Category: Interactive
Autodesk Teams Up with Microsoft Azure to Offer Scalable Cloud Rendering
The Microsoft Azure Batch Rendering Platform is built on the Azure Batch platform and allows users to submit render jobs through Maya, 3ds Max and Arnold, and the Azure SDK allows customization and open-source plugins to integrate directly with Maya and 3ds Max.
Framestore Takes Top Honors at The One Club for Creativity
The One Club for Creativity awards has honored Framestore with 49 trophies across five projects, including 18 gold awards for ‘Field Trip to Mars,’ all for the production company’s innovative work in virtual and augmented reality.
Former Disney Artist Tom Bancroft Unveils ‘The Mermaid Who Wanted to Fly’
First-ever Instagram-exclusive children’s book and series launches in conjunction with #MerMay sketch challenge.
Encounters Festival Announces VR Storytelling Track & Competition
New VRgins program offers £1,000 prize for virtual reality, augmented reality and 360-degree video projects; deadline for submissions is May 23, 2017.
Nickelodeon Launches Brand-New Entertainment Lab
Designed to identify and experiment with new and emerging technologies, mew Nickelodeon Entertainment Lab aims to fuel production opportunities and content creation.
Italy’s Cartoons on the Bay Announces Winners of 2017 Pulcinella Awards
Italian-French co-production ‘Iqbal: Tale of a Fearless Child’ wins Pulcinella Award for Best Animated Feature; Switzerland’s ‘Ariadne’s Thread,’ directed by Claude Luyet, wins Best Animated Short.
‘Everything’ by David OReilly Now Available for PS4 and PS4 Pro
Double Fine Presents releases interactive VR experience for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro; Launching on Steam April 21.
‘Masha and the Bear’ Episode Reaches 2 Billion Views on YouTube
The only animated video included in the top 10 most viewed videos of all time, ‘Masha and the Bear’ episode ‘Recipe for Disaster’ receives more than 2 billion views on YouTube to become the #5 most watched video on YouTube.
Registration Now Open for SIGGRAPH 2017
More than a dozen new experiences planned for 44th international conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques to be held in Los Angeles July 30 through August 3.
29 Immersive Projects to be Featured at 2017 Tribeca Film Festival
Tribeca Immersive’s 2017 lineup set to transport audiences to new worlds with 23 Virtual Arcade projects and six Storyscapes selections from VR filmmakers, developers and studios spanning six different countries from around the globe.
Artella Adds Sketchfab Integration
Online collaborative platform now supports video and audio embeds, opening possibilities for collaborating artists to review work in progress in both 3D and VR.
Nimble Collective Teams with Chocolate Soop on March Drawing Challenge
Join illustrator Dacosta Bayley (aka Chocolate Soop) in the March of Robots in a month-long drawing challenge.
Polygon Pictures Launches Official ‘Airtone’ Site
Cat Agent’ and ‘Deep Space 69’ Head to MONDO’s VRV
New seasons of the expanded adult-oriented animated series to premiere on MONDO’s VRV, a new video experience from Ellation.
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Marvel’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Season Two Premieres March 11
Six new original shorts following the adventures of the five main characters launch daily beginning February 27.
China’s Year of the ‘Peppa Pig’
Under managing director Olivier Dumont’s guidance, eOne Family’s animated preschool juggernaut has become one of the Mainland’s most popular programs with over 16 billion digital platform views.
Córdoba International Animation Festival Announces Call for Entries
Córdoba International Animation Festival, October 11 – 13, brings together academics, art and culture in a unique event devoted to animation in its artistic and technological dimensions.
Hulu Nabs Streaming Rights to 9 Story’s ‘Camp Lakebottom’
Hulu acquires exclusive VOD rights to the first season of the hit animated comedy series that originally aired on Teletoon Canada and Disney XD.
Blacklist & Studio AKA Partner on Interactive Campaign to Mend Hearts
New interactive film encourages donors to give by visualizing the impact of each gift on animated character Max.
Nimble Collective’s Bruce Wilson Promoted to Chief Scientist
Digital media industry leader Rob DeMillo joins Mountain View, CA startup production platform aimed at revolutionizing the animation content market as Chief Technology Officer.
Animaccord’s ‘Masha and the Bear’ a Worldwide, Multi-Platform Hit
First nine episodes of season 3 of the global hit from Russia’s Animaccord Animation Studio have already been released in cinemas across Europe and Latin America.
Cyber Group, Groupe PVP Sign Joint Interactive Deal with Zorro Productions
Under the interactive licensing deal, Groupe PVP to develop interactive console games for based on the new CGI-animated series.
Chaos Group’s ‘CG Garage’ Podcast Reaches 1 Million Downloads
Popular ‘Nerdist-style’ computer graphics art podcast features in-depth, personal discussions with some of the top minds in VFX, VR and design.