VICON Announces Guest Demo Slate At SIGGRAPH 2008

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Mo-cap systems developer VICON will be hosting an array of guest presenters at SIGGRAPH 2008.

VICON will be exhibiting at SIGGRAPH in Booth #1101, August 12-14, at the Los Angeles Convention Center and will feature guest demonstrations from Ford, ILM, Base Productions, Autodesk, Digital Concepts Group, Western Michigan University, 2K Sports, Works Zebra, HD Films, Pendulum Studios and more.

Along with this gamut of professional know-how, VICON will also be demonstrating their new MX T-Series system for the first time to the public. The MX T-Series cameras boast four times the resolution for optical motion capture of the current industry standard.

Guest demo artists will also include Paulo de Almada, winner of the VICON Film Festival, showcasing his animated short, TWISTED MURDER.

Guest demo schedule:

Tuesday, August 12
9:45 a.m. Paulo de Almada, Film Festival Winner
10:30 a.m. Autodesk MotionBuilder
11:10 a.m. David Pierce, Electronic Arts
11:30 a.m. Elizabeth Baron, Ford
12:15 p.m. Colin Hodges, Pendulum Studios-Facial Performance Technology
1:15 p.m. Steve Park, 2K Sports
2 p.m. John Brenkus, Base Productions
2:40 p.m. DJ Hauck, Digital Concepts Group
3 p.m. Jace Hall and Alex Pardee, HD Films project CHADAM
3:45 p.m. Jaja Ishibashi, Works Zebra
5:30 p.m. Eric Maslowski, University of Michigan 3D Lab

Wednesday, August 13
9:45 a.m. Paulo de Almada, Film Festival Winner
10:30 a.m. Link Choi, Introduction to Massive
11:10 a.m. David Pierce, Electronic Arts
11:30 a.m. Kevin Abbott, West Michigan University
12:15 p.m. Colin Hodges, Pendulum Studios-Facial Performance Technology
12:45 p.m. Jaja Ishibashi, Works Zebra
1:15 p.m. Jim Gentile, Midway Games
2 p.m. Autodesk MotionBuilder
2:40 p.m. DJ Hauck, Digital Concepts Group
3 p.m. Steve Park, 2K Sports
4 p.m. Michael Sanders, Industrial Light & Magic
4:30 p.m. Rob Taylor, Pendulum Studios
5:30 p.m. Eric Maslowski, University of Michigan 3D Lab

Thursday, August 14
9:45 a.m. Paulo de Almada, Film Festival Winner
10:30 a.m. Steve Park, 2K Sports
11:10 a.m. Colin Hodges, Pendulum Studios-Facial Performance Technology
11:30 a.m. Kevin Abbott, West Michigan University
12:15 p.m. David Pierce, Electronic Arts
12:45 p.m. Jim Gentile, Midway Games
1:15 p.m. Jaja Ishibashi, Works Zebra
2 p.m. Autodesk MotionBuilder
2:40 p.m. DJ Hauck, Digital Concepts Group

The demo schedule is subject to change, visit the VICON booth at SIGGRAPH for the latest updates.






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