at 44th Annie Awards
Studio Ghibli-Wild Bunch-Why Not Productions co-production ‘The Red Turtle’ wins Best Independent Animated Feature; Pixar’s ‘Piper’ wins Best Animated Short Subject.
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‘Rick and Morty’ Co-Creator Justin Roiland to Deliver Keynote at VRLA 2017
World’s largest VR/AR conference reconvenes April 14 & 15 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Framestore Teaming with American Zoetrope to Create ‘Apocalypse Now’ Video Game
Framestore Ventures and American Zoetrope launch fundraising campaign for the creation of a psychological horror role-playing game based on the classic 1979 film directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
Episodic Games Review: ‘Hitman’ (2016) and ‘Batman: The Telltale Series’
Agent 47 and Bruce Wayne’s Batman are back as the two vastly different new episodic games are compared.
A Quick Run Through CES 2017
A look at a few highlights from CES held January 4-8 in Las Vegas.
In CG, Event, Games, Technology, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post | Blogs: Animated Travels, Fan Services | Geographic Region: All
Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Episode VIII - Taciturn Caves
Every Friday Chris Robinson unleashes some freewheeling cheer or loathing on the animation community to be mused, countered, or disregarded. It’s your call.
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‘Ben 10’ Continues Global Rollout with New Mobile Game
New mobile game, ‘Ben 10: Up to Speed,’ tells the origin story of the 10 year-old hero.
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Visual Effects Society Announces Nominees for 15th Annual VES Awards
‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ receives most feature film nominations; ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ is top animated film contender; ‘Game of Thrones’ leads the broadcast field and scores most nominations overall.
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Animation Production Day 2017 Issues Call for Entries
Deadline for submissions to co-production, financing and distribution forum running alongside the 24th Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film and FMX 2017 is February 27th.
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SIGGRAPH Asia Macau Musings
No VR game-changer amid the gaming tables.
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Review: ‘Final Fantasy XV’
While the franchise’s latest effort doesn’t reinvent the wheel of RPG games, it does provide an experience worthy of the 10-year development timeframe.
Call for Entries: SIGGRAPH 2017 Now Accepting Submissions!
Deadline for submissions for Production Sessions is February 6, 2017; entries for the Computer Animation Festival close March 21, 2017.
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VES Launching ‘VFX Voice’ Magazine
Visual Effects Society announces new print and digital publication as the leading global voice of VFX to herald its 20th anniversary; inaugural issue slated for April 2017.
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Graphine’s Granite SDK 4.0 Now Available
Latest version boasts faster workflows for large development teams and a second streaming system to handle all texture content efficiently.
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youAR Unveils Secret Augmented Reality Tech Demo
Hidden away since 2014, Bent’s Dragon tech demo demonstrates that 3D animated characters can move freely while interacting with objects in real time.
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Titmouse, Viacom NEXT Release ‘Smash Party’ on HTC Vive
Fast paced, virtual reality experience inspired by Titmouse’s annual event allows players to step inside a metal cage and destroy everything in sight.
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Kidscreen Awards Reveals Shortlist Nominees
Animation’s ‘Home: Adventures With Tip & Oh’ nominated for best new animated series.
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