Imagina 2005, the European Digital Content Creation Trade Show, held Feb. 2-5 in Monte Carlo, Monaco, announced its new conference program, including speakers from the games, feature film, visual effects, architectural visualization and animation industries.
Some of the highlights include:
Feb. 2:* HD Roundtable: Challenges and Strategies (participants to be confirmed)* New Tools, New StandardsStephane Donikian (IRISA)
Feb. 3:* Panel: Realtime Shading and General-Purpose Computation on Graphics Hardware, John C. Hart (University of Illinois); Pat Hanrahan (Stanford University, California)* HD and special effects (keynote)(speakers to be confirmed)
Feb. 4:* Virtual Actors ForumModerator: Christophe Hery (ILM)With: Lance Williams (Applied Minds), Dr. Henrik Wann Jensen (University of California), Kim Libreri (ILM)
* Digital Creation in Short ProgramsAttitude Studio, Marc MianceMikros Image, Nicolas Rey et Julien MeestersGlassworks, Bruce Steele
* Worlds in Collision? Story vs. Graphics in Cinematic GamingModerator: Geoff Foulds (Alias)With: Lorne Lanning (Oddworld Inhabitants)
* Physically-based approaches for the simulation of natural phenomena and visual effectsRonald P. Fedkiw (Stanford University, California / consultant for Industrial Light & Magic)
Feb. 5:* Digital AnimationDreamWorks, SHARK TALE, Doug CooperProduction I.G, GHOST IN THE SHELL 2: INNOCENCE, M. Ishikawa
* Digital Creation in Feature FilmsMoving Picture Co., TROY, Gary BrozenichCinesite UK, KING ARTHUR, Matt Johnson
For more info, please visit the Imagina Website: www.imagina.mc.
Bill Desowitz, former editor of VFXWorld, is currently the Crafts Editor of IndieWire.
